The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-25

An Omcer of the Expcditioa I'm Z.
the First Discovery.


CHICAGO. July IA Il. Schnn.
the officers OF the Frank Leslie eysss-s
OF 1891 ard Issi. organized by W
keli, IS now secretary OF thu Sserasr - -
ssiy Company. OF Chicago and Nss ~.
In an interview on the subject az 49,
on the claims IN the gold fie}<n & =.
Clondyke district by right Of dsras. !
Mr.. Schanz said.
Il was in charge OF the geoxzr,s..,
work OF the Frank Leslie tInkSF~
which started in the early spriEs a -
for the purpose Of exploring the -
north OF Mount 81. Elias. which 49,
been penetrated by white men.
ed north from San Franchises a
eminent steamer Patterson. II - -
ard geodetic survey, and wers aa6S ~
Pyramid harbor Ola Lynn Anal 49,
this point that the roads for rA r.
gold fields 6iverse. and as Tar 49,
the resat majority ct the prospecfsaS@
bet entering by way OF Chilkoot N = |
L4z ke I.lnderman so the headwa;en z -
Lewis tYukonf river. This route ~ Ia
at this time. but our party furnea -
ward and scaled the Mount 81. Eias A.
over a new pass between the ChiIkaet Al
the Chilcat, necessi:atIng . ten m
portage over the mountains. We aaSI
this pass 'L<asIie'S pass, and were th3 An
white men ever to reach any ot the Wassr,
north OF Mount st, Elias IN that waY.
don't believe anybody has gore tAs ~
way since.
After we reached the north SIDE 4 Il.
mountains. we found a lake soma ,ort,
miles in length. which we named LAkk a.
kel. and is the headwaters OF the Ia
kateaa river. This river is OF great =
portance.
"At Lake Arkell the party divided Il
all OF Us retained our rights to aayshu
that might be discovered. Dalton vsss
westward 10 Mount st. Elias and proe
pected along the many riyulcts running
into the Alsekah. which at that tine ~
supposed 10 run north into the YukoR he
which G!aye proved 10 run south into n
bay.
Dalton was an expert proepector, al
this special branch OF the expedition MAD
valuable discoveries of placer mines ovs
a part of the present Clondyke. It betu
the intention. as we understood Of Ar. AZ
keli TO develop any indications found b
the expedition. In the meantime Well
Price and myself went north and iuvesnr
advancing down TO La Barge. on the -
kon river, the Pelly river. White r1ya.
Stewart river. Sixty Mile creek and FoF6s
Mile creek. We found gold at Forty-Na
creek In June. 1850. and there were II n
time about fifty white men In the ten.
tory. IN which thousands are now $500
their fortune.
II think Mr.. Arkeil In all Justice ~
lay claim to whatever rights our exp1o&
tions would entitie him In all the c0unny
Ne
Lake iArkell and Mount Wrangei. inesi
ing the river districts OF the TAhkntea
and the Alseknh as we'll as the upper ~
ers Of the White (yukon) river. son (
and the territory drained by these N1tuoi
streams. What these Fights amour{ 3 I
am not in position 10 say. hut the 6ln.
ent members of the original expioeatj>a
of whatever is In IL. I have so much coa-
fitence In Arkeli that / would leave M IL
terests entirely under his prossckfcn
'Glave and Dalton came OUT u tae die-
puted territory in August. - aad went
in again in the spring Of tAI q which oc-
CASTOR Glave was the first nan 70 inapducs
the use Of horses north OF Mount g. Hias.
He and Dalton trained .ha EsSs.s 10 wear
snow shoes. and altogether peffcEmsa mir.
aclss OF patience ard eR31rancs. Ina GOA
indications which have heeH found vert
followed M. and I: was their intention vi
follow up all claims. but unfortunately ~
Glaye while travelling in Africa lost ~
life. and the matter has been latent sv2
since.
During the winter Of 1880 and Issl | haa
a dog siedging trim 10 the north OF Iabe
Ulssmna. previously UNEMPLOYED, ara ~
logically OF the same origin and fern
mountains. Nv companion on the ~
was John W. Clark. IN command Of ~
post at Fort Alexander. Mr.. Clark ha2
prospecfor grdhstaksi on tha Auschatl3
river. and all along that stream. as wei =
It's branches, We found prospects indic1us
pay dirt.
North OF Lake rIl.amnt. the spoi SA
untitled on nzanv maps We fosind 2 ~
nearly eight miles wide and twvny g
thirty long which 7 named Lake Cssrk
made the first map Of this lake and vp6i.
cd the same on my return. eur ne
these DAYS that Cofcenia or King soaom =
will sink into Insignisicance when he ech
story OF Lake Clark Is revealed ~
Whatever discoveries are made ~ ~
Arkeil expedition think certainly ouess
10 ertttfe us 20 recognition. and 'aIfh01sa
personally an content with The sassssss
ton OF having been there and coming al
alive, I would rot he averSe 20 accepsM!
ms share IN whatever Mr. Arksii "
achieve OF course YOU know thaf y
Arkelrs claims for the Clondyk- havs y
h~a fled with the Canadian goveruMM+
whereas The eiairrs for 'hs Lake CLARK -
trict are in the United States"
INDIAN MINES SPRINGS, Ind. ~
"A. r. Schanz. who Is interested n y.
]. Arkelrs claims In the CYoravke 49,
was today offered 80 600 for mis- intere&
the claims by Harry P. Clark Of Pitssct
Clark is brother-in-iaw OF the AskeN
and will accompany Bart'e.. Arkell 10 =.
gold fields 10 claim the Giave ard 6cae
locations Of 1880 and 1851. II seems q.
Mr.. Clark wants 10 acquire share 70 = a
claims for himself so as 70 push fheA
his own interest At shs Attica oaie0 =
the Sterling Remedy Company Il is sfsAs
believing there ix great deal uscvc -
in 1, IL the Arkell claims ara sGrstanlAa-
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