The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-18
Government Will Send Out Ex-.
ploring Parties This Summer.
AsERcRoMaiE AND GLENN.
Two W~il-known Array Captains
Comma Md-<soS Quarter
mastcr Instructed to Purchase
Pack Animals and ss~mmrrs for
the Explor~rs-BeneMt to Ntneru.

Government exploration Of the wisds OF
Alaska Is not To CEASE despite the fact
that the war with Spain, the later con
fiict with insurgeuf Filipino bands. and
III. constantly expanding trsssie OF the
Pacific has taken interest away from the
mines of the yukon. Assistant Quarter
master w ", Robinson. jr.. yesterday
received orders TO purchase forty-one
pack animals, to Ice used in carrying tn.
provisions for the Ahercrosnbie ana Glenn
Alaska exploring parties, II is expected
that Capt. Ahsrcroasoic wria operated last
summer and fall I'm the Copper river ba-
sin and Capt. Glenn who assembled the
Sushtna river nearly to it's headwaters.
will reaeh here during the present month
ia prepare for the resumption % opera
tons in the North.
Erom the Information which Capt. Rob
inson has received up to date. IL 10 APP
parent that the work OF exploring the re-
cesses of interior Alaska is 10 be pushed
With vigor during the ensuing season. The
purpose OF the government primarily il
to open NJ the country 10 the prospector
and the settlers. IL has been demonstrate
ed that stock~raisins can be successfully
prosecuted in the valley OF the Copper
river. iseyona lie the gravel beds of the
SushItna. the Chittyna. the Tanana ana
the " bite rivers. all rising in district
which is ideally the realm of tho gold
huEter.
Many streams. passes and mountain
ranges have been added tn the govern
rneut maps Of Alaska by the parties COM
mandcd by capts. Abercromote and Glenn.
liz the Copper river valley Capt Aber-
erombie was successful III nniing better
means OF getting to the interior OF the
country than lad been known before. II
Is his purposs to carry his researches and
explorations over the divide 10 the Yukon
and thence possibly To the knyuknk river.
which many Alasklas predict Will lie the
center Of the gold excitement I'm Alaska
during the coming year.
Little aside from the legendary ac-
counts brought To the white traders OF
Alaska by the Indians es the interior has
hsen known Of the vast country drained
by the Sushitcn river. which has its out
LEI In Cook inlet. Capt Glenn penetrated
10 the Interior of this country for a con-
siderable distance last summer.
The carly approach OF winter. however.
and the difficulties OF transportation com
PEELED a suspension OF operations before
the task allotted him by the war depart
inent had been accomplished.
Capt. RcbinEon is now looking f.r n
river steamer of seventy-five tons carry
ing capacity. light draft ana high horse
,,ower to purchase for tire government
The steamer Is to be used by Capt
Glenn's party I'm ascending the Sushitna
river. Capt. Robinson has inspected sew
eral vessels In Seattle which have been Of
fercd TO the war department but has
thus far found nothing which VIII comply
with the specifications named by the as
s!stant secretary Of war. These are.
Length, 10 feet. beam. - feet: depth,
2sz feet draft feet when loaded with IS
tens of freight; power. 81 with a speed
of approximately Is knots per hour.
IL is altogether probable that the gov
eminent. finding it impossible In purchase
such a steamer here on the Coast, pccu-
Harry adapted ak she must Ire for tho
navtgnt ton Of the shallow streams of
Alaska. will let contract for tho con-
gtruction of n boat