Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-01-27
The Trip From Mexico to Dawson City
Described in Detail-More Than
One Hundred Persons Will be
in the Party-Wil Have
a Special Tram.

A. tIcketagenti in this city, has worked
this party up and secured comforts
and conveniences for them that could
not possibly be secured elsewhere.
He, with the assistance of Phil. II.
Noel, travelling passenger agent of the
Northern Pacific railroad, has secured
rates and transportation such as, the
LEDGER is sure, could have been &C.
cured by no one else.
Mr.. Wilson, who, accompanied by
Mr.. Noel, will make the trip as far as
Dyea with the gold seekers, has Sc
cured for the party a special train of
tourist sleepers which, as above stated,
will leave here shortly after moor on
March 1 over the Wabash road to
Ottumwa, Ia. Here the train will be
transferred to the Iowa Central, which
will carry it to Mason City, Is., where
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
will receive it and pull it into st. Paul.
Here the Northern Pacific will take 1t
in hand and pull it to Tacoma, where,
on March 7, the party will set sail for
Dyea, Alaska, on the steamer City Of
Seattle. This magnificent boat, which
is one of the finest in the Alaskan
service, has a passenger capacity 81 40
and carries $50 tons of freight.
The Wabash officials will not give up
the entire list of those going and,
although the LRDGER knows the most
of the list, as a matter of courtesy it
will not publish names. OF the num-
Der going, besides these from Mexico,
are:
Twelve from Paris.
Nine from Slick.
Nine from High Hill.
Six from Moberly.
Four from C~entralia.
Three from Benton City.
Two from Hallsville.
Two from New Florence.
Two from Irvington, Ind.
Two from Shipman, Ell.
One from Anglun.
One from McKittrick.
One from Cappelu.
One from Marthasville.
One from Salisbury.
One from Alton, Ill.
One from Thompson
one from Montgomery City.
One from Lebanon.
One from Stanton, Ill.
One from Pitts.
One from Auburn.
This only represents those who have
placed berth and steamer passage de-
posts up. There are many more who
will do so before the party leaves.
While deriving no particular benefit
from this business himself, Mr.. Wilson
has been at work night and day ar
ranging for the comfort of those who
intend to 60, and If they all strike it
rich he should be handsomely remem-
bered.
MI. B. F. Purcell, of High Hill, Mo-,
will act as guide and director of the
band of hardy argonauts on the long
journey to the glittering fields of
Klondyke. Mr.. Purcell formerly
lived in Mexico and moved from
here to High Hill, where he entered
the grocery business and continued it
until his store was burned, about Feb
ruary, 1896. The company with which
he was insured refused to pay the
insurance, $4,000. He sued and got a
Judgment for 81, 200, but Chicago cred
itors tied up the money and he was
we'll nigh penniless. In April Of the
same year he conceived the idea OF
going to Alaska, and giving a lien upon
the insurance money he borrowed $500
from his attorney, Senator O. E.
Peers.
He went to Klondyke and for Ii
months endured the horrible cold and
humid heat and returned to old Mis-
souri, a well-to-do and Independent
man. He does not know how long hi
will stay in Klondyke this trip, but al
he has several good claims he will re-
main some time. His property, II
which Jacob Holterman, of Hardin
Ray county, is interested Is located OF
Bear Greek in the Northwestern Ter
ritory and about IL miles from Dawson
City, and on American Greek IL
Alaska about f4o miles from Dawson
City.
The City of Seattle stops at juneau
900 miles north of Tacoma, and her
the party will complete their outfits
Putting to sea again the steamer viii
go 101 miles further north, to Dyea O
Taiya, where the party will have Il
leave the boat and start their long an
perilous tramp over the Taiya Grail o
Chilkoot Pass route.
The trail will lead from Dyea up tn
valley through which the Dyea Rive
flows, The first part of the valley !
rather wide, but 1t gradually narrow
down until seven miles from Dyea tn
mouth of the canon is reached. Fror
J here to Sheep Camp two stream
from either side tumble together an
form Dyea River. You will get
splendid view Of Chilkoot Pass at thi
point, nj you are but three miles froi
the summit. A camp may have to b
made here for some time, awaitin
Q favorable weather to cross the pas
which towers $500 feet above the &c
but IL miles to the rear. Sheep Cam
It is Just at the timber fine. When Il
snow IL soft the trip over the pr
lie sometimes made at night. Thr,
miles &c, the summit and nine miles
Lake Lindermar IL q most treachero'
b trip and very dangerous. Occasional
the trail leads over the bed Of to
= rent and when the weather IL war
d enough great sink holes r melt,
n through the NOW and ice to the RI,
.s ing torrent below. The climb IL q
ID hardest and it IL here, on account
the loose rocks, that 9 small avalancl
III may be started easily. When u
,, climb 10 finished, II II DO clear weatht
mt. Eliaa may be seen.