The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-26
KLONDI.KE Fever {
Strikes Railroad Officials We'll
Knoxville and
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GIVES A WHEELlNGlTE JOB.
THE PECULIAR TURN OF AT
FAIRS THAT COMBINED TO
MAKE ED. scHoEN DISTRICT
PASSENGER AGENT OF THE
NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD.
2 a TRUTHFUL TALE OF THE
WONDERFUL RICHNESS oFTHE
GOLD BEARING TERRITORY IN
THE REGION ABOUT DAWSON.
CITY. &
GIVES A NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

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There are fevcrs-and then again
there are fevers--and The worst OF few
ers seems TO be the klondlke fever.
Thought Is the worst OF fevers from
the general publlc's point OF view, a
Wheeling young man. Edward c..
schoen, doesn't look at It that way, for
1t has been tlis. means of promoting
him to n snug and profitable berth In
the railroad world, ii q
Mr.. Schoenis probably as vel! known
and as well liked as uyyoung man in
the city, Fifteen years ago he began,
his railroad career on the Cleveland &
Pittsburgh road as IN operator and
station agent Three years later he
went to Bellairc as assistant ticket
agent, and in January. 1883, came to
Wheeling as assistant ticket agent OF
the Panhandle under Passenger
Agent ], G. Tomlinson. position that
he has occupied to the present time. He
has been especially prominent in the
Masonic fraternity.
This week MIR. Schoen was called by
wire to Washington City, for talk
with General Passenger Agent Charles
s. Fee, OF the Northern Pacific road,
and the result was that the Wheeling
man accepted the offer OF a very i'm
portant position on the passenger staff
of the big trunk line, district passenger
agent, with headquarters In the Carne-
gle building at Pittsburgh, and with
territory that includes Pennsylvania.
Ohio, West Virginia and parts OF Mary
land and Virginia. He leaves the SER
vice OF the Pennsylvania lines on March
!. and on that day assumse his new
position Mr.. Schoen's many friends
In Wheeling will hasten to congratulate
him while regrettlng his departure from
this city.
AS stated, Mr.. Schoen's good fortune
has been brought about through the
Klondike fever striking some Northern
Pacific officials. Last spring District
Passenger Agent C. E., johnson, Dis
trict Freight Agent ]. B. Wickery and
four other Plttsburghers '.srub-stnked'
n friend. who was sent up 70 the Klon-
dixie. He took fifteen horses and pro-
visions sufficient fo- two years. 4 few
days ago letter was received from the
man, In which he stated that he had
staked off claims on Bonanza creek.
nine miles from Dawson City. believed
to be worth sl.oOO.00O. He had taken O
pan of the gold bearing quart to Daw-
son City, and the painful had assayed
500. wonderfully rich strike, even for
The Klondike.
The receipt OF this. Information from
their 'grub-stake" representative gave
Messrs. Johnson. Wickery ct nj, the
Klondke fever in Its worst stage. and
Mr.. Johnson at once sent In his reslg-
nation as district passenger agent OF
the Northern Pacific-with the result
that Ed. Schoen dropped into q good
job. Messrs. johnson and Wickery and
four companions have engaged passage
ION the City of Seattle. which sails from
Tacoma on M?srh7. Next Monday they
leave Pittsburgh for Tacoma. They
take twenty-five dogs and sleds for
transportation, and intend to go equip
ped 10 Go general trading business on
the side. They have laid In stock OF
sweaters which they expect to retail in
the Klondike AZ SIS to $50 each. They
also have heavy wooden stockings, caps,
suspenders. etc. They have endeavored
to lag In q stock Of clothing and mater
ial that has not heen thought OF by
other traders, and which they believe
will find ready market In the frozen
north. Mr.. Johnson Is well known In
Wheeling and his friends hope he will
come back n mult-milllonaire. He Is
a camera flend and takes his machine
with him.