Show TO ALASKA A sa six milt trip pro fro pond posea S F Chr chronicle onide A private exploring expedition will leave this port for alaska in two weeks among those interested antho in the project are captain I 1 walter H ferguson captain john ROBS rose captain L W johnston Joh niton H at john shean and others A company with a it capital lock ef waa was formed a few weeks since A few days ago the partie parties interested purchased th the 8 steamer ferndale s a twin screw st steamer estmer with a speed of nine knot an hour bour she bad has accommodations for twenty four cabin pas passengers lind ud will carry as a crew exper expert r alced flobert and a number of miu min ing experts the expedition is a private af fair organized to explore unknown portions of alaska and the islands adjacent to prospect tor mines and minerals to trade with the natives to hunt fish to examine salmon creek and take possession of cannery ner y aites the com company y proposes r 0 p osea a alao so to locate and per perfect t tt titles 1 to coal beds and gold win mined th the e party intends to salt down 2000 barrels of salmon during the fishing season thereby defraying the expenses of the expedition the Tho ferndale having the exploring party on board will leave san francisco Fraucisco april loth and will not return until october next the route mapped out by the ex will take them first to kadick island thence to st paul island through et rait to the Shu magin islands pirate cove unga harbor guminak pas pass amak ifland island and tB cove returning in g from behring sea the e expedition edi tio will visit the mouth of of the yukon end land t thence C 8 P pass 8 d dawn 0 wu the coast the journey 1 rn e y ft N ill 1 bo b one of about milea |