The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-23
TOUGH WORK.
And No One Should Go Who Ia Rot Pre-.
pared For 1t.

And No One Should Go Who Ia Rot Pre-.
pared For 1t.
Claims have been located, and thew
have found good prospects, but bed.
rock has never been reached, as mining
up In that country is hard work, for the
reason that everything has to be packed
to the mines Oh your back and every.
thing has to be worked in the crudest
way-no improved machinery or any
thing OF the kind. Your wood for thaw-
ing has to be packed on your back.
Everything connected with mining il
up hill business. 1t is no boys play. A
young man who does not want to work
harder than he ever did before in his
life does not want to leave comfort.
able home to 60 out there ANY man
who has good home here and good
occupation should not be carried away
with the idea that he can pick gold of
the bushes in that country.
Gold mining in Alaska and North.
west Territories, aside from the natural
hardships Of the severe winter, is the
toughest kind of work. 1t compels great
personal sacrifices of comfort and con.
slant attention, to business. 1t is no
child's play.
There are numerous fortunes still to
be made there, but it will take capital
and experience to get them out. We
have no machinery to work with as vet
except OF the crudest sort. Machinery
Will probably be introduced after
awhile. shall take my own machinery
IN next spring. 1t will be the kind Nast
adapted to that sort of mining.
That is one of the principal things
came out for--that and to get little
rest. Since l have been here my mail
has steadily increased until it is impos-
slpie for me to give it proper attention.
l have a number of the most valua-
Die mining claims in the Klondike re-
gion, all OF which | secured by purchase.
Before left there made arrangements
with my partner to secure options on
any new discoveries which might prove
valuable
VIII Form a Company.
When l came out here. I had no in.
tention OF organizing stock company
10 operate my mines, but since my ar.
rival among my old friends and associ-
ates l find that there are SO many peo-
pie who desire to invest, rather than to
brave the dangers and bear the expense
d trip to the Klondike region them.
serves that l am about to place my
mining property in a corporation Of
"hlch am president and general man.
iser' and which / confidently believe
VIII prove the richest gold mining com.
,any III the world
About the ownership CT the Yukon
IND klondiEe C.s.iicls, / read in tie
lapers that this irla l.hcll Gaims to
lavu been the H.. ioI,tcd cut Lieu
enaAt Glavo. de- Dalt,Dird O y,ho.e
arty Ct CEiilst t;gr4--I Ssuld net
ay low mary LII BE Ngs the nan
'eho lc'@ted t.,4c y ..,s. d.GtCyered
hem, III 1891
Nov, lb' trst5ff ,csis,L Claye
nj his party vort - tie CmlFat
.ver, rcfs Tue t.s.l-a, asy, AID <.
iored tie Lead c. Tie .lilaaau A!Sack
lvers, which er'pty tito Dry try,a
arr OF the Fet..c cccan. q li,i.e south
fakutat They were piobsbly 500
'iles from the mouth Of the Thron
luck, where the geld diegnqs are, aud
the west side of Tic Yukon river.
lille the Thron duck river il OH the
lst of it.
don't know wEat they did. They
'piored and ran around through that
untry. They had four horses--that is,
rec horses and mule. There was no
lining or prospecting done by that
rty. They were hunting for placeto
cate a trading post.
Jack Dalton did locate q trading post
1893 on the headwaters Of the Al
ck river, which he 10 still running and
A1ch n supplied 6y paok animals