Show KLONDIKE RELIEF secretary aiger deeply interested he Is energetically for the transportation of food sup pile to the people of dawson city reindeer sent for and routes being investigated washington dec 22 captain brai barglot Bart lot abe department ol 01 the army arrived in this morning fand ie coahn d to hie home by severe ho bent lor the officer aad bad a conference with him respecting the execution of bis plans for the relief 0 the miners in the country are coining in to the eccie barye inquiry to abe ot cou deneef food preparations that can be bad at abort notice generally they indicate that an ample supply can be hotd at reasonable rates if contracts be made at once general merriam commanding the the columbia who hue been charged by secretary alger with cje selection ot abe military guard to b bent oat with abe relief expedition lias telegraphed the secretary that he haa selected major L II 11 rucker fourth cavalry to proceed to alaska and make abe ol 01 abe leading abe bead ot the lynn canal lie reports tabt the officer who liae already started irom fort walla walla by bis experience as a quartermaster quarterma eter and chiv alry mao ie well titled for this duly and ie also physically to endure the ahead of him rit lodde 0 has brought to abe attention 0 the war de pArt inert officials the claims of the transportation company their representative pietre humbert abert that the company it in a position to leed a larice number of miners inasmuch inae much as it bag juet received news ot abe delivery by ils agents at fort selkirk on the yukon river of pounds of food this it is said can be gotten down easily with the 1 iret breaking up of abe ice next spring even if it be not found necessary to attempt their delivery overland nothing las been beard irom mr the reindeer herder now in lapland in answer to abe direction of secretary alier respecting abe selection of reindeer for transportation to alaska so mr jackson bas been made a special egenton abe war department and will be ordered to proceed with all diligence to I apland to buy the animal and arrange tor their shipment to the united states the announcement that abe war department part ment is by no means committed to anny ne route in the eff rt to reach miners in the klondike country caused persons interested a various routed to advance tie claims ot their re etive chamber of commerce haa bent frederick K maravlo an ener aftic newspaper newt paper of that town as its to urge abo superior facilities cili ties of abe overland loute northward fron this is the om laid down b abe agents of the western union telegraph company beare ago when ibay sought to run telegraph hiie tiAri nj brait mr marvin has atad to war department part ment the route ie till clear that through the knee k nee northern there is a trail iet brod nf fordine u animals abid that abe feasibility of t H route in winter ie shown by the asci that for years it has been traversed by trappers and prospectors while the absence 0 heavy brades enkurs tho capacity of animal to carry laree load secretary aiger Is ebbed to delegate of th amy officers now at to report upon abe 1 I abo route |