The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-15
kLoNDIkE ADVICE.
Experienced Miners Tell the Tender
footS to wait Until Spring.

San Francisco Report.
The SANKEY'S. father and son. who lately
came TO Seattle from the kioadike. bring
ing with them as a first instaliment OF the
output OF their claims the greater part OF
8 three-monthS cleanup of $ll2oeo, are
still in the city, and neither OF them has
in any way wavered in his enthusiastic
belief that the treasure-house OF the
world is located in the Yukon region. The
elder man IS. II possible. the more enthu-
siasiIc G. the two.
a. tie same time" he remarked. while
discussing the mines this morning with a
Report representative. Il stick 10 my Old
proposition that ii woulc be much better
for those who desire 10 go 10 The kion-
dixie 10 wait until spring before starting.
Ny reasons for advising delay are rot
that a man wouldn't be able to employ his
time nrofitahiy this winter IL he could OBJ
tain an Interest in a claim Immediately
on hts arrival, but rather that The great
crowd now rushing in will make travel
difficult and also possibly produce sort
OF glut OF men and labor In and abou.
Dawson A great many Of those who in
tend prospecting for nav claims them
selves viii not know how TO go about il
with winter coming on. and they will
necessarily be obliged 10 hang about a
while until they get the hang OF things.
With the old-timers up there. the men
who know the ropes, * would be different.
In fact fer the man who is posted as to
how to go about st. the approach OF winter
is hkslv 20 start him out on a prospecting
expedition. Iii tell you how the thing is
done.
The old miner waits until the snow
falls before ne strikes out. because it's a
good deal easier 70 have supplies on sled
than II is IN have them on your back
When things are IN the right shape he
loads up Il lot OF provisions. with a few
tools alto, takes his dogs-every ola-.irner
has n couple OF them-and starts off. Let
me say right here that I personally, with
only one dog to help me. have dragged
pretty nearly i.c1 pounds on a sled in my
kiond:ke travels.
Well. cur prospector strikes of, say.
for the headwaters of some creek nav
be hundred miles away from Dawson
When he gets there he doesn't 20 to work
digging for gold. but contents himself with
fixing a cache for his provisions. where
they VIII be apt TO stay safely until spring
Then he takes the dogs and the sleigh and
SCOTS back 10 cover-at Dawson or else
where.
Now he is fixed you see. SO that he
need lose no time In the spring As soon
as the most o: the winter IL over he takes
the trail again. travelling light this tine
for he needs 10 carry ONLY grub enough
TO take him 70 his cache and when he ar
rives there he finds himself Fixed to pros
pect distric. for twenty miles around II
he wants to- On the longer trips that he
takes from his headquarters he lets his
dogs pack such supplies as ne may take
each OF them carrying fifty pounds. when
properly balanced on panniers. withou,
any trouble. They VIII trot along with |,
at your heels all day.
''Of course prospecting can be done all
through the winter. TOO II you want to dig
through the snow to do IT, but the plan 7
have outlined Is favorite one with the
old-tirners"