The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-03
COULON'T SEARCH
FOR PROF. ANDREE.
Return OF Noted French
AeronautS.
CONDITIONS NOT FAVORABLE
DIR. TFRWAYNE CONCENTRATES
A NEW VENTURE.
With His Associates He Will At
tempt to Reproduce Dawson
City at the Paris Ex-
position.
CONDITIONS NOT FAVORABLE
DIR. TFRwAYNE CONCENTRATES
A NEW VENTURE.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

VICTORIA, B. c., March 2.-Among
the recent arrivals in this city from
Dawson are three of more than ordi-
nary interest. They are Count b. de
Rouloux, NJ. P. E. de Wick and Dr.
Terwayne, a party of noted Partisan
aeronauts and scientists, who went
north about a year ago, having an
idea Of attempting an aerial voyage
into the polar regions in search OF An
dree. They left the balloon in van
couver Git was afterwards sold to the
United States for war purposes and
was used during the unpleasantness
with Spain), and went north to famtl-
iarize themselves with the conditions
existing in the Yukon Valley.
To The Call correspondent DR.. Ter
wayne explained that he very soon
abandoned the idea he had formulated
first because of the difficulty of obtain
ing the necessary chemicals for the
manufacture of the initiating gas, and
principally because the climatic con-
ditions were distinctly unfavorable for
aerial navigation. An ascent would be
impossible at Skaguay because OF the
prevalence of contrary winds, and in
the passes it would be too dangerous
for similar reasons. Further north the
entire absence of wind prevented any
possibility of success, and so the doctor
was compelled to reluctantly abandon
his cherished enterprise.
Arriving at Skaguay on his return
Journey DR.. Terwayne received the in
telligence of Andrees remains having
been found, and he congratulated him
self and companions upon the fact
that they had not braved the same
fate upon what would have proved
hopeless quest.
DR.. Terwayne is nothing if not orig
inal He has conceived scheme dar-
ing in it's originality and magnificent
in its possibilities. 1t is nothing more
nor less than an imitation of the Klon-
dixie in Paris, and the doctor is has
tening as fast as steam can take him
to the French metropolis to arrange, If
possible, for the necessary space
either in the exposition grounds or ad-
jacent thereto.
Interested in the scheme are some of
the rnillionaireS of Dawson, and money
is the least momentous consideration
to the enthusiastic and vivacious
Frenchman. The plan is to construct
replica OF DaWSOnS main Street-lOg
cabins, dance halls and all-people it
with genuine Klondikers, and also to
show an actual representation Of the
mining operations as carried on along
the creeks There would be so much
realism about it that gold dust would
be scattered about and be washed I'D
in orthodox fashion, and as far as pos
sible the scenery of the Klondike cap
ital would be duplicated.
"Of course" said DR.. Terwayne. ut
is uncertain. 1t is possible though,
and if I can get the ground L shall
show the Parisians what Dawson is
like"
you can tell the readers of The
Call" continued the doctor, that there
will be an epidemic in Dawson this year;
they care for nothing but money, and
all the filth is allowed to remain on the
streets-it is horrible. And 1 can also
tell you that men in Dawson are not
earning the money they were. Many
will work for little more than living.
but there is little work doing, and L was
paying the highest wages to my party
of any employer, 85 cents per hour. The
royalty is made the excuse for suspend
ing work on many claims, the men
thinking it will be taken off.
Il can give you some news that will
interest Californians," said the doctor.
'"The Berry Brothers, who hail from
there were in danger of losing their
rich claims on FL Dorado. The claims
are very valuable and they were taking
lapsed some time ago and by a mis-
take in the date they failed to renew 1t
until one day after the time allowed.
In the meantime an intimate friend
who knew the workings of the claim
stepped in and jumped it. The brothers
protested, but the Dawson courts held
that the jumping was quite legal and
the owners had to pay $4,000 to get
their prODertV back