The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 5, 1897, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 5 built a high wall to protect its own mer- chants against merican competition, while the American Goverument bas opened wide a gate in a kind and neigh- borly way to the forces that are reaching for the Yukon trade of American ports. The protest of American merchants is only partly against the levying of a duty by Canada if it wants 1o do so, though the collection of a duty on a miner’s beans is an original proceedinz. The protest is mainly ajainst cur own Government as ng foreign competi- tion, though there is a consiaerabls cry for retaliation. To San Francisco the opening of Dyes asa sub-port of entry means taking g great amount of business away from ves- vels of this port by Canadians, and it also means a loss of trade to the extent that trade accompanies transportation facili- ties. Edwin Goodall of Goodall, Perkins & Co. and the Pacific Coast steamship Com- pany stated the situation in relation to San Franci-co’s shipping and business in- terests as follo “Victoria w gain a large proportion of the business not alone because of the ff, but especially through the assist- riven the Canadians by our Govern- ment in makineg Dyea a sub-port of entry. Heretofore all foreign vesse.s have had to Juneau and discharge their cargo vy duty there. By reason of ranted by the Secretary of 1d it, ship it across to Canada in h no duty or iment of any scription, whil they had to t Juneau the {reizht would have to be reshipped to Dyea, 100 miles away, in Thig would larcely y onAmerican goods taken in. | , the Can:d ais bave all the ad- | <thit the Amer cins have and 'h: | du des. Inother Las given them prac- t ealvaniag:sthey could hrvs d the vty themselves, | and this whie toe > been using the | s t e the country by | that dar i: wrong. needn’t ym :ch sbout that they nave advants: @5 of | except of the | t trans- 3 s between two and Dyea, for in- 1 the busin-ss d wi Jand oW co ail tue the privil 1 ng direct from San Francisco, Puget Sound or Victo, o Dy -a and Skagaway without siopping vt Juneau, | “The most singuiar thing is that this | Governme ould grant this favor asked when the v and «n'y object was to| take business from Americans and trans- | sh ships and British mer- No American except paid attor- or the Canadian Pacific Railroad | as far as we are advised. All the | concerned throughout the | y protested most vigorously. 1 be- | aimed at Washington that | s done for ‘diplomatic’ reasons. } | s oshow the difference between Brit- and American policies, some years ago r an Government fined our com- $500 inadvertently carrying a r hetwe:n two Canadian ports— pan passen Nanz n! Vicoria. It was done by the without knowledge that he | was v ing the law. We were fined $1000, vut it was finaliy reduced to $500, und we paid it. **Here is another illustration that should be kept in mind since we are considering | the propo-ition of stopping our sieamers on their trips at Port Simpsen, B. €., which was then a port of entry. The same vrople which have now asked and secured this concession from our Guverment then used their influence to have Port Simpson closed as a port or entry for foreign ves- | seis that toey might retain its carrying business by preventing our calling there, and it was quickly done by the Dominion Governmeni. “Isee no reason why they should not impose a duty on American goods if they | want to, but what seems singular is that | tne American Gouvernment should help transfer business from the American to | the British side. | “‘Previous to this no English vessels at all bave gone there, except once some years ago when the Islander went to | Juneau with excarsionists. Now tbe“ Islander and the Danube have sailed, or are about to sail, on their first trips to Alaska, and are doing a big business. | Two or three vessels have sailed from | Victoria, and the Bristol, a steamer | larger thau the Willamette, capable of | carrying 1000 passengers,.500 horses and 8000 ton's of freight, is being prepared to go‘from Victoria to Dyea. This has the effect of helping greatly the Britich Co- lumbia merchants to get the outfitting | business away from the merchants here aud at Seatile. Senator Perkins made a vigorous vrotest at Washington, but the business men here have not yet displayed any interest in the situation. “It means a great deal to the trade of San Francisco. On account of the great rush 1t is not.felt as much just now as it othierwise would be, but the effect will be felt more and more in " the future, especially when the boom revives in the spring. It, of course, takes a 1arge amount | of pissenger traflic away from Amerioun | shipping and in this line it affects notonly | our vessels but all the other American | vessels that are being rushed into the trade or being planned for it in the future. “We think that the Alaskan trade is go- ing to be great and permanent. We have zreat confidence in the richness of the quariz mines along the southeastern coast of Alaska and think that there will ‘be a rapid and extensive development of them. 1 think that in the Yukon country new discoveries as rich as that of the Klon- dyke will be made. Our business irom SanFrancisco hds-been more than donbled in the iasifew weeks and we hgve shipped |the Council of Associated Industries. Is Crossing Chilcoot Pass. a large amount of goods to the merchants in the northwest. The trade will proba- | ably keep up during this month and then fall away almost entirely next month. It will revive about February and the indi- cations are thut there will be a perfect avalancte nextspring. This trade is of great importance to San Francisco and San Francisco should look out for its in- terests,” “The attention of the Chamber of Com- merce will be called to this matter atonce, U have not the least doubt,” said Presi- dent Hugh Craig yesterday, “and I myself am eager to see that body have a chance to take some action in the matter. Then our united protest can be forwarded to Secretary Gage and he can draw the at- | | tention of the Canadian Ministry to it. This will give him a show to let the Canadian Government know that we do not believe we are being fairly treated and at the same time give him a good founda- tion on which to base his demand for a change in the existing conditions.’” “The Dominion Government is not treating us fairly by any means,” said | J. W. Kerr, president of the Manufac- Producers’ and “It should either be forced 10 show a more decent spirit and not w to ‘hog’ 1t all turers’ and Association or their zoods shonld be charged a heavy | duty to be taken acrcss American soil, as | well as making Juneau the only port at which foreign vessels should be permitted to unload. ‘At the next meeting of the Manufact- urers’ and Producers’ Association I intend | to bring this matter to the notice of the directors of that body. In the meantime I mean to skirmish around and find some men who understand the subject in its entirely and can arouse the inierest that the importance of tbe subject demands. | In the early spring when the rush comes the merchants of this City are going to be found in the condition of the foolish vir- gins and will lose a vast deal of trade. In fact if the same conditions prevail then as now they will lose ail of it. We ought to make a urited protest that wiil be felt at Washington and cause the Federal officials | to see that the rights of American mer- chants are not trampled on.” Jacob Goldberg, of Goldberg, Bowen & Co., had this to say: *In my opinion we are conceding a vast deal more to the British than they are to | us, In fact, they are conceding nothing to us atall, and taking all they can get. If the present condition of aifairs is per- | mitted to continue, the merchants of San Francisco are going to lose a great deal of money, and it will all be becanse our Gov- ernment seems to be too apathetic io 160k out for its citizens when a difficulty arises. “Why, in the spring, wben the grand rush_expected by evsrybody is made for the Klondyke, all the trade will go to the mercuants of Victoria and the other trade centers of British Columbia. We ought to muke reprisal. The privilege of taking goods to Dyea in foreign vesse's should be abolished, or the Canadian Government should let American goods pass duty iree. If the merchants of this City do not arise and muke a protest that will be heard by the officials at Washington, they wiil have nobody to blame but themselves when they see ail the trade going to Canadian merchants.” Julian Sonntag, secretarv of the Cali- forsia Miners’ Association, spoke in this vigorous fashion: “*What do I think of the state of affairs that exists? I believe that it is one of the most disgraceful positions this country has been piaced in fora long time. Ameri- can interests havo aiready suffered to a limited extent, bit nothing to the way they will in theearly spring when so many people will rush 10 the Klondyke. ‘‘“What are such bodies as the Chamber of Commerce, the Manufacturers’ and Producers’ and the Merchants’ Associa- tion for, anyway, if it is not to iook out for the interests of the commercial part of the community in such a situation as this? It 18 their duty to inform themselves upoa this question and draw it 1o the attention of the business worid. When that is done, they should petition the Department of State to ameliorate the conditions that make the American merchants work at so creat 2 disadvantage in the competition | to fit minersout whno are going to the | Alaskan gold fields. nother thing: when the American | | takes his outlit and goes into British ter- ritory he can be bulied and trampled | uvon by every petty British official that | | feels so incline:d without the faintest hope | of betng upheld in his rights by his own | It is a burning shame that we | send two Government officials | have to there to find out the climatic conditions | and whether a body of troops could stand the severity of the winter season, while the Dominion Governwment is sending | troops 10 protect its own interests all the time. Itis a farce all the way through. | We should have soldiers there to do police duty by all means. The officials of the United States Lnfantry are supposed to have a good deal of discretionary power in | a wild country like that, and could very | often put an end to strife in its inception, | that if permitted 10 go on would embroil | countries in serious international compli- cations. “1 think Juneau should ba the only port at which foreign vessels should be permitied to land passengers and sup- { plies. We ought to make reprisal on | Great Britain in every way possible, and | show her she | must be contented to treat | | us fairiy first and then compete all she | | pleases.” This question meansa great deal | to the merchants of San Francisco, and the sooner they awaken to the danger that tareatens tnem and take some pros- | pective action the better it will be for | them and the State in general.” ‘[t seems 1o me that the conditions now | prevailing are a reflection on our states- manship, on our diplomats,” said Hugo D. Keil. “They have again been hood- | winked by the s:rewd Britisher, who is | most likely laughing in bis sleeve atthe | shrewd trick he has played. | He is very likely, if the record of the pagt furnishes any light on the matter, to Keep us in sus- pense with promises which cannot b2 re- until the British merchants at the s uting centers have made all the | profit they can reasonably expect. Then they will be so firm!y established that the American merchants will not even be able to get a foothold. “It is a fact that many of the merchanta are providing themselves with laree stocks of goods snitable for that country for the rush expected in the spring, and the loss sustained by this unjust disciimi- nation will be very keenly felt by ail who bave anticipated the wanis of the new gold fields. “The Merchants’ Association has never | been backward in taking a firm stand | "wnenever the interests of San Francisco | | were iu jropardy. I think its action in | the present instancs wiil be no exception to the general rule. I shall call 1t to the | attention of the board of directors at the next meeting myself. Juneau should Le | made the only port of entry to foreign | vessels, and British goods should be made | to vield a duty in passing over American | | soil, or else that Government should, as | the boys say, be made to ‘take a tumble | to itselt.””’ | “Ithink itis an outrage that American citizens in that country have not received the same protection as British subjects, especially when we have ali the advan- | tages of making quick shipments.”’ | Congressman Ma re believes that the sub-port of entry at Dyea shouid be abol- 1zhed. | ““The sub-port at Dvea was established | for the convenieuce of the miners and for | | the equal advantage of English and | American shipping,” he said yesterdey. | Che proposition to impose the Canadian | tariff duties on goods consigned to Dvea | on American vessels, thus giving an ad- vantege to the extent ot tne duty to Dritish vessels, and to the storekeepers | and manufacturers of British Columbia, | is simply an outrageous abuse of the ad- vantages given by the the establishment of the sub-port at Dyea. Ifitis to be con- tinued the sub-port at Dyvea should be | abolished. *“No Congressional action is necessary in the matter. The sub-port, as T under- stand it, was established by the Secretary of the Treasury, acting of course upon the authority of the President, and the order establishing the sub-port can be recalled by the sams authority. “The great number of American citi- | zens now 1n Dawson City and its vicinity |on American territory, and the still | greater number now on their way and | about to leave for the same region, im- poses an absolute duty on the Government of the United States to send a military e The Steri-Wheel Steamer Thos. — 5 Dwyer That Arrived Yesterday From Sacrameato, to B: Fitted Out for Passenger and Freight Business Between St. Michaels and Dawson City on the Yukon, force—the only force that can now be called into requisition—to that section of our territory to enforce the laws of the United States and to protect the citizens who go there in their lives and property rights, “The danger to the lives and health of | the soidiers and officers, which has been suggested, 18 not to be considered in such a case further than to select so diers and | officers whose phyvsical heaitn, and, if possible, experience in norihern latitude make them l-ast liable to be fatally af-| fected by the rigors of the climate there. The standing army of the United Stutes Government is maintained for the purpose of meeting just such emerzeicies, In this particular matter our Government may well follow tue example and expe- rience of England, which neyer fails in such cases to provide amply for the en- forcement of her laws and for protection of the rights of her citizens.” MINERS FROM OHIO. They Say San Francisco Is the Best Place to Purchase Supplies. A party of three young men from the East reached here yesterday on tbeir way to the Kiondyke. The party consists of E. H. Clear and George W. Dunham of Cleveland, Onhio, and J. W. Frankel of South Bend, Ind. Mr, Clear representsa syndicate of ship | work, left from $40 1o $50 accumulated | These men intend to prospect the Ameri- owners from Ohio’s lake city, and says the’ enthusiasm over the gold discoveryin Alaska is greater, if possible, in Claveland than in San Francisco. He says that when the first news of the new EI Dorado reached the East the syndicaie he rep- resais made arrangements to send a steam yacht of over 100 tons burden across the country to San Franci:to and from here dispatch it to St. Michaeis and Dawson. This plan had to be given up temporarily, bowever, because ths railroads could not transport the boat across the continent. Mr. Frankel goes to Dawson as the repre- sentative of Goldsmith Brothers of Chi- cago, refiners and assayers of precious metais. The gentlemen all came over the Great Northern Kailroad, buton arriving at Seattle came to the conclusion that San Francisco was the best place to buy their supplies, consequently they came here for that purpose. They leave Saturday on the National City to go via St. Michaels, TWO STEAMERS TO THE NORTH The Walla Walla Departs Crowded From Hold to Hurricane Deck. Over a Hundred Gold-Seekers Sail at Night on the Noyo. The Walla Walla sailed northward yes- terday for the Sound crowded with every passenger and ton of freight she couid carry. Her passengers numbered 365, and of these 120 were bound for the Klondyke. She will connect at Seattle with both the Queen ana Mexico for Juneau, Dyea and Skagaway. Her freight amounted to 2300 tons, most of which consisted either of merchandaise beiog rushed to retail merchants of north- western cities or of the outfits belonging to the Klondyke rushers aboard. Forty horses bound for the pass were on board and the hurricane deck was | viled irom end to end with cases of fruit and a Gezen boats for transportation to the lakes. A crowd of nearly a thousand cheered her Ceparture at 10:35 A, M. The steam schooner Noyo was delayed in her sailing until 8:30 o’clock last night. She wus filled with 120 passengers, with twenty-five horses and a large amount of supplies bound direct to Dyea and the Kiondyke. { | WILL NOT FISH. | The Salmon Canneries in the North Deserted by the Men. In connection with therush the salmon- packers are in a dilemma. Adyices re- ceived vesterday state thatnotonly sailors but all the white packers have quit the different stations ana are now on their way across the mountains to Klondyke. Almost all the men leit at Kodiak are Chinese. The white men threw up their jobs directly the news of the rich finds on the Yukon reacned them. Men who were making from $4 to §5 a day quit their wages behind them, packed up all their | beloncings and took the nearest way to the Klondyke. In consequence the ves- | sels now at the canneries are practically without sailors. The Chinese are there, and in most instances captains and offi- cers have stayed by their ships. In haul- ingon a rope the Chinese are ail right, | but when it comes to a question of bend- | ing or, unbendjng a sail they are more than useless, With the water front in San Francisco depopulated it looks as though the salmon fleet will remain in Alaskan waters for several months to come., SOUTHERN ARGONAUTS. Partles From Santa Barbara Which Are Starting for the El Dorado. SANTA BARBARA, CaL., Aug. 4.—The second party of gold-seekers to leave Santa Barbara left here to-night for San Francisco, where they will take the steamer Walla Walla to Port Townsend, transferring there to a vessel bound for Junesu. This party is composed of I. K. Fisher, Adolph Abraham, Frank New- man, J. C. Fox, A. D. Bernard and Lee Gardner. Fisher is an old mining pros- having been in all the great gold excitements of this country since ’'49. Adolph Abraham gives up a good business here, one that most any man would be willing to have, ana all the other mem- bers of the company are giving up lucra- tive positions to try their chances in the Klondyke. Each man of the party has provided himself with 1400 pounds of pro- visions and a number of slcds, the latter being made here and so arranged that they can be lengthened or shortened. can side of the gold fields before ventur- ing on British soil. Another party leaves from here Sunday, headed by a man who has put in eighteen years surveying tbrough the wilds of Northern Canada. He intends going by a new route. According to the route laid out by him there will be no Chilcoot Pass with its terrors, no dapgerous trips on the Yukon to encounter. From here the party go to Victoria, B. C., thence to Vancouver, where the party will buy supplies, taking the Canadian Pacific at this point to Lyt- ton, then to the mouth of the canal, After a fifty-mile travel they go into camp for the winter. -In the spring the party go onto the Stewart River, prospecting ali the way. If reports continue to be favor- able from the Kliondyke region until spring there will be a large number de- part from here at tnat period. et asege e RIVER MEN ENGAGED. Numbers of Them Golng From Canada—Inspector Strickland Sanguine. OTTAWA, OnTARIO, Aug. 4—Agents for aleading timber firm, with headquarters at Ottawa, have been engaging men to go to Klondyke as river men. Wages will be $40 a month—csrtainly not excessive in comparison with inducements of §10 to $15 a day offerea for miners on the apot. But the prospect for employmegat on lamber woods bere is unpromising at present. Consignments of lumber have been hurried forward for the past few months in anticipation of the Dingley duties until the United States market is well stocked for a year ahead. Besides the imposition of $2 the rate assures a cessation of shipments until the present supbly is absorbed, so the cut bids fair to be less than the minimum one for the next two seasons, Under these circumstances the offer ot employment at the Yukon district is looked upon as a bonanza, and agents are having t’eir pick of the best river men in the district. As miners these men may not count for a great deal, but iu'_tha all- important work of * feuillg there’” and of getting jn eariy supplies to Kiondy ke via the headwaters of the Yukon, their ex- perience will render them valuable. s ORI Will Senda an Expert. WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 4.—Secre- tary Gage has decided to send a mining expert to the Klondyke to estimate the amount of gold there. . LOCATION UF PERU'S DIGGINGS Maps and an Expert Re- port Received by Cap- tain de Miranda. ROUTE TO THE GOLD FIBLDS. Thirty Days of Diversified Travel Required to Reach Them. NEGOTIATING FOR THE ZEAZANDIA. The Enterprise of the Lanciag Is Said to Be Fathered by Ross & Co. of Quebec. Whether there will be one or more ex- peditions set ont from this City for the reported rich gold finds in Peru will de- pend on the number of people who mani- fest a desire to go to the land of the Incas in search of fortune, Numerous applications ard inquiries are being made daily to those who are known to be connectea with the enter- prises of dispatching vessels to the South American republic. It was learned yesterday that for the past few days nezotiations have been rending for the ehartering of the steamer Zealandia of the Oceanic Steamship Com- pany, but nothing definite has yet been | determined. Peter Bacigalup: states that he has secured an option on the vessel for Map Showing the Location of the | Newly Found Gold Diggings in Peru and the Route by Which They Are Reached. . ten days, beginning with the 2d inst. One of the principal conditions is that he shall guarantee not less than §30,000 worth of passengers. If he can do this he will be able 1o secure the services of the steamer for sixty days. The projector claims that he already has about sixty applications for first-class fares and sixteen for third class. Skould he succeed in filling the guarantee it is proposed to have the vessel leave about the 20th inst. Important .new facts were learned yes- terday Irom Captain de Miranda, the Peru- vian oil king, who is stopping at the Palace. He is in receipt of a report on the newly found digeings, made by a Spanish mining engineer, together with maps showing the location of the gold fields and the route by which they are most readily reached. According to the statement of Baciga- galupi, it will take about thirty days to reach the seat of the present gold excite- ment in Pero, leaving here on a steamer. What has hereiolore stood in the way of development in these districts is the lack of good roads. Travelinz is said to be most difficult and daagerous in the pres- ent condition of the country. Bacigalupi states that the Inca Mining Company is now engaved in the work of constructing roads that will cost in the aggregate abount $100,000. “I am not trying to induce any one to go to Peru,” said Bacigalupi yesterday, in speaking of his proposed enterprise. “I simpiy propose to furnish transportation for those who may make up their minds to go there. Personally I feel confident that the reports of rich finds of goid in that country are well founded, but each man who zoes will bave to_look out for himself. The first question I put to man when he makes application for passage is if he has $500 in cash. I tell him thatI will not take him unless he has, as I do not want to be held responeible for getting any one irto a position where he may have to suffer hardships for lack of ready motiey. % “From advices that I have received I learn that Iquique, Pisagua and other cities of Chile are being virtually depopu- lated, owing to the gold fever that has spread to that country from Peru and Bo- livia. Owing to this great exodus it is difficult to get people to carry on the or- dinary lines (1 business in many of the towns. “When I was in New York about a montb ago I met a Peruvian gentleman at the Jefferson Hotel who nad just come irom the new diggings. He showed me maps and plans of the mining proverties he was interested in, and also some nug- gets oi pure gold. He informed me that he and his friends had located about fifty mines, and that he had gone to New York to secure the necessary capital to operate the property to the fuilest possible extent at the earliest day. I do not now recall the gentleman’s name, but I know that he was Minister of Finance during the ad- ministration of Caceres. What he needed money for principally, he said, was the construction of roads.” ol 20 R LIGHT ON THE LANCING. Further Information as to the!: Backers and Plans of the Vessel. “Will the Lancing go to Peru?’ re- peated Captain Haifield yesterday, when the question was put to him on boara his ship at Long wharf, Oakland. “Well, in my ovinion she will, but at present very little is being said about the matter. Ross Arouse to Action A dormant liver or you will suffer all the tortuses ncident to a prolonged biiious aitsck. Constipa- tion, heaaache, dyspepsia, furred tongue, sour breath, pain tn the right side, will admonish you of negiect. Discipline the recalcitrant organ at once with Hostetter’'s Stomach Bitters, and ex- yect prompt relief. Malaria, rheamatism, kianey complaint, nervousness and debllity are (horough- 1y removed by the Bitters. { plere list of Alaska goods. & Co. of Quebec, Canada, are handling the whol: affair, and the day we leave, the fare to be charged and in fact every- thing in connection with the trip resis with them. “This I do know. As soon as our coal cargo has been discharged the Lancing will go on -Hunters Foint drydock and will receive a thorough overhauling. She will be scraped and painted throughout, and if necessary accommodation for at least 1000 people can be provided. Iam receiving letters daily from peopie who want to look over the ship, but have re- fused every one of them permission. What could they see with the 'tween decks crowded with over 3000 tons ofcoal? *In the old days the Lancing carried over 1500 passengers every trip, but she was never as deeply laden as she is now. “Now, in regard to this voyage to the Peruvian gold fields Ross & Co. have :0 | arranged it that when the prospectors | have reached the port of entry they will | have a home to return to within any rea- | souabie time. They will be carried to Poru for a fixed sum and the ship will lie | in port awaiting their return for at least | ninety days. That will give them a chance to test the iines, and if they do well, all right. 1f they fail we will bring them | bhome again. 7 “A week from now you will see (he’ i Lancing on the berth for Peru. Why, vesterday I was offered 23s 94 to carry | wheat from here to Europe, and laughed | at the offer. I have more requests for | passage from people who are. anxious to | seek for the gold of the Incasat present | in my pocket than wouid make those | figure look pale when placed in compari- son.” 3 —_—— IT IS IN PAUCIRTAMBO. Mr. De Miranda Describes ths Lo- cation of the New Go'd D.s- trict in Peru. Captain E. de Miranda, whose rooms at | the Palace Hotel have been filled for the vast week or more with anxious inquirers about Peru, has received irom the Peruviap | Consui-General at New York 1wo im- | portant maps, showing to some extent at least the gold fields. “The general map shows the railways, | and the other one shows the rivers along | which the gold is found,” said Mr. de Miranda. *“Tne latter shows an area of about 200 square miles. Putting itanother way, the district as shown is about two and a half degrees in extent. These mines are in the province of Paucirtambo, | a large portion of which isin the Andes Mountains. All the affluents of the large Madre de Dios River are in this district, besides those of the important river Urubamba. In shortit may be said that the gold region is along the watersheds of that part of the Andes. “Tue towns of Cuzco and Churu are both in the district, Ci1zz0 being in one corner of it and Chura being about thirty leagues away. The altitude of Churu is about 10,000 feet. At this height in that vart of Peru there is no snow at any time of the year, or at least none that cuts any figure. In this respect the country is vasily different from the Rocky or Sierra Nevada mountains, which at the same altitude wouia have enormous- falls of snow. Itiscool, however, for most of the year. “Both placer and quartz mines are jound there. Mr. Hardi-on’s m:ne is the Santo Domingo, near Churu. The tem- perature in the district is a mean of 15 or 16 degrees centizrade. The snow is at irom 12,000 to 14,000 feet. There is no snow at Arequipa. It is cold, however; that is to say at least that it is not warm There 1san abundance of water and plenty of fine timber, inciuding mahogany ana many other kinds of hard as well as soft woods. It is very healthy in that country,” con- tinued Mr, de Miranda. *‘Th: airispure, and altogether it is a very comiortable and nleasant place in which to live. The dis ance from here to Molicn lo, the port which one enters toreach the mines, is 4563 miles. A standard-gauge railroad Tuns from Mollendo to the gold fields. It exu n Is first to Funo, ana from this place there 1s a_branch to Sicuani, in Cuzco- The total length of this line, which i3 called the Southern, is 418 miies. Several steamers connect with the road and carry peopie across Lake Titicaca 1o the city of Cnililaya. This place is connecied by an other road with La Paz, the commercial capital of Bolivia.” LIFE! YES. YOU ARE STILL ALIVE, BUT you are not fully alive. A big part of you i8 half dead, and as sure as two and two make four, so certainly will the rest of you be half dead if you are not careful. ‘Why will you continue to lie to yourseli? Is it not true that you have trembling hands? Is it not tru: that you fearall sorts of things? Is it not irue that you are despondent and disinclined to work? Is it not true that you see specks ip front of you at all times—especially in the. morning? You know that some of these questions must be answered ‘Yes,' but you are trying to make your poor brain Stop it! | think that black is white. LIFE! Ay! life itself is yours if you will but bave it. Full life—perfect enjoyment, glorious manhood, splendid spirits, good, sound, reireshing sieep and the sense that you are in all respects a whole man it vours if you will cease trying to persuade yourself that you are not *‘bad” yet. Con- tinue with your present folly and the re- sult will be—well, it is too horrible to print. 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Have added largely to our force, Lce.l business and city business will be handled as usual. h a partial list. fe:d or cul for our crm- ve a handful of nuggets by placing orders and are now able so :e ve all who applr. Specizl force for this work. T R AT T2 The Cele- brated Bal Process. Cooked Daily EVAPIRATED POTATOES, EVAPOXATED ONIONS, EVAPORATED CABBAGE. ) i todmice CALL AND SAMPLE THEM. DESSICA ! D SOUPS, 1-Ib tins. EVAPORATED CORN, 1-Ib packages. ALASKA HEALTH BREAD. WE ALSO HAVE— 0il Bags for Packing, Canvas Bags for Pack- ing, Fur Blankets, Caps, Clothing, Extra Heavy Arctic Wool Clothing, Patent Biankets, Klondyke Comforts, Yukon Stoves Complete $3.75. Snowshoes made by Indians. Prices sre right, goods are right. Faci passed. Do not go unprovied. lities for packing and shipping are unsur- ~ We aim to give every one a welcome and to make their stay, whether for a moment or a month, pleasant as possible. We are always “willing’" to sell, but make ne. effort to force goods on our patrons at Lo not fecl that you must’ ba THE BI§ STORE AT THE FERRY—25-27 NARKET STREET. To Klondyke and Dawson City, AL, STEAM ROUTIE By new, fast and elegant steamship “HUMBOLDT, tons, to St. Michaels, and by steam barge Yukon River to Dawson. Leave San Francisco Touch Seattle Arrive St. Michaels about Arrive at Dawson about Navigation Closes about 1000 7 up - - - August 9. - - = August 18. - = - August 20. - - September: 10. -- October FARE $300, INCLUDING 150 POUNDS BAGGAGE Extra supplies, not excaedihg 1000 p carried at 10 cents per pound. Captain Peterson, a licensed Yukon River pilo’, hs steamer up the river, conducted by Seattle & Yuson Uommercii manager, W. D. Wood, accompanies sam For tickets or information OFFICE OF HUMBOLDT STEAMSHIP ounds per passenger,. - o pllotithe 0.y Whose s been sig 1 eto Dawson City. <3 apply at . e COMPARY. 317 CAL'FORNIA RKLONDYKE: YUKON The cheapest and most practical way of reach- ing the KLONDYKE is by river, using a “UNION” KEROSKENE OIL ENGINE Tois engine wiil ran A 25-foot boa’ 1900 miivs in 260 hours. u ing unier 150 galions of kerosene. Boat will carr. five men and on» tor. Kerosene can be obisined a'most everywh-re—price 11 Ci!étswper gallon here Cos. for irip 1900 miies, $16 50. Patentees and Manufacturers, UNION GAS ENGINE COMPANY oward >t., San kFranci,co. KLONDYKE BOATS! LEDS AND BURROS, READY FOR SHIR pine. Boats 22 feet Ioug wili carry 2 tons of GOLD and 4 men: the lightest ana strongest that can be made; fastened with scréws. G. W. ENEASS, 718 Third St. Ready to put fogéther-in three ha foot T BB een “bemm, 2 feer Oeep: il cary two ons; w. g 20 pounds: no piece OVer: feet #ug. Large ones built L0 Ozder. . ALASKA SLEDS FUR SALE. SAN FRANCISCO LAUNCH.- €O, North Point and Sto-kton & GOLD FIELDS OF PERU.. - TRECT TO MOLLENDO-—If a sufficlent nam- D it ‘ot passangars can bo:obtalned themmn steamer Zea.and:a Wil b= dispatehed on br absug Augose10. Fare. $115 first class: $85 steerage. For particulars appiy 604 Comisercial streat. NOTARY PUBLIC. A. J. HENRY, NOTARY PUBLIC, - sireei. Telephone ~Churcn” 1. 0 ©o0 ¥ Mencls