On To The Klondike

01 :ill Hu' plans of the difieren! compontes tor organizatioa and work iu tüe Alasfcan gold ftelds tor the next year, the pians of the Ohelsea I'mspeetlng, Deteloplng and Mining ■ pany of Chelsea seem to be the most practicable oí any so Car called to o-ur notlce. W.hcn ii became kmnvii thai beyond a doubt ih.ii gold in large qiiautities exlsted in Alaska, a Cew of' the pnefn-.il men of the eoterprlslng village ii i ■]'■ i-r.-i came together to perfeci som e plan by wliicli the locality oí' tlie Inda eould Ik; reaelied without tovolvtng too nmch risk and expense, and by whieh they migál lócate themselveg wiih supplies and improved appliances at thetr command to share iu tl:is, whieh pramises to be Lhe gri nest harvest of gold known in the wtrld's history. A company was organized and incorporated under the laws of Lhe staii wiih a capital stock of Y25,000.00. Mr P. O. Pettengill was elected president and general manager, Mr. C. Iï. Carpenter secretary and Mr. Mark A. Lowry treasurer. Mr. Lowry was a visb r al Aon Aibor this vek and in conversation wtili somo of our lusftiess mea sai 1: "Tliis company is made up of practical business men, engiijeers, mechani.'s and men of experlence in prosBecting and minin-. Tlic conipany is dislimiiy co-operaiive; We have no long list of vice-presldemts or board of directora on fancy salaries; every meniber or the company is a director and all proúts will be equally divided. ''Our plan is to build a strong, safe, ron rivèr steamer whici will be gülpped in sivtions to St. MIchaels at the niouth of the Yukou river, at wliich poiat it will be put fcogether, lo;)drd wii ii our stores and tóols, etc. Tiie triple expansión engine wliich we will use will send us up the riyer i, a rate of from ten to twelve miles an hour. Tliis boat, which will also be orar hom,-, will lic sicu heated aud lighted by eleetricity and ui.i and fire proof. An extra portaible engine will i)c carrled for my work wc n'.iy have for it. The fuel used will be wood and oor appaiances for sawIng it will be bperated by electricityj conveyed by a long flexible lnsulatèd wire. The boat will also be provided with a rotary sucti.m twbe for hms'Peethig the sand bars on the rlver tottom, the material ralsed will be sluiced in a box extending entlrely around the boat. "We shall send out prospeeting parties on all the Yukons trfbutaries, they woi-king trom the boat. it being their base of supplies. In case of a strike the boat will be placed as nenias possible and allowed to freeze iu. our extra eagiae, applianees for thawIng and steam washlng and Ugbtiag iu place, our fuel gathered, we wil] ready for winter witli a at&iin teated, eleetarlc-lighted hotel ro live in and all the modem applianees (;r handling placer deposita. "We have esiimated the co.st of the ex :m-,i! i,m .,, abou( .r,,000, and anv one who Joins vriU bave to posess a bealthy, strong coneUtutlou, a thousond dollars and a good character. We expect to leave early in ilarch and be loeated on the Yukon before vinter sets in. NeaMy all the sharos have been taken but we are still Iwking for a few good men who oan qualify. -(, carry a physidaa and a luU line of medicines and everytliin? that is needEKÏ will be in plenty. This is a flat-footed business proposición and every director and stockholder will be rijfht there to know what his mvestment is making him every day "