The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-18
THefLhSkAN 6ARNATC.
joss pa LadGs Is tbs Richest o; ilia1dike's
God l[io2S.

.Joseph Laiae, Who bi3s fair 10 be-
come Americas Barney Bzraato,
knows more OF tie new land cE god
than an- other man. He is tAs found
er CT and largest lard o"ner in Daw
sc2 City. Il vas fiiteeG gears ago
lhat be began his c2rees ss fnr trad
er il Alaska ard The nor,hwest teri
tories.
On August 81, 1895, be was The first
man to hear OF the discovery Ct gold
IL The new diegincs he started q;
o3ca for the scene aud began prospscs,
;ug. He had money TO back his iudg-
caent and perfect knowied2e Of the
eountr7. he staked cut o2e claim, al
that tne law allows, ard be sccn
Bought cut twelve other claims.
Then hs took q sUrvev OF the mouth
o. the klondike ard YukGn Rivers
and put IL q bid FOR toc government
land thereaoouts, ard secured 178
sores Ct i at $125 per acre. That
makes lin the owner Of thirteen
staked claims in the Big Bonanza. for
any one OF which he has been offered
sl00,O goo, aud has refused TIE offer.
HIS potential and practically assured
wealth. both as q ecld miue owner
and q resi- estate owner, is certainly
beyond the dreams Of ayarice." He
IS destined to be one Of the richest
men in the world-the American do
olicate of Barney Barnato.
On June % last he mapped cut
Dawson City, laying 1t out in sixty
foot avenues and marking il cf in lois
81 100x50 feet. He has since been
selling these lots rapidly al 5000
ciec,. His real estate operations IN
Dawson CITY would alone make him
lnany times q millioosice.
he he's written s book, to be pub
lished next week, full Of information
AID practical advice for those who in
tead to seek fortunes IL the Yukon
gold diggioss. It's title is "h!cnoike
Facts" aud it is copyrighted by the
American Technical Book company.
Advance sheets OF this timely bCcS
hare bee1 secured by TIE World
&r. Ladae te}ls exsc.lg how ALcn-
dixie claim u2pst be s.eked out.
throughout the district are numerous
small streams or creeks, running
throuxh narroc valleys between the
foothills. The prospective miner de,
ieTmi8eS on whicn stream to auat fof
the precious metal. and. having made
"&r6, ne stakes out his Claim.
Is stalking tae claim the prospcc.or
must not exceed 500 feet up ana down
TIA creek. The general course OF the
valley. The width Of the claim can
run from base 70 base OF the hills or
mountains. Ifthere are 10 claims To-
Gated on this particular Stream. the
claim is known as the discovery
claim, and The stakes are marked 0
Tle next claim staked SIS you proceed
up the creek is marked No l, as IS The
mex. claim going down the stream.
There can b. but two claims marked /
on any one stream. The four stakes
being driven aud each marked with
your own initials, aid the letters NJ.
L. (21eaning mining locatio0), you
must bound your claim with cross or
end lines. and Thea proceed within
sixty days to file the e!a;m with the
governments recorder 81 DaHsop
City. The recorder at present Is also
!aa gold commissioner.
Ia recording, aGdavi5s must be
made :hat :he claim IS properly stakea,
and Gase given, and that g2!d has
oeen found. Tie nug0er Of claim
rauSj also b= given, aaG if it l. rot the
disco very ciaiu it musS be mentioned
as, for instance, No. Or No. 70 Above
or below discovery claim" IS the
case may be. If q claim should be
stasea c:tova soi3 is discovered there
on. the prcsQector has sky days II
which to prosecute tnesearcG foc god.
Il when this time hes expired ne IS yeG
unsuccessful, he can 40 longer held
this ciaim, as lhe finding OF the nlstal
IS absolutely Necessary to the pesna-
aeDt holding of the claim.