Phoenix weekly herald., 1898-01-27
TOWARD KLONDIKE.
Parties Now Getting Ready For the
Start.
Especial Correspondence of HERALD9
Tacoma, Wash. Jan. IA. 1898.

Tacoma, Wash, Jan. IA, 1898
Scenes such as followed the early re
ports of the fabulous placer fields OF
the Klondike are again an everyday
| Occurance here. Immense crowds
gather to witness the departure of tn.
Alaska steamers. aboard which every
berth is taken and every inch oil
freight space is occupied.
Steamers are, also, getting limbereC
| up for the burden of CARRYING KIon
dikers north. As a sort of trial test
the steamer City of Seattle, which is
| owned by the Northern Pacific rail
way, made the run from the ocean
dock here to Alaska and back again in
eight and a half days, stopping at Fort
Wrangel, Juneau, Dyea and Skaguay
The distance from Tacoma to Dyea
and Skaguay is about 900 miles and
| in making the trip the steamer travel
ed about 2OOO miles,
Moonlight helped us said Captain
Roberts of this boat to me after his re-
turn. when the weather is thick the
best of us are compelled to go slow OF
stand still. There are many rocks and
devious channels and anything short
of everlasting watchfulness increases
| the probability of disaster.
The demand for all kinds of ocean
going water craft is again lively and
some of the old bottoms that should
remain in the bone yard are being
pressed into service. Klondikers, how
| ever, should see to it that they secure
passage on only first-claSs boats with
Government certificates and which are
insured by marine insurance COM
panies. If boat is not worth insur-
ance risks it is not safe for people to
take passage on.
Women are asking more questions
than usual about the gold fields. Many
are evincing a desire to go north with
their husbands, brothers or other rela-
tives. Some, indeed, propose to go it
alone and take their chances with the
men folks. Such cases are not numer-
Gus. however.
y very we'll balanced woman. a grad
uate of the University of AIichigan's
medical department, proposes to join a
party of women as their medical
guardian. One of the society women
of Tacoma who is going forward, on
being told about the woman physician,
curled her nose upward and said a
physician When 1 told the woman
EsculapuS about this, she, in turn,
smiled sarcastically and declared that
woman who spoke and thought in
that way weuld not be a fit companion
on gold-hunting party, anyway.
Miss Joanna Browne, one of the
maids of honor to the queen of the
roses last season, has already depart
ed for Skaguay, where she will be the
chef for a hotel and lodging hous
which is managed by woman. Miss
Tl,.r.x Il
friends feel proud of her determina-
tion TO make hay while the sun shines
She is plump and rosey and what in
society columns of newspapers is call
ed a bud Some girls take to some
things and some TO others, she said,
during Il chat l had with her before
leaving for the north. Il do we'll at
cooking and l like it. 1t is just fun
for me TO cook. especially fancy dishes.
because l like to have those who like
nice things speak well of my efforts.
realize, however, that people who are
going to the Klondike and the gold
fields will put up with plain cooking
and | expect to devote myself to what
the trade demands. l can do plain
cooking as successfully as fancy frill-
ing. Later on in the season when the
men are coming out with plenty of
gold l believe they will pay well for
nice and l propose to be
prepared for them l do not expect to
go to Dawson but if it proves advan-
tagecus to do so L shall be there"
This young lady really delights in
the idea of joining in the gold hunt |
ing rush.
An all around trapper. miner and
daredevil dropped into the city this |
from Sterling, Colorado. He
has just served two years in the here |
tOfore uneXplored country between |
the Yukon and far KotZebue sound.
why did you go to such an out of |
the way place." 1 asked him.
'Oh, l wanted to be where nobody |
else ever went" he replied. 4 was |
not alone. There were three in our |
party and we discovered free-milling
quartz that we saved $50 to the ton |
from. There is plenty of it but it is |
no good while there are dozens Of |
bonanza placerS out of doors at DayE- |
son. We did not know that Klondike |
was in existence until we came out |
ut Nulato, on the Yukon river. That |
was last October, too late to get TO |
Dawson up the river. I'm going there |
now just as quick as | can walk in. |
There is no mountain high enough and |
40 blizzard cold enough to set me |
0ack.' ss
c. B. Howard is this mans name. |
While at the Citizens Klondike Com |
nittee rooms he found a cartridge belt |
md an ugly Colts revolver too heavy |
o tote about in so peaceful a place as |
Tacoma so he took it off and left it at |
he committee rooms for safe keeping. |
Mr.. White wears white hat smoked |
black by camp fires and his general ap-
learance is about what is usually con |
7eyed to the lads who read of cowboys |
md trappers and heroes of the ultra |
bloody and thunder sort. He has been /
trapping and mining in the arctic re- /
sions since a boy and will join one Of /
he parties going north with supplies !
or Dawson. One of the best evidenc- |
IS that he has had experience in rough |
when BOreaS holds sway is |
he fact that he told his friend, the |
.hief packer for the Government Daw-
son relief expedition, that there is not |
1 mule in the country that will pack |
'elief supplies in to Dawson without |
more on the trip than he |
AN carry on his back at the start.
BY making feed for dogs of mules
IL horses supplies may get in is the
essence of Howard's verdict and it |
would have been worth a quarter of a
million to the Government if it had
needed such advice from others even
md scout from Colorado. L. s.
THE DISCOVERY OF THE DAY.