ir"'- r TITE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-TUESDAY MORNING-, DECEMBER 21, 185)7. 5 ON THE WAY TO THE KLONDIKE REGION Editor l.nplnekl Tells of Ills First Northern Experiences. NORTHERN MOST RAILWAY POINT I'rom Kiliiiouton la Alborln, ruiituln, Two short, Clicap mill limy Iloiitoi Aro Open to tho Altislinn 111 Doru-Uo-TIicio Hollies Described In Detail Mlih INtlniiitos ol tho Cost of Traveling t)vor I'licni. Special to tho Pcinnton Trlhune. Smith nilmonton, Albertn, Oui.tdn, Dec. . A cold hunter will nnuiuer nlmosit Inpurmountalilo illllletiltlri in Ills efforts to I'eurch the hidden tie.is tires of tho earth, but lie, u titlior mortals, seeks the siituxt, rliriipo't and most llt ect course to the iro.il of his ambition. Klondike Is now the object ive point of fortune heekeis, an 1 1M tuonton, tho mom noitheily uilhvuy point on the contltwnt, has bv nature nnd art become the mml nnlmi iliml, ottt-flttlnp nnd storting point for northern pilgrims. From this p"lnt the landsman nnd the waterman nuv have their choice. Then- uie two distinctly ("liferent routed to the Yukon, which may he entered upon fiom IMuionton, nnd which we Fhall proceed to describe. They nre tho JtncKenzle luii'i and the direct pack route via Poo?, I.iaul and Polly rivets. SHORTEN, AND CHEAPEH. Comparing thts-o muui with lliopo by thi' cr il we find that Ihev ate much thortcr, easier and cheiptr. The all water route 1'iom Seattle, Vletotla (the base ot siippllex) to Dawson City via. St Mlclmels. Is 1.IT.0 miles lout?- steam-i-hip conipanlfy imis't he paid heavy faies, and only a eiy limited amount of baffpajji can be cm lied. Hy the Ma'Iscnzle fiom Edmonton (the base of supplied to Paw Mm City, the Inland wntir route is 2,725 miles, all "C which can be navlcated with small boats car j Irij? supplies for two 5 ears. Of that dlxtance all but about 400 miles li bmnoth, down siren in sailing and most of the balance good tracking. From Vlitorla la Pyea or Skap-ua Is 950 miles with trioat mountains to erois and flen, rapids to shoot. Fiom Ed monton, by the direct oilrrnil ionic, to !awson Pity, is not over 1.100 miles, tbroueh a country comparatively free from obstacles and wh-re pnek animals nn for tho most pnrt support them frehos If given proper caie. EDMONTON. There nre two "IMmnntoni" on the bark of the Saskatchewan In Noithein Albert'i locally known as "the nertli town" and "the smith town." Tn south town Is located tho termh'Us of the Calarv and Edmonton line, th" imMt ii',tlnil railwas poljit on tlie conti ncn'. Here ato found most of the manufacturing Interests of ibis jjreat nnl rich anrlcultui.nl and mining d!s tiict, among hlch might be mention ed Hour mill, o.itmeil mill, s iv mill. Iron foundry, bont wo'ki, parking houses, saddlery, t innery nnd other In dustilcs nccc-sniy 10 the outlining trade. It 1 as a population of 1,000 nnd 1 the hotso, cattle and griln market of the sut rounding ngrlcultut.nl nnd rnnehlnc- dlstrlei. This town has ling hem the headquail.",s j ir Saskatchew an fold diggers and hence K.s nn r-, chants are thoioughly familiar with the necessities of inlnen nnd under fctand how to put up supplUs to the best advantage Not th Edmonton, an Incorpoiated town, situated on the north side of the Satkatchwan liver, has a popula tion of 1 M0. and Is the outfitting point for the fur tiadeis of the noith, and Is the laigest fur maiket in America. It Is lighted by electric light, and has a teleiihoiif system, n branch ol the Impul.il bank, of Canada, and the Hank .I1un.11 s Caitler, Dominion Land and lleglstij olllces, customs house and excise olllces, numerous llnanr lal and Insurance companies, steam gi 1st and saw mills, two poik-packlng es tablishments, butter fnctoiy, cold stoi ages, waiehoube, two bilck yards Ile coal mines Inside the coipointlon dual from $150 to $2.50 per ton delieid), three large hotels, two breweries, sev eral restauiants, two wholesale gioc er houses, SlcPougall & Reoids' wholesale outfitting w alehouse, lhe geneial stores and hardware stous, thiee dry goods and clothing stous, two drug stores, two bakeries, stual grocery and provision stoics, the schools, Haptlst, Methodist, Piesbyttr lan, Episcopal nnd Itoninn Catholic churches, a laige, three-stoiy hospital, the Edmonton Ilulletln, published si inl weekly, and the Albeita Plalndealet, a weekly paper. As a outfitting point, Edmonton Is the best nnd cheapest to outfit In for many leasons The mer chants know exactly the goods icqulied and quantities needed. Edmonton can outfit all who come along, the mer chant can forward all supplies pur chased from him to the landing, or pos sibly further, If lequlied. ROUTE OPENED PP. The Canadian government has un dertaken to open up this route as a pack and wagon road at once. A pat I: trail for a great part of the way al ready exists. A paity are now nt wotk cutting out a wagon road fiom Edmon ton to Pence liver, which poitluu of the road will be completed and ready for Unfile about Fob. 1 or earlier. The government has a party oxploilng the route from Peace river on, nnd It Is their intention to open up at once the r at of tho way to the Klondike as a pack and wagon road, thus making the Edmonton overland jouh the shortest, cheapest and best way to reach the richest gold fields ever ills coered. This is sure to be the popular route next season, for It has many adant- Itching, ecaly, Meed log palms, hapclem nalli, mil painful tinker euili, plmplrt, bluckbiudj, oily, nmtliy akin, dry, tliio, ami tMug hulr, Itch. log, tcaly acalpa, all yield quickly to warm hatha with CuTltuiu Boip, and gentle auolutinga with Concilia (ointment;, the great akin cure. Qtlcun Ji 10I1I IhmuphooHlu woili. FoTTia Daro AUD Cnm . Corp.. hoi. Wort . Uo.lan. f "How to I'roduc. Bofl.Whltt Hindi," frc. ITCHING HUMORS JniUnttr r.ll.T.d by bVIIOCIAlUUIUUI, ROUGH HANDS ages which should recommend It to tho piospectlve miner. When you reach Edmonton you sttlko a gold beating river, the Saskatchewan, . on whlvh placer mining has be-in can led on con tinuously for over thlity years, nnd Is still being wotked by several hun dred white men, who make S1.5U to $2,50 per day, sometimes $3 to $5. About 100 miles further on a gold bearing country Is Htuick, tiih In pos Llbllltles, nnd lutweeii thete and the Yukon, no doubt, tho millions of tin dlscoveted gold, waiting for the lucky prospector to come nlonir and uneiiitli It. four hundred mile s ft 0111 Edmonton, on the Peace, Mud and Smoky ilei, is a trait of coitntiy on which placer mining has been can led on for tho last three yeats, and which Is still be ing woikod by seveial of Edmonton's lending citizens, who make liom $25 to $50 per day. STARTING TIME. From heie the best time tn start Is about the litst of March for the oveiland loute. Ono can then get through to the Nelson munch of the Limit liver about the tlmo these riv ets open. Ono can loao here with horses and sleighs, cat lying his own supplies and feed for his horses which can be te plenlshed along the way as far as Peace tlver. Each horse will hnul about 750 1 ounds. Fiom the- Nels m blanch of the I.lniil iler thme Is a choice of lotitcs. To cither continue oveiland, piospectlng o'n the way or llont down the Mackenzie to the Peel nnd actoss a half mile poitage to the Porcupine then down to the Yukon. In this way the inplds unil dlflle lilt places on tho Athabasca are avoided. Travel In any dltectlon In this coun tty Is perfectly safe. No fear of In dians; plenty of gamo and llsh. OVEULANO ROUTE. Edmonton to Pembina rler. 00 mllef', plenty of feed and water and wood for fuel, open pialile, good wagon load. Pembina liver to Foit Ablnl bolne on Athabasca iior,S0 m ' s. iood wagon load open, bush and prattle, good feed anil water. Poit Asslnl bolne to Eess-er Slae laki, south west shote, 120 miles. Fienn the liver to Klrchhllls, 75 miles, open bush, jack pin j and poplar, with small meadows, good feed and plenty of water; the other 15 miles Is poplar and spiuce thiough which a wagem mad Is being cut. (iood feed and watet fiom there to the settlement on the end of Letter Slino lake, SO miles, good open coun try, low land, not swampy, gojd feed, plenty of fuel, small fanning settle ments nnd tiudliig posts. Small settlements- are met with at Intonals along the way for about 100 miles, wheie hoies, cattle, hay or assNtance may bo obtained. Slave lake to Peace liter, ciossing SO miles, small fanning and trading settlements, gilst mill and Roman Catholic and English missions, good wagon load, plenty of feed and wa ter. Peace liver cio&slng to the folks of the ti ail miming fiom Duincgan to St. John. Punvesnn to the Peace liver ciosslng IS miles, open piultle country, plenty of wood and water and good fee el. Time lrom Edmonton to Dunvegan by this loute, 21 days, made by Camp bell and Trenton In fall of '!i7. Sam Cunningham made the tiip from Lake St. Ann, 50 miles west of Edmonton, to Dunvegan by nn alternate route by wav of Stuigeon lake In 22 days with londed pack hoises last fall. Finks of trail to Pine iler ciosslng, Vi miles, open bush, spruce and pop lar, some pine near the liver, pack tiail f 1 0111 the links. Can easily be mado by wagon load. Feed and wat er all tho way. Pine iier crossing to folks of Nel son liver, 20 miles, open country, llist dass pack trail all the way, plenty of fiH'd and water. Nelson liver to Llaid river, at foot of canon, 125 miles, large river navigable for steam, is duilng high water Ealrd liver cross ing at foot of canon to head of Devil's portage, 35 miles. River dlfllculty on this stietih, but land Jouincy all light. Head of Dexll's portage to frut of Urule portage, lllty miles; good rher navigation nn this stretch patting the Rocky Mountains, which do not cioss the ilvcr to the 1101 th side; country thrli'ered, but not nigged, and feed good, Dense liver, sevonty-fho miles; muti ny smoothly 1 oiling, tlmbeied. good feed. Mouth of Dense to Fiances lake, 100 miles; countiy taodciately undulating, lightly tlmbeied, feed gond Frances lake to Polly iler fifty miles; country grassy, lightly timb ered, not rugged, plenty of water. Pelly liver to Davson City, 450 miles down stream; river navigable, and country on either bank not ragged, lightly timbered with plentv of grass In winter ttaveleis use snow for wat er, and horses do not lequlre any wat er, as they eat snow. Of coin so water can be got where creeks and ileis aie ciossed, by cutting thiough the Ice WATER ROUTE. Th' best time to leave here going this way Is about tho 15th of Apill. Good wagon load fiom heie to the Athabasca landing. You stait down the iher af ter the Ico moves out. The iier opens from the 15th of Am II to the 1st of May. When the wnt'r Is high theie Is very little dlfllculty In going down. In the eatly spiing and summer this is an easy mute, nnd laige iiu.intltl.'S of supplies can be cheaply taken In to the Yukon Theie nie likely tn be ne ural steameiH on tho Athabasca and McKonzlp rleis next season to accom modate this trade. Edmonton to the Athnbana landing, ninety miles; good wagon load, freight cost fiom 75 cents to $1 pel 100 pounds. Iioats can bo pui chased from $15 up, eniilng fiom two and a half tons up. Iandlng to Giand tapidt, slty-seen miles down stieam, nnd clear sailing. A guide to 1 un the laplds In usually taken on nt the Landing, nnd tho charge Is about $50 to McMunny, at the foid of the Rnplds. Grand Rnplds to McMutrny, eighty-seven miles, clear sailing. McMurrny to Smith's landing. 2S9 miles, clear sailing. Smith's pott age, blxteen miles of bad i.nplds. Five portages of bonts and cargoes have to bo made. Guides and help easily oh tallied, or boat nnd cat go can bo freighted over the sixteen-mile wagon road at 50 1 e nts per 100 pounds. Smith's binding to Peel Hver, 1,287 miles; nnvl gable for laige- steamers nj,! the way. Good, flat boat navigation fiom Smith to Resolution on the shines of Great Slave lake, 101 miles. Resolution to Providence, ulong the wouth shorn of Grent Hear lake. 1CS miles Dlfllcult for Hat boats, except with fair breeze, Ptovldence, down tho McKenzIe to Foii Simpson, Ifil miles, good sailing, Simpson to Vfrlgley, ISC miles; good sailing Wrlgley to Not mini. 1SI miles; good sailing. Noiman to Good Hope, 171 miles, good sailing. Good Hope to Peel Hver. 252 miles; good sailing, l'p Peel river to McPhetson, 18 miles; slow current, good, l'p Poplar ilver, slow cuncnt; 15 miles. Up Poplar river, swift curient; 24 mlte.s. l'p western irlbutoiy of Poplar river, 5 miles of chain of Ink's. Across portage, 400 ards to stream Mowing west waul lnt Hell iier. Down stream to Pell river, 5 miles. Down Hell liver to Porcupine, 50 miles; gooel water, no dlfllculty. Down Porcupine to Yukon. 250 miles; good navigation, Pp Yukon, 300 miles to Paw son City, good wteani boat or boat navigation Tho Athabasca, Pence, Nelson and I.lard livers open fiom April 15th to May 1st: McKenzIe iher, about Mny iBth Athabasca river cuts chnnnel through Atchabasca lake about Pith of Maj. The rapids do not fiecze over. Snow fnlls hero from 8 to IS Inch's, fcoldom deeper; no snow drifts, about tho same In tho north. Weather clear and cold; temperature from zero to 45 below; no danger of either of tho Edmonton routes getting blocked up with tiavel. No hardship to spoilt of on the wny. Spottsmen tiavel thiough tho northern country nt all seasons of the year for plensurc. Spilug opens about April 15. J. A. Laplnakl, SlTDH'.s IN s.VI.ADS. As n Nat Ion Wo Eat Too Pew (!recn Snliils, Says .Mrs. (iillettu. I'rom the Sun "As a 1 (Ion we eat too few gioen salads." raid Mrs. Gllletlo In opening the font th lecture In the waitresses' coin se nt Piatt Institute recently. ' They 111 e much better for the family tnble than patiles and heay swefcts, and. If n choice must be made, leave uit the dessi-il com si- and substitute the gteen salad with Ftench dressing. Pine olle oil is a valuable null Intent to nnacmlc and netvous women, and tluy can get 11 In the salad cours In th easiest win. Cultivate In tho chll .lieii, too, n taste for the oil and the wholesome gtecn." Neaily nil meats, fish, vegetables, fruits and nuts, It was told, mav be combined In salad fonn. Ftuits should be 1 lenn, flesh nnd cold; gtcens crlup nnd ili. Tlie mysieiU-s of Flench, boiled, lii'Uonnntso and cicani dtcss Ings and mutlnntlng weie divulged be foie the cla-s examined In detail llftoeti 01 te.enty salad studies in color which had boon pieparcd as object lerson. For 1 pond lily salad, smooth, tound let tuce leaves are selected, the stnlks of some ot the coarser leaves of the head, tilmmed close, serving as stems, a elr etilnr slice of hard-boiled egg volU makes tlie henit of the llowcr, whose pet tls arc. simulated by the white. This is cut Into 1 'iigthwlsr quarters tapel- lnc at one end, which ate coloitd a il'MiTate pink shading into white by let ting the egg stand while hot for awhile in wann beet juice and water. Ar ranged on a eltcular Hat dish of glass to .simulate wnter, the salad Is a leally letratk.ihle imitation of Its name. Another pretty simple salad was mnde of cubes ot beets and rice, with mayonnaise on top, the whole resting on a bed of lettui e heatts and spiink b'll along the sides with shiulngs of -wiit gieen pippeis. A blid's nest ..is of ,1 hollow eel out potted chei'se, In which lested little yellow eggs. These weie made of the jolk boiled haul, Moistened with incur, anil moulded Willi flat wooden lnivcs Into the tiny oblong balls. Another fonn of the nest salad Is a small 1 luster uf lettui e hi arts like a t nil blown iose In which nest eggs made of moulded cream cheese, tinted gieen ith llnely shaved pepper-, or jit.iohe Potatoes with olives and shaved pep pis, w.ttoici esses with radishes, to matoes wltli cucumbers or with sweet I lead aim peas, oysters with celerv, lettuce and cucumbers, tongue with as pic and eueumbeis weie some of the other combinations shown, Nho Know It. Mis. Dlx My wny has always been to goetn m chlldion by love. Mis llleks 1 know thut. Mis Dlx-IInw'.' Mi- Hie u -p.) th, way they net. lirtiokh 11 l.ile. To Any Reliable Man. Marvelous nrpllnrcoiindone month's remedies of rnTG powerful ie bent on iri il.nHiout any aditince payment, tiy thy tnrcmost company in tho world In tho treat incur ot n n weiL, broken, dli ciuirnjimJ Iron. cHccts of ex eL, worry, over work, Ac. Jlappv luiirrl cf enured. complete res toration or deveiopniiiit of nil robust conditionn. 'lho tlmo ot this nhVr is limited. No ', O. D. Achemai no deception; no cxii.Mir, Address Acheniai no deception! ncxi ERIE MIGAL CO. U4 niftUftKA aiM UUI-fALU, N.Y. THS 0 BOOKS I AfID 2, COM'LTHB'L'B SCRANTON. PA. illNING AND BLASTING MADE AT MOOSIC AND BOfUb dalb woman. IAPLIN & RAND POWDER CO8 ORANGE QUN POWDER Hcctrio llnttories, Kloottlo nziiliilori, fjr J jiluelbig bliti. hafoty Pube, aui Repauno Chemical Co. 's EXp"ibivBs WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF Taney Kockawuys, I'mt Itlvcrs, iMaiirlcc Kivor Coves, .Mill l'uiuts, &c, iVc. Leave j'our order for llltte l'olnt-. to lie tlellvere.l on the half shell in carrier.-). ft 11. ml mini, mi MADE ME A MAN AJAX TABLETS POSITIVELY CDItli ory, Impotence, HlepIosneni, etc, camej by Abuts or other Eiceume bihJ IndU c rations. They uulchlu and surely rcetora Lot Vitality la olJoryountf.ind fltamaaforvtudy, bu iu"m or man-lose, 1'revent Insanity an Cnnsnmrtinn if tuknn iu time, lUfclrma khowi la mod lata improro meat and effect n fUlCR whero all other fail In Ut upon bavins tha ifonulne Ajaz latitats They havecuroa thouiandicnil willoureyou, waRlTAapos ltlve written eunrcnte9 to IT ect a euro r1 PTC In eacueusaor refuixl tb money, 1'rlcttUv U I wiper paeksKej or aU tkaet (full treatment) for (SCO. Uf mail, in main wraijior, mon recnirt of prlro. Circular " AJAX REMEDY CO., fe.ti.t'" l''ornulo In Hcraiitonem.l'ii. by iluttliawn llroi. uud 11, C. baudcrs, Uru.'UU. MEDICAL IK TBBIMJ gmm QH TRIAL Wml POWDER'? JONAS LQNG'S SONS. The Onward March of Progress Continues here with steady stream. There are no new trade adjectives to use in exploiting this business. Tlie honest ad vertiser is always discounted by the humbug. To tell the whole truth with regard to our goods and prices, puts our lan guage in the usual category. We must trust the public of Scranton and vicinage to place the true value on the words we use. We have no time or inclination to talk shams or prejudices. Crowds are coming this way daily. Thus the store be comes its own best adveitisement. PRICES ARE VITAL. At that point we must have your confidence. Reckless competition would impress you with bad notions if they could. But they do not. We spend money freely on everything that will better your shopping interests, whether people to work for you, decorations to please you, fixtures for goods or appliances for comfort. All these things create sales. Buying; Largest, We Buy Cheapest. We can afford to make prices least and WE DO. We never offer baits. Nor do we make losses on some goods to create extortion on others. When we offer "Bargains," we supply them. It would be easy to offer them without. Such methods are common. There's only one extravagance we never indulge in HIGH PRICES. Always remember that. A Furniture Bargain. This cut fairly illustrates a handsome Rocker which we will offer until Friday at a bargain. Your choice in either oak or mahogany finish, with wood or cobbler seat. Carved panel in back, spindle arms and fancy base. All hand rubbed and highly pol ished. Cannot be duplicated in this city for $4.0. Here this week only at $2.89. Give your friend one for Christmas. When they occu py it, they'll think of you. Ever think of that ? CHURCHES and SOCIETIES Supplied with Fine Candies at the iowest possible pi ices. -o o BATH JONAS Scranton I AND HOUSE COATS o CUT RRIGES TO COST. WE ARE OVERLOADED WITH THE ABOVE. AND THE SHORTEST AND STRAIGHTEST ROAD TO GET RID OE THEM IS BY THE "OUT RRIOE RATH." THERE'S NO LONG STORY ABOUT IT. THEY ARE ALL MARKED IN PLAIN FIGURES, WE'VE NO TIME TO MARK THEM DOWN INDIVIDUALLY, SO WE WILL OHARGE YOU AS FOLLOWS FOR BATH ROBES : 1.98 FOR BATH ROBES MARKED S3.00. O o 2.23 " 2.49 " 2.73 " 3.48 " 3.73 ''' " . " 3.98 " " " HOUSEOOATS ARE ONE-FIFTH PRICE MARKED IN PLAIN FIGURES. SAMTER BROS., JONAS LONG'S SONS. Umbrellas. We're going to introduce our Umbrella Department to you today, by one of the "keep-the-rain-off " kind that you'll appreciate every time you're out in a shower. And you won't be ashamed to carry it any other time. Tnffeta Silk, with natural wood liamlle' Patent cl isp to I10U the ribs, lare" sterling silver name plate on handle. Worth at the least St. 50. Here at $1.25. And we'll put your initial on name plate free. Glassware SiSverMounted Cracker Jars and Clare Jugs one of the best imita tions of cut glass we have ever seen unusually deep and lus trous. Both are large size, and have triple-silver .plate tops. You'd pay a dollar for them did we ask it but we don't. Here at 89 cents. Uutter Dishes same st le of cut tingwith triple-pbtcJ covers, at 49 cents, worth j$c. On the same counter uhere these Koods are displaed near elevators, are countless little articles for Holi day Gifts of an attractive nature.and at attracth e prices. Toys. The great sale of Toys, advertised for yesterday, at prices never before possible, will be continued during today and evening. LONG'S SONS, 's Great Department Store. ROBES JONAS LONG'S SONS. Millinery. Where's the girl who wouldn't rather have a new Hat for Christmas than any thing else? Happy thought struck our hat buyer, and here's a bargain that will please you, or your daughter, or some one else's daughter: 1,000 First Quality Fur Felt Hats. Bran new goods, direct from the factory of a large manufacturer. All the very newest shapes; including short back sailors, chil dren's flats; etc. These Hats come in all colors and black, and are worth by all thats fair from i.oo to $2.00. Here for one day only at 45c. ;oo Bunches of Velvet and Silk Hoses, some with 3 buds and 1 roses; others with 6 roses. Worth 65c. bunch. For one day at 19c. Also a lot of WniKs entirelv new, and all colors, worth from 50c. to Si. 50, at 15c. Second floor. 3.50. 4.00. 4.50. S.OO. 6.00 6.50. OFF CLOTHIERS. HATTERS, FURNISHERS JONAS LONG'S SONS. Handkerchiefs. Continuation of last week's great selling, with prices at less than others can buy the goods. Women's Pure Linen, 50 different designs in embroidered and scalloped edges; also plain hemstitched. At any store they would be cheap If marked a quarter. Here at Ten Cents. Men's Silk Handkerchiefs extra lieay quality, with handsome silk initials; worth 39c,, at Twenty-One Cents. Special This evening from 7.30 to 9.30: Women's Pure Linen Handker chiefs uulaundered, w ith hemstitch ed borders and handsome embroid ered Initials, at Five Cents Each. s- - Have a Cup of TETLEY'S TEA In the Basement. You'll Like It. 0- THE t uSffi $..