, 1883-10-13
ALASKA.
rIlCERs fetSB On TEE sTkoS.
rrs missing bus MOI Rich EnooSa 70 "a-
rant an EAefsnesf--sensisie su~sss-
tioa. for intending yiaIfsrs--A EeIi.r
frsn the CAieI.


The Schiefelin party, which left S,r Fran
cisco over ear ago 10 prospect the fufon
-iyer. IN Alaska. bsve ievo heard from
Tbey fitted out al expedition costing So
90 and built q small steamer which trey
rook vi; h them. Ed Schietfelir's theory IN
regard To Alaska Was that l. Is within tie
direct u4ineral Lsit which extends from C>pe
Horn through Syuth America, MsX'co, the
ULised States aid British Columbia, as t-r
uorth as prospectors lave gore. ard thsn
,kipping Alaska tu'sHplo,edl Is disclosed
again T. Siberia As l.- remskei to tr!ends
IA Tombstone before starting on
HIS PRESENT PEIILoUS UZ;DERTAK1NG.
- THIS, | think. Is TIE mineral belt which
eucircl9s tns world, and the proof is strone
.nougn To take chances. | count three
ye.is,n he eon.i ,Qed, "!rom tins fsl. We
must make start this year; that's why
thre~ this wear in. We expect TO get nito
winter CHARTERS this fall, night III the hart
Of the country AS viii bs seen from the
letter appended. the intrepid explorer re ach-
ID tie point indicated as headquarters for
he ensnins winter. As is Sell known here,
there is nothing visionary In the character
Of the di,c0yerer Ct Tombstone. Ga the
contrary: he practical and "colducsed
10 degree He is at home IN the
nouniairs, becaass the best days OF
rs lie have bcen passed III en-
countrrIng the tolls ard pr,va.ions of a pres
pector. Whea these facts are considered,
he statements made il lis letter possess the
addiliors 81 sicniticance and who shall say
that kis theory concerning the mineral
belt that euc..cles the world " ahall rot he
verified, ani the widest dreams Of the
daru,iess expl r9rs more than fulfilled? Fol-
lowing IL
ScHIEFFFLIN 3 LETTER
NUkLUKsHEYr, Aiaska, Nov. I, 1882.
k,oxiDs ihl: YOU would like 10 hesr froca
rs and leara Ihlt the chances are for t:ad
ing anything IL this country. roy thai We
a. here, wrte You few lines giving you
INV opini II, formed from via. have seen
aid fo4nd during the short interval eilc-
our arrival here. We are all well aud IL
comfortable winter quarters 800 lilies up tl,g
Yukon river froaI the cast. TIE country
up 20 thi, pom, do not beiisve, will ever
amoun. 20 u.uch Is 8 mining country oi ANY
description; IT least, there sre H. md -
IN the hills snd the monr tsips thit OCCASION
ally ran aloag the shore for f-w ,aile7-eS
ceptirg ore place, a5ont 800 mics from .Ae
! al. not fsr iro.a the mission, shero ta,-a
il narrJw belt o. milerli-b--riD, fHrIIa-
ton fe9 hundred fgeU in width. fns-s
! .aleht be som-tiIag found in this by tracing
!. sul. hu; We do no. tbIGk enaugi u /. IL
stop .ir,i prospect. Csassin; the river above
| here ahon- 50 mile. is range cf m2ur tliIls
fall OF small rivers, ere ks AID gulcEes
! wic;. b ileye contains
CO. b PLscEE AND QUAETz LErCFs.
Brt it Is = i12 % rakc tIr,.r % hunt then
| ont, for The snnrn ses'o1 Is 81 shors a ,aai.
| c.i't d. muh pr", pec'iag IN ooe nr w,
ve4rs, even If h.is III prepared and raads u.
| STA out as soon a. the rivers open Ia :hr
, sp.ing.
While t.e !0-a wee br,liinl a c.bu ara
.-ettiIy rcs'y f. ,he winter. Ia aud !, o'
! Oh last n.u.nant. when il mad already con .
! n ncel freezing, t-lk c.n2e lGf 'grnt M
! thc riv-r L rhe rance soak o.. Alvin
/ ~ the Gsse # tHe m6uuIai-s, " .sc=rie'' =.
| tributary + the Yukon n u IL Ui,ss
! an, rc, ia the ris5 favorable lorkGs -u,G.
ae came t.. W. found fax p-psle,t--oa
thst won!d pay at I-as5 $40 dav. 3dt !. va,
20 ate in he season W con!i io no II. :hsI
l. vast a few pans II di-t, not even hsv.n-
time 70 'sic!y pro1asct TIA; ore guich. From
the breaks III TIE mountains, some ten -
twelve miles further bu. visib!s from v her.
ve were, up 'ha stream We are cert il
there are other numerous gu cces. Hogev-
eT, Ee Rad 70 come away without rrosp.o
ihg Ally f them. or e.eu hay II. iJ.a AZ
them, excepting one. While Eff was work.
irg ID
THa GUICH FIRST DISCOVERED,
[ sent up to the next one above. IL ind
cations we're No. /, oat hsi no tool. VITA
lie. hagiag lef- them with Eff Ia fac, VI
! My h,i pick. pan al / shoy,l b=tween u.
II VIC nsd knJsn ablut the country anG
| weAt up there Is sn)n a. We arrived h-.e a.
gur winter quarters. iHs.e:d oi exploring IL
| other GIf ctions. It Is more than lk.i7 W
would have found some good prospecss "
the TIM It commenced freeing, Tor Ia. gen
ersi spGearsnce of the cGul'ry Is good, aud
/ 4 Regular mineral Ds.t, | am sure, rgns
through these mountain. II it is 10. il tn.
Suieh Or stream / have mentioned, Il !
! through some # the Others, and time, one.
/ gy snd nsri work VII tell The .ale. In,
trlbutsry t the Yukon we ascendei WAS 700
small t. sim.t passa.N II our canoe % the
| guich. the
HgrsE, moss iSp rN,B:R
| We're 20 dense We could n. travel m the
binkZ: SO We h,G 10 wade up the stream,
but b. taking pair # blankets sEd lunch
with us, and camping there one niehl, We
LAD aLop- ten bcurs sll tnid iG which =
prosPect, AMI you k1ow 20 much grosp,c.-
ing Ran car Do in hat lsEgch OF tinlc.
Bet W made U.s. # What tine We md aLd
got bed-cck in about four .eet, by runG,Eg 5
Gu. on scc3rat Of the water. We touca
gold in every psn-uo more on the bedrock
than in the Vrascl-very pretty, he.vg. reg
u.ar leai gOli, which Is another favorable