Show for san francisco oct 12 the call says bays that a party part ot of 12 engineers and surveyors including captain smith W J 11 II Fagel fogelstorm storm A W wake and A IS 11 shearer Sli carer have started for seattle they will lie reinforced by about fio 60 men A steamer will be chartered to carry them to Chill chillcut cat inlet and from there they in ill go goto to port fort selkirk ono of the objects of the expedition is to determine whether the miles that separate the yukon at fort selkirk from tile the ocean at affords a practicable route for a railroad lail road or not dot it is also proposed to thoroughly prospect the yukon country for gold i old the parties who have organized the formidable ormi dable expedition are arc from boston ll oston san francisco arid and puget sound anti and to thoroughly equip has been subscribed anti and paid in |