The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-29
VICTORIA ARGoNAUT's STORY.
Plenty Of Good Ground Vacant. II
Only Food Il Sufficient.

pougsl and Nell Macarthur and Angus
GaIbraita are among the Yukon miners
who have returned 20 their homes at vie
toria with good stakes. tho McAr.hurs'
fortune being estimated at ST50o and
Mr. Ga!brs!th's at Al equal amount In
an interview published in the Colonlss
DouEsii Macarthur said:
The reports that have been hrouxh.
down OF fortunes made almost in day
are not exagSarations. though they must
appear to be, II is tho richest mining
ground In tia world-and the biggest.
Goid-seekers ara pouring IN from every
direction daily. and yet there il no san-
ger OF X becoming overcrowGed There
Is plenty 81 ground for every one, II only
there IL food enough for ali. That Is
the difficult question. As long ago az
last October we had stock taking. and
allowed Loo pounds OF -four per man 10
last until June Naturally things were
running very short before that time
came l and my partner made I, a
point 30 lay IN our supplies FOR the en-
tire year well ahead, and II would b.
all right II others did the same Buying
when normal prices pres All. Il did not
cos' more than $50 or 50 Cor q years
necessary supplies. But II the same things
sre wanted when stocks arr run our. wita
no way - rsplentshinw thers,. ard fam
In. threatens In consequence. big prices,
Of course. must be paid But it's not
the rTics that IL 10 be thought Oft ia
whether there are supplies enough 20
keep everybody alive through the winter
NO era can estimate what thu Yukon
and its tributaries 81 Canadian soil will
yield next year. hat & VIII be something
enormous. Approximately should say
ever ere rssliioa dollars has been taken
OF. THIS ye1r-ard This BIZ less than 90
miners. al or Amos, all OF whom spert
riae months ~ tire twsive 81 prospect
.sx and ahou: ire eth~r three in work
t.s their claims. OF the four hundred
or more claims In the district 10 rot
know ~ Gre thar has proved worthless
The gold IL es~rywhsr~. Au: naturally
seo- could not ~ employed "a seir &c,
& out Every rasn wanted 20 40 on ara
take ~ claims os his o~u. The whole
cssntrv Is setwc~ke4 with streams. assa
al 81 in-ra s<e serssereus Rg ave tine
I ~sS re31y 20 cer~s out TIE rev a.
rivals were x~srmtrx IN han9res. sesnS
b. nsy calm 40 ret have tirns %
hear kaw trey rssre cut. though before
came away <o-~. ranrey hsk hN~- foaad
ca nor~ssfe- ard hsss q aexssf ether ns-~
crgeAs- These e. course are not
marked or to raAss a. present Er fac.
sss. Ceuntry -as ~ rss esss .-~7oerssrtfy
s@.tn@at.a ard wf1i ae usuI Mr. CSsl-
*tes new map. wesea - very eosaFssEe.
CORES egt thss "a"
CO Ds-frl,r r*esx ere 90 TIRE rsw
streams II .te-ns tire Miners &e~0rt}-
- 20 Mr. Macarthur rapport, are getting
cs.g frSr-g S. - rs ran &gwArGs-oT tszSlF
go a s&v-w9th ar : psArsrsfw in@sn s2st-
iaEA srsazs 20 WORK So Ga Ron4Eza
e~ssk where sse AcArthGFs aEs Ca
h-@ltA made ssss~ rf'> net oce c2sI-s cot
q sc Aas proves a bank. While may
gsssgs s&le@ss sres-s~~se fortunes Test Il
she Me sz~zits - ar sssrzrsa tre faEs
wne-~ & aSs A@ss 60. s@sy sAs~in. 80
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