The herald., 1898-01-06
Make Up a Cargo for the
Corona
A WHOLE FLEET OF, VESSELS
PREPARING TO HANDLE TRADE
WITH ALASKA
The Relief Pack Train Gathered at
Vancouver Waiting for Supplies
to Be Carried


Associated Press Special Wire
TACOMA, Wash, Jan. 5.-The steamer
Corona sailed for Alaska tonight, with
225 passengers and every foot Of freight
space taken.
Among the passengers who embarked
here were two United States army men,
bound to Skaguay, as an advance guard
for the governments relief expedition.
They will journey across the trails, with
the intention of accommodating to handle
the expedition on the trails. The men
are from the Preside barracks. San
Francisco, and would not give their
names nor the exact nature Of their or
ders.
One of them said that the government
intends to establish stations along the
trail for the convenience in resting and
feeding the men and animals Of the ex
petition. These stations are, he says,
to be about Is miles apart.
Superintendent Trowbridge of the Pa
cific Coast Steamship company an
ounces today that his company will have
five passenger steamers in the Tacoma
Alaska trade shortly after the 1st of
February. He said that the company
would also have a number of freight
steamers in the same trade. The names
of the new fleet are the Queen, the Vic
torian, the Cottage City, the Curacao
and the Al-Ki. The Al-ki is the only ves-
sci that the company now has in the
Alaska passenger trade that will remain
there after February list. These boats
and those Of other lines will give q de-
parture from Tacoma for Alaska every
few days.
The Queen has carrying capacity of
500 people in the saloon and 500 second
class. The greater part Of her time is in
the Tacoma-Alaska trade during the
summer, and she is especially fitted for
the carrying Of large parties in luxurious
style.
RELIEF SUPPLIES
VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash,
Jan. 5.-Captain d. L. Brainard, in
charge Of the government Klondike re-
lief expedition. today opened proposals
for furnishing supplies, to be delivered
at the head Of Lynn canal. Alaska, Feb
ruary LIST. A large number of proposals
was iCCCiNCo AAOAii 0CAhC COt1SI POlillD
and elsewhere. The award has not been
made yet, but will be published as soon
as determined.
The government pack train for the ex-
petition assembled here is now complete,
with the exception Of four additional
packers. 1t consists Of 101 mules, 8
horses and II packers, in charge Of Lieut..
C. H. Preston and J. A. Ryan Of the
Ninth cavalry. AS soon as the supplies
purchased by Major Jacobs few days
ago are received, Capt. Eldridge, Lieut.
Clark and so selected men Of Company
H, Fourteenth infantry, will be ready to
proceed to Alaska.
Telegraphic instructions have been is
sued from the war department. detailing
Capt. Ruhlen, assistant quartermaster
Of Fort Riley, Kan, to take charge Of the
branch of the expedition,
which will be ready to proceed from
mere by the 18th inst.
BRAINARD ARRIVES
PORTLAND, Ore, Jan. Capt. Da-
yid L. Brainard, who has been detailed
~ Secretary of War Alger to head the
government relief expedition into the
Yukon, arrived at Vancouver barracks
.oday from Chicago. Capt. Brainard
will remain at Vancouver until the expe-
iition is ready to start for Skaguay and
oyea-
"A MINER MURDERED
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-On Septem-
,er rs last John w. Horn left San Fran |
.isco for Tacoma with a letter of credit
or $4,000, issued by San Francisco
sank, since which time nothing has been
;een or heard Of him. Horn was a re-
urned Klondiker, and a letter today |
rom relatives in Eldon, Iowa, suggests
hat possibly he has been murdered. The |
,olice at San Francisco and the sound |
titles have been unable to learn anything |
# him since he stepped on the north
FOUND boat.