The herald., 1897-07-20
CLONDYKE
GOLDFIELD
Is the Richest Ever TrOd
by Man
MILLIONS TAKEN OUT
More Millions Are Yet to
Come
HUNDREDS OF RICH RIVERS
OF WHICH ONE SAMPLE HAS
BEEN FOUND
Death Grins in the Face Of the Pros
pector Who Goes in Without
Good Supply Of Provisions
OF WHICH ONE SAMPLE HAS
BEEN FOUND
Death Grins in the Face Of the Pros
pector Who Goes in Without
Good Supply Of Provisions
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire
SEATTLE, Wash, July 1s.-IIon. c.
H. Mcintosh, governor of the North
| west territory, in which is included the
farfamed Clondyke district, is in Seat
| tie, being en- route to Regina, the capital
| of his wealth. Laden kingdom.
The governor, like many other reput-
able men, freely subscribes to the truth
of the stories sent out as to the richness
of the new diggings. In truth, the gov
ernor is an enthusiast over the wealth.
producing possibilities of British Yukon.
II consider the British Yukon gold
fields the richest ever trod by man."
Gov. Mcintosh observed this afternoon.
1T Is great treasure house in which
gold has been accumulating for hun
dreds of years. Indeed, the gold supply
is practically inexhaustible. There are
hundreds of rich rivers and creeks
Clordyke is only one Of them"
The governor estimates that the Clon-
dyke and it's tributaries yielded over
SO, 100000 in gold last winter. OF this
amount he says $2,OOO000 and upwards
came out via the steamships Portland
and Excelsior. More than 81, 900 900 in
dust, he says, is now stored away in the
ca bins of miners along the creeks being
developed.
"The British Yukon yield Of gold for
1887" the governor resumed, will not
be less than 10000, 600. OF course, in this,
as was the case with the Cassiar and
Cariboo counties, it is not possible to
keep a record of what is taken out, but
am convinced that am rot placing the
amount too high.
II placed the gold and silver yield of
the Rossland and Kootenai districts for
1897 at $7,O0O,000, and have semi official
Information to the effect that it will be
very near the exact figures, all of which,
to my mind, is ample evidence that
within five years these districts will be
producing more gold than either Colo
rado, California or South Africa"
Gov. Mcintosh says surveyors are now
at work trying to ascertain the feast
bility of the construction of a railroad
into the Yukon. One route contemplates
line of steamers from Fort Wrangle up
the Stikeen river, which is open for
navigation to both countries to- Tele-
graph creek, there to connect with
railway running to Teslin lake. From
the Teslin lake terminus boats will be
run along a series of lakes and rivers to
the Yukon.
NOTE OF WARNING
SAN FRANCISCO, July 19-The Alas
kan gold fields and the stories brought
here by the recent arrivals from the
Clondyke continued to be an absorbing
topic of conversation throughout this
city.
From every quarter come fresh reports
of the astonishing possibilities of the
newly discovered camp, and theepirlts
of adventurous fortune seekers who,
with the first news by the steamer EX
celsior was set aglow, have row been
famed into q consuming flame. In ev-
cry quarter may be found prospective
miners, prospective merchants, traders,
tradesmen and workingmen,a all of whom
are outlining plans for profita BILE occu-
patton ir1 the region of the country
which is at this moment the center of
the worlds interest
Those whose knowledge of Ala ska and
of the Alaskan gold field entitle them to
speak intellgently on the, subject, not
only seem to share similarity of opin-
ion as to the great resources of the ter
ritory that has just been opened but
also as to the resources that those who
go thither to seek the precious metal
must possess if they hope to return with
any degree of success
In an interview today, H. j. Boring,
who has visited that section for the last
l~,sa l.
of the Alaskan prospects, and while his
Impressions are of a most sanguine
character, he says emphatically that in
his opinion no man should journey to
the Clondyke country without at least
$1,000 in money and supplies. @
1.-THE season in which the mines can
be worked Is from May Is to September
Is, and during that time the weather
closely resembles the weather in this
locality but during the balance of the
! year it is impossible to work the mines
unless they are operated und the
covering of a house.
"The cost of living may be safely esti-
mated at S. per day, and those who go
north must figure on that basis. There
| is good game to be had in the form of
reindeer, moose and mountain sheep
during the winter, but outside of this
form of food all other supplies must be
| imported"
BULLION RECEIVED
HELENA, Mont, July 19-Eleven
thousand four hundred oursoes of gold
dust from the Clondyke diggings In
Alaska arrived here last night via the
Northern Pacific Express from Seattle,
Ten thousand ounces were consigned to
| the American National bank, this city,
and the balance to the United Statesas-