The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-19
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Smoky Pittsburg sent six men through here
who have all had more or less experience IN
boring for oil in the Pennsylvania oil heids,
and who believe for that reason mat Ihey
will be able to use their knowiedge OF now
to secure treasures out of mother earth TO
good advantage. They came in on the WIS
consin Central, and were A. A. Leldecker,
his son, c. S. Leidecker, R. V. Akin, George
Ireland, c.. G. Fulton and John Freeze. Ihey
go armed with drilling implements and oth-
er mining paraphernalia, two years pro
visions, with emergency rations, and WINE
| they may change their plans, mean TO IN
vestigate the supposed riches to be found
along the Stewart river. They left here on
| the Northern Pacific train.
| What was called the New York Telegram
party, consisting of R. C. Dodge, Long
| Island railroad conductor; Francis A. Lewis,
! Thomas Smith, Thomas O'Brien and Amos
| Zeh. all Of New York, came in during the
! half-dozen dogs and having crates made
| for them. They are going to Dyea, and
it was organized through a small advertise
ment placed in the columns Of that paper.
The plans Of the party beyond Dyea are
coast on the Great Northern.
Three Enyark brothers, Sylvester. George
| and Charles, and j. H. Nolan, hailing from
| Tracy, o.. made up one of the numerous
| small parties on the Great Northern Alaska
Limited. They are en- route for Dyea, and
will sail directly they reach the coast.
The Great Northern took out a quartette
| or PlttSDurgerS to make up Tor the party
from the same place which left on the 9TH
| err road The Great Northern party con-
| tanned r. j. Sitter, W. ]. Reitz, Thomas
| Oliver and John Sellers. The Smoky city
| folks are heading for some of the rich streams
| in the Copper river country.
| Two st. Paul men boarded the Great
| Northern tourist car at the last minute for
the West. They were w. ]. Berridge, who
has just given up his position with the
| Cudahy Packing company, to go to the Klon-
dixie. and Albert Lenson, who goes in adj
vance Of a party Of nine.
| brace Of Southerners, W. II. Sprout and
| D. L. Filley, Of Hammond, La, came up
to the cold North yesterday, and will go
| even farther north and west in search of
from Chicago on the Wisconsin Central train,
and are only decided that they will go as
far as Skaguay. They left here on the
| Northern Pacific.
Two odd looking fellows occupied a sec
| ton in the Northern Pacific tourist sleeper.
! They were Russian farmers and are giving
| up after attempting to till the soil success
fully at Edgar, Wis: They started at 100
| for the coast to embark for Dawson and
! While they know nothing OF the country
| have a vague idea they will find gold in
| which event they will send for a number of
| their countrymen in Wisconsin. They have
! food and supplies to last year and a half
Among the passengers out yesterday on the
| Northern Pacific coast train was a modest,
! demure-looking young woman, who travel
! ing alone, was sent on her way under the
| assurance that her comfort would be care
! fully looked after until she reached the Pa
| citc coast. She was Miss Nellie Norton
| be connected with the Office Of the Mining
| Exchange at Cooks Inlet her destination
| She has done considerable literary work and
! says she VIII obtain material at Cooks In
! let for some stories which she is to write
later on for some of the New York papers
| The Burlington train from Chicago yesteT-
day morning brought to town the GermanIa
| Mining company, a cooperative organiZa-
| JlOn consisting mostly of German
| from New York and Hoboken. The party
which is equipped with a most complete out
| ut, including guns, sleeping bags mining
! implements, ETC., will add to their stores
provisions for two years when they reach
the coast. The members are going to pros
! pect along the upper Yukon river The party
! left here at 1870 on the Pacific Mail Of tba
! Northern Pacific, and is made up as fol-
lows lows Herman Willenbrock, the leader; viii
| Etantz, Thomas Macrenius c. TheuarhoIz
W. Ersmeyer, c. Fisher and H. Schrader.
The United States government has made
no reduction in the cost to those who outfit
| Obliged to pay the American duty before
crossing, the territory owned by the United
states that is adjacent to all Canadian trails;
| or else pay n United States custom officer
| 50 day and board until they are out Of
American territory, which would amount to
more than the duty on an average outfit And
I there IS no way by the coast of getting into
| the Northwest territory without going through
American territory.
, me gold fever is making inroads even in
the ranks of the United States army Four
stout fellows Of the Third infsntry secured
! honorable discharges and packing I'D their
goods, started Yesterday for the gold coun-
try. They are Sergt August Ries and Prl-
Yates NJ Blattner, Charles Rock and John
| B!ehr, of the Third. stationed at Fort SMELL
ing. They DOTTED their blue coats and made
| for the Great Northern train at 100 bound
for the Copper river.
| News received at the Great Northern Of
nee from its Western representatives is to
| the effect that there is no change in the
| condition of the trails over the different
| passes. Parties are getting across occasion
| ally, but progress through the snow is slow
| and difficult and little Roadway be made
| when over
| morning on the 500 train the follow
| Ing for Alaska points: Mr.. and Mrs c. NJ
| Hedges and Frank Metcalf, of Detroit: J. II.
De France, Of Toledo To-. and C. F. Thomp-
D. NJ. Mann and ]. II. Brown, Of Louis
| burg, Pa, passed through Minneapolis yes
| terday afternoon, passengers the coast
| train bound for Seattle. They have not
| decided what part of Alaska they will To-
Three Luverne ctizens-V C. Mead,
| Charles Bruner and George Holst-came up
| to town yesterday in time to take the Great
| Northern, train for the coast, whence they
! will sail for Dyea.
I In one of the parties for Alaska yesterday
was Frank J. Leeds. of Cincinnati, who will
| represent the Scripps-A1cRae league.
Q. L. Bliss, of Cownest, o.. was a passen-
! ger for Alaska yesterday the Alaska lin
! tied the Great Northern.
julius Heerdegen. of Defiance. o.. was a
| passenger on the coast train leaving Mime
apolis yesterday afternoon.
It is stated that no boats will leave for
st. Michaels before May June.