The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-25
ARKELL's CLAIMS.
They Are Being Pushed For All They
Are Worth.

Indiana Mines Springs, Ind via Attica,
Ind. July PA. B. Schanz. who is inter-
ested in w J. ArkelFS claims TO the
Klondyke gold fields in Alaska, was to-
day offered $4,000 for his interest in the
claims by Harry 2. Clark of Pittsburg.
Mr. Clark is a MISUNDERSTANDING of the
Arkells and Will accompany Bartlett
Arkell TO the gold fields to claim the
Calves and Schanz locations OF 1880 and
1891. 1t seems that Mr. Clark wants to
acquire a share in the claims for himself
so as TO push them in his own interest.
At the Autica offices of the Sterling
Remedy company, it is stated that Mr..
6chanZ will not accept Mr.. Clarks offer
believing there is great deal more money
in il if the Arl5ell claims are substantl-
ated. Mr. p. I. Barry, of Chicago, VINO
Is interes ed largely in Cripple Creek
came down 10 the Springs today and is
working in behalf of a Chicago syndicate
formed for gruOStaking prospectOrs and
buying claims in the klondyke. He is
keeping the wires hot today about the
Schanz locations and is said TO have Of
fered 100000 cash and royalty for them.
Chicago. July PA. B. Schanz, one of
the offlc g. of the Frank Leslie expedi-
ZION of 1870 and 1891. organized by w. J.
Arken, is now secretary of the Sterling
Remedy company of Chicago and New
York. In an interview on the subject Of
Mr.. Arkells claims on the gold fields of
the Klondyke district by right of dis
covery for thS estate of T. j. Glave, Mr..
Schanz said:
work of the Frank Leslie expedition.
which started out in the early spring of
1880 for the purpose Of exploring the
country Immediately north of Mt St
Elias, which previous TO that time had
not been penetrated by white men.
We started north from San Francisco
on the government steamer Patterson. of
the coast and SeOdetic survey, and were
landed al Pyramid harbor on Lynn canal.
II is on this point that the roads leading
TO the present gold fields diverge, and as
y a < 7 know ms of he
proSpectOrS have been and entering
by way Of the river Chilkoot pass to
lake Lindtrman, TO the headwaters of
the Lewes (Yukon) river This route was
well known at this time but our party at
9nce turned westward and scaled the Mt
St Elias Alps over a new pass between
Chiikoot and Chilcat, neceSsita ting a ten
days portage over the mountains. We
named this pass Leslie pass and were
the first white men ever to reach any of
the waters northward of Mt st. Elias
in that way. | don't believe anybody
has gone the same way since.
After We reached the north side of the
mountains, we found lake some 40 miles
in length. which was named Lake ArkeH
and Is the headwaters Of the Tahkieena /
This river Is of great Importance
AT Lake Arkell the party divided by ]
agreement. All of us retained our rights I
TO anything that might be discovered !
Dalton went westward to Mt ST. Elias ]
and prepared along the many rfvulets /
running into the Alrekh what at that .
time was supposed to run north into the /
1ukOl put Mllcn GlaVe proved to run /
south into Dry bay.
Dalton was an expert prospector. and /
this special branch Of the expedition
made valuable discoveries of placer |
mines over part of the present Klon-
dyke territory. il being the intention as
we understood It, of S1r. Arkell to de-
Nelop any indications found by the ex-
petition. In the meantime. Wells Prince
and myself went nortllward and investi-
gated all the tributaries of the Tahkteena +
ad.ancing down TO Iabarge, the Yukon
20 r-fr
Stewart river, Sixty Nile creek and Fort
Mile creek The outpaSts of the gold
prospect We found a Forty Mile creek in
) uns, 1890 and there We're at that time
ABOUT so white men in the territory in
which thousands are now seeking their Z
fortunes. think Mr.. ArkeH. in all justice.
explorations would entitle him in all the
country between the Yukon and At Elias
Lake ArkeH and Mount Wrangel in
cluaing the river districts of fha F'a hl[
teena and the Alsekah as wei as the
upper waters of the White yukon river)
some OF the eastern branches of the
these various streams
What these rights amount to I am not
N position TO say. but the different
members OF the original eXDlCra tion e1
petition, of course expect their share If
Whatever Is in il ! nave so much CON
hdence IN Mr.. ArkelI that I would leave
my interests entirely under his protec-
'-Glave and Dalton came out of che dis
puted territory n August. $780, and went
N again IN the spring of 1891. on which {
occasion Glave was the first man - inh
.roduce the use eff horses north of the {
Mount St Elias Alps ny [
lie ana Dalton trained the horses TO |
wear snowshoes and altogether per
formed miracles of patience and endnr I
The gold indica tons which had been
ound the previous year were followed ~, M
IND il was their intention to follow m i
ili claims, but unfortunately Mr.. Glaye
.1alle travelling in Africa LOST his life and
ne matter mas been latent since then.
Another Vessel Passed In.
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