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= A Youngstown, o., party, which left on tho
Great Northern yesterday. included John G.
aoiiiday, John I. Welch and Charles
Williams. The party is going to Dyea.
A quartette of Chicagoans reached here YES
terday bound for Dyea. They were w II.
Orr, E. LOCKER, ]. Bradbury and f. r. Owens
They left st. Paul on the Great Northern.
Three men from Green Bay Wis. began the
long Journey across the country on the
Alaska limited via the Great Northern yes
terday afternoon. E. A. Mcmillan. A. W Mart
and t. H. Mcmillan made up the party. and
VIII push their way to Orca on the coast and
try.
William Terry, of Plymouth, Mass. passed
through st, Paul armed with big outfit and
d grim determination to find gold on some
or the rich creeks near Dawson CITY He
Will purchase provisions at Seattle and IL
he finds it advisable will purchase a dog or
two to carry his outfit.
A Minneapolis party starting yesterday con-
sisted OF Ed Robinson, 1854 Dupont avenue
south; Soren Monsos, 21O6 Fourteenth avenue
south; Knute Anderson, 210 Twenty-sixth
avenue south; o. Krogset, 2008 Twenty second
avenue south; Matt Munson, 414 Twenty-sec-
ond avenue south; John Clauson, 412 Cedar
avenue.
Xavier St Pierre, of Morris. Mimi. came
down from there yesterday morning with two
OF his townsmen. b. L. Hall and ]. L. Pearce
his son, who lived in West st. Paul, started
by the Northern Pacific for Klondike. They
have QUILTED themselves thoroughly. and
took with them several stout dogs The party
will go by steamer to Valdes.
The Dennis party, consisting of J. c. Den
mis-, G. w. Dennis, r. c. Dennis, Herman
Davidson, Joseph Wiber and George Hersog
reached here yesterday morning from Joliet
ILL.,, and took the coast train the Northern
Pacific for Seattle. They are going with an
outfit which Will last them for eighteen
months, and will go from Dyea to the PeIy
river, near Dawson.
ut
and Fred Bert. were among the passengers
on the Pacific Mail on the Northern Pacific
for Alaska points.
On the list of persons who purchased tickets
at the local Northern Pacific office yesterday
for Alaska points were L. A. Blodgett. C. Il.
Smith. Gus Aymer and Marion StapletOn.
party Of Detroiters passed through st.
Paul yesterday, coming in on the Milwaukee
ern Pacific for the coast whence they will
start for Alaska. In the party. which has
plans only as far Skaguay, were w. -.
Benedict. Thomas Hanna, William Boies and
Benjamin Hertslg.
The latest information shows the condi-
tion of the trails to be unchanged. A lin
tied number Of people are pushing through
to the lakes, but are unable to proceed fur
Their. 1t Is estimated that at least 900 a
week are going north from Puget sound
ports. but none are reaching the gold fields
The several steamship lines have twenty
vessels engaged in carrying this vast multi
tude. and new boats are being added almost
daily. On Jan. l $500 claims had been re
corded in Northwest territory. and still 1t is
claimed that only a small portion Of It has
been prospected. Many worthless claims are
being offered for sale in the cities OF the
United States.
During the past few weeks a number OF
Eastern people on their way to Alaska I'm
search of gold have tarried in their Journey
long enough to purchase outfits of clothing.
blankets, etc, in this city. and they are
unanimous in their advoce to others to buy
as much Of the outfit and supplies as can
class or goods obtainable is much better and
the prices lower than they are in the coast
towns.