The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-29

who had taken such risks of being left
out in the wilderness, most of them
snort OF provisions too. probably all got
down to Dawson or near to it. This re-
opening of the river twice was a phe-
nomenon never known to occur before.
NO MINING EXCITEMENT.
There was no new mining excitement
With a persistence heretofore unex-
planned, many parties from Dawson, as
well as new Corners went up the Stewart
river. Nothing whatever except good
claims have as yet been discovered there
The belief. however, is that rich discov-
er,eS viii be made there yet. Jack Dali
ton and MI Maioney, a lawyer of Jul
neau, have purchased of Hugh Ferguson
and Alex Mcdonald Skookum claims
Nos. l and for $50, 800. 1t is reported
that large advance has been offered to
the buyers. S1ookum claims are looking
up. because some of them have Welded
IN initial work as large returns as any
FOUND elsewhere. Thomas Magee, jr., has
purchased interests on some of the best
creeks. Ell Dorado, Bonanza and Skoo-
KUN He will return to develop these
claims very early in the spring Bust
ness in connection with them was what
brought him out. An agent of the
Rothschilds, who invested $50 900 last fall,
mas made arrangements to return in the
spring.
SPRING EXODUS.
Because of the failure of the Septem-
Der steamers to take passengers down
the Yukon early enough to give reason
able assurance that ocean connections
would be made al st. MichaelS hundreds
who were intensely anxious to get out of
the country for the winter will try later
to get cut over the ice and lakes with
dogs and sledges this winter. Many of
them Will suffer greatly thereby, because
competent guides and dogs are both
scarce This business of the failure of
the steamers to get up the river with
provisions and down with passengers will
have to be rectified. Lighter draft boats.
with more power and steam capstans for
use IN getting over bars, will have to be
ready next June.
WILDERNESS is DETER.
Hundreds of intensely disappointed
persons are now in Dawson. who like
myself, would have given any Decuniary
price in their power TO get out by steam
er, but could not. ] was better off in the
wilderness and walking than in that hole
OF utter discomfort and starvation this
winter. The people there are being large
ly prevented from developing the enorrn-
6ously rich country by nearly utter iso-
lation and scarcity of food. The work
to be done is sufficiently hard and trying
at best. and its great difficulties should
not be increased, as this and last winter
they enormously are and were.
RAILROAD NEEDED.
A railroad is the real want If steam
boats were run from Lake Bennett to
"a w SUI: NiASg tOuiQ mol travel cOnIlnU
ously. The obstacles of the canyon, the
White Horse and the Five Fingers rapids
are not to be removed, nor sand and
gravel bars and snags be erased, and if
they all could, river and lake navigation
would only be for summer. railroad
would t;I be for all of the year. The Dalton
trall goes over a very easy country. of
remarkably light grades It's two sum
mlts are exceedingly light. and the salt
water terminus at Haines Mission, Chill
cat, an exceedingly fine one.
-. a Cal Alberger of San Francisco is in
the field surveying this route. We passed
him a miles from Chilcat. He is re-
ported to have capital behind him He
SAID his company will begin work by the
LIST of January. Mr.. Macarthur, a sur
veyor sent by the English government,
went over the Dalton trail last summer
He was led by Mr.. Dalton. He was well
satisfied with the route and the grades.
OF course, my opinion in this matter is
worth little. but L feel how important it
IS that railroad should be built through
that country.
MINES TO BE FOUND.
Somewhere. quartz and placer mines
OF great extent and richness are to be