Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-30
SHE WILL NOT
co TO NOME
MISS M'ANDREWS DECIDES TO
SEEK FORTUNE IN THE
KLONDIKE INSTEAD.
HEARD MANY DlSCOURAGING
REPORTS FROM THE CAPE,
Expected to Start for Dawson CITY
Last Sunday-Will Write Of
Her Trip.

Miss Alice McAndrews, who won the
Inter Mountains contest for a free trip
to Paris or Cape Nome, and who chose
the latter destination, has changed her
mind and will go to Dawson City in
stead. While waiting in Seattle she heard
the disparaging reports from Nome and
decided not to risk a journey which
might end In disappointment. She sets
1Ortn her reasons in a letter to the Inter
Mountain, in which she says:
After four weeks of waiting I have
been informed that the Garonne has been
leased out as a government transport to
TAKE troops to China. The officials very
kindly offered to transfer my transporta-
ton to any other steamship line that I
might select. In view of the fact that
I have received some persona letters
from Nome which have been very dis
couraging, and while believing that the
reports OF the contagious diseases that
are existing in Nome at the present time
are greatly exaggerated, I mo feel
justified in making the journey for pleas
ure. n I feel quite certain that it would
not be a good business proposition. In
personal letters received from persons
who went up on the first boats. I nave
been advised Ind implored not to come
to Nome at this time. They inform me
the place is greatly overdone. There are
some outstanding mining camps that are
in a very fair condition, which would be
almost impossible for a woman 10 reach
as h would have to walk the entire dis
lance or go up in one of the river boats.
which would prove a very expensive and
probably fruitless journey. I have spent
a great deal Of time since my arrival in
this city trying to ascertain the facts as
they really are; and I find upon on
versing with conservative people who
have returned from Nome, thai the place
Is outrageously and enormously overeS-
timated. There Is absolutely nothi, Z
there for poor people at the present time.
There are at least ten thousand more
people than there should be in the camp
at this season. In view of the existing
circumstances, I have decided THAT 1t
would be far better and that the oppor-
tunities would be greater, TO go into
Dawson at the present time. I now ex-
pect to leave here next Sunday evening
for Dawson by way of Skagway over the
White Pass & Yukon railroad. This no
doubt will prove to be a delightful trip
and the opportunities are more favorable
now than they have been for some ticne
on account Of SO many having left the
Klondike country for Nome.
I trust that this will be entirely salts.
| factory to you. I am quite certain I
will be. inasmuch as 1 feel very gratifee
over the prospects in store for ms in tn,
Klondike country. I have received IONS
very nice letters to prominent \people II
that section, and I feel that I am anpl!
justified in making the change. Tn
steamship officials have been very cour
teous in their treatment, and after
reach my destination, It Is my intention
to makes as general a wrtte-up OF the rril
as possible.
Thanking you for all your kindness
n courtesies in my behalf and ais,
trusting that my future movements viii
be approved by you and all my Butt
ALICE NJ. M'ANDREWS,
800 Yesler Way.