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SEATTU AS AN OlTflTTINO POINT PRICE, 10 CTS. V THE YUKON PtnUSmW COMPANY SCATnE,WMI t 1SI4 COB* »t; (•" riMiiCKco. e*t.. '*'-'!^T>»ia**»i. •'■'.j,^.- ■■ iA_*' "-".i*. »..k >— r-r^ ^ -• •■; r- "'l^SSwi'i l()t:^5 PRESS OF THE METROPOLITAN PRINTING AND BINDING CO. SEATTLE 1^ . .s-ffr; 5 iNO BINDING CO. i 4 INTRODUCTION. In placing this little volume before the public It !b the sole object of the publishers to faith- fully portray the, exact condition of the routes of travel, trails and the expenses of a trip to the Klondyke region by the different modes of traveling, and of placing SEATTLE in tfte foreground as the leading outfitting point of the Pacific Coast. In order to do this we hav<« secured the ser- vices of people who have actually been over the trails and arc, therefore, competent to write intelligently upon the various subjects. The sole object 3f this book will be to tell nothing but facts. .JH«!JJi.lL..IIilJi VAon won KUtiroiKiRs MAURICI MeMICKIN I. N. MHRAW LMTH TURNM PrMlOnl VI««-PrM. CatMiir X X First National Bank ....of Seattle.... Capital $150,000 Surplus $75,000 XX Special attention given to coUectiona in the Northweat and British Columbia XX Urttefs of credit fMyable at all points in Alaska and Northwest Territory a: a; enquiries abou^ AlmLU cheerfully answcrad 9 ■' ' . 'ik-^^^iiy-i;:!: ^mmmmmmm nisimvBRiiH RM LltTM TURNM CMhiiir i Bank Surplus $7s>ooo >Uecttoiu in the ColufxU»ta poifiti in Alaska rritory sffctUy anawcfcd rAora voh ku>miukrim DYE A AND SKAQUAY. (Via Seattle.) The route over which the greatest number ot people have taken passage this past fall Is by way of Dyen and Skaguay, starting from differ* ent points on the Pacific Coast. SBATTLB has been the starting point for more than fifty per cent of the Alaska travel. Steamers have been leaving SEATTLE at. tntertals of from two to five days, hut from preparations now being made, steamers will leave SEATTLE daily during the coming sea- son. The time consumed in passage. from SEAT- TLB to Dyea or Skaguay is fr^m four to seven days, ac«:ording to speed of th vessel. Upon arriving at Skaguay or Dyea. freight is trans- ferred to lighters and floated up on the beach at high tide; when the tide recedes, which it does for over a mile, it leaves the lighters high and dry, giving an opportunity for the goods to be carried to high ground on wagons. The fare on all boats during the past season has been uniform, vli: First-class, |40; second- class, $25. What the rates will be next season It is hard to say, but it is not likely they -will be materially changed. During the coming season the faoilltles for unloading at Skaguay and Dyea will be greatly increased, as wharves have been built at Skag- "uay during the past fall, and one Is planned to be built at Dyea this winter. With wharf- age facilities at these places it will obviate the necessity of hauling goods from one to two miles up the beach at low tide. The distance from SEATTLE to Dyea or Skaguay is about one thousand miles, through an inland salt-water nnsaage, unequaled tor scenery In any part of the world. ■W«h«v«oiitlltt«a more peopH with TKNTS^ .,„„k tkanfUIothen. Fsliti Ttst A Amiliig tie.. tCATTLI -^■-U« "^mammmmm rAon roB rix>iiimkim WW Jl J W-'R'' U .f I PUGET SOUND KATIOIIIIL BANK or 8CATTI.C CftplUl and SMrplut - - $5*3,M0 Guwral B«oklng BudncM TnnucUd. Gold Dm! PufchMcd. Infornution cheerfully giYcn in Mfud to outfltting And traniporUtion for Alukan points. Corrcipondcncc Solicited. *, il' . ' J, '¥ "" ! >. Sf' ,'. " -- ' " ■ ■"■ .... W.! Bacon 120 Coffee »« Ham 72 Cornmeal . . «0 Beans 72 Rice .25 Bvap'd Vegetables. 60 Salt 10 Canned Beet « L»™« J«*<». 'w**- " Butter 48 Rolled Oats 24 i; -,,1^- Ki VAOn won KI.OHDIK»M FURS, Inaamuch as Seattle is a great port of entry from Alaska, as well as from all over the world, Fure are bought from firet hand and oonse- quently cheaper than elsewhere. The Seattle Furrier, M. WIMhalller, 520 SecwHl Ave., makes Iv a stndy to supply travelers to the Klondilie wlt^ the moat useful and durable outfits for their stay in the North, and invites the traveling public to call on him as he will give them, cheerfully and unselfishly, a few hints about the usefulness and durability of certain fure. Call on M. WINDMIULER, Practioal Farrier sao SMNd ffve., SeMtle. We are Leaders TCLKPHONC MAIN *f K A. JACOBSON. Prop. m Mi * Cents Fine Work a Specialty * » * 108 Saeond Av«nu« 9outh SEATTLE. WASH. V 'I RS )at port of entry over the world, Dand and oonae- re. The Seattle 1 AvCt makes it a e Klonditce wlt^ fits for their stay 'aveling public to n, cheerfully and le usefulness and DMIUER, actioal Furrier VAon VOR KtiOHOIKBBS 11 EPHONC MAIN tC* Prop K a Specialty im South ^8H. VI •1 gugar 60 Dried Fruit (assd.) 76 Condensed Milk ..48 Pepper, muatard and soap. It is Impossible to estimate th^ cost ot an outfit, but we would advise the buying of only the very best articles to be had, as the climate of Alaska is very hard on all kinds of poor provisions. The following Is a list of clothing necessary, from the standpoint of experienced miners in that country: One wall tent, 3 pairs of blankets, 1 Macki- naw coat, 2 pairs of Mackinaw pants, 1 Markl- naw shirt, 1 pair Mackinaw drawers, 2 pairs heavy overalls, 1 extra heavy pants (lined), 1 extra heavy overcoat (lined), 3 suits extra heavy all wool underwear, 3 suits light all wool underwear, 2 pair extra heavy Oermaa soclu, 4 heavy all-wool overshlrts, 2 pair snag-proof hip rubber boots, 2 heavy walking shoes (spiked), 1 medicine chest, towels, thread, needles, handkerchiefs, mittens, gloves, rubber blanket, mosquito netting, rifle, revolver, hunt- ing knife, skH'plng bag, arctics and canvas bags necessary to bold the outfit. The above outfit can be purchased at prices to suit the pocket of the prospective mmw. The following tools and cooking utensils are necessary to complete the outfit; One axo, 1 hatchet, l hand saw, 1 whip saw, 1 steel camp stove (very best), 2 frying pan*. 100 feet Manilla rope (H-lnch), 3 pounds of oakum, 3 pounds of pitch, 1 butcher knife, 1 coffee pot, 3 teaspoons, 2 tablespoons, 1 set tableware (aluminum or granlteware), 1 mln- er'a pick, 1 small carpenter outfit, 1 pair snow glasses, 2 cups, 20 pounds nails, 1 long handled shovel and 1 compass. In purchasing the above articles for cutflt- ing we wouli advise the buying of only the very best of everything, as It will pay better In the end and all these anicles can be secured In SEATTLE at prices to defy the world. ~ Our PRICKS are what SSLIi our T BTHITft FtHhTent»AwiilstCo..MAnLE ■.■"■^ ■ ™ mMm tt FACn rOR KtiOHDIKVltS On my journeys to and from the Yukon, I UM Masoott Sleds only ; they exoel and run easily. JACK CARR, Yukon Mail Carrier. I take ffreat pleasure in reoommending the Mascott Sled. J. O. HESTWOOD The Masoott is the superior sled on the trail. MICHAEL KELLY II THE FAMOUS MASCOTT" CORRECT YUKON SLED HARDWOOD STBBL SHOD MINIMUM WEIQHT-nAXinUM STRBNQTH Our Celebrated Masoott is Manufactured and Sold in Seattle only ^ - MAN SLSDa < DOG SLEDS Low PricM for Largo Portia* All ONert PrMvtiy Oellversi or SM ppei Address coknmunications to: H. C. SCHWARZ YimON SUD rACTMY 107 Weller Street, Seattle, Washington . " •■ <^ BS he Yukon, I u*e and run easily. I Mail Carrier. oommeDding the ISTWOOD led on the trail. L KELLY TT" r4oxa lOR KU>iH>nuiM SLED BTBBL SHOD lUM STRENQTH Manufactured I only - - }Q SLEDS PmIIm N Of SMp^M i^ARZ ORY e, Washington Mr r it becomes almost impassable. Animals are gen- erally discarded at Sheep Camp, although scune parties have used them to the Scales, about four miles above Sheep Camp, during the peat season, but all regular packers pack only to Shtiep Camp, as fba road beymid is very hard on the horses. It is saf ,1 BRAND. ]lhUK bU, A'Ut.^ASM, this brand solutely ROGERS ^•^o' ■ - J * ■ I . - ^^- ■ •mmmm mmtm VACm rOB KliOBDIKBRS IB t»nce of a mile and a quarter, must be done on the back. From Crater Lake to Ukke Liodermvt a dis- tance Oi nine and one-half miles, la made by croBslng Crater Lake, Long Lake and Deep Lake, portaging between them, or by trail around the lakes. The quickest and most used way Is to boat across the lake* and portage be- tween. Boats are found on each lake, the cost of moving goods ranging from 1 1-2 cents per pound on Crater Lake to 2 1-2 cents per pound on Deep Lake. The main points or landmarks on the trail, . with distances and elevations taken from an aneroid barometer, are as follows: Mile. ='V7e"°'' Dyea' to Flnnegan's Point 5 26 Plnnegan'B Point to Head NaTlg'n.2 40 Head Navlg'n to Foot of Canyop. .9 ..... 176 Foot of Canyon to Pleasant Camp. .8 600 Pleasant Camp to Sheep Camp — 4 800 Sheep Camp to Scales • .3 2450 Scales to Summit • • • -1 3350 - Summit to Crater Lake ."... Vi 3010 Crater Lake to Head of Long Lake. 3 2300 Head Long Lake to H'd Deep Lake.Sy, 2000 Head Deep Lake to XAke Ltad'm'n.avi 1850 The trail Is worse from Sheep Camp to the Summit, being full of slippery. Jagged rocks. A company has beep organized to build a cable tramway over t'als sectlwi by next spring.- greatly facilitating the matter of moving freight. Part of the cable was at Sheep Camp September 15th, consequently it can be looked upon as an assured fact. It Is expected to b« able to move freight by February 1, 1898. During the past season the cost of moving goods over this trail, by the packers, has var- ied, and been much higher than any previous year, on account of the tremendous rush. Vp to the present season tne' Indians packed from Dyea to Lake Linderman for 16 cents per W« bare outfltted more people with JE NTS ,_,__, ^ tlMn all others. Felltz Tent ft Awnlno Co. , SEATTLE ■V. ,., - . .- ■ ■■■, -ti. . .A . L J-.:^->-l-J* , ,*-»,.i— >.~ VAon Mw UiOMDnnM Anothefi and one fe the principal facts fsr Klofldikers Coming from or retvmliig to the But, is tlikt the Northern Pacific RaUway i Rttuiing from St. Paul Mid Minneapolt* to tba North Paotfle Ooaat U tlio MINERS' POPULAR ROUTE For tiokeUi and all ioformation regarding Alaska and Klondlka, call on or vrrite to aojr Northern Paolfio Agent. CHAS.S.FEE, <3«Bwnd Puamgar a Tlokat Agwt, 8T. PAUb mtm. /,.., k -r VAon roR Ku>HBiKam 11 Mllkors K»at, It thftt the Railway Mlnnekpolla UtiM lOUTE >riuation regarding on or write to maj S/HSE, Igor * TI«A»t Agent, 8T. PAUI-JOMir. ■y ,. » _^^. ■ I II I- .■ I I ' tllmiimimiiSi I. pound, but at the end of th* pact aeaaon tha 0rlce had riaen to 88 centa per pound, and by having gooda packed from one point to another and paying local rates, the inice would average about 46 cents per pound. It Is not likely, though, that such rates will ever again prevail, aa it Is rumored that t' - company building the tramway is willing to .ontract at the present time to transfer goods to Lake Llnderman from Dyea at t^e rate of ifi cents per pound. * "The tramway company annonncea that lt« rates wtU be such as to allow a man to move his outfit at much less cost than heretofore. In conclusion we wish to advise people that during the past season the Dyea trail has been the only passable trail, and, conslderlns that tor sixteen years It has been used exclusively by the Indians, we are of. the opinion that it Vill continue to be so for the next season at least, unless extensive Improvements are made (m the other trails. THE SitAOUAY TRAIL. (White's Pass.) The Skaguay trail, or White's Pass, is a new trail, used this past season for the first time, and has proven to be an utter failure as a trail, and a very costly experiment for the people who have tried It. It was boomed in the early part of the excite- ment as a first-class trail, and being consid- erably lower thap Chilcoot Pass, was the ter- minus of a great exodus of people, bound tor tho Tnkpn. . • '. 1 It -is utterly unreliable In. eyery sense aa a ti^. and ..we wonld advise no one to try it^ aa the mnd and rocks are vnaurtnountable to man or beast. Horses are absolutely tmable to pass over It wltb()ttt:in<^li^t d^>^> leaving the trav- eler stranded la 8. i MSHIP CO. ALASKA . r Ocean Steam- ite. mt and skillful I extending over iree days for 8ITKA. 8KAQ- WAY PORTS, \ Malla. Pasa- ap of Alaska and leir pamphlets, / >ld Fields of Al- i ail transcontl- with steamers of 6n other routes, Pacific Coast .fiTROimmME. l>M|«ttMll4S«»t. ■I Qoldt on tlw tnUL Of the tbonsMida M peoftc who have trted to paM over this trail not otw two hundred have guoceeded, being not over ttve I>er cent of thoae who et&ited. The trail, for four mllea from Bkasuay to tbf toot of the hill, la a fairly good wagon road, but at thla point the climb commence!, and from there on the trail la praetlcally no trail at all. Th^ main points or landmark* on the trail with dlatancea are aa followa: Skaguay to foot of hill 4 mllea Foot of hill to Porcupine Hill 8 mllea Porcupine Hill to top of rldfe 6 mllea Top of ridge to Laat Bridge 3 miles LABt Bridge to Ford 4 mllea Ford to Summit 2y, mllea Summit to First Meadows 6 mllee Finit Meadows to Second Meadows.. 4 miles Second Meadows to Lake Bennett.. 20 miles Our advice to people Is not to take this trail, unless some positive asaurancoe have been giV- en In the spring that the trail has been put in proper nhape tor travel. Many people have spent thousands of dollars on this trail without going ten miles. THE FORt WRANQBL TRAIL. It is expected by many that the trail reached by way of Fort Wrangel will become a favbr- ite route next soring. This route is three hun- dred miles longer than by Dyea or Skaguay. It is reported to b« a good trail, altboui^ no reports have been received from there during the past season. It is reached by steamer from 8BATTLB to Wrangel, a distance of 750 miles, thence by small steamer up the Stickeen River to Telegraph Creek, a distance of 160 mllee, thence overland- to Lake Teslln, a distance ot 560 mllea. •riEPtti vo SLBBpmo baoi^paok bags I E n I O Ptilti Tmi * AniiIiii Co.. «F«TTLi N Miir>tMnrien0 J^ 1 rAOn /OM KUIMDIKIIIS stetson & Post Mill Co. I |IOLE»U MHIUFACIURERS OF LUMBER! Seattle, Wa^h. KLONDIKE BOATS R U GOING TO KLONDIKE •tT OUR PRIOEt FOR THI BIST flRADEt OP MACKINAWS Leather Coats, Sleeping Bags, Underwear, Etc. KLINE & ROSENBERG 626-627 First Avanu* Tke LvgMt Outfitter* tn tlie Northwest I ill Co. EDS OF ERI Lfth. IOAT8 ^ aiiUiuuiUit^ INC )IKE CtT SMDM OF ¥8 «ping: Bags; Etc. EINBERG Avainu* I tin Northiwast 4 Quite a numbar of peupkt hmre Uk«B Ulit route the l»U«r p«rt of th« paM Msaon. and It ta more than likely that it will be wall patron tied next aeaion. It la rumored tliat the Can- adian Oovernment hart n numbwr of men worR- Ing on the trail the paat fall. — ■ ■■■■. .■ ■! — ■ -■ -I M I 4' THE DALTON TRAIL. The Dalton trail la the oldeut trail leading tnto the Yukon country frf)m any point in Alaa- ka. It la reach'Hl by ateaner from 8BATTLH to Maine's Miaaioh, which la located on Lynn Canal, nbout fifteen milea belOw Dyea. Thia trail haa been used for the paat two aea- tona for the tranaportatlon of cattle and aheep Into the Yukon country. It croaaea the aum- mit of the Chilcat Paaa. about twenty mIlea from Halne'a Minion, and la preaumably a practicable route. Sereral partlea came out over this trail the latter part of the season and report it to be a very good trail to travel over. It Is consider- ably longer than either the Dyea or Skaguay tralla. BOAT BUILDING At Lake Llnderman and Lake Bennett Ut:e of the main features and difllcultlea the prospective miner meets with after crossing the varlmis passes and landing at thu lakes is the question of a boat. The two main points for boat building are Lake Llnderman on the Dyea trail and I«ke Bennett on the Skaguay trail. All the timber suitable for boat building within six milaa of Lake Llnderman has been used, consequently parties have to transport their timber some distance from the source at supply, after cutting. Logs can be rafted down the river to the border of the lake to be whip- sawed. ■■■■■AlVO BAOAandPAOK STRAPS .,.^, . TEN I Cl PsilttTcM /< Awslna C«.. SEATTLI iiii.jiiiiiiiiitf'i'- ,1 ■ I I The Creamery LlNCORfORATCDl Oyster and Grill Room X X 3C TfUte only one in the city where prompt ser^ vice and unexcelled cuiiine are combined with moderate charges. Unques- tionably the best. ■ ■:■■,■■.. ■-';. J. J. COLE, Manager No. 519 Second Av. Don't a^to Alaska imroinniiir EMERGENCY MEDiCINE lUSES REMEMBER i!!r.7l£u8C- CLOSSON & KELLY DRUGGISTS Corner Ocddental Ave. and Washington St. ^:+;^4-.^--T«-«)PEM ALL-NIGHT' 'i'P.^t ^' i KERB mery re 01 ill Room here prompt sen cuiiiue are oa ' oderate ques- lanager Id Av. Alaska :iii[ m \N* mak* Outfit- ting a Spaaialty. V4CTB irOB KLOHOIKBRS KELLY rs I Washinijtoii St. ■ .T A boat suitable for the Yukon RlTeff«hould be eighteen feet In leogtb, made of ttOt lesB then one-Inch boarda, well nailed and calked with pitch. A boat this size will cary two men and their outfit of about 8,600 pounds. The experiment of taking knock-down bo«^ from theplaceof embarkation has proven to be a partial failure. If the lumber la sawed 1ft lengths not over five feet in length. It can be packed succeflsfully, but where long boards are used it Is absolutely impossible to pass th^m ovey th*: trails by "man or beast! Boats have-bWri selling at the lakes tHe paat aeaWJo for from 1300 to 1600, according to the capacity. At Lake Bennett there is a small saw mill and mie has been taken over to Lake Linderman this past fail to bo put in operation during the com- ing season. It is also more than likely more than one will be In operation at each place next year, thereby mtikliig the question of boats a much easier one. We would advise everyone however, to carjcy a whip «aw, boat-building outfit and supply of pitch and oakiim. Several parties during the past season hive taken in canoes and canvas boats, but aB.,yot no reports have been received as to Whether they were snccesstul or not in .going down the river. ^ ' HfdTORY OF THE KLONDIKE By Noted Miners * ' ^ "jOSEPH LADUB. 'Foui^^ar of Dawwd^Sty.. : Joseph Ladue WMit Into Alaska abcut fiftewi years ago and beg»n trading, prospecting, mill- ing, building, etc., and about two years ago he made a strike and found ed the now faawny 'ftmm • m.i ' jn'.iir ' rACTB ron klohoiksrs You Will Need A Pair OF These WHEN YOU 60 TO TNE i'? KLONDIKE Cp A '|"rT "p bthe only place «o OJ-irV 1 1 L^Cs outfit and get just what you will need. We carry a Con^ete Stock of ALASKA FOOTWEAR of every des^ crjption, indudllag Mineri' Boots. Shoes and Rubber Goods. Moccasins. Leggins. Gemup Soz Felt Boots with Overs. EteJCXXXXXXX SAN FRANCISeO SHOE CO. 722 First Ave. Cer. ColuQtibia -A ^ ■*M«li KERB 'air OF These F ifhe only place to iitfii and get just arry a Con^ete lAR of erery defr' Boots. Shoes and (ginsi GemupSoz KXXXXXX 0. 722 First Ave. Cor. OoluRtbia .^ DawBon City, Klondyke. at the jmictlou of the Yukon and Klondyke Riven. Mr. Ladue says: "The country is richer than anyone has told and the flnda as far as made are only the beginning, as the country has only been prospected In spots. The gold has been found in the small creeks that flow into the Klondyke. Bonamsa Creek, thirty miles long, is very rich; Bl Dorado Creek is the most pro- ductive stream yet found. It is all staked out In claims and runs In places $260 to the pan, and I esUmate that the yield will be $20,000,000. Seven miles above Boniuua is Boar Cre-?k, which is also good; Hunker Creek, fifteen miles up, and a small stream called Gold Bottom. All these streams flow from the south, and they come from hlUs that must have lots of gold in them, for other creeks that run out of them. Into Indian River, show yellow, too. Indian River is about thirty miles south, or up the Yukon, from Dawson. Stewart River and Sixty- Mile Creek, with their tributaries, all sooth, and Forty-Mile Creek, with its branches, off to the northwest— all have gold, and though they have been prospected some they have not- beefi claimed like the Klondyke. Claims have to be staked out, of cotirte, according to Canadiai laws, which I think are clear and fair. The only fault I find with them is that they recog- nise no agreements that are not In writing, and they do not give a man who "stakes" a pros- pector any share In a claim. Another point that is hard to get over is that you have to swear that no man before you took gold off that claim, which you can't do, not knowing wlnether there was anybody ahead of you or not. The rest of the reauirements are sensible. "Working a claim can go at all seasons of the year and pwt of the prooess is best In "WiVr ter, but prospeotln' Is goo* only in the som. mer. when the witer Is flowing and the groend loose. If you strike It you can stake off a claim, dear a patch of trees, naderbrush and stonw OOTTON DUCK aU VrUMtuM W«J^««. . *.,„, . OB hud F«HteTMtftMmiM|Co..teATTLI 4 ■ -ni't' >i*i i" T y- wAosa roR klondikuu Oueei) City Trunk Fadoiy No. 702 Second Avonno N. V. BLOOK Stoelting & Dunn PJIOPRIETORS WE MAKE A •^KOIALTV OP CANVAS TELESCOPES PACK STRAPS MONEY BELTS And 8TRAPS of every description for the Alaska trade. WE also make and keep on hand a fall line of TRUNKS and TRAVELING BAGS. Those intending going to th« gold fields should give us a call as we carry jtt&t what you want. v- • ■4 •, ■''S i- V fT-_ Av«na« Dunn JTV or iONBY BBUT5 lescription for de. on hand a full TRAVELING thd gold fields 1 as we carry V^ I i ."-^r?- • mmmm VACn VOB KUMDIKIM and work the Borface till winter Mtfl In. Am aoon as the water freems so that it wont flow in on a man we begin to dig to bedrock, some- times forty feet down. The ground is frosen, too. In winter, of course, but by 'burning' it, as we say, we can soften It enou^n to let piidc and shovel In. All the dirt is piled on one side, and when spring opens ag^, releasing the water, we put up our sluices and wash it all summer or until v ♦ < ' Daily 3 mos. by mail, Weeicly 3 mos. by mail, ■ > ♦ € ' U-as Send for Sample Copy TheTiipes Prii^tiijg Co, SEATTUE, WASH '-■ -'t-. r - ' i^HiMiMiMii^ -n>^ niu )IKE TIMES $1-35 .35 pie Copy ii^tiijgCo. ASH* f WAOn won KtOIIDIKBW have be«n turned up, while coal la plentltul. I believe thoroughly in the country." CLAltBNCB JBRRT. Probably ttao most noted man who has re- turned from the famous Klondyke country la Clarence Berry, of Fresno, California. Mr. Berry went into the Yukon about two years a«o accompanied by hla wife and returned last July with the sum of I1S0.000, the result of one ne^ son's work in that region. Mr. Berry and his wife crossed over the Dye* trail In January, waiting at Lake Underman until the river broke up, when they went down the river in their boat. Mr. Berry aaya: " Here is what ought to constitute an outfit: A camp stove, frying pcm, kettle, coffee pot, knives and forks, a good tent, axe, hatchet, whlpsaw, handsaw, two-inch auger, pick and shovel, ten pounds of nails, pitch and oakum. For wear heavy woolen clothes and the stoutest shoes you can get, with arctic socks. Then there ^ is a 'sleigh,' as we call it, really a sled, six or eight feet long and sixteen inches tn the run. "A year's supply of grub, which can be bought as cheaply In Seattle as anywhere, fo consist ot flour, bacon, sugar, beans, oatmeal, dried fruits, salt and about tea doUam' worth ot small grocaries and spices, and a small taed- Icine chest. The total cost of this outfit Is 1200, but no man should start with less than fSOO, and twice that is ten times as good. " The easiest way to get there is by boat, which wHl Uke.you around by St. Michaels, at the mouth of the Yukon, and transfw thwe to the river boats, which carry you seventeen hun- dred miles up the river to Dawson. But that isn't independent. If a man wants to, go down with bis own provisions, free ot connectlona with the transportation compaoiea, whidi will sell, but will not let anybody take along hla i KN I 9 felitzTantalimlii«C»..tEAnLI wifmm iiiliiit«gt>^--ii Wiiii".ii. ' 'ij.V...cA' ' ., i jii' TAOtS rOB KLOMOIKtRB •OLE AO'NTS «raa4 Cratral Kajr V«t CIims Aca* Bztn 31. U tlwi*m WaUriM Straltoa * ■t^ra't GalaiMC TBLBPHONK MAIN 97 M. LEVY & CO. lapcrttn ■■< J«bk«ra af Cigars and Tobacco HI FHItT AVfNUE SOUTH ■•t. YMltr Way m4 Mfaih'n St SEATTLE The LONDON LOAN OFFICE PAYS HIOHEST imiCK FOR QOLD DU6T AND NUGGETS FINE 17ATCH REPAIRING PMOB LIST FOR WATCH REPAIBmO Wfttobes Clesned - fl.OO Main Springs - • 11.00 HalrBpHnga • 1.00 Jewels - 1.00 Qr^ataiB - - • .IB Hands - • • - M Written Guarantee wltb all Work for One Tear 105 SECOND AVE. SOUTH Next to Ony's Drug StOTO IKE LUI?IE, Proprietor SBATTLHWASH. ■¥ [KIR8 TS Acat Iztra jt. M * atcni'i CataMM LIN W &C0. •n at Tobacco SOUTH '1 SEATTLE AN OFFICE «ICK FOR NUGGETS EPAIRING « REPAIRING in iSprlngs - - rels -• • ids . - . - WoTk for One Yew »l.00 1.00 M -. SOUTH IgStOTO Proprietor rASH. L rAon KM KUWDtsma __^^ oUrn fluppIlM, tbfl Dyea or Chllcoot Pasa route is the bent. You start from Seattle by eteam^ir to Djrea, where you hire Indians to help you pack to tne summit ot the paM. Prom Dyea you walk twelve miles thronsh snow to Bheep Camp, which is the last timber. Prom there It la a climb of six miles to the summit. Leering the Indians there, you jo down, coasting part way, fourteen miles to Lake Linderman. That is five miles long, wlch a bad piece of rapids at the lower end. But if It is early in the sea- son, you sled it on the lake and taUe the mile of rapids In a portage to Ijake Bennett, which is a twenty mile tramp. It is four miles' walk to Caribou Crossing, then a shtfrt ride ortramp to Takoon Lake, where if the ice is breaking ap. you eao go by boat or raft, or if it is still hard you must sled It twenty-one miles, to the TSg- ish River and Lake, four miles long. Take ths left bank of the river again, and you walk four miles to Marsh Lake, whare you may have tor build a raft or boat io cover Its twentjr-four milsa dt length. If not, then yon must at the bottom, for there begins the I..ynx River, which is usually the head of navigation, tbr unless the season is very late or the start very early, the rest of the way is Almoet all by water. "Thirty miles down the Lynx River yon come suddenly upon Miles Canyon, which Is considered the worst place on the trip. I don't think it Is dangerous, but no man ought to shoot the rapids there without taking a look at them from the shore. " The miners have put up a sign on a rock^ to the left Just before you get to it, so you have wanrtng and can go ashof« and walk along the edge of the ice. It is sixty feet wide aud^eren- eighths of a mile long, and the water humps up ' in the «»lddle, it goes so fast. Below the^a- yon there are three miles of bad river to White Holie Rapids, which are rocky and swift After the rapids it is thirty miles dow n to LiUce La COTTON DUCK all WMihB MdWelgJits ,_._-.- Ml -wp*^ nan w m »u>w DMaBM Barie. th« iMt of the lakM, which !■ thirty- oM mile* to row. Mil or tramp, according to th« ooodltlon of the water. Prom there a ahort portftfe brlnga you to the head of I>«y>» R>yj|^. reiaiy the Yukon, but we do not call It that till. after drifting, poling or rowing two hundred mllea, the Pelly River Howe in and makea one big atream. I muat warn men who are going In to watch out for FWe-Flnger Raplda. about Ul miloe down the Lewie Rl'er. where you muat take the right hand channel. That praa- tlcally enda the Journey, for, though It la 180 mllea from the Junction of the Pelly and Lewla, It la simply a matter of drifting." ALBXANDBR ORR. Alexander Orr, one of the aucceaaful mlnera who came out of the Klondyke laat summer with a snug fortune, has spent the past few sea- sons prospecting In Alaska, and when the rush for the Klondyke region commenced he was among the first to stake out a claim In that country. He says: " That the country is rich Is beyond dispute, and Is probably the richest piece of groundln the world today. Bl Dorado, Bonansa and Bear j Creeks. tribuUrles of the Klondyke River, are rich beyond meusure. All the claims on these f creeks are taken up, but there are other creeka In Alaska which are undoubtedly as rich as f any yet discovered. The Stewart rtlver country from indications will prove a rich country when i property prospected, as It undoubtedly will be in the next year or two. /,«!.««.♦ / " The trip over the Dyea trail or Chlwoot ' Fans is better In the spring than at any other time of the year. Btarting In February or March the trip can be made with perfect auiNy and In from twenty-live to forty day*. The haNest part of the Journey la from Dyea over / ^e summit to La ke Underman. a dlatap<» of I OOTTOKOJCK SI. We.^«. -d^WtdlJ.,^ ^^ ^^^^ ■•MSHMMMiMi ■^ ^^ ■«itt rAorn worn klohuiiii •l»Mit tWMity-flTe ibIIm. On th« riv*r ar« wmr- «riJ bad placM, aurh ai White Horae Raplda, tlM Canyon and Flve-Kingar KHplda. I'roa- pactlng and waahinc can cmly ii« carried on in tba atunnier time; tha mining ia carried on dur- ing the winter. The ground ii thawed out by burning and the looae ground thrown up dur- ing the winter. When the water cummencea to flow in the apring waahing commencea and la continued until all the ground thrown out ia waahed. " The laws of the Klondylte country are in tay opinion very Juat, clear and (air to all. When you have found the gold, to which you Bwear, then you mark off your claim along the bed of the creek and atlck up four etakea with your name on them, one at each corner of your land. Acroaa the enda you blaze the treea. Thia done, you go to the regiater of claJma, pay fifteen dollara, and, after a while, the aunreyor will come along and make It exact. " Clalma are limited practically only by the width of the ground betwe y i)« carrtert on In ; la carried on dur- ta thawed out by id thrown up dur- ater ('<)mtn<^nc6a to commences and la ind thrown out la ke country are In r and (air to all. ;old, to which you ur claim along the p four Btakea with ach corner o( your 1 blaze the treea. later of clalma, pay ¥hlle, the aunreyor : exact. :lcaily only by the k the two 'bencbea' le the stream. The claims follows the r the old bed of the e present course of aetlmes, in a short LNN., ■;*" B "Jlminy th* 1X9- out three years a^o nmer with $66,000. untry will only be la thoroughly ex- , the precious metal e Yukon basin will per day. Of coarse bat country cannot VeiKbta :_.__. _ ,■. ^i-6- JTACTB rOR KLOHDIKBRS niNER5 KNOW That next in importance to the quality of food is the manner of packing. We are the pioneer outfitters and pack goods ready for the trail. We carry the largest stock in the btate, which includes very many things peculiar to prospectors' outfits. Should you contemplate going to Alaska, write us for information.- We euro our own Bacon, " 1888 " Brand, the best known in that country ; and if it costs a little more, it is because it is selected meat, properly cured for ex- treme climate. Take no other. : ' ■'-' LOUCH, AUGUSTINE & CO. Graccn and Mincn' Outfittcn S15 and 617 Fkst Atc&uc, Seattle, Wash. Packing Houae: Cot. B. B. Ave. and Pike St. r mm thT^^sraB^g^ea^ LBRS Mr^ma^MimJAIiaL^ FAOXS VOB KU>HDIKIBS CNOW noe to the i manner of tfltters and the trail. itock in the very many trospectors' le going to (iformation. on, "1888" >wn in that oata a little t is selected i^d for ex- ce no other. 'INE& CO. Outfitter! e, Seattlci Watb SEATTLE THE NATURAL OUTFITTING POINT FOI KLONDYKB. It is only natural that Seattle, aa the metrop- olis of the Puget Sound country and the ter- minus of three transcontinental railroads, should be the leading outfitting point for Klon- dyke on the Pacific Coast. the merchants of Seattle are preparing to meet the great demand that will arise next spring, by placing upon their shelves a stocK of goods the most complete in the country and will be in a position to outfit and sell to proe- pectlve Klondykers at prices to defy competi- tion anywhere on the continent. Seattle is the great natural outlet to the gold fields of Alaska, no matter by which route the prospector may come. Among the leading firms we find the Schwa- bacher Hardware Company making prepara- tions to supply mining outfits and general hard- ware to the Klondyke trade during the coming spring. Another firm making eitenslve preparatlMis is Louch, Augustine & Co., wholesale provision outfitters, who make a specialty of packing goods for the Alaskan trade. The Mascott sleds, manufactured by H. C. Schwarz, are receiving particular attention and from the many testimonials it is undoubtedly the best in the market. The Seattle Hardware Company is carrying a large assortment or ?oods suitable for the Yu- kfHi trade in the mining and hardware line. Among the leading clothing outfitters ai Se- attle is J. Redelshelmer & Co.. who cawy a complete assortment of the best wool clothing, suitable for the Alaska weather. • The Stetson-Post Mill Co. Is among the lead- ing lumber mills of the North west and is pre- We have oatMtea more peoigejflrtiTCHTS—- M ^1 VAtm rjB KuwDnuis pared to furnish lumber for Klondyke pur- poses at short notice. The leading fu.rier of Seattle is M. Windmil- ler, who has Just opened an extensive establish- ment. Mr. Windmiller has been for years lo- cated on the Coast and will have a full line of Klondyke goods. Among the prominent banks to be mentioned is the First National Bank, which does a gen- eral banking business; also buys gold dust and issues exchange on Alaska points. The Puget Sound National Bank is among th» strong financial institutions of the Puget Sound country and is prepared to issue exchange on an pi»^' af the world and buys gold dust at current rates. The Hill Syrup Company manufactures a line grade of maple ayrup, an article especially use- ful in the cold climate of Alaska. The Rainier Laundry is a first-class laundry and is specially recommended for the whiteness of its work. The London Loan Ofllce is prepared to loan money on all articles in sums to suit the bor- rower. Among {he leading railroads terminating at Seattle is the Northern Pacific Railway Com- pany, which runs tourist palace sleeping cars from St. Paul; also dining cars attitched to each , train. The leading daily of Seattle and the North- west is The Seattle Dally Times. It is up to date, breezy and always looking to the interests of Seattle and her merchants. A good tent is a very essential article in the trip to the Yukon. The Felitz Ttint and Awn- ing Co. manufacture a superior article and have outfitted more people than all others. In selecting blankets it is n e ce ss ar y to get the best possible for this purpose. We find the Seattle Woolen Manuftusturing Co. placing apon the market a superior article. Our PBI0S8 aie wbst SKIJ< o«r ^Wg MTi^ \ wmmmmmmmmKm Klondyke pur- ls M. Windmtl- tenalve establish- wn for years lo- ATO a full line of to be mentioned bleb does a gen- lys gold dust and tints, ank Is among the tbe Puget Sound sue exchange on uys gold dust at inufactures a fine le especially use- ka. rat-class laundry for the whlteneea prepared to loan to suit tbe bor- Is terminating at ic Railway Com- ace sleeping cars I attached to each » and the North- ines. It is up to ig to tbe interests tlal article in the E Tent and Avn- r article and have others. necessary to get ose. We find the Go. placing upon "TCMTS VAOm VOB KLOSDIKSaS «l In outfitting, get only the best; Kline & Rosen- berg are in a position to completely outfit you in tbe line of clothing. The San Franclsoo Shoe Go. are preparing to carry a complete assortment of Klondike boots and shoes. No more important item is to be oonsidored than tbe question of good boots and shoes. M. Levy & Oo., the leading tobacco and cigar house of Seattle, carry an immense stock of all the leading brands of tobacco for use in tbe Yukon. The Creamery Restaurant is the leading place of its character in Seattle. Tbe prices are popular and everything served is the very best in the market. The drugs to be taken to tbe Klondike should be of the best quality. We call attention to the fkot that Closson & Kelly carry only the best quality of drugs. The Queen City Trunk Co. carry a complete assortment of all kinds of trunks and traveling bags suitable for Kiondikers. Among the great transportation oompaniea making arrangements to transport people the coming spring is tbe Pacific Coast Steamship Company. This oom|)any has a fleet (A magnifi- cent ocean steamers plying between Seattle and aU Alaska ports. Next season the fleet will be greatly enlarged by the addition of several first class ocean carriers. A very important faoftor in building boats is a good whip saw. The Western Machinery Co. will carry a full assortment of th9 very best qoaiiiy. Tke only proper Klondike ^P0R1''PO P«lltiT«M*MmiatCo..«ilTTLt I Kill I rl mmtmBBummm TACn VOB KLOVDIKBIUI 40 TABLE OF DISTANCES PROM DYBA TO DAWSON. • MilM. Djrea to Summit 19 Summit to Lake Underman 9 Lladerman to Bennett 1 Head of Bennett to Caribou Crossing 30 Lengtli oi Ta«ls^ Lake W Foot of Tagiah Lake i „-y- Length of Marali Lake 20 M- Foot of Lake to Canyon 26 Canyon Head to Rapids i% Rapids to Takhena River . . ,. 18 Takhena River to La Barge 9 Lake La Barge to foot of La Barge 44 Foot of La Barge to Hootalinqua River.. 82 HootalinqAa River to Big Salmon 33 Big Salmon to Little Salmon $6 Little Salmon to Five-Flngers 69 Five-Flngers to Rink Rapids 6 Rink Rapids to Pelly River 68 Pelly River to White River ^ .^ • 96 White River to Stewart River 10 Stewart River to Sixty-Mile Post 20 Sixty-Mile Post to Indian Creek 18 Indian Creek to Klondyke 43 Klondyke to t'ott Reliance 6 Port Reliance to Forty-Mile Post 84 Forty-Mile to Circle City 260 >,N :OH DYBA TO MilM. 19 9 .... 1 OBBlng 80 17 . 6 20 «6 2% 18 9 large 44 qua River.. 82 mon 33 86 69 . . ;■ 6 53 ^.^. 96 10 . OBt 20 sek 18 43 6 OBt 84 260 ALASKA CLOTHING '^jn:rf4,srii,, ;SSSSi'^&36B^©wSi*'^«'®^^^"'-