The herald., 1898-02-10
Big Party tOLeave For the
North Today
BOUND FOR THE KLONDIKE
SOME WILL TRY THE COPPER
RIVER COUNTRY
Eighty-Two Adventures, Including
Four of the Gentler Sex-The
Passenger List

Eighty-two gold seekers, four of whom
are women, will leave today from San
Pedro for Alaska on the steamer Alice
Blanchard, all to remain at least year,
and many to stay a longer period If they
are successful. The party is the largest
that has left this part Of the state since
the discovery of such quantities of gold
in the Russian purchase. Los Angeles
Is now represented in Alaska by more
than this number of people, but they
have gone there in small parties, and
with one exception no large party has
departed from here before. The argo-
nauts will leave this city on special
train on the Los Angeles Terminal rail-
road this morning, and upon arriving at
San Pedro will at once go aboard the
steamer, which will sail as soon as all the
party reach there. The steamer will go
to San Francisco, where seventy five
more people will take passage, and then
the trip to Dyea will be begun. Only
part of the party will leave the ship at
Dyea, the majority of them intending to
go to Copper River. 1t is their desire
to reach that stream before the snow be-
gins to melt. so that they can travel
through the country more easily than
will be possible when the spring freshets
come.
Each member of the party carried with
him at least years supply of provisions
and complete mining outfit Some of
them have food enough to last them two
years. In addition to it's human freight,
the vessel will carry four mules and a
number of dogs. The mules are the
property of M. S Monroe, who is taking
them to his father, who owns number
of fine claims in the Copper River coun-
try. The entire party bought their
outfits here, and benefited local
merchants to the amount of be-
tween $25,0OO and $3O,OOO Harry r. Duff
fin, who made up the party, made the
purchase of supplies here condition of
the contract with many of the gold
seekers, giving them free transportatio ton
of their supplies which they secured
from local merchants.
The Alice Blanchard is 10-knot
steamer, 1862 feet in length, by 2S feet
beam. She is we'll fitted up for pas
senger trade; is safe and commodious
1t is anticipated that she will arrive at
Dyea in fortnight and at Copper River
three days later. She will then return
here and will make another trip about
March 25th.
Following is the passenger list: N. +
McAlpine, w. S. Redington, Peter Hall
e. Sheehan, D. A. Shaffer, e. w. Doal1,
Miss S. Peel, Miss. o. Christie, Miss c.
Vogt, G. D. Pratt, F. S. Quinn, e. f.
Tinker. ]. G. Wadsworth, S. R. Sander
son, Dave Way, c. S. Lewis, ]. E. Chavin,
II. Doty, M. S. Monroe, w. Mathewson.
D. c. Cowan, M. H. Truran, S. L. Davis.
Thos. Kavanaugh, Ed Anderson, P. f.
Nissen, H. H. Williams, w. A. Wigton,
L. L. Brentner, H. w. Butler, w. Fl.
Clay, G. e. Mitch, c. Cole, r. c.. Wood,
w. B. Pendleton, S. Lucas, w. S. Sran-
ton, w. S. Holgate, s. Holgate, J. j.
Gregg, w. E. Savage, l.. B. Cline, c. T.
Musselman, I. Milligan, D. G. Glenn. E.
G. Lawrence, Frank Francis, F. e.
Haley, j. r. Conlee, G. l.. Haley, c. p.
Leitch, j. N. Conner, c. d. Lyman, Rob-
ert Coffman d. r. Collins, A. Kennedy,
C. A. West, M. j. Gress, H. Hermanson,
w. S. Myers, E. w. Lusk, r. Miller, w.
A. Lucas, c. Reeb, S. l.. Keller, r. e.
Steele, r. A. Tarbell, J. c. Hodackert, A.
I. Johnson, c. H. Kelsey. Frank P. Sted-
man, j. r. Miller, George Crown, Will
liam Tusky, G. Alexander ]. A. Gra-
ham, C. ]. Barhite, r. H. Morgan, Chas.
Winner John Winner.