The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-02

vev of Cooks Inlet to the interior lor
all American roads.
lsianed.l ROBINSON,
"Quartermaster.
WITH A STEAM SNOW SLED.
Seattle. Wash, Feb. IA party OF
tbirtv-forr from Stamford, Connecticut,
have arrived here and have purchased
the schooner Moonlight. on which they
will sail next Thursday for the mouth OF
the Copper river. They have with them
a snow sled, with twenty-horseower
engine. The sled weighs about seven
tons and is propelled by steam wheel
filled with spikes to catch in the ice, with
paddles for snow.
NEW AND RICH GOLD FINDS.
WINNIPEG. Man, Feb. News has
reached Regina that the first party OF
persons bound for the Yukon ny the
Prince Albert route have found sold III
large quantities in the Hay, Buffalo ana
other rivers running into Great Slave
lake. 700 miles from Prince Albert. me
news comes through Bishop Pascal and Is
considered reliable
REINDEER IN NEW YORK.
New York. Feb. 1.-The ThingaValla
line steamer Hecia, which arrived today
from Copenhagen. Christiana and Shields.
brought 135 reindeer for the Kiondike-
The original shipment was AZ animals
of which seven died on passage.
ALL ABOUT ALASKA.
washington. Feb. 1.-The best Of the
mas sol information relating TO Alaska
and the mineral wealth Of that country
which has been accumulated III the
archives Of the government, is about to
see the light through the medium OF a
book entitled. Alaska; It's History, Gil
mate. Resources and Wonderful Gold
Fields" the author Of which is Major y.
:. Helstand, assistant adjutant general OF
the United States army. now stationed in
washington. Major Heistand, while an
officer of the line of the army. made an
exhaustive series of exploring trips
through Alaska, and especially along the
Yukon. which drains the gold regions so
that he has supplemented the official rec
ords in the matter of personal experience.
WAR IN ALASKA RATES.
CHICAGO. Feb. There seems to be very
little chance of avoiding war on Alaska
rates between the Canadian Pacific on one
side and all the transcomtinental roads
and those of the Western Passenger as
sociatio on the other. The western roads
met today for the purpose of considering
rates to Alaska, and had invited the Can
adam Pacific TO be present. That road
| declined. and after some discussion reso-
! luton was adopted by the meeting to the
effect that the only thing under the cir
cumstances was to learn just what the
/ Canadian Pacific demanded before Il
would meet with the western roads. This
plan was adopted and a telegram was sem
| 10 Central Passenger Agent McNicoH OF
the Canadian Pacific. asking that he IN
/ form the meeting specifically what his I'M
desired before it would discuss the Alaska
| matters. The answer of Mr.. McNicoi
will be as all the western roads under
stood at the time of sending the message
in the line of his message yesterday
when Ell declared that he could not at
ind the meeting unless the western road
would withdraw their excessive commits
sion on North Pacific coast business ant
take out the reduced rates, which, h
charges. they have been making. TIL
meeting will convene tomorrow, TO con
slider the reply Of the Canadian Pacific
and It is almost certain that little or n
attention win he paid to its demands. an
If the Canadian Pacific is looking for
fight it is likely 10 get all it cares for
RELIEF STEAMER DELAYED.
Portland. Ore. Feb. 1.-The soVernmer
relief expedition. which was scheduled
sail from here tonight on the steamt
George W. Elder. will probably not ieaN
before Friday owing to the failure of II
steamer to return from Alaska in tim
The Elder lay all day at Astoria dischar'
ing cargo Of coal and she will not q
rive until tomorrow morning. Gener
/ Merriam. commanding the department
? the Columbia. will endeavor to hasten Il
departure of the relief expedition. owir
to the alarming condition of affairs
Alaska. as set forth in the report of ca
| | tain Ray.