The age-herald., 1898-01-11
10 LAND IF ICE AND GOLO''
Six AIabamiahs Go, Fortune
 Hunters Bold.
DREAMS OF MONEY UNTOLD
Will Spur Them On, Equipped With Blankets, Buns, Dog Meat" Bacon and Swords,
 to Kondike's Tempting Goal.

A large party it was that assembled at the depot last night to bid goodbye and God-speed to Birmingham's five Klon- dykers, who go to seek fortune in the frozen regions of gold.
 There were in the party Joe w. Riddle, Jim Riddle and John5 Neal. representing the Klondike Mining company, of this city; R. W. Stapleton, representing the letter carriers of Birmingham, and Charles l. Smith, looking out for "No. 1.'
 The leader of the party is Joe w. Riddle. A man who is better fitted to lead party to the frozen fields of Klondye could not be found than stalwart Joe. He has been all over the world as a sailor has endured hardships of every kind, and as fitting climax to his adventurous life, he has now gone to seek his fortune in the Klondyke.
 The party left at 1920 last night, and ex- pect to spend two summers in Alaska and return in the fall of 1899. Their route will be by way of Memphis, Denver and Port land to Seattle, Wash. There during the first week of February they embark on steamer for Dyea, in the southern part of Alaska. They go the regular trail over the Chilkoot Pass to the head waters of the Yukon, and then down this river to the land of promise.
 This is the most difficult route to the gold fields, but it is about two months quicker. While those who are not willing to brave the trials of the overland route by way of the Chilkoot Pass are waiting for the ice on the Yukon to melt and permit the boats to steam up it, those who have taken the overland route will have had a good two months start
 The party that left last night had very little baggage with them. They took only enough to get them to Seattle, and nearly everything in their outfit will be purchased there.
 What this outfit will contain and the amount it will weigh is figured out to the pound. It's total weight for the five men will be 5000 pounds. Of this, 5,407h pounds are provisions. The larder of a KlondilSe outfit is, of course, it's most interesting feature. Along with the yellow dogs, which 1t Is said form the chief article of diet in Klondike, Bir-l mingham's heroes who go to the land of ice and gold will vary their bill of fare with the following dainties. Flour, 100 pounds; meal, 800 pounds; rolled oats, 250 pounds; rice 250 pounds beans, 300 pounds; peas 50 pounds; sugar, 800 pounds; break fast bacon, 750 pounds; dry salt pork, 250 pounds; hard tack, 250 pounds; dried ap- ples, apricots and peaches, 100 pounds each; raisins, 50 pounds; evaporated onions 50 pounds; soup vegetables 25 pounds; ex- tract of beef, 15 pounds; baking powder, 25 pounds; soda, 20 pounds; evaporated po- tatoes, 125 pounds; salt, 100 pounds; coffee, 125 pounds; tea, 25 pounds; mustard, pounds; pepper 5 pounds ginger, pounds; Jamaica, 7h pounds; concentrated vinegar, % gallons; canned beef, 30 pounds; matches, 45 pounds; candles 75 pounds; laundry soap, 25 pounds; tar toilet soap 25 pounds.
 The hardware department is in two great a variety to be given in detail here. Be- stoves, kettles, pans, etc., they, of course, have their gold pans. That is the pans in which they wash their fortune from the earth.
 Their clothing is of the very best The very warmest suits, overcoats, undercloth- ing, boots, etc., that have been designed, they will carry with them.
 The arms which the party will carry Is another interesting feature. They will have two Winchester rifles, two shot guns, i've Colts revolvers, 800 ball cartridges, 1o) shells, four gun cases, two cleaning rods, five hunting belts and two she'll belts.
 Thus equipped, the half dozen Alabam- ians will invade the New Edorado to lose or win. Their friends will not hear from them often, as it takes two months for a letter to find it's way from there here.