The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-03

or sbaldon jackson general agent OF
ea..,ati,u in Alaska. returned TO washing.
tor Ia Il night He is one big nugget OF
Alaskan information. He declares that
the stories OF great strikes. terrible aard-
shin and impending starvation have not
haen e>asrrrated. Cold IL everyw here.
hut ,he difficulty lies in getting 1T out
The frozen ground holds it in an icy ei"-
brace. aad H. l1ath TO WELD il up. There i
one nropoS,tioL which il of interest, and
th,, j. to ,tre,tase the bed of the Yukon. 1t
,safact inatt the mud aud Slndat It's mouth
nam olt gold. and tile theory is that tie
bed Of the river far up from the mocth must
he rich in auriferous deposits.
pr. Jackson says thatthe onl = eNaggera-
tton INDUCED Ia at the expense pI Alaska
ts il. regard to the Savagcryol the copper
Fivcr Iuiians. There are no ugly indians
in ALASKA The Copper River is supposed
aI.,ong ;ne peupleuf Alaska TO be very rich
tn l-,la hut because of the hardship eli
corntercd by those who have prospected
alung that ryer, very little work has been
oone. The Copper River, though wide
at TIE n.0t,h, is steep and shallow, pre-
seuting a succession of rapids.
Theprop,Siti - 20 sendocean -gongsteair-
sh.,s i.lto The YuSon River for 10 Ir and
rYv, Hundred miles is agltating the trans
partation companies at present. III TINS
thaU be- found practicable, and the gen
e-al belief is that il VIII be st. Michae!s
viii he abandoned. The difficultyis thatat
t,-as..t.; steauier has to he nuilt deep a",
heavy enough to withstand the rouEa
weather 4cross sixty miles of sea from 81
Michapls to the Yukon. and light enough
4, navigate the shallow water OF TIE
rfyer Cor 1.700 miles beyond.
Dr. Jackson believes that the quartz
tu th, interior of Alaska viii be found OF
very ,uu,h higher grade than in the coast
mines tut tie thinks there is little prospect
of developing this feature OF Alaska WITHIN
two or rmpe years,
The returned traveller thinks that during
this winter bright stories of travel through
the '.Stikine River route" will BE hefalded
An tie United States. He says this is a
noliiical scheme of the Canadian govern
meat 10 divert travel over an all-Canadan
route pr. Jacksm's advice is to avoid
thtsra,.te. at least tilla great deal ofmoney
has b,-en spent Oh il. The best route over
land - across ChilkOot Pass. The Dalton
tails good on for those prOspectors who
take in horses. The Lake TeSin route
SHOULD be avoided.
Dr. JacEsun will seek to have the Gov
eminent enter the business Of selling rein
s1,-er 10 Prospcctors at price which VII
te cheaper than horses and dogs and too
nigii for slaughter as fresh meat. The aim
is 20 es. s.?blish the Siberian reindeer in
Alaska as a beast Of burden.
The wonderful placer mines of the
Yukon region are situated from 20 TO 90
miles FROM the great stream. The pro
visions iroupit from tho south and landed
on the banks of the river are, with gTeas
dgflcurv, transported to the mines on the
tributary streams. Last winter mongreI
dogs, Tor transportation purposes, cost
trcn 800 to 5000 each, and tire freight
Charges fram the river To the mines angcd
from 10 e. GO cents per pound.
According 10 the statements Of return
ing miners, the first OF the discoveries in
the KIondike region of British Columbia was
maha last summer by aminername d George
McCormdck while waiting near the mouth
Of Bonanza Creek, a tributary OF the klon.
dixie. FOR the salmon to run. Tire first
claim was staked out on BONANZA Greek
on August IL, 1896. Up to the date Of
June 19 IL is TepoTled that 500 claims had
bern located; that where there had been
a ht,lc native village Of not more thaa
100, Dawson City, with population OF
more tran 2.G0o, has sprung mp, with al
Che characteristics of Il new mining canin,
the population being composed principally
o: miners ftom the neighboring districts.
Tie returning steamer carried about $500,
600 uf bullion.
Or Jackson will be given a banquet and
reCep'iun blythe Presby yterians at New York
on Monday night, and the Presbyterians
at Pitt SbuTg viii give DIR. Sheldon recep-
tioa in December. Preparations are max
ins fur an cntcrt ainment in honor or tie
Alaskan traveller by the congregation OF
the Church of the Covenant, OF this city,
bu. the date on which this entert ainInent
wlEl be given has not been fixed.