The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-08-12
NEW FACTS
ABOUT ALASKA.
he Result Of Our Govsrrn.a,s
Thorough Investigates.
INTERESTING STATISTICS

INTERESTING STATISTICS
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on The YsAes gold rvx,ss y, J-.a
y. EdsArd SPAR. the geological .ar
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| uade . teor4oga tnv.stiesiton ~
Alasha last s1n snsr. gtses ps - fass
aud hgors. seoas tns tsser.sr. D.
ssys. - 10 The F.r,y M. v~la d..
tiei, that "a ihe l.t:sr Para ut ls>s
ra.ti.n 6alsh vas sinai. and a.
the hrst yesr the er-k az ..iIGsgsd
To have produced st.ooo Ersr see.
has h~sn . eon.tsnt payer. Ts-
character Of the gold tier. 40 ras
getty, masses 20 ts. dollar sy,shi
hs "a q Ssry ecu m~n. The ysia "a.
first Var sfnr the d-s~-~rrs as
f.sfy M,l~Ais ssiim.''a al eco $50
The dnesv.ry at DAVIS er,. .pa
= sfanpe'e from frankin 8alsA
followed IN the srrars 81 ISIS Ia
1871 gold mining 10 tle 'st.ri.. o.
vsh ~ on THE esast, ct Silver Bas
kss,a and Tr sds.ii. r~.iv.a
grsai imp.tps. The .vsnt 90 isas
Vas the discovery .f Miller err 10
the sIripg eft lsg5 mat, p,w sl.iss.
Ger. siak. q. aud 20 40 estimated sb,t
eik hiy met took oai si0o. oco.
TIE u. ssssss rs~A.s.s.
Since then Miller creek az. --a
the hcasi-a producer q The FuTgs
Mile dis,rie', and un'ii recently 80
the whole Yukon. lis epiir. !. nr.h
ii.s IL 'b- British poss.s,s"ps. The
ou'pu; for ls.l3 rs given by ibe MIN,
Director for the AlAsk>n srseis Isil
but Muller ere.k hsisv ~ Au.rtan
territory, Gas sl9s. 90. With q MN
ing population / $40
The total AmoIlt produe. 4 by The
Yukon piaoers IA 1884 wss double
that Of the previous y.ar aud xss
divided be, ~eeu the too district.
In 1895 the output bad doubled
again.
Forty Mll- disiriei IN the summer
Of 1896 10 described In the report ~
looking ~ AZ az had scs "a ii8 hes, days.
and unless several nsw cres ks AFRO
discover q gill lcs. iis old position.
The Birch cresk district Vas last
simmer ia a fiourishipg condition.
Mos, OF the gul hes we're then run
ming. miners were working on doubie
stifis and large profits we're reported
On Mss'odon ere ek the best producer.
over 800 miners were at work. many
expccting TO winter ia the gulch.
1 Follo~srg % the report ON klon-
dixie districts: With the announce
ment Of gold here las, winter Their.
vas = s,nmyeds Ia tho n.w region.
!For,y-Miie VS. almns, s'se.ted.
Three hundred end nifty msn spent
the winter on the kiopdike. an the
gulches and at the new ,o~n Of
DAYTON. The more important psr,r
Of the district Are on BONANZA and
Hupksr cresks. -Four hundred claim
rad been iocstsd up 20 January 4.
1897; about half As many OF Hunker
creek. There 10 plenty Of room Ga,
many more prospsctors and miners.
for the gulch-s and creeks which
, have ,ho~p good prospects are
spread over an aroa az seven bund
red square miles The estimated
ALASKAN gold production for 1856
made by the Spur report. 10 o. 400.
loco.
ISTEaEsTiS5 STATISTIC
Il The report points out tbs difticui
ties in the way OF speedy develop
ment of the couu;ry. Prospecting a,
done more aid m ,re In wioter. o-
cause fra q n ground renders travel
ing over the s~Ampy, moss covered
country more easy, and tue miner q
, thus able TO begin work with tie Ora,
spring thaw.
| wbatever Alaska may b. in the
future. il 10 now self-supportipg az
riculturally. Moose. carbon and hare
are variable in quantity. abundant 81
one time, aud disappearing Cor twelve
mouths at time. Ten dollars , day
10 the general wage paid. el2 being
paid in some 81 the more remots
guichrs. In winter the price for 10
Dor il s. 30 Is per day Of six hours
Many um.s the mioers have been o.
: winter when they have not been pm
ON . ration basis. Universal sudrag'
10 given. and all have % equal vote
penalties inclads: For stealing. ban
isbment from the country; in som,
cases also whipping; thrsstepinl
, wiih weapon, the same; murder
{ hanging But there have been ~
. murders 20 far.
: The mining laws differ for the diff
. ferept guIchss. Gsnssaliy the elaia
10 for fse hundred feet for gulch dig
D gings from rim rock 20 nm rose: bi
10 o me gulch.s, no: paying cell, 81
. sff ", ~ being made To stake claim
q I, 32o feet losg. Crowded creek, toc
4 are sssked 500 feet Ia the claim, an
! no maj 10 allowed To axe more tina
2 one claim 10 his own name. ave tb
o discover. vso is allowed Loo fes
q instead Of 500. TIE Only officer /
. kepub,ic of Miners 10 the kecSrdsI
appoiat-d by 49,. ulsr vote, one 9
4 each gal. b OF er.Dk.
al MoRE POLICE roe KLoxDIKg-
IL OTTAWA, Nat. Aug. The Ca,
|. inst Couneii ess ds<sd.d 20 s~nd r,
. inforcsmea.s OF y .rts~s N,us
n ed Police in;o ;hs Yakoo eoantr,
r This sss dobs 10 esa-eq a.ncs VI r.
u ports fso~ Dysa that owing M n
, CT usn "a men bound fos the kiol
% dixie il ell; 6. q ,'ss double the vr~
il sui desachos.t Of one hundred me-
to preserve Lao and order.
The gevesunens 10 daily rscei
ing prosssts from its political sal
l. pofsers In the West against the ne
20 nisicg regulations for the Ynko
Ee Il 10 probable that another husdr,
10 men viii b ordered 70 the Klosd,l
% district Todsy's boat from Va
= soris took six police and A~is,Al
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