The herald., 1898-03-02
WANT ANY REINDEER?
ALGER's WHOLE HERD Is NOW
FOR SALE
MINERS DON'T NEED RELIEF
The Secretary Will Be Glad to Get
His Money Back for Stock
and Grub
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The War
Department has decided to abandon it's
expedition for the relief of the miners
In the Klondike country because the con-
clusion has been reached that no neces-
sity exists for 1t. Secretary Alger has
written a letter to Senator Hawley.
chairman Of the Senate Committee on
Military Affairs, explaining the depart
ments position and asking that Con-
gress take action by joint resolution au-
thorizing the department to dispose of
the supplies purchased for the expedi-
ton, including the reindeer which have
just arrived from Norway. and to aban-
don the project entirely.
In his letter, Secretary Alger says the
conditions on the Yukon have changed
so as to render the expedition unneces-
sary and that General Miles and Gen
eral Merriam both agree with him. He is
also advised to this effect by the Cana
dian Minister of the Interior. Later
advices than those received last De-
SSAACNAS "hNii ttiC CAPCuiIioiA w oo oSSio0
ed upon, indicate also, he says, that the
miners are in no danger of suffering,
and he thinks that the great crowds of
prospectors now going over the Dyea
pass will carry sufficient provisions to
divide with the miners in case they
need assistance.
General Alger expresses the opinion
that the reindeer can be sold at a price
sufficient to reimburse the government
for their cost. He says he has been Of
fered $l00 each for 100 of them. This
amount is above cost price. He also
states that the Interior Department is
anxious to take charge of the animals.
He asks for authority to sell the supplies
purchased for the expedition.
The Military Committee met today,
but did not act upon the request.
THE WRECKED CORONA
SAN FRANCISCO, March lit now
seems certain that the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company's steamship Coro-
ma, which went ashore on Lewis island
January 23d while on her way to Dyea
and Skaguay, will be saved.
Captain Miner C. Goodhall reports that
under favorable weather conditions he
Will OC 1OiC W AOut tAiC SCSoOi anu eiSS
her on her way south very shortly.
1t is Captain Goodalrs intention to
bring the vessel south by easy stages,
stopping at Victoria to comply with the
customs regulations of that port, as the
vessel was wrecked in British waters,
and then proceed to Port Townsend,
where her cargo will be discharged and
the vessel put in a seaworthy condition
for the trip to San Francisco. On her
arrival here she will be docked at the
Union Iron Works and thoroughly reno
vated. This work will take nearly a
month, after which she will be again
placed on the Alaskan route.
SAN FRANCISCO, March lover 400
miners left for the Copper river gold
fields on the steamer Valencia today.
The vessel will stop at Seattle on her
way up. Her passengers are mostly
from the eastern states.
IOWA ARGONAUTs
DUBUQUE, Ia, March IA party of
forty-one leaves tonight over the Chi
cago Northwestern for the gold fields
of Alaska. This is the fifth expedition
to leave here this season.
STARTED FOR SEATTLE
NEW YORK, March 1.-The special train
over the Pennsylvania railroad carrying
the reindeer and attendants which were
intended for the proposed government re-
lief expedition left Jersey City tonight for
Seattle. The train consisted of three tour
list sleeping cars, two cooking and eating
cars, ten box cars loaded with provisions
for the deer and twenty-six stock cars.
The train moved in two sections. There
were 11S persons in the party. Five hun
dred and twenty-nine reindeer, in excellent
condition after twenty-four hours rest on
land, filled the stock cars comfortably.
Each car contained from twenty to thirty
deer. The three sleeping cars and two
cabooses afford ample space for the hui
man end of the expedition and there Is a
supply of provisions and fine facilities for
cooking and serving meals.
The train will be run on special schedule
requiring about five and half days to
Seattle 1t is intended to make the trip
without any more than the ordinary stop
pages of a first-class train unless the REIN
deer should prove poor travellers on land.
A MISSOURI CROWD
MEXICO, Mo-, March IA party of 1923
left here today for the Klon-
like region.
GOT OFF EASY
SEATTLE. WASH, March ii. r. Smi-
ley, the local agent of the Snow and Ice
company Of Chicago, was
today acquitted Of the charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses. 1t is prob
able, in view of Smiley's acquittal, that
he extradition proceedings against E. l..
Rosenfeld, general manager of the COM
pany, will be dropped.
USE FOR REINDEER
PORTLAND, March 1.-The United
States government is about to send an ex-
petition from Vancouver barracks to find
\ practicable route up the Copper river,
Alaska, to the Yukon basin. While official
Information Is not yet available, 1t is un-
lerstood that the expedition will consist
IF fifty men and three officers of the Four
.eenth infantry. and that it will leave Van
,ouver barracks for the north about March
18th.
The reindeer that were secured for aid |
ng the relief expedition to the Klondike, |
now abandoned. will probably be utilized
n connection with the exploring trip up
Copper river,