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The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-08-21

LUG NhoA' tNA'A'to i'-''A>N
naNZa creek
In the spring of 1886, on account of
the high water. he could not work his
claim, so he crossed over OH to the head
waters of Gold Bottom creek. George
W Mccormack gets the credit for dis
covering that gold, which he is not en-
titled to. because this Henderson went
from his claim on Indian creek and dis
covered it After making the discovery
he came back and told me about it. as
had been putting up for him for three
years. mean l had grub staked'
him--and he wanted me to move my
sawmiii and everything down to the
mouth of the Thron duck, where Daw
son City is now
l had two American horses, which
I bought of Jack Dalton, who was con-
nected in some way with Lieutenant
Glave of the Frank Leslie expedition.
The four of them went over there and
made location. In the meantime Hen,
tlerson took his boat and drifted down
the river to the mouth of the Thron
duck, which was the easiest ,:ay for
him to reach his destination and carry
his supplies
Cosxod Mccormack to Go.
At the mouth of the Thron Diuck
he met this man Mccormack, who was
fishing for salmon, and coaxed him TO
70 up with him and make a location,
telling him what he had discovered
there. Mccormack did not want to go
at first, but finally went and made his
location, he and two Chilkat Indians.
The names of these two Indians were
Skookum Jack and Dark East Charlie.
Coming back, they crossed over from
Gold Bottom creek, that being cut of,
On their way back they struck this
Bonanza creek and found gold there i'll
paying quantities. They went to
scratching round and made the discOv-
cry out of which they got three claims
Nos. l and 2, below the Discovery
claim, and No 8 above.
A claim is 500 feet in length along
the general cour1O of the valley and
across the creek from base to base of the
mountains. 1t may be 800 feet wide
and It may DO 1000, The claim must
be staked with four stakes with your
initials on each stake. Four corner
stakes and the cross line must be cut
from stake to stake or blazed out on the
trees SO that it can be seen.
You nave 60 days from the date of
the location to find gold and record
your claim and deposit it for record
that is, under the Canadian law. be
lieve 1t has been revised lately, though.
No jumping is allowed. According to
Mr.. Ogirvie's report, there were only
two claims made up to the time he
made the survey but what were jumpa-
bic, as they were not staked according
to law.
There were attempts to jump a great
many claims. but they were squashed.
1t requires three consecutive months Of
work on these claims.
left Forty Mile creek Sept. 81,
1894, on trip home and reached here
in January. I came back to do business
in Frisco connected with my sawmill,
etc. I had q store and sawmill, but had
no mining claims at that time. My
nine years had brought me maybe ST.,
900 or $4,000. We had no very rich
diggings up to that time. remained
a
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-08-21

not come east.
NY trip to San Francisco was to
purchase machinery for a new saw mill.
l had it shipped north by the A. &. L.
company to ST, Michacl's, on the Ber-
ing sea, 60 miles north OF the Yukon
river and then from st. Michaels up
the Yukon to Dawson City by the
steamer Alice This was in the spring
of 1896
was out again in 1896 and went
to San Francisco for practically the
same purpose and under the Same con-
ditions. / left San Francisco about
March 10 and went back home after
purchasing this mill
Nothing Grows There.
had no commission to buy supplies
fer any one but myself, but had to take
everything wanted Nothing grows
iherc--no provisions took III some
blankets, tea and trading stuff, freight
ing over loo pounds Of supplies
renched my mill Oh Sixty Mile
creek en- June "a, think. Nothing had
occurred nor were any new big discov-
cries made uutil Aug. "a
Upon the discovery of Bonanza
creek which is the Klondike. people
came from all directions, travelling
uigit and day, some with dogs towing
their boats and others coming across
the country afoot with packs on their
backs. until about 400 claims were To-
Gated Many of the people should not
have come.
Following the discovery Of Bonanza
creek, Mccormack PANIED out with the
help of his two Indians something like
$24 or $50 to the pan. He took this
gold and went down to Forty Mile and
reported. Then the people began to
come there like wildfire. There was no
stopping them. The mouth Of the b.
nanza is u miles from Dawson City.
/ got down from Sixty Mile creek
the day Mccormack came down to For
ty Mile to report and get supplies. l To-
Gated the town site of Dawson and went
back and got a raft of lumber to put up
cabin. D. a. Robinson, S. S. Ayres,
John Whitney and l put up house in
four days. 1t was the first house in
Dawson City, a log cabin. 10 by IA,
with one room, only one floor, door
and two windows. The house faced the
river. which was on the west.
We left after we got that done and
went up to the sawmi1l. That consisted
of 1875 horsepower engine and one 4S
inch circular saw and one SO inch, car
riage, planer and hatcher, which is a
sawmill complete. Six days from the
day we got down with the sawmill we
had her running.
The first job turned out there by
me was saving lumber for sluice boxes
for Bonanza creek. Robert Lowrie got
the first one I charged him $3.50 per
1000 feet. This was for IL by 4
box, AZ feet of lumber to the box. We
got out several sets of sluice boxes of
the same size, for which 1 charged the
same-$130 per 1000 feet. The same
boxes in Arizona or New Mexico would
probably cost 81. 90. The lumber came
from logs off the Thron duck river.
1t is really not the Klondike district,
but the Bonanza and the Gold Bottom
mining districts where the gold is.
Not Called Klond;Ise There.
The popular name here, however,
seems to be Klondike, which is not gen
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-08-21
THE NEW CITY.

A month after the establishment CT
Dawson City should judge there were
probably in the vicinity OF 800 people
there They had come from all quar-
tiers. think there were 80 houses put
up during the winter. which was last
winter Only two streets had been land
out. First avenue aud Second avenue.
First avenue was given up to business.
On it were the stores OF tie y. 4. l..
company and N. A. r. company Of Chi
cagO.
There was only one saloon during
the winter, and the bartender was
George WestbrOok. The stock of the sa
loon consisted of whisky, beer, ale and
about everything that is III other sa
looms It was shipped in by the mouth
of the river from St Michael's. Every
thing was 90 cents drink, no mixed
drinks, and no water for chaser. The
saloon kept open all the time, night and
day. I guess it did pretty well.
There was no restaurant during the
winter, as there were no supplies III the
country 20 run it. There was no gam
bling to speak of, but sometimes the
men played poker. The bets were small.
There was no faro. The men spent the
winter on their claims, hauling sup
plies from all over the country and get
ting them there
The thermometer ran down to "a
below, which was the coolest we had.
It probably averaged about 20. We bad
to dress warm in fannels and furs. l
cannot say the people suffered. There
were no deaths all this time at Dawson
City We had no theater Second ave-
nue. was the residence portion, My
house was put upon First avenue. On
Second avenue were the cabins of Win
field Ohler, Ed Parks, Dave Richards
and Alex Mcdonald. They were all one
room houses
Mrs. Ferguson, wife of H. Fl. Fer
guson, was the only woman there. She
did her own sewing and cooking. She
had no children. Mrs. Berry, from
Fresno, was up Oh the creek with her
husband Oh the claim he had located,
No. Ell Dorado. Mrs Liffey and Mrs.
Berry were the only women upon the
claims They picked up nuggets off the
dump last winter, about So, 900 apiece
as near as we could find out, besides at
tending to their household duties.
The women in the country who
were there with their husbands devoted
themselves to their own simple house
hold duties and to looking on the dumps
for stray nuggets They did not. AS has
been reported, do sewing and cooking
for the miners, and I don't believe any
miners were given their meals at their
houses, as has been stated in the news
papers. ] saw these women quite often
They did net come to the town much.
Mrs. Ferguson was the only one in the
town
All Swarmcd to Dawson.
The character of the town was
good. Every one attended to his bust
ness. There was 10 lawlessness. Men
were Oh their claims working While
there were probably, when the winter
closed down, 400 or 500 men and 3
women, at the opening of the season
this spring every man in the Yukon
country was there. The other camps
were deserted.
Of the 800 men who were in the
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-08-21

fourth to Theodore Anderson, the fifth
70 John Moffitt, the sixth to Charles
Kimban, the seventh to a. J. Ferguson,
the eighth to Charles Olsen
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-08-21

with dogs and slcdgcs. From Juneau
about the time I left probably 800
were coming in.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1897-02-09

time is not the result of accumulated years;
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SPIRIT OF JEFFERSON,
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Folks sometimes fails ter note the possibilities
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TUFTS Pills
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Doctors Say;

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Marion county is to have court house
that will cost $l50.000.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1897-02-09

Rheumatism is caused by Tactic acid in
the blood Hoods Sarsaparilla neutral-
ICES the acid and CT res rieumatisms
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1897-02-09
Carter House.

CHARLES TOWN. WEST VIRGINIA.
WTELL furnished. Central location. Hack
w free to and from depots. Terms $500
per day.
Bar in basement and good livery at the
Hotel Stables.
Aug. S. 1895. W. T. CAMERON.
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The Fountain of Youth.

re all remember
story of Ponce
Leon seeking
fountain of
nal youth; and
all sympathize
l him IN his
b. Youth
ms so much. 1t
ms more than
for sometimes
b { c o m ( S q
earineSs. B ut
outh with
; abonndiug
ealth and vigor,
la site step,
lowing checks.
nd sparkling
eyes we all
covet geuu-
: ine youth.
The weak
ness or dis
ease which
ages people
AAE- eLAe-
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1897-02-09

Capt. Shalcr said in his Senator vale
dictory that the Office of State Senator,
from the Thirteenth Senatorial, b ad been
been the political graveyard Of every
man who had held it. He evidently for
got Judge E. Boyd Faulkner, who is, to
say the least, lively corpse.-Mdrftns-
bttro .Sfqfesmdn.
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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1897-02-09

Is a receipt
of one of the
mos t noted
ply sicians
of the South,
where Gou-
bles of this
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-23
GIVING AWAY HIS SECRET.
In Order to Pacify Mrs. Corntossel
Her Husband Speaks Out.

Washington Post: Talk about the way
q woman changes her mind exclaimed
Mrs Corntossel. as she put breakfast on
the table. I'D like ter see one tibet could
beat you at it,
'.Whut dye mean?'
Il hev reference ter yer politics. Fore
lection We wus hollerin' fur free silver
Ike yer heart I'D break eff ye didn't git
1t right away. An now We wake me up
:: the dead O. night sayin' .'hooray fur
Mckinley in yer Sleep
We'll, Mandy. Teller can't help bein
sorte- influenced by his personal friend
episode me an Mckinley was concerned
into while we We're in Washington, did
No
well. he showed hisself a gentleman
an | amt never goin' back on him.
wouldn't have told this in Washington
even ter you. cause it's astonishin' how
things leak out. an to this day 1 don't
about it exceptin' me an Mckinley. He
was standin' UP shakin' hands an
waited in line tell my turn come. 1t wus
all over before l knowed whut had hap
pened an | didn't realize I'd shook hands
weth the president any more'n nothin. l
>ot TO wishin ! he'd gone at it more de-
liberate an slow, SOS ter git the good OF
It: an then the temptation come an |
yielded. l Snuck around ter the end o
the line an waited my turn all over
again. lookin' around innocent-like SOS
ter make folks think / was a total
stranger. When l got wethin a few feet
O the president, l comprehended what
resks / was a-runnin but it was too late
ter turn back. There was plenty of men
standir around, an all Mckinley would
of had to do ter git me throwed out was
10 say three words an expose the swim
die. But he understood the situation at a.
glance. He never give no sign tibet he'd
ever seen me before. but looked me in the
eye and grabbed my hand ez if nothin had
happened. From now on my votes his'n.
fur ! niver saw anythin done more gen
tlemanly in my hull lifev'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-23
ALECK AND THE COW.
Laughable Story Related by a Resi-
dent of Reno.

Reno Journal: Aleck Dromiack had
an experience day OF two ago with a
COW THAI had fallen into a culvert
about town that he delights in telling
to his most intimate friends. The story
is about as follows. barring some of
the emphatic expletives that Aleck has
not become familiar enough with the
English language vet to exactly under
stand the meaning of;
We'll. I tell you. boys. 1 was work
ing on my place, and sthat COW he got
into the railroad culvert up there, and
d woman she comes along and says to
me: Sir, why you don't help that
poor cow out of the trouble / says.
Madam, l got no business monkeying
with that cow; he no b'long 10 me-
The woman looked at me as much to
say. You big stiff. go help that cow
Well went over there, and I don't
see what TO do. The cows legs don't
stand on no ground; you think I'm 60.
ing to pick him up?s Not if Big Aleck
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-23
Bigger Bell Than Moscow's.

The biggest bell in the world. not ex-
cepting the cracked one of Moscow, is
in the pagoda of Mengoon. a little north
of Mandalay. in India. 1t was cast about
the beginning of the century by King
Bodawpaya as an accompaniment to the
huge brick pagoda which he never fin
ished.
1t is said to have been cast on an island
and RATED across. The weight is about
SO tons. circumference at the bottom 5lls
feet and at the top 70 feet. 1t averages
more than a foot in thickness. The bell
itself is more than u feet high, and the
shackle. which was intended for logs OF
timber, about u feet. The pin in the
shackle has a diameter of 10 inches.
The bell had dragged its support down
until it rested on the ground and would
emit no sound. In 1896 the Burmese COM
Dany decided to raise it. Two large iron
columns % feet high were erected with
concrete foundations.
A large steel cross girder with dis
tributing girder on top was then passed
through the shackle or hanger. and the
bell was raised by jacks all around
wedges of timber until the cross beam
could be placed on the pillars and riveted
III position. The serewbacks, were then
eased and the bell left swinging, with
its lower rim about three feet from the
ground.
No proper means has yet been provided
for its striking, but its tone when struck
by a heavy piece of wood is marvelously
deep and sOnorous.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-23

SELL he added, thoughtfully. Life is
all before US, and you can't get any
where on a farm. Look at the jays
arc<lnd here. What do they know
They simply stand around on one foot
like a gander till the beard breaks
through the freckles. and then they
push the old folks off and take the
plow, and in a little while get pushed
off themselves. Life on a farm is one
continual round of work and want. Will
you iine me?"
The thought of getting up at morn
ing and not knowing where l was going
to sleep at night frightened me, and 1
told Doc so, and we parted.
A few years later. Wnen the west
bound train sto9ped at a little bleak
and dreary mountain town where |,
having gone west, had elected to drop
anchor. I looked out from the car
window and saw Doc sitting close up to
the crooper of an old sOrrel horse that
was hitched to an express wagon.
l went over to him at once, for l was
lonesome. A mountain town is not a
thing one is apt to love at first sight.
Deso5ata That is better than four col
umns of agate 10 describe he place.
The dry March winds came out Of the
canyon and swept the sand of the mesa
up into edoies that swished and swirled
in around your collar and cut your
face. The sunlight was so dazzling that
it bewildered and seend unreal, and
the cold winds We're constantly contra
dieting it's warmth.
Are you homesick Doc?" I asked as
1 rode up town with him, for he was
thsre TO haul people and their baggage
up TO the hotel.
Nope. said he. It's the dry wind
it's busted my lip SO that ] look like
I'm goin' to cry when I'm tryin' to
laugh I'm goin' back home this fall"
he added. after a pause, ito get my
rnoney-Pm q now, but I'm comm
back out here-this country is all
right"