The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-07-25
GOLD EXCITEMENT
AT FEVER HEAT.
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Pass to Lake Linderman, to the head
waters of the Lewis (Yukon) River
This route was well known at this time,
but our party at once turned westward
and scaled the Mt. st. Elias alps over
a. new pass between Chilkoot and Chill
kat, necessitating a ten-days' portage
over the mountains. We named this
pass 'Teslie's Pass" and were the
first white men ever to reach any of
the waters north of Mt. st. Elias in
that way. I don't believe anybody has
gone the same way since.
after we reached the north side of
the mountains We found lake some
forty miles in length, which was named
Lake Arkell, and is the head waters Of
the Takhiena- This river is of great
importance.
cat Lake Arkell the party divided by
agreement. All of US retained our
rights to anything that might be dis
covered. Dalton went westward to Mt.
st. Elias. and prospected along the
many rivulets running into the Alelkeh,
which at that time was supposed to run
north into the Yukon, but which GlaVe
proved to run south into Dry Bay.
Dalton was an expert prospector, and
this special branch of the expedition
made the valuable discoveries of placer
mines over a part of the present Clon-
dyke territory, it being the intention, as
we understood it, of Mr.. Arkell to de-
velop any indications found by the ex-
petition.
I'm the meantime Wells, Price and
myself went northward and investl-
gated all the tributaries of the rank
tena, advancing down to Laborge on
the Yukon River, the Pelly RIVER,
White River, Stewart River, Sixty
Mile Creek and Forty-Mile Creek Ihe
outposts of the gold prospect we touhd
at Forty-Mile Greek in June, 1891, ana
there were at that time about hfty
white men in the territory in when
thousands are now seeking their 1or-
tune. I think Mr. Arkell, in all JUS
tice, can lay claim to whatever rights
our explorations would entitle him IN
all the country between Yukon and MT.
St. Elias. Lake Arkel and Mt. Wrangle,,
including the river districts of rank
tena and the Alsekah, as Well as the
upper waters of the White (Yukon)
River. some of the eastern branches of
the Coppa River and the territory
drained by these various streams
What these rights amount to am not
in a position to say, but the different
pedition of course expect their share
of whatever is in it. 1 have so much
confidence in Mr.. Arkell that L would
leave my interests entirely under his
protection.
HARDSHIPs NOT so TERRIBLE.
Los ANGELES, July 4.-Peter
Hevdorn. owner of one of the many
rich claims recently located in the
Clondvle District. returned from Alas
ba a few days ago. Mr.. Heydorn cor
roborates the reports of the fabulous
wealth of the region, and respecting
the hardships that miners are SAID 10
encounter there in winter, he says:
"A miner in that country does not
suffer nearly as much as one VINO pros
pects the desert mining sections OIL
southern California and Arizona wa
ter &c plentiful. and the cold is not so
intense as to cause much discontinue,
when the proper clothing is worn. me
streams are full of fish and game IS
abundant"
Mr.. Hevdorn will return to Alaska IN
the spring He values his claim aI
S2j0000.
OUTFIT A PROSPECTOR NEEDS
SAN FRANCISCO, July 24.-The fol-
lowing is an approximate estimate Oh
the requirements of a gold seeker VINO
intends going to the new FL Dorado OF
the north. The figures are based on the
estimates of an experienced miner VINO
has inst returned from the Yukon coun-
fry. and are rather below than ABOVE
the average The prices quoted, eX-
cent in the case of such articles as
1nocassins. mittens and the "Parkee,
which are obtainable in Alaska or the
Yukon country of the Northwest are
about current rates in San francisco.
If these supplies were purchased at
Dawson the prices would be from three
TO four times as much. Men going 10
the mines are warned against falling to
take at least as good a stock as
IS here enumerated. This miners ad-
vice is to get plenty of staples ana get
the best clothes obtainable OF the KIM
named: