The herald., 1897-08-16

give the miner SO a day for his work
But dirt Of that character has been given
the go-by, just as $14 per ton rock was
on the Comstock in the old days, and is
scarcely considered worth working.
From 500 to the pan-not at all an unus-
ual thing-up to $1,000 to the pan is being
taken out, and in the latter case, as the
miners up there are quoted as saying
You have to mix gravel with 1t to sluics
It,"
The following Is an extract from a
pamphlet issued by the Dominion gov
erument and which embodies the report
of William Ogilvie, chief of the Canadian
international boundary survey:
"A few miles farther up Bear creek
enters the Klondyke. and it has been
prospected and located on. About
twelve miles above the mouth of Bear
creek Gold Bottom creek joins the Klon-
dyke, and on 1t is branch named Hunt
er creek, where very rich ground has
been found. In Gold Bottom creek and
branches there will probably be 200 or
300 claims. The Indians have reported
another creek, much farther up, which
they call "Too Much Gold creek" in
which gold is very plentiful. From all
this We may, think, infer that we have
here a district which will give 100, 900
claims of 500 feet in length each. Now,
1000 such claims will require at least 5000
men to work them properly, and as
wages for working in the mines are from
IS to $40 per day, without board, we have
every reason to assume that this part of
our territory will, In year or two, con-
tain 10000 souls at least
CLIMATE AND OUTFIT
A great deal has been said about the
climate Of Alaska and while warning
note perhaps was needed for the fool
hardy ones who rushed in minus any
actual knowledge of the conditions ex-
listing, yet it seems not to have had any
deterrent effect upon these, but is cal
culated to raise some qualms of doubt in
the minds of more thoughtful adveutur-
ers who desire to make the trip next
spring. 1t may be accepted as conclu-
sive that a person suffering from lung
trouble has no business in Alaska, but
with that exception any mar, of good
constitution can withstand the china tic
drawbacks Of any country in the world
The West Coast of Africa and the island
of Java have probably the most deadly
climates In the world. The British col
ony of Sierre Leore, on the west coast,
was known as the white mans grave"
but many a European has lived their
without having a days sickness after
becoming acclimatized, and the same
holds good with regard to Java. The
favorite brandy and soda" and the
rum sangaree" have in either case been
responsible for more deaths than the
fevers of the country. 1t is we'll for
everyone to remember that in Alaska,
as elsewhere, all stimulants of whatso-
ever a character, alcoholic or otherwise,
add not one iota to the units of strength
in the individual. The feeling of renewed
vigor that is experienced means simply
that the reserve strength of the body
is being drawn upon, and when that is
exhausted the bankrupt body collapses.
stimularts are for emergencies. and not
for the ordinary routine Of life.
With the thermometer at so degrees
below zero in the northwest an infinitely
better climate is experienced than with
below zero in the middle states In the
one case there is clear sky and an alb
solutely dry atmosphere, while in the
other leaden-tinted sky is stretched
over the country that is bathed with a
moist atmosphere. Anyone who wore
lir en- suit in Chicago during the winter
would doubtless freeze to death, because
his clothing did not afford sufficient pro-
lection. So the whole secret Of starding
a winter in the northwest Is simply to
afford proper protection through ueces-
sary clothing, food and shelter.
Many lists Of clothing needed have
been published, but with the exception
of the outside furs, they have been al
most entirely duplicates of what mir ers
in this country used to use. The north
west mounted police share with the old
time Texas rangers and the Cape mount
ed rifles the credit of doing police duty in
the most excellent fashion, and over
vast extent of territory The following
is the clothing with which they face an
Arctic winter, making allowance for in
dividual notifications: A suit Of heavy
woolen underclothing covered by suit
Of underclothing made of deerskin or
caribou tanned, with the hair on;
heavy woolen shirt and a sweater; suit
Of wooden mackinaw for the outside
clothing, with reindeer skin overcoat;
caribou mitters, sealskin cap and hood,
woolen stockings and either rubber or
sealskin boots and leggings.
A New York expedition sailed from
San Francisco short time ago that had
each member Quilted with an article
that Is Invaluable. 1t is known as a
Siberian bag, and Is large enough for a
man to crawl into and cover his whole
body from head to foot. If man is
caught out ir gale in the northwest
when the temperature is so or go below
zero it means death If some protection
is not afforded. Then he can crawl into
the Siberian bag and rest cmfortably
while bidding defiance to any ordinary
gale. The bag has an outside of heavy
duck, then there is layer of rubber and
on the inside is lining made of seal
Skin with the fur next to the body
THE FOOD SUPPLY
With regard to the food which is be-
ing packed over the Chilcoot pass from
Dyea, it seems as If the old time pork
and beans, bacon and the other good
old standbys were being utilized to the
fullest extent. And yet there are rea-
sons why little more thought should
be given the question of food than II
seems hitherto to have received.
The trappers in the employ Of the Hud-
SON Ray cOmpany have got tho faod