Alaska and the Klondike gold fields : containing a full account of the discovery of gold; enormous deposits of the precious metal; routes traversed by miners; ... . ken aboard,from a bakery to gambling tables. Nearly every person aboardhas a list of from six to three dozen persons who had beenpromised letters. Fathers parted from families and young men from their sweethearts atthe docks. Not a few ofthe men have pledgedtheir families and friendsthat they will not returnfrom the Eldorado of theNorth, until they haveamassed a fortune, if ittakes ten years to accom-plish it. Aboard this vessel,Ta
Alaska and the Klondike gold fields : containing a full account of the discovery of gold; enormous deposits of the precious metal; routes traversed by miners; ... . ken aboard,from a bakery to gambling tables. Nearly every person aboardhas a list of from six to three dozen persons who had beenpromised letters. Fathers parted from families and young men from their sweethearts atthe docks. Not a few ofthe men have pledgedtheir families and friendsthat they will not returnfrom the Eldorado of theNorth, until they haveamassed a fortune, if ittakes ten years to accom-plish it. Aboard this vessel,Tacoma sent forward itsfirst installment of physi-cians and surgeons to theKlondike. The doctorswill dig for nuggets, ifthey cannot get is another sceneon steamer day, de-scribed by an eye-witness: The Alki started forAlaska this afternoon with125 passengers, 800 sheepOFF FOR THE MINES. and 50 horses. Crazed with the gold fever and the hope of reaching Klondike quickly,the passengers bade good-bye to thousands on shore, who werecrazed because they could not go. Food, comfort, sleep wereignored in the fierce desire to get to the gold fields. Those. 50 SPREAD OF THE KLONDIKE FEVER who could not go to Alaska stayed on the dock :ill day, shakinghands with those who were going, and gazing with eyes of chagrinand envy on the lucky ones as the steamer started for the was grim pathos in the scene on the dock while thegoldhunters were waiting for permission to go on board. Somewere taking passage who would surely never leave Alaska had heard stories of the returned miners, that health wasan absolute requisite in the terrible climate of the Klondikedistrict. They smiled and knew better. The Ruling Passion. One man said he was suffering from lung trouble, but thathe might as well die making a fortune as to remain on the shoresof Puget Sound and die in poverty. Not an inch of room was left on the Alki. It was tested toits utmost capacity. Excited men, dru
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