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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-08-28

hotter results by running 1t through
sluice l,oN. but where the yield is III mug
pets instead of fine gold he PREFERS 10
pan" IL.
The great Klondyke strike was MADE
last year. but nothing was known OF II III
the United States until June 10 OF tne
present year. when n vessel calleo .he
Excelsior arrived in San Francisco laoeh
with miners from the Klondyke, who IN
firm were laden with gold. They told
almost incredible tales of the richness OF
the newly discovered district, where Tor
times had been accumulated in a Few
months. Experienced miners ana ten
derfeet" seemed to have shared good Tor
tune alike, and with some justice, too'
for the credit Of the discovery OF the ne"
gold fields is due to the Inexperienced NEIL
Another vessel brought to Seattle sec
ond party of successful prOspectors ana
ton and a half of gold These men hao
endured peril and undergone great haru-
ships in accommodating the fortunes tnev
brought, and they told a story that had d
dark AS well as bright side. 10 follow
their example means a risk of wealth.
health and even life, but for those VINO
are willing to take the chances the pros
pect they hold out is alluring.
The Klondyke District.
The richest of the mines in the Alaska
region seem to be in the Klondyke, few
miles over the British border. They were
discovered, as has been said, by party
of "tenderfeet," who, against the advice
of the old timers in the district, wandered
"over wonder in the Klondyke" and struck
It rich. From Klondyke comes much of
the gold and from KlOndyke seems to
come all the excitement. A few tender
feet" going it blind, have stirred up the
nation. Out of the region of their dis
covery has cone, it is estimated, $1,000
900 worth of gold during the present sum
mer. Nearly all of that gold has found
its way into the United States.
It is hard to tell where the Alaska gold
fields are located except that in general
way the best of them are along the Yukon
There are few lode" mines near Ju-
neau and along the southeast coast of the
territory (the most accessible part of it,,
but the one is of low grade and mining is
made profitable only by the most careful
management.
Inc DldteT lnllcSs IIOlli NhlNh pAONPNNN
ors are said to be lining their pockets with
gold occupy the prominent place IN the
popular riind. These are in the region re-
mote from civilization, little known, and,
on account of its uncertainties, danger
ously alluring to the average man. This
gold-producing country of the interior
is in the vicinity of the Yukon near where
that great river turns to the west in its
course to the sea. Before the discoveries
in the klondyke the most productive dis
tricts had been along Forty Mile Greek,
partly in British and partly i'll American
territory, and the Birch Greek district, all
in American territory. Along all If the
rivers in this region, tributaries to the
Yukon, geld diggings exist and in many
places Pay the prospector well for his
trouble.
Cooks Inlet is another place where the
rumors of gold caused crowds of unpre-
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-08-28

ern land limit. The United States, there
fore, may almost say with England that
the snn never sets on its possessions.
The Great Yukon River.
The principal river in Alaska, the Yu-
kon,, up which prospectors have to work
their weary way to reach the gold fields,
was called by Schwatka, the Alaskan
Nile. 1t rises little more than 200 miles
above Sitka, in the southern part of
Alaska, and then strikes northward, fol-
lowing broad circle to the west before
it empties into Behring Sea through an
extensive delta. Six hundred miles in
from the coast it is more than mile
wide and the volume of its water is so
great as to freshen the ocean ten miles
out from land.
The principal cities of Alaska are Jul
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-08-28

of the world are turned to"",u
our frozen acquisition in the horth'
for within its borders has been as
covered an Eldorado. The word Mon
dyke. literally translated meaning Deer
River is on every tongue and is known al
the designation for II gold-bearing district
greater in area and richer in character
than any the world has ever known, with
the possible exception of California.
Klondyke is the new open sesame 10
Aladdin's cave it suppants pixies Peak
or bust in the gold-scekers vernacular.
1.-THE days of 81" may become as cele-
brated phrase as 1.-THE days of Az, for
the same fever that seized upon the people
and dotted the Western praires with en-
igrant trains bound for the Pacific coast
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-08-28

Another way, the mountain route" is
shorter in miles, but equally long in the
time it requires and a great deal more
difficult. BY this route the traveller sails
more directly north to Juneau, which is
800 miles from Seattle and then goes by
lake and river and over the mountains
1000 miles to the new mining territory.
The cost of the trip this way cannot be
definitely stated beyond Juneau, because
after that point it depends somewhat on
the bargain made with the Chilkoot In
dams, who pack supplies through the pass,
and the length of time the overland part
Of the journey requires; but the Indians
who act as guides and pack supplies do
not work without big pay.
Dawson City.
Dawson City, the center of the new
mining region, although siXty-tive miles
distant from the Klondyke, is said to be a
typical mining town-minus the guns
The British Government enforces its laws
in Dawson, and those laws prohibit the
use of firearms, so few men carry guns.
The laws of the camp are enforced by
mounted police, whose captain is clvll
officer. Though there are said to be 3,OoO
people in Dawson, few houses nave oeeh
built, for the principal reason that lumber
is 500 per 1000 feet. The general fear
is, of course, that there will be great suf-
fering there this winter, and it will be in
creased, it is expected, by the rush of
unprepared prospectors who sailed for the
new fields Immediately on learning what
luck had befallen those who have but
recently returned.
To give an accurate idea of the cost OF
living in Dawson City, the price list OF a
oonoro1 Store there is herewith given:
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-08-28
FACTS ABOUT ALASKA.
DURCHAsED in 1867 from Rus

PURCHASED in 1867 from Rus
STA for 81, 200, 900; purchase negoti-
ated by William Fl. Seward.
Area in square miles, 531 400.
Population census Of 1890, 30,329.
of whom but 4.416 were whites, $500
Esquimaux and 1875 Indians.
, Estimated present population, 40
600.
Principal cities. Sitka (the captaD,
Juneau, Wrangel, Circle City.
, Principal rivers, the Yukon more ,
than 1000 miles long, the Kuskok-
win. the Colville and the Copper.
Principal mountains, Mount Logan,
altitude 1880 feet; Mount st. Elias,
Is, 100; Mount Wrangel, 1880 feet.
Governor of the territory, James ID.
Brady; residence at Sitka.
Principal products besides gold, furs,
fish and lumber.
Principal occupations of the people,
hunting and fishing.
Gold first discovered in 1879.
Estimated product of gold to date,
$50, 900 900.
Product of gold in 1896. S4,67O. 900.
Klondyke in English Is Deer River.
The river is so designated on the
maps.
Klondyke gold fields partly in Amer
4 lean and partly in British territory,
and the product Is disposed Of in the
United States.
Scene of the present excitement Ia
along the Upper Yukon and it's trbu-
taries.
Distance from Chicago to the Klon-
dyke gold fields, via the Yukon, Is
about 6, 500 miles; via Chilkoot Pass,
about 1000 miles.
Time to make the trip by either
) route. thirty days.
) Cost of the trip, about $500.
) Travel possible only in June, July
} and August
} Climate in winter severe in the ex-
} IRENE, winter beginning In Septem-
Der.
} During June and July continuous
daylight; during December and Janu-
airy continuous night.
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and furs are the standard of value with
them. Gold fills no Eskimo stomachs and
keeps 10 Eskimo body warm.
But with the white man it was differ
ent. He came, he saw, he dug, and in
the digging he found richness. Gittering
gold greeted his eyes, and the fever of
gold is Upon us.
Working Placer Mines.
The Klondyke mines are placers-the
most easily worked mines of any, and
requiring the least expenditure. The
methods Of washing out placer gold are
known as "sluicing' and 'panning." The
former is employed where the yield is of
ordinary value, while all old-timers pre-
fer the latter in rich ground.
In slucing the dirt is shovecd into the
sluice box, through which water is rapid
ly running. The box is of varying length.
and has holes bored in the bottom. These
holes are filled with quicksilver; the dirt.
gravel and small powders are washed
over the quicksilver, but the gold adheres
to it. When a miner "cleans up." some
times every night, sometimes once n week
the water is turned off and the sluice hoy
holes are cleaned out.
In panning, the dirt is put into q gold
pan-about the size of small dshpan.
lhls pan is made of copper. The miner
squats beside stream, dips water into
the pan, oscillates it with motion that
can only be acquired by experience. and
gradually sloughs out the water. dirt
gravel, etc, retaining the gold in the nan
Gold being the heaviest substance. it is of
course the easiest to retain in the nan
If 1t be in the shape of nuggets, the miner
picks them out of the pan with his fingers.
II the gold be in small particles, fine gold
or flour" gold, he dries the pan in the
sun and carefully brushes the deposit into
piece OF buckskin or other material used
for carrying the precious metal.
"A pick shovel, gold pan, water, and.
or course, some gold are the only essen.
tlals of placer mining. Machinery 10 onIr
necessary in placer mining where large
areas OF ground that yields only moder-
ateiy are worked, and then only for bv-
draulic power in washing down the dirt
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-08-28
Alaska and Its Resources

Alaska and Its Resources.
In the purchase of Alaska, the Oni'e 'i
states acquired territory more than
half a million square miles in extent
mart of it within the arctic circle ana III
the region of everlasting ice and snow now
where, during part of the summer, tntar
is continuous day and during the wlh noI
continuous, dreary night. Inc A ana ran
coast line is greater than our Atlantic sea; sea
board, but the entire population of whites IS
Eskimos and fierce Indians VINO are
called the Apaches of the North ; Is hoe
much more than that of warn Wv i'''N
In acquiring the Alaskan te It oaH
though the United States moved us te -
ter, figured in geographical mines not Sa IN
area or population, as far wes' as lends
Francisco. The country no" o eAno
from about the 65th degree OF lohe - tbe
up at the far east corner of Maine o TO tine tip
122d degree up at the far nortnwt ts I, ny
of the Alaskan mainland. rms Is 'IA ttu
no account of the little isiand Oh a tho the
900 miles out in the Pacihc' pey pn mn
chase of Alaska has really been our west
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-08-28

HE United States
Gov ern ment in
1867 paid Russia
81 20 90 o 0 for
Alaska. The terri
tory has paid back
her purchase mon
ey in gold four
times, having pro-
duced during the
time it has been n
part of the United
States about $780,
100000 of the pre-
cious yellow metal.
To-day the eyes
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-08-28
Good News for Him.

you are destined to marry riches.r
the seeress said, "but-"
But what?"
Death will claim you two years be.
fore the event."-Town Topics.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-11-25
]. G. Bollinger Passes Away,

At his home in Moonlight Friday
at midnight John G. Bollinger died of
consumption. Mr.. Bollinger was
aged about thirty-fve years and had
many friends in the county. He
taught school for several years, then,
having married a daughter Of Rev. j.
NJ. Sheets, resided with his father-in-
law and later in home Of his own.
He suffered a hemorrhage on the
streets in Abilene ten days ago and
was only taken home on Wednesday
Of this week. He seemed improving
until last evening and then passed
quietly away at midnight. He leaves
a wife and two children, the younger
but two weeks old. Sincere sympa-
thy will 60 out to the sorrowlng fam
lily for they have lost good husband
and father as the community has lost
a worthy and upright citizen.
Funeral services at Bethel church
Sunday at 8 p. m.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-11-25
Had a Pleasant Party.

Messrs. Charles Ballinger and +.
W. Holler entertained a merry COM
pany Of young folks Friday evening at
the home Of Mr.. Ballinger on East 7th
street, in honor Of Miss Nettie Jones,
cousin Of Mr.. Ballinger. Croklnole
and chess were principal features Of
the evenings enjoyment and dainty
refreshments were served. The hosts
made all thoroughly at home and ev-
cry guest reports most pleasant oc-
casion. Those present were; Misses
Mamie Fink, Daisy Fenton, Bertha
Kaufman, Truly Fink, Nettie Jones;
Messrs. James Thaycr, Sherwood
Strother, Il. W. Holler, Chas. Balm
ger, Everett Fink.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-11-25
Junction City's Light Contract.

Junction City has given up the idea
of city ownership Of light plant and
has accepted c. Fogarty's proposition
to furnish twelve to fifteen all night
arc lamps for the streets at SO each
per month. Private consumers are
to pay IS month for arc lights and
81 month each for IS candle power
incandescents with a reduction Of one
half per light il five or more are taken
Where lights are put in houses with a
meter attached the charge is one cent
per amphere per hour. The city has
heretofore paid $40 month per arc
light and the price of incandescents
has been also decreased by the new
rates.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-11-25
RULE IS ENFORCED.
high School Students Suffer q
Severe Penalty.

Last summer the board Of education
adopted rule that "any pupil fail
ing to pass examination in any one
study and is promoted shall be re-
required to make up work in that
branch and pass examination before
Nov. LIST Of the following year or for
felt promotion" Several pupils Of
the high school were prsmoted last
spring with one study to make up
and when several OF them failed to
reach the standard under the recent
examination they were put back into
the class in which they were last
year. 1t has been a very severe PEN
atty and efforts have been made by
the pupils parents to have the board
supend the rule this time, because Of
the pupils not having had warning Of
1t last last year, and give the pupils
one more examination during the
winter on which to make up the work
No action has yet been taken.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-11-25
RECENT REFLECTIONS

The Pacific hotel porch is nearly
completed, the painters are at work
Anthony, the infant son Of Mr..
and Mrs. James Heoy Of Herington,
died Monday.
j. B. Engle, now one Of the Aetna
Loan company's leading agents, has
an office at Burlington and is doing
well.
The candy dealers say the new
school rule does not hurt them--they
not only sell suckers to the pupils
but to some teachers.
The little son Of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
+. Augustine while playing this
morning fell and striking on his nose
broke the nose bone. He is getting
along nicely
The county treasurer-elect does
not take his office until Oct. /, 1898
1t is probable that Arthur Young will
be Mr. Matteson's deputy. The
.
county clerk'elect has not yet selected
his deputy.
DO not forget that everybody Is
invited to attend the liremen's ball
Thursday evening at Armory hall.
The boys have arranged for good
music and expect fine time. Dane
ing tickets are only 30 cents. Supper
will be served at midnight.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-11-25

COMMISSIONERS RULE.
STATE ASSESSORS CANNOT Az.
Feet LOCAL TAXATION.
Long Fought Cases in District Court
Are Decided Against the Railroad
"A Matter Of Interest to All Kan
sas Counties.

Judge Moore has just handed down
a decision in the long fought railroad
taxation cases brought by the Mis-
souri,, Kansas 4 Texas railway COM
pany against Geary and Morris coun-
ties in the district court. He holds
that the state board of assessors, sit
tiny as a board of equalization, has
no right to change assessments or
valuation so far as taxation for coun-
ty, township, municipal or school dis
trict purposes are concerned, The
board raised their valuation 80 per
cent and the county commission
ers did not make any change in as.
sessment for local taxation. They
did however adjust the railroads
taxes in regard to state taxation, so
that the company would pay only the
proportion it would be required to
| pay if property other than rail
road property had been raised 80
per cent In regard to local taxes
the original valuation stood.
The road brought suit to restrain
the collection Of about 81, 900 taxes in
Geary county and $1,70O in Morris
on the ground that the railroad prop
erty was paying 30 per cent more To-
cal taxes than it should because the
valuation Of the property Of the coun-
tv as a whole was not raised 80 per
cent in accordance with the state
boards orders. The decision is in
favor of the counties and the addi-
tional taxes will be collected. The
decision holds that the board Of COM
missioners is supreme in the matter
of local assessment and that so far as
taxes for local purposes are concerned
the state board of equalization has no
power whatever but can only raise
and lower valuation for the levy and
collection of state taxes.
1t is understood that the other rail
roads in the counties named take the
same view as Judge Moore and only
the M. X. Il 7. objects to the commits
sioners' action. The decision is an
important one and affects counties OF
Kansas generally.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-11-25
More Prompt Next Time.

Margaret Gardner who caused the
arrest Of Brlce Huff for larceny was
absent when Huff's case was called.
The sheriff went to Parsons after her
and she was brought back and put in
Jail to be certain Of her appearance.
This afternoon she gave bond for APP
pearance and was released. "I'll be
here" she said, "ior court meets on
my birthday and ! won't forget it,"
you'd better not" said Nick.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-11-25
CHURCH NOT SPARED.
Silver Communion Set and Wine Are
Stolen.


There are some very irreligious
people around this town; they Just
have no respect for anything When
the Christian congregation gathered
yesterday and would have prepared
for the weekly communion they found
that there was neither communion
service nor wine available. The loss
had been discovered Saturday night
at choir practice, it being found that
the closet where the service was kept
was empty. The wine had been
stolen several days before. The bas-
ket in which the service was kept was
found in the old cellar opposite the
city hall where a brick building caved
in. The service consisted of a pitcher,
two goblets ana Two plates anu COST
$50.
Robbers could easily have entered
the church during the week as the
front door lock was broken and the
door unlocked; also the coal window
| to the cellar was unfastened and en-
trance could have been gained that
way.
No clue has been found to the
thieves but il they are not caught in
this world they will get their deserts
| in the next.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-11-25
Questions Correctly Answered.

The Minneapolis Messenger has
studied the recent teachers examina-
ton questions and finds them very
easy 1t answers few itself, too, as
follows:
One Of the questions that should
not have caused any trouble was
name the earth's circles There Is
the Lanier circle, the reading circle,
the sewing circle and the Populist
ring. This last is claimed by some to
be obsolete. We do not know much
about theory and practice but the
first question in this line is "What
books on education have you readP"
Hoyle and Coins Financial School.
We think the former is the most in
structive. "Name three classes Of
teachers" Male and female. We
don't know any more. In civil gov
eminent the question is asked, "Why
did the constitution make no mention
Of the qualifications Of a vice presi-
dent" There are none necessary.
chow would you obtain a passport"
Give your name and the number Of
your lodge to the outside guard, you
will then advance to the wicket when
II will be handed out to you by the
Grand Keeper of the Passport.
We do not know how he succeeded
but II that editor lived in this county
he would get iirst-grade certificate
good for life.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-11-25
MRS. J. |. BRENIZER.
CHAPMAN 10; FORT RILEY 0.
Uncle Sans Soldiers Go Down Before
the Town Team.

CHAPMAN, Nov. 22.-Thc football
game played Saturday afternoon be-
tween Fl. Riley and Chapman was
won by the Chapman team with a
score of 10 to 0. Chapman defeated
the Kansas State Agricultural college
last week by the score of 4 to 0. The
Chapman team is stronger this year
than ever and it is very anxious to
meet Abilene but there seems to be no
probability of the teams getting to-
gcther. Saturdays game was hum
mer throughout and the soldiers,
though strong players, could make
little Roadway.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-11-25
Has q New Proprietor.

The Continental hotel has has a
new proprietor in L. j. Hunsecker,
recently OF Solomon, who has reitted
and improved the house until it is al
most like new. Mr.. Hunsecker is a
wide-awake hustler and will make a
success for he will give every guest
satisfaction and good treatment.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-11-25
TEACHER FOR DEPUTY.
7. ]. Rexroat Of Banner Schools tt
Enter Registers Office.

7. j. Rexroat who has been the
teacher Of the Banner school resigned
Friday and will be deputy register Of
deeds under Register VanVoort after
the beginning Of the term. Mr.. Rex
roat is wide-awake in young Repub-
lcan and has been one Of the county's
best teachers. He will make an ex-
cel)ent officer.
The Banner school was formerly
divided into two rooms but this year
has all been IN one room with Mr..
Rexroat as teacher. 1t is probable
that it will be again divided. 0. L..
Bates will succeed Mr.. Rexroat and
will be assisted by lady teacher.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-11-25

reading ii at two meetings, ETC., be-
fore voting on it. Hence the rule was
not properly adopted and does not go,
The pupils who were wearing sack
cloth and ashes have cheered up and
a sweet halo Of happiness broods over
the city hall.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-11-25
WHAT IT COST THEM.
More Statements Filed by County
Candidates..

Several more statements OF cam
paign expenses have been filed. W
G. Lewis says it cost him rs cents
that being for railroad fare. W. H
Stsatz spent 1857; M. H. Malott rar
ga. IS worth; j. r. VanVoorst blew
in $l9O.75; Jim Glenn spent $40
The Peoples party central committed
secretary says he collected $3.50 but
did not spend $l4.87 Of it.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-11-25
ALL IS LOVELY AGAIN.
High School Rule Is Void and Does
Not Apply.

The troubles over the enforcement
OF the new rule OF the schoolboard
that pupils failing in study but who
were promoted must pass examina-
ton before the following November
or 60 back are ended. On looking up
the records Of the board meetings it
was found that in adopting the rule
the board failed to observe certain
rites and ceremonies required by the
constitution and bylaws, such as