The Republican journal., 1898-05-12
cssrsport klondike Party.

stcount of the trip of Sears
mike party:
Inv IF seattle, April 5, 1898. l
.a,el to have written you before
-,f but after we had decided
+..f h take we had no time for
to get our outfit together
dement's to catch this boat,
a.. nn time to lose if we wanted
,1e Skagway Pass before the
IN d. block up. We abandoned
II guing to Cooks Inlet, and de-
~, 5uto the Yukon via the Skag-
W. ere we think our chances
srt-, from what reliable informa-
atia get at Seattle. We met a
1fe. formerly of Bangor, who
arrived in Seattle from Dawson,
,ns nut in nineteen days with a
fsa with dog teams, and from
-ar The most direct and reliable
Ion that we could obtain. He
is 5asiness to look lis up after
AT names registered at the New
r.el as Maine people, and we
g 90 be straight forward, pleas
norable fellow, and certainly
ag AS he gave us almost all of
asuuoting us how to make our
4uts. letting our outfit together,
t.thing, and in fact all neces-
rs for years trip into that
He Las surveyed the Klon-
earefully, being a civil en-
l Us there is not a question
being quantities of gold
4l.ry and that the finds that
eporred have not been
.-r at all and that, as soon
5u river is opened to navi-
8lll be a surprisingly large
nd brought out. Provisions
,carce, but they have enough
until the river opens, when
4 ~ in in abundance. The
e thousand dollars for ten
nc with and everything else
at the same ratio. Wages
Ell dollars per day all win
y who have paying claims
ltiicient men to work them.
is many men at Dawson as
On reported to be, Mr.
Possibly there may be four
there is a mineral country
tor all that will get in
lext two years. There have
ug mines opened up much
close to the lakes, quite
Mr. Wallace says he found
Ud work there on his way
raking i'll 3, 400 lbs. of pro
tWo boats and all the equip
+ 10 last us year OF more,
n5t succeed in finding the
Ne shall have the experience
about the Alaska country
when we come out. Our in
.o ret into the Lakes as soon
ud as soon as the river opens
gGt in our boats and work
SON. Should we find any
uct our attention we will
time and try our luck,
lo not we shall continue
>ou and probably cross
line into American Ter
on down the Yukon. We
ING we'll, full of hope and
ready to face any thing that
our way, and by exercising
rent we hope to get along all
-le We had no trouble get
t.0mmodations at reasonable
Jew England hotel, although
Us .ull of people and the busiest
yer saw. Alaska and Klon-
a sertised in every possible way
building end and corner, and
sights We're comical enough.
. and nationalities We're repre-
and many of them put on
ae clothing of heavy fur coats
4Yl moccasins as soon as they
IN. Alaska was the princi-
conversation and one could
a of stories, many of which
ST. tured for the occasion. One
ustantly on the guard against
ul pickpockets, hut there was
-r.ting along by using little
4C minding ones own bust
met Ben Hazeltine and Mr..
--t but only for a few mo
Hazeltine thinks he will 90
some time this summer. |
my old acquaintance, both
Tacoma, and found them all
nd glad TO see me, as | Ger
em. Our Intentions were to
ma, but by some mistake at
lice in Boston they gave us
cattle and we did not notice
until we checked cur bag
depot when it was too late
The change, so we had to
III to Seattle and 90 there
get the rebate of ten dollars
.e-S there but | went to Tacoma
tt'5r on the steamer Flyer and
ua a large bundle of letters
ne from those best and dearest
d f!iends in the world at home.
is aost twenty five dollars only
st class to st. Paul, then a
Is, car from there to Seattle, for
rtid an extra five for sleeping
ions. We were fortunate in
lie Northern Pacific, as both
Nntthern and Canadian Pacific
L now bound and the passen-
eir Boston at the same time as
bg these roads did not arrive at
NJ. two days after we did.
tF old reliable friend Melville
va after we arrived and found
u- we'll and enjoying compare
health. His hand shake was as
a @incere as ever, and a better
-tiend never lived; but woe be
l.ortunate who treads on his
$ pilot on this steamer and is
lie knows his business to a
dis lots of good friends who
tlm true blue, all wool and a
Capt. Roberts is an old
@ If mine, and another good
tween him and Nell we are
situated here and they will
be of good service to US when
Nkagway, as they are well
with the officials there. Amy
"a do us we shall surely have,
W = left Seattle on tha ST