Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-19
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any one thing indispensable to the average
miner il is the yearly discovery Of some
far away new diggings, the farther the bet.
ter, rs an excuse for . spring stampede.
This nomadic characteristic or rcstlessnesa,
even though the gold seeker be most faTor-
ably located, affects every mining comuu-
nifty and can not be removed. Old faces
and hauAts become too familiar; the camp
or distric. becomes too popslous and too
highly civilized; in fact, the atmosphere
becomes fairly oppressive. and even though
good nav may be extracted from old loca-
lions a change is needed and must be made.
During the seven years since the first au-
thorized occupation OF the Black Hills there
have been seven general stampedes and
many lesser ones, notably those known as
the Wolf Mountains, Big Horn, Wetmo re,
Bear Paw, I.eadSille, Judith Basin, Wood
River, Arizona and New Mexico, the ma.
iority of which have resulted in the I'M
poverishment OF tn ose who participated,
and their return to the Hills, but undis.
mayed by repeated disappointment as
evidenced by the alacrity and enthusiasm
with which such as ara pecuniarily able
That distance "lends enobantment to the
view" is attested by the experience Of this
never. content class OF individuals, who,
while they might receive with no apparent
concern the most glowing reports from Q
neiehboring district in the Hills or terrific.
~, are invariably allured by hearsay re.
ports OF fsr.ofi new gold.felds. The now
impending stampede has Alaska for Its
goal. and before many months that remote
territory will
swarm with Prsspectses
from this and every mining district in the
West. 1t wou Id be difficult TO explain the
;nauenc ces al work among the miners, for
such reports as have been received from
Alaska are anything but enthusiastic and
definite. Asked what they know OF or
have heard from that territory, nine out OF
ten will reply In substance, nothing"
bus they believe good disgings about there.
Why they SO believe they will not state,
simply because they can't. Nor will con-
siieratiOns OF distance and expense deter
them from undertaking the trip. Penni-
less they may be, but they will overcome
all Cbstscles somehow, aud sooner or later
drive their stakes in the new Eldorado.
Alaska as q mining district has been dis.
cussed in quiet way for several mouths,
but this occasioned no excitement until re-
Gently, Wnen, tue reason loI statiptuiiiB
drawing near, the boys cast about for an
objective point and hit upon the north.
west corner OF the continent, and fro n this
time forward that locality and Its attrac.
tions will be the absorbing topic Of con.
versation. A number OF miners have
already started. but the greater portion
will not depart before the first or middle
OF April. as il is currently believed that no
prospecting or exploration will be possible
before the last OF June. A party of twenty
leave here the lst OF April 1t will com.
prise some Of the oldest and best miners OF
the lulch; will be thoroughly equipped,
and IL there Is gold TO be found will find It.
That the fever is widespread Is illustrated
by the fact that pool OF $20, 900 was raised
this afternoon 10 defray the expense OF the
party. many prominent business and pro-
fessional men, unable TO go, willingly sub.
scribing to the fund. OF course each sub
scriber stands in" with whatever may be
found. Letters received from Nevada re.
port prospective hegira from that State,
while the press Of Colorado, Arizona, Call.
fornia, and Montana give evidence that
numbers are preparing to leave from those
localities.