The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-18
sTIKEEN-TEsLIN ROUTE.
Returned Klondilzer Talks of the
Trails to Dawson City.


Trails to Dawson City
Harry Miller of Juneau was in the
city yesterday. a guest at the Cullen.
Mr.. Miller, who is a pleasant and in
telligent gentleman, has survived the
alleged terrors and hardships of the
journey to Klondike, and while he is
not booming that country any, and
does not wish to. states that reports of
the marvellous wealth of that region
have not been exaggerated, and that
this is an inviting field for the pros
pector, miner and business man.
When Mr.. Miller visited the gold
fields OF the Yukon last summer. he
went in by the way of Dyea. and he
states that this pass, as we'll as the
SkagUay and the Chilkoot, are ali feas-
ible, but on his return he came out by
the way of the Stikeen- Teslin route.
which, by all Odds he states, is the
best, easiest and safest way to get
into the Klondike and its tributaries
In describing this route. Mr.. Miller
says that the way to get there is to
take the regular Alaska steamer to
Fort Wrangle, thence up the Stikeen
river to Telegraph creek by river boat
From Telegraph creek to Lake Teslin
the distance is only 120 miles, it being
only a few miles from the creek to the
divide, from which spot it is down
grade over a beautifully rolling country
10 Lake Teslin, from which place boats
are launched, and an easy journey
made all the way by water to Dawson
City.
This route has this advantage, that
It is easy and safe. and devoid of the
many hardshiDs and toll which mark
the journey if made by way of the diff
ferenu passes mentioned above. besides
which stations have been established
along the route from Telegraph creek
TO the lake, and supplies stored. so that
there viii be no lack of provisions and
other necessities,
In going to the Klondike. Mr. Miller
SAYS, it is the best plan TO purchase
supplies in Canadian ports, as then the
traveller is relieved from the payment
of duty and prices are about the same
as III the United States.
Since it is some time since Mr.. Miller
returned from Dawson City and since
he left Juneau, he can tell but little rel
alive TO what has been going on in the
former place that Herald readers are
not already familiar With, but he states
that he IS reliably informed that re-
Gently a strike has been made on Stew
art creek, a tributary of the Klondike,
and that the man who made the dis
,.,,-ery took out $1,000 within three
that the numerous streams and creeks
which empty into the Klondike and the
Yukon are gold bearing, and that as
soon as miners become established at
Dawson City and have built themselves
cabins, many of them VIII branch out.
with the result that numerous discov-
cries will be reported from localities
which are now practically unknown.
Mr.. Miller is on his way east on per-
sonal business. but during his stay here
Yesterday he has dates with Manager
McGarvie of the Grand for the Yukon
illustrative & Descriptive company,
which win be here on Saturday of this
week. On this occasion an illustrated
lecture will be given by r. R. McNick-
ing, the Yukon and Cariboo pioneer.
These lectures win be given in the af-
ternoon and at night, the afternoon lee
t7lre being especially for the benefit of
the school children. The lecture Will be
illustrated by stereoptic or calcium light
views and scenes. the company carrying
over 200 slides, While the geography of
the country Will be portrayed, besides
which much valuable information will
be given.
The price of admission in the after
noon for children viii be 10 cents, while
for the exhibition and lecture at night
popular. prices viii govern, the box