The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-29

; myself. were practically broke last win
ter. are now well fixed. / an only one
of the smaller fry. Others have made
several times as much as l have / am
satisfied. however with my winter >
Work. People who intend going 10 the
klondike should remember everything
there Is taken up. and that they viii
have to find something for themselves.
There is plenty OF good country that has
not yet been prospected. and there are
chances there for many.
i think il IS foolhardy for anyone 20
go in this year as IL, IS almost impossible
TO take IN enough supplies. and 10 50
without supplies viii mean starvation. az
there is not near enough in there now
for the people already IN the disJrtct-
There viii De tough ines on the Yukon
this winter. Just how people are going
to stand II / cannot figure out For my
SELF. am gao taat VIII not DC there
TO take chances"
gnrt Farrham.
Burt Farnham Is an Iowa man. who has
come back from the Klondike with enough
dust to settle down and be comfortable.
He went IL over the tran in June. 1884 and
for two years had all the ups and downs or
Yukon miner he worked claims on
AastodoD ana Deadwcod creeks. IN the
Birch creek district. He started TO come
out last fail over the Dalton trail but the
river. froze in and to this he owes consid-
cradle Of his good fortune What then
seemed hard luck turned out 10 be good
luck The first Of October found him on
the klondike. where he went TO work for
wages This spring he bought an interest
in Il above. on Bonanza, which is adJein-
ing some OF the best properties in the dis
trict. and promises TO open up good
Il dont think he said. that all the
rich ground in the Yukon is confined 10
the klonaike district There are plenty
OF rich diggings in the American terri
tory. and 1t will only be a question of
time before Tan2na and Minute creeks
viii come 10 the front. As soon SIS the
kloudike excitement settles a little these
sections Will receive the attention that
they merit The present prospecting has
been very limited. and small amounts OF
gold found. The formation and general
indications are such that good pay viii
be found there.
Il wish 10 add my voice TO that Of those
who are trying 70 stop the mad rush into
the Yukon this season. To so in now is
little short Of insanity. No one can
imagine what the situation Will be there
this winter. and for more people 10 rush
IN is crime TO those who VIII be forced
TO winter there. Wait until spring. moth
ing can be gained BY going in this win
ter
w. w Caldwell.
W. w. Caldwell. a St Joseph. Mo. man,
is now going homo well fixed. He went
into the Yukon country in March. 1895,
and was ore of the first on the Klondike
last fall locating q A on Eidorado creek,
which he only prospected and worked for
few weeks in the spring, taking out
$500 from the claim. Meanwhile he had
secured IS below or Bonanza ard No.
above on Hunker creek. Later on he
picked up a fraction at the mouth OF
French gulch, where II empsies into Ell
dorado. He has sold some OF his proper
ties, but stu retains his interests In what
he considers rich claims. Like every one
OF the returning Yuxoners this time, Mr..
Caldwell viii not say just what his clean
up has been for the season. as he thinks
that many Of the frs; ones out were rated
far too high. From excellent sources ii
Is learned that his cl an-up was over
SO Go.
While there will be many phenomenal
claims on Hunker. Gold Bottom and the
many other rich creeks IN the district
there IS no creek so far known that Will
equal Bonanza and Eldorado. There is
little use TO try and tell how rich these
two creeks are. for no one knows They
are richer than anything that has ever
been found in the world so far. Larger
nuggets and richer pockets have been
found in many places. but history has no
record where the pay streak has been so
wide and the gold so evenly distributed as
on these two creeks. For instance, on
claim as below on Bonanza the pay streak
has been prospected for a width of 200
feet. These two creeks will be enormous
producers for the next ten years at least
There are big chances for capital on the
Yukon There are many miles of good
ground, which viii yield ha dsomely when
worked on a large scale which the aver
mi ca mt M a nd tn 4
years outfit costs from $50 10 81 600 and
prospector must find pretty good ground
IN order TO make his grub bill. Besides this
he has TO do an immense amount OF dead
work in order 10 get his ground opened up.
Consequently he looks for the rich spots
only, whereas capital could work ground
that the miner has rejected and make It
pay big.
The Yukon is a poor mans country,
and it Is also not a poor mans country.
Muscle and Drawn count high there, but
IL must be backed by enough cash 10 buy
years supplies.
What co / think about the outlook on
the kloudike for this winter? Well, when
there is grub enough for only one man
and there are three men 10 eat it, some
body is going to be hungry. That's about
the situation az Dawson. There are sup
plies for not over one-half the people who
are headed there. Wait until the last
boats come hack. You viii see people
coming out. and mighty glad 10 get back.
No hard luck story that comes back from
Dawson next spring. no matter how bad
it may be. will surprise me-
by March / will be on my way over the
trail. and expect TO come out again early
next summer. My claims viii be sys-
tematically worked this winter. and hope
Will prove satisfactory"
The way Caldwell got claim 43 on Bo-
nanza creek reads ike a fairy tale. lie
went up to Huuker creek with bunker
and Johnson. the discoveries OF the creek.
helping them on the way up When he
reached Hunker creek everything was
taken bat his partner had located No 4.
He was about 20 turn back for Forty-Mile,
and felt rather cast down about his luck.
c. II. Johnson evidently sympathized with
him. for be said:
See here. En-; I am not going to see
you so back without a claim Of your own
for the district. have enc over on Be-
ra~~a trat 7 VII Vivn YOU"
"All right" said Caldwell Make out
the ball OF sale"
II don't know whether you want IL" said
Johnsan. ITS nothing out an old moose
pasture and is not worth much. but IL you
want Il you can have g."
When they came 20 look for paper on
which 70 write the transfer. none was to
% found Finally they took the label OF
from a. empty tomato car. and this unique
and vivid colorcd document lz now on file
with the gold commissioner. Claim No g