The times., 1898-03-07
FROM LAPLAND TO ALASKA.
The Steamer Manitoba Has Safely
Landed Its Strange Cargo of
JST Reindeer

Under date of February q a New York dis
patch says: THE steamship Manitoba crossed
the bar tonight with shipload OF queer pas
sengers probably the queerset that ever entered
this harbor. II is the herd of reindeer pur-
chased by the Government and destined to save
and serve the miners of the Yukon. There were
in all 537 reindeer on board. In the stecrage
were forty-thrce Laplanders, ten Films and fifteen
Norwegians. They the reindeer herders and
drivers, with their wives and children Among
the herders some celebrities. Sam Iohannson
Baltic is Lap who crossed Greenland with
Nansen and wears hedal given him by King
Oscar II. Also among them is the northermnost
mail carrier IN the world. John Peter Scalogare,
Finn. lie has carried the mail his back for
eight years TO Cape Norway, five degrees north of
the arctic circle.
There are AIS reindeer sleds. 5l1 sets OF rein
deer harness and between 1900 and 600 bags
OF moss, the only food of the reindeer, on the
Manitoba"
The herd of reindeer alone cost the United
States Government $4,000. The photographer
for the series OF Alaskan photographs now be-
ing distributed by The Times is now at Seattle,
and has been instructed to secure photographs
OF the herd upon their arrival at Puget Sound
with view TO including the photograph in the
series.
Every day brings new stories of striking in
terest in the Arctic northwest. News both happy
and sad is daily received and will continue 10
be received Reports Of discoveries of new
riches come hand in hand with reports OF ca
lamities that have oyertaken some less fortunate
Dead on the Trail. - "Another Ten Strike" Gold
on the American Side The Clara Nevada Lost
Thus, day by day, is chroncled happenings that
! are making history for the future, when the
Alaskan gold discoveries during the closing years
Of the nineteenth century viii be coldly and dis
passionately chroncled
In the series OF Photographic Views. ''En Route
to the Klondike,' there pictured the scenes
where these events, sad gay, tragic or hui
mor0us, occur.
Everyone remembers reading short time ago
of the explosion on board the Clara Nevada,
in the vicinity OF Wrangel Narrows and Lynn
Canal. In the series OF photographs there are
four grand views OF this section showing the
mountains of snow that viii be the only monu-
ment the lost passengers and upon the
| ill-fated Clara Nevada will ever know
Part | of the series is ready, and con-
tains twenty-five large Photographic reproduce
| tions Of scenes iii and about Skaguay and
| Dyea, also large map OF the United States
British Columbia and Alaska, size l5xl5 inches
printed in three colors; also chart of the Dvea
and Skaguay trails, from Dyea and Skaguay
| to Lake Linderman, where the overland water
route to Dawson City begins. This number viii
| be followed up by Others of twenty four photo
| graphs cach--a new number each week, until six
| portfolios of photographs have been issued This
| will complete The series.
Each part will. take the reader deeper and
| deeper into the fastnesses OF this strange new
! country until its very heart is reached. Full
| particulars regarding the distribution of this
series of photographs is given III the advertising
| columns Of The Times