The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-09
JOIN THE EAGER THRONG
SEVERAL ST. PAUL PARTIES OFF
FOR THE KLONDIKE

Three Hundred Former Residents of
This City Are Now en- Route OR
in Aiaska-Names of Those Who
Left Yesterday - The Eastern
Procession Keeps Up.
st. PauPs population was yesterday
decreased in one way by not less than
fifty. That number of people left the
city on the 4:30 Northern Pacific coast
train bound for the Klondike, and their
friends and relatives, in large numbers,
were at the depot to bid them goodbye
and wish them good luck.
When the Wisconsin Central express
from Chicago pulled in to the platform
opposite where the long Northern Pa
cific train stood, the passengers could
scarcely get off and make their way
into the station proper. There were
hundreds of people in the big shed, and
there was many sad leavetaking, for
many of the goldseekers left behind
wives and families or sweethearts.
Big. stout fellows, clad in great, rough
clothes, clasped wife or fiancee in fare
well embrace. There were hurried
speeches and fearful good-byes as the
big train started away on its long
journey across the country.
The st. Paul party was headed by Dr.
o. s. Pine, and brings the total of
st. Paul people who have gone up into
the Northwest country to something
over 800. There are already representa-
tives of this party in Seattle, where
plans have been made for the outfit
ting as far as provisions and other
necessaries not secured here are con-
cerned. Each member of the party has
plenty Of wooden underwear and mack
NAV coats and trousers. They have
decided not to purchase sleeping bags
stead thick blankets
The provisions they will purchase in
Seattle. They are taking with them
a number of st. Bernard and other
heavy-coated dogs which added to those
which have already been sent out, will
provide them with means to transport
their stuff.
The party will proceed to the Copper
river where some prospecting will be
done before it is decided just where the
NEST of the work will be done. In the
party are several mining men of ex-
perience.
Men will be sent out in different di-
rectlons and the gain will be divided
equally among the members who have
formed cooperative company. The
list includes DR.. o. S. Pine, Fred Lick,
r. Welander, H. Plankees, Charles Ell
linger, w. A. Segar, r. w. Cation,
Nicholas Morris and Christian Swift.
In the Hasey party. which was really
part two of the Pine outfit, were D. E.
Hasey, G. F. Shmidt, c. D. Bell, L. D.
Schoonover, Charles Ackerknecht.
George Minea, Peter Minea, E. A.
Preuss and Charles Lind. These men
constitute the st. Paul Mining Compa-
ny Of Alaska, and each Is equipped
with an able-bodied dog. The plans of
this party are known only to the lead
ers of the party, and the members of
the little group only know that they
are we'll equipped and are going to
section where they hope to secure
large quantities Of gold dust.
Another st. Paul party on the North
ern Pacific included William and
George Zahn, Joe Houck, Thomas La
sonke, Norman Schaffhausen, Fred ].
Schroeder, Albert Larson, Louis
Zahnke and H J. Weike. They have no
dogs, but have equipped themselves
with all the necessaries of life, and will
proceed to the town Of Dyea, when
they will cross the Chilkoot pass and
follow the Dyea trail. Their supply
will be added to when they reach the
coast, where they will lay in a store
Of provisions.
Frank Peterson and Andrew Swim
gensen. two representatives Of the Min
nehaha Mining company Of this city,
took passage on the Northern Pacific
train. They will buy horses when they
reach the West, and mean to take the
Stikeen route for a point north of Daw-
son. They will proceed to Lake Teslin
and then on through the Yukon river
country, where several rich claims have
been found. They expect to be gone
until next winter, when they will COM
municate with the officers Of their COM
pany here.
Two Great Northern engineers have
for the time being abandoned their
cabs. and will try fortune with the
small army of venturesOme seekers
after gold in Alaska. They are James
Mahoney and John Olseon, both Of
whom have been running passenger
trains out Of st. Paul. They are bound
for the Copper river company. and a
small host of friends babe them fare
we'll at the train, which pulled out at
4:30. They went to Seattle on the Great
Northern.
The colored men do not mean to be
outdone by their white brothers In the
rush to the Klondike. A number of
them have already gone, but as mem
bers of parties for whom they were to
cook or otherwise serve. Today three
the Great Northern road, will start for
the Stewart river on their own hook.
They are James Milton janitor IN the
general office building, and Thomas J.
Irvine and E. J. Terrill two porters who
have been running out of st. Paul.