Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-18
From Thursdays Daily. IKE,
OFF FOR ALASKA.
The Remainder of the Little
Falls Party Will Start on
This Evenings Train.

t.I..a.e 9UVo SAuS
Four Of the party of i've from his
city who will x" to the gold fields
| Of Alaska will lenve ON the Pacific
coast passenger train this afternoon,
which leaves here at 5:l:. Their
names are ri. l.. Rutgers. George
kiewel. Frank WbitemOrea and Henry
X. Baldwin. the latter a relative
Of II. l. Rutgers. who arrived here
II few days since to accompany the
party to Alaska.
The party will he joined by J. X.
Martin. who left Tuesday evening.
at Seminal Butte, N. D.. where lie
stopped two days visiting his broth
or, aud will go direct TO Seattle,
where they will, ship for Dyea, on
the 23rd. H., 49,
With no delays their train will
reach Seattle about noon Sunday,
and they will have about three days
in SEATTLE to get their outfits. and
make prepra tinns for the trip from
there to Alaska.
Everyone of tina party bought
his outfit OF clothing, bedding, etc.
here. but they will wait until they
reach seattle before purchasing their
stork 0f provisions. When they
leave here each will be supplied
with mackinaw suits, rubber boots,
mOccasir,s and rubber SHOES, and
water proof suits. sweaters, wooden
socks and other necessities IN album
dance. For bedding, each will have
two pair Oi heavy, makinaw blank
ets, one Sx8 foot dog skin robe
and one water proof blanket.
When they reach Seattle u large
tent will he purchased. and possibly
two, Tor the party may he divided
AZ soon as they reach Dyea. Their
mining outfits will also be. secured
there. and will consist Of a miners
sheet iron stove with its parapher-
malta, picks. pans and everything
that will be considered necessary for
placer mining. TO this will be n"-
tlel supply Of provisions INTENDED
to last Il year. aud they esttmnte
that the weight III cach ones outfit
completed when they leave Seattle
will be 1900 pounds or more.
Six dogs will be taken by thu
party IA far az Seattle, and II they
there decide that they ore necessary
they will tie taken 10 Alaska and II
not they will be sold or given away
at Seattle. 1t will cost $500 for each
dog from here to Seattle, and from
Seattle to Dyea about IS more for
each canine. The Chez pest fare IT,
nyea from here il &75. $4O to Seattle
and $35 for the steamship passage
from Seattle. Beyond Dyea the men,
bers have pla nned but little. Should
all parties decide 10 tuke the same
direction from there. they will, no
doubt, continue to camp together
ami assist each other in every way
possible. But It seems that the
opinions Of the party differ to some
extent at present az to which ia the
best place to strike for after reac ching
Dyea, but they will not decide until
they reach that place. Frank Whit
more, who is the representative Oi a
syndicate OF Little Falls men. thinks
that he will go to the Copper river
country, and j. K. Martin and
George Kiewei. will probably 60 to
Dawson City.
All members of the party are ap
parently strong. healthy: determined
men, who go there with expectations
Of enduring great hardships. and
not Notwithstanding the recent discOur-
aging reports all are confident Of
making a fortune, or at least lettering
their financial condition before they
return. Some plan that they will he
back in & year and others expect to
be away longer, but none longer
tran one and half years. The best
wishes Of the entire community are
with them. and all sincerely hope
that they will succeed in gaining
wealth, and will return safe ana
sound to their families and friends,
who no doubt, will be very anxious
about them during their absence.
COon-Pantzke.
The marriage OF Frank f. Coon
and Miss Anna Panrzke occurred at
the Norwegian Lutheran church
at 2 O'Clock yesterday afternoon,
Rev. X. Reuter- OF the German Luth.
eran church officiating. A wedding
supper was served ut the home OF
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
Pantzke on Fourth street and Second
avenue, southeast after the ccre-
mony, and the event was further
cnlohra tod nv d dance last evoninu IN