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party must know something about prao-
ticaI bodybuilding, Lake Lindeman is
four miles long. When the end is reach
ed, the boat must be dragged on the re-
sisting ground for over mile to the
next waterway, Lake Bennett.
At this point the prospectors must
paddle their craft for many miles. When
the foot of Lake Bennett has been
reached, the boat is dragged from the
water and lifted on a sleigh as the Indian
pack train starts off for the Caribou
crossing, three miles away
Dangers of White Horse Rapids.
After leaving Caribou crossing the
party travels an uneven, hard road to
the foot of Lake Tagish II miles away.
The waterway then becomes better, al
though the party will meet with series
of dangerous rapids before it has pro-
crossed very far. The lakes, however,
afford an easy passage, as the season
will by this time have been advanced
and the ice have broken up. Lake Marsh
is traversed with little difficulty. 1t
ends only to present to the travellers
the dangers and hidden terrors of a deep
canyon.
Beyond the canyon are the White
Horse rapids and the Tahkeena river,
which opens into Lake lie Barge, 256
miles from Juneau. The Hootalinqua
river, Cassiar bar, Big Salmon river
and Little Salmon river, the Five Fin
ger rapids and the Rink rapids are
passed in slow procession. When the
Rink rapids have been reached, the pros
pectors have travelled 400 miles from
Juneau.
The Rink rapids extend for over SO
miles, and it is impossible for boat OF
any kind, much less one that prospect
or may build, to live in them. The
craft must be dragged mile after mile,
a heavy task on failing strength and
endurance. The men who venture into
the icefeIds risk much for the gold they
seek.
At last they reach the Pelly river,
the most important point thus far in
their long journey. They have now
only to fear for want of supplies and a
weakening of their powers of endur-
ance. They travel down the Pelly river
for 90 miles, until they reach the White
river. At the confluence Of the two
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underwear, 1 pair of gum boots, 1 pair
of snowshoes, 1 pair of snow glasses. In
addition to this, the prospector's camp
! ing outfit should consist of one by 10
wall tent, small Yukon stove with
three lengths of telescope pipe, pans,
kettles and as complete a kitchen outfit
as possible
One of the essentials of the trip is a
Yukon sleigh built of hard wood, shod
with rough steel runners. The sleigh is
feet inches long, but only Is inches
wide, so built as to be able to track the
snowshoes The cost is about 81. An
ordinary outfit will weigh about 400
pounds to the man, although as much
as /, 500 pounds has been taken by one
person across the trail.
Where to Look For Gold.
Experienced miners say there is no
such thing as a conservative, reliable
estimate Of the gold to be produced dur
ing the coming year. In the Klondike
region alone are numerous creeks, such
as Bonanza, Indian, Ell Dorado, Hunter
and Bear, and up to the date on which
latest news came FROM Klondike no
claims had been located Oh these creeks
more than three miles above their
mouths. Returning miners say that not
less than 5000 claims could be located
under the laws of the Northwest Terri
tories on these creeks alone, but whether
they would be as rich as those already
prospeCted is a matter of conjecture.
The Klondike is but one of the many
hundreds of tributaries of the Yukon,
and each of its tributaries has its in
Vulnerable creeks with gold bearing
soil. On some of these tributaries, such
Us Forty Mile, Sixty Mile and the old
Porcupine, claims have been worked for
four or five years and miners have
averaged SIG per day. But such results
are not considered worthy of attention
in Alaska, because the season is very
short and men with rich claims are
eager to pay $l5 for labor
As far as any thorough prospecting
is concerned, the basin of the Yukon
has hardly been entered. The main
river winds through a distance of more
than 5000 miles, and its tributaries
vary in length from 60 TO 300 miles,
and until the present season not more
than 5000 miners had entered the
basin. Hundreds and hundreds of square
miles are absolutely unknown. The Yu-
kon basin contains an extent of terri
tory fully equal to all the mining dis
tricts of the Pacific coast and the Rocky
mountains put together. Accordingly
there are unbounded possibilities of fur
Their rich discoveries, because the con-
ditioDs and the character of the entire
basin are similar to the Klondike.
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SAVE THE DOGS EARS.
Cropping Them Prevents the Animal.
From Hearing Well.

Cropping Them Prevents the Animals
From Hearing Well.
Any one who has heard the mega
phone must have wondered at the ex-
traordinary power of increasing sound
that is produced by form, and l would
like to call attention to one point in
connection with cutting dogs ears that
do not remember to have seen men
toned anywhere - that is, from an
acoustic standpoint
l have lately purchased small York
shire terrier imported from England
only few months ago. Its ears were
clipped in England after what the seller
of the dog declared to be ".the very lat
est style,
The ears were first clipped and then
stiffened up with three effects on the
dog:
First. That the buzz of bee or fly
causes him to retreat under cover of
safety.
Second. THAT he ducks his head
when about to be patted, sure sign Of
the length Of time the pain Of the oper
alton must have lasted.
Third. tan effect had not expect
ed That be has absolutely no idea of
the direction of sound.
In the ears of a mastiff dog any one
who observes the shell-li form of the
ear opening may easily imagine the i'm
mense power of such trumpetlike in
strument to increase the volume of
sound. A change in the acoustical ar
rangement of the flap of the ear would
necessarily entirely puzzle and bewilder
the owner as to the direction of sound,
and this one point on ear cutting would
Eeem of itself to condemn the practice
Our Animal Friends.
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take their lives in their hands as they
travel over mountains, into canyons,
across dreary wastes of snow and down
treacherous streams to the mines. AS
one travels his perilous way he must
carry his own outfit and provisions If
fortune does not favor the prospectOr,
he will find himself in desolate re-
gion, where those who have food to
sell will sell only at fabulous prices for
cash.
The Overland Route to the KIondiISe.
The route taken by 50 per cent of the
prospectors is by steamer to Juneau and
thence inland. When the miner leaves
Juneau, town Of 1900 inhabitants,
he leaves everything but bis own re-
sources and self reliance behind. He
may purchase his outfit where he
pleases, but if he buys it at Juneau it
will cost him from 500 to $3.50. The
fare from Juneau to Dyea, distance of
100 miles, Is from So to $40. The dis
tance is made by steamer, the traveller
passing Haines Mission, or Chilkat, on
the way.
At Dyea, which is at the head of
Chilkat inlet, the prospector leaves the
last vestige Of civilization behind. He
shoulders his pack, hires his pack train
and starts for the snow covered noun
tains. Experience has proved that the
best time to start is in the middle of
March. 1t is then easier to move on
sledges or to go with the pack train of
natives.
Those who know urge that prospect
ors go in parties Of four or five, for in
these numbers they may tighten their
burdens and economize in materials
that all may use in common. This is of
the greatest Importance, for it costs Ia
cents pound to hire natives to carry
provisions from Dyea to the head of
Lake Lindeman. This short journey is
one of the worst stages of the route.
The way is over a desolate, wild, noun
famous country to the summit of Chill
kat pass. Part of the journey may be
made by canoe, but most of it is on foot
or in sleighs. The distance between
the two points is only % miles, but
three days must pass before it is tray
ersed.
Must Build a Boat at Lake Lindeman.
AT Lake Lindeman the way becomes
comparatively easier, although at all
stages the strength of the hardest is
taxed to the greatest degree. But first
the journeying prospectors must build
a boat. The craft must be substantial,
for the ice is breaking and death turks
at every point in the trip through the
lake. 1t is for this reason that the min
ers are sure to remind inquIrers that at
least one member of the prospecting
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FACTS ABOUT
THE KLoNDIKE.
How to Reach the Goldfelds OF
the Yukon.
ROUTES DESCRIBED IN DETAIL.

what the Prospector Should Take with
Him When He Starts Into the Frozen
wilderness at Juneau-Plenty of Provi-
sions and Lots of Pluck the Chief Requi-
sites--Whsre to Look For a Good Claim
After He Gets There.
If you are thinking of seeking your
fortune in the frozen goldfelds along
the Klondike, here are a few facts
which will be of interest to you;
In the first place don't start for Seat
tie tomorrow, 1t is already too late to
go into the goldfelds this season, and
the earliest practicable start you can
make from Juneau, which is over l, 900
miles from Dawson City, will be the
middle of next March. If you start
then, you must take what is called the
Door mans route, " which lies overland
across icy mountains, inland waters
and barren wastes to the headwaters of
the Yukon.
The other way is an all water route.
You take an ocean steamer to st. Mi
chael's island at the mouth of the
Yukon and go up the great stream on
river boats But this route is very ex-
pensive, and as navigation in the Yu-
kon does not open until well along in
the spring it will not be used by those
in hurry to get to the mines.
Those who penetrate into the ice and
snow must be rugged and hardy. They
must be able to endure the pains of
dangerous travel and the chances that
fortune brings. They must have money
and courage, and even then they will
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AN ANECDOTE OF LINCOLN.


He Measured Height With Miner In a
Pennsylvania Town.
In the course of an article in st.
Nicholas Mary Lillian Herr relates the
following characteristic anecdote of
Lincoln:
Once while on his way to Washing
ton as president the train stopped lit
tie time in the town of Allegheny, Pa.
Around the station a great crowd gath
cred, eager to see the new president.
They shouted and cheered until Lincoln
had to appear on the rear platform of
his car He bowed and smiled but the
crowd was so noisy he did not try to
speak to them.
Very near to the platform stood a
miner, wearing a red shirt and blue
overalls and carrying a dinner pail
Like the rest he had stopped hoping to
see Mr. Lincoln. The workman was al
most giant in size and lowered head
and shouldsrs above the crowd.
No doubt he had heard that Lincoln
also was very tall, and, encouraged by
the friendly face, the workman sudden
ly waved his bare arm above KS head
and called out:
eli, there, Abe Lincolni I'm taller
than you-yes, a sight tallerP'
This loud speech silenced the crowd
by its holiness, and laugh arose. But
Mr.. Lincoln, leaning forward with a
good humored smile, said quietly:
MY man, | doubt tin fact, I'm
sure am the taller. However, come up
and let's measure. "
The crowd made way and the workman
climbed to the platform and stood back
to back with the president elect. Each
put up hand to see whose head over
topped Evidently Mr.. Lincoln was the
victor, for with smile of satisfaction
he turned and offered his hand to his
beaten rival, saying cordially;
II thought you were mistaken and l
was right, but wished to be sure and
to have you satisfied. However, we are
friends anyway, aren't WEI"
Grasping the outstretched hand i'll
vigorous grip the workman replied:
eyes, Abe Lincoln - as long as
live. "
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streams the Yukon opens before them.
They are 2,044 miles from the mouth
of the great stream.
Through a Bleak Region.
They travel down the Yukon ten
miles and cross the Stuart river
Twenty miles farther, and they are at
Sixty Mile post. For over 60 miles
more they meet nothing that even the
map makers have dignifed with a
name The stream flows through as
bleak a region as the most daring ex-
plorers ever entered. Then Fort Reli-
ance, a small, most insignificant post,
is passed. There is nothing to eat there.
The river carries the miners on to
Forty Mile post, 46 miles away. Re-
cent events have made this post a small
settlement, but the most foolhardy pros
pectOrs will not expect to secure pro-
visions. there unless they have more
money than they need, and all need
money in the north. Nearly a mile
from Forty Mile post is Fort Cudahy,
but the travellers receive hardly the en-
enlargement of passing salutation.
For 40 miles more the way is barren,
and then Circle City appears.
A year ago Circle City was the most
important town in the interior. 1t then
had a population Of 500 people, but
now, as a matter Of course, it has many
more. 1t is 500 miles from Juneau
and is the first place where provisions
may be obtained at anything but pro-
hibitory prices If the travellers need
food, they buy it at Circle City and pay
what the storekeepers choose to ask.
After leaving Circle City $50 miles
more must be travelled before the object
of all the journey, Klondike and its
river. is reached. AT the point where
the Klondike river meets the Yukon
new city, Dawson, has risen like an
apparition There the travellers will
meet thousands who, like themselves,
are in search of gold.
But after the long trip has been made
the prospectors must rest in idleness. 1t
has taken them an entire season to reach
the mines. The rivers and the lakes are
locked in ice behind them. The noun
tains are covered with snow, and the
white mantle is over everything around
them. They are on the other side of
terrible barrier that shuts them out
from civilization, and they must wait
for another season, when the snow and
the ice melt and they can look for what
they are seeking.
How Far 1t Is to Klondike.
Here is a table of distances with San
Francisco as a starting point When
you start, just paste it in your hat, and
you will know just how much farther
you must go at any stage Of the journey:
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FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH.


HIS brOCneFb houesJys
"I practiced law once i'll Silverton,
Colo, !" said one of the passengers in
the smoking room of the Pullman, land
had case that struck me as a mode
exhibition of faithfulness A Swede
was mail carrier over the pass to the
other side of the range. 1t was not a
long trip, but it was a severe one, made
on foot and with the danger in winter
from heavy SHOWS added to its diff
Guilty. Andrew carried the mail for
year, then one day he failed to reach
home There were valuable letters in
his sack, and the inference that he had
decamped was strong. On the night he
should have come into Silverton his
brother, fresh from Scandinavia and
unable to sneak English got off the
stage. AS county attorney | had to
break the news to the boy and stood by
while he wept.
Rewards were offered for Andrew,
and | sent out parties to search the pass,
but to no effect A miner claimed to
have seen him a week later in Leadville,
but we got no more trace OF him. The
brother refused to believe that Andrew
had done wrong and spent his days
tramping the canyons searching for his
brothers. body. We tried to get him to
go to work, but he did not yield until
by his shortness of funds he was starved
to it. In the summer, when most of the
snow was off, he searched again, but in
vain. During the winter he worked,
but when the second spring came he re-
newed his lonely trampings up the trail.
We thought him demented but he cared
not for our opinions One day in August
he walked along at the base of cliff
and saw boot sticking out from some
debris. He uncovered it, and his search
was ended That evening he came into
town with the mail sack, much stained
but intact, and his brothers. coat. The
grave he dug, with the rough stone he
afterward put at its head, is up the
canyon yet 1t took two years to vindl-
cate his brothers name, but he did not
begrudge it. When it was done, he went
back to his native land. Chicago
Times Herald
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people only reaIlzed just WHaV Oau OICdVH
means Bad breath is one of the symptoms
Of constipation. Some of the other synlp'
toms are SOU stomach, loss of appetite,
sick and bilious headache, dizziness, heart
burn and distress after eating. These
things mean indigestion They lead to
dyspepsia and worse things. They all start
with constipation, and constipation is mex,
cusable because it can be cured - cured
easily, quickly and permanently, by the use
give 10 nature just the little help that she
needs There is no case Of biliousness,
constipation, indigestion, Heart burn,
or any of the rest Of the nightmare breed.
ing brood, that these little Pellets " viii!
not cure Sold by all medicine dealers
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There are certain varieties of noun
tain plants which have a singular pro-
vision of nature for perpetuating their
species. The duration of summer in
those elevated regions is too short to
permit of the ripening of seeds, and the
top buds fall off and take root as would
the seeds.
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But for the English and Scotch half
the villas at the French watering places
would remain unlet till they fell to
pieces, half the shops would be shut and
half the hotels would be bankrupt
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ooh, Maud?' said the other girl
MAUD is the sort of girl that every fell
low who courts her has his arms full
and the man who marries her will have
his hands full. Indianapolis Journal
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There are more wrecks in the Baltic
sea than in any other place in the
world. The average is one wreck a day
throughout the year.
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/. Nelson Bailey, cashier of the above-named
bank do solemnly swear that the above statement
is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
NELSON BAILEY, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 3Ist day
of July, 1897.
w. w. RUSSELL, Notary Public,
COrreCt-Attest
F. DEMING,
IoHN BAILEY, Directors.
4. BALDWIN,
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THE OCEAN ROUTE, $3.50 MILES.


To st. Michael's, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1880
To Circle City 4,5oO
To Klondike. 1850
THE OVERLAND ROUTE, $3.50 MILES.
To Juneau by steamer ,.................... l,6SO
Juneau to Chihzat. Observation-Disclosures, 81
Juneau to Dyea. .........,,,'....... lOO
Juneau to head Of navigation. .,.......... la6
Juneau to summit of Chil,4at pass, ,.,.... ia
Juneau to head Of Lake Lin Jonah l23
Juneau to foot Of Lake LiIueilan .,....... ~
Juneau to'head of Lake Bennctt,.......,. rs
Juneau to foot of Tagish lake .......... 172
Juneau to head of Lake Marsh. ...,.,,... l13
Juneau to head of Canyo n..,..........,.., 22}
Juneau to head Of White Horse rapids 225
Juneau to Tahl1eena river ...,............ $40
Juneau to head of Lake lie Barge......... 255
Juneau to foot of Lake le Balgc.,........s "a
Juneau to Hootalinqua river -.....,.....,. Bl6
Juneau to Big Salmon river .............. $40
Juneau to Little Salmon river.....,......, $50
Juneau to Five Finger rapid5.......,..',e 444
Juneau to Rink rapids. =. ...,...t.,..,e 400
Juneau to Pelly river. ..s,...... ...,......o SOB
Juneau to White river. SOB
Juneau to Stuart river observation-disclosures. COS
Juneau to Sixty Mile post go
Juneau to Dawson City.,..,..,......,.... 6IS
Juneau to Forty Mile post ..,.........'..,' 729
Juneau to Circle City ,...,...........,..,.. 698
Forty Mile to diggings at Miller creek. 20
Circle City to diggings at Birch creek. 30
Klondilze to diggings. ....,....,............' D
What to Take With You.
The ordinary outfit for the Juneau
route will cost the prospector $50.
From those who have gone over the
trail it has been learned that the fol-
lowing articles are absolutely essential
for the journey: Fifty pounds of flour,
one-half pound of baking powder, 10
pounds of dried fruit, 20 pounds of
bacon, 80 pounds of beans, 10 pounds
of sugar, pounds of coffee, l pound of
salt, one-half pound of pepper, pound,
of desiccated onions, matches, butter,
milk, rice, cornmeal and such other ar
ticles of food as the pocket of the ad-
venturer will permit
This, however, is supposed to cover
only the 80 days consumed in making
the trip and two weeks grub stake
after reaching the diggings In the way
of clothing the following articles are
suggested: Two pairs of heaviest wool
en- socks, pair of Canadian Clara
gans," or shoe packs, l pair of German
socks, 2 pairs of heaviest wooden blan-
kets, oil blanket or canvas, mackinaw
suit, 2 heavy flannel shirts, 2 pairs of
heavy overalls, 2 suits heavy wooden
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Liabilities.

Capital stock paid Observation-Disclosures. 100000 90
Surplus fund ,...,,..............,,.... 10000 90
Undivided profits, less expenses and
taxes paid. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2,792 S.
National Bank notes outstandng..... IS6,Soo 90
Due to state banks and bankers....... 2o,S53 70
Dividends unpaid, G,9S5 o.
Individual deposits subject to check. Q3,4So "a
Demand certificates of depost......... 6,974 OF
Total. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $672,SS6 Il
STATE OF VERMONT, %
County of Orange,
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A foul breath is
one of the greatest
attic lions that a man
OF woman can have.
An affection not
only to themselves,
but to those with
whom they come in
conta ct. A foul
breath is a dreadful
discourager of affec-
ton. 1t would prob.
ably be mere so if
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National Bank of Newbury

AT WELLS RIVER, IN THE STATE OF VERMONT
AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS JULY %, 1897.
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Loans and discounts. $4,000 oS
Overdrafts, secured and unsecured... OBS 81
L. s. Bonds to secure circulatOn...... 2IIooo 90
Premiums on U. S. Bonds. 3o,292 81
Stocks, securities, etc .......,...,..., 3,4o5 90
Banking house, furniture and fixtures 6,453 S.
Other real estate and mortgages owned 1,Io5 90
Due from state banks and bankers..... 5,o35 u
Due from approved reserve agents.. Ic,69I AZ
Checks and other cash items. .......... 275 C5
Notes of other National Banks........ 65 90
Fractional paper currency, nickels and
cents. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81 So
Lawful Money Reserve in Bank, viz:
Specie. .7,O1l so
Legal tender notes......2.ooo 90 o,o7I So
Redemption fund with T. S. Treasurer
5 PR cent of Crcuaton......... 9,495 90
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, $672, $50 IA
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THE BOSTON PRODUCE MARKET

Hay-Hay is very little changed. with
straw quiet Ordinary TO good hay. Sl1 20
G15: choice. S16G17; rye straw. SI1 son
Il 90: oat straw, ST0S; sack spring bran
$40 75d11: sack winter, S11 5OdI2
Potatoes-Potatoes are very well. with
the market steady at s. 5O62 rs per bbI
for all good to best lots.
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IN. HUB MARKETS.
Butter Remains Steady and
Unchanged.

Upward Turn In Cheese-EGgs Quiet
Other Products.
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REPORT OF THE CONDITION

'opsham. VT, July 20, 1897
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-13
Missionary Social.

A plimentGty social and party,
in honor OF james Jensen Jr., will be
given next Monday evening Ia the
OLD Farm House, Forest Dale. Bro.
ther Jensen leaves tor mission to the
Southern Ststes on Feb. 18TH, aud the
people Of Forest Dale give this affair
n9 n mark u appreciation to the young
EHi"r wness laDara In the new ward
ney greatly appreciate, az well as to
allow his friends 10 meet him ana as
dist lin IN his ministerial urney.
Al tXceilent program has been a.
ranged Including local ard some OF
the pe't talent the city ffJrds. All
are lnVlIel.