The herald., 1898-02-20
TROOPS TO KEEP ORDER
TAKE THEIR DEPARTURE FOR
SKAGUAY
LOSS OF THE CLARA NEVADA
Attributed to Dynamite Carried in
Her Cargo-Syndicate Formed
to Control the Klondike
Associated Press Special Wire

left here this afternoon on the steamer
Queen for Skaguay, Alaska, where they
will be stationed for the purpose of pre-
serving order during this seasons rush te
the gold fields.
Companies b and H of the same regi
ment, TO be stationed at Dyea for the same
purpose, will follow in a few days on the
steamer Australia.
The Queen carried from here S65 pas
sengers. This number will be largely in
creased at Tacoma, where stop will be
made.
letter from Skaguay, dated Feb. 14th
says: 1t cannot be ascertained here now
many passengers were on the steamer
Clara Nevada, which was lost in Berner
bay with all on board. One estimate Faces
the number that embarked here at thirty
five. The warfinger at Skaguay dock She
did not carry more than eight or ten from
this port Those known to have sailed from
here were A. j. Selong, formerly OF New
York city; f. Bennicke of Juneau, Al
Noyes of Juneau, Frank Whitney of Grip
ple Creek. Col A. Noois of Dyea, and a
man named Ross and his wife. 1t is re-
ported here that the Clara Nevada car
ried a large amount of dynamite Tor the
Treadwel mine at Douglas island, and
that the explosion of this caused the dis
aSter.
rived here yesterday from Dawson which
place he left on Jan. 18th. Mr.. Scoville is
the contractor for the Yukon telegraph and
telephone syndicate. which has recently
been incorporated to construct and main
tain telegraph and telephone lines IN the
Klondike region. The first line built will
be between Dawson and Klondike City,
and thereafter a line will be built from
Dawson to Skaguay or Dyea. The COM
pany is controlled by the mine owners of
bonanza and Ell Dorado Creek, and the
general manager is Alexander McDouSall.
the bonanza king
Mr., Scoville brings an important piece
of news which will have decided bearing
on the future output of klondike gold. 1t
is information of a gigantic pool or COM
bine. to be known as the El Dorado COM
pany, capitalized at 5000, 600, which pro-
poses to control mining operations in the
Klondike country Mr.. Scoville says it
will revolutionize the methods of mining.
Hydraulic power will be substituted for
the present wasteful and expensive sys-
tenn and the miner who is unable to work
his claim successfully will be given an
opportunity to sell it to the trust or the
syndicate will work it for him at a rate
much cheaper than he could do ii himself.
The formation of this syndicate, Mr..
Scoville says, will have the effect of re-
ducing the output next spring quite mate
rally.
Mr.. Scoville says there will be no danger
of starvation in the klondike this Win
ter, although some may be compelled to
put themselves upon rations.
Henry Heinrich of San Francisco arrived
here on Sunday from Big Salmon river,
where he says he has been prospecting
all winter. Mr.. Heinrich says that on Dry
creek twelve miles below Big Salmon mug
gets were found near the grass roots in
considerable quantities.
Hundreds of people are arriving in
Skaguay on every steamer 1t is estimated
that there at least 1000 people scattered
along the trail between Skaguay and the
!akes.
Since the shooting of Andrew McGrath
and Deputy Marshal Rowen by Ed Fay two
weeks ago, the disorderly element has
kept quiet, owing to the fact that vigil
ance committee composed of the best citi-
zens of the town has been formed and the
general understanding that the next man
who makes a gun play" will be hanged.
The steamer Elder arrived Saturday af
ternoon with the advance guard of the
government relief expedition. Today the
detachment and supplies were landed at
Dyea, where they will be held until the ar
rival of BrigadierGeneral Merriam.
Juneau advices say that the steamer
Rustler has returned to the scene of the
diligent search for any possible survivors.
The trouble over the receivership of the
Berner Bay and Newell Mining company
has been adjusted by the appointment of
F. D. Novel;, in place of E. F. Cassell. Mr..
NOVEL; has gone to Berner's bay with
funds to pay the miners.
$50. SCARED PASSENGERS
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash, Feb. 19.-
The steamer North Pacific. which arrived
yesterday morning from Seattle en- route
to Alaska is still here, and is expected to
remain for some time. Owing 70 the
rough weather the steamer did not at
tempt to cross the Straits of Fuca until
late yesterday, and when half way over
was forced to put back on account of the
heavy seas which caused the steamer to
ship large quantities of water. This
morning all but three of the steamers
crew deserted her, and also the passengers.
who number 120 They decline to proceed
further on this steamer, as they are con-
vinced that she is not seaworthy.
Fifty of the passengers visited Collector
Huestis at the United States customs house
this morning in body, and asked him not
to allow the North Pacific to go to sea
The managers telegraphed to Seattle for a
new crew. which will reach here tonight.
Unless prevented by the authorities the
managers assert that they will start as
weather moderates. and that the passen-
gers who do not want to go can stay be-
hind, but no money will be refunded.
A DREDGING SCHEME
MONTREAL, Feb. 19.-Joseph A. Mer-
cier, brother of the late premier, backed
by immense capital has just concluded a
deal with the government by which he has
the sole right to dredge $50 miles of rivers
in the heart of the Klondike The ar
rangement is from five to thirty miles on
each of fourteen rivers in The Klondike
district An immense sum of money has
been paid for the privileges, but the pres
ent owners of these have no intention of
operating them themselves. The idea is
simply TO launch the scheme on the London
and American markets, and Mr.. M0cier
says that while for the present the names
of the men interested are not to be made
public they are mostly New York men.
and 1t will undoubtedly be mostly New
York money that will handle the deal for
the present. cable from London saws
Londoners approve the scheme, as it is
known there that gold lies in the beds of
all the rivers. but the English require fur
ther particulars before investing
THAT menas," said Mr.. Mercier chat
American capital will control fully two
thirds of the undertaking."
1t is estimated that between $500 0OO and
5000, 0G0 will be paid Tor the leases before the
actual dredging is commenced
THE ALASKAN CUTTER
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 19-Work on
the new revenue cutter for use on the
Yukon river is to begin at once. Today
Captain Hooper, on behalf of the United
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