The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-22
THE RUSH
FOR COLD.
A Al Professor Refuses $4,000 TO
Guide a Party.
LITTLE OF LAW, BUT PLENTY OF
JUSTICE IN THE LAND PAVED
WITH GoLD-THosE WHO REACH
OUT FOR FORTUNES MUST EN-
1URE FRIGHTFUL HARDsHIps
AND MANY ARE EXPECTED TO
PERISH BY THE wAYsIDE.

PERISH BY THE wAYSIDE.
Tacoma, Wash, July 21.-Dr. Willis
Everett leading metallurgist and wine
expert, has been offered $4,000 to con-
duct small party of explorers into the
klondike diggings for New York capital.
lists.
II have refused the offer" DR.. Everett
said to. night. "but if sthe proposal is
made to my liking shall go. / spent
two years making typographical survey
OF the Yukon including what is now
known as the Klondike district, for the
United States. Government. 1 have vet
to see man who has remained In that
country for two years and retained his
health or who could live afterwards in n
civilized temperate zone community.
Although the theI mometer drops to more
than 40 below zero and the frigid air
freezes your breath into shower of
frosty crystals, the humid, sticky, nasty
heat of the summer causes more suffer-
ing than the frightfully cold winters"
DIR. Everett believes many ''tenderfeet''
will die of starvation and exposure in the
klondike this winter.
LAW OF THE COUNTRY.
Toronto, Ont, July21.-Control of min
erals is matter of provincial --iurisdic-
ton, and the different provinces have
mining laws of their own.
The Yukon country being in an unor.
ganized district is under the control IF the
dominion Government at present and no
distinction is made between native and
foreign companies.
There is now talk of imposing row
atty on the minerals produced, but it is
not probable that any distinction will he
made between Canadian or British and
American companies at pr sent.
Mining in the Yukon is carried on I'M
der regulations adopted by the Interior
Department of Canada -and promulgated
by order in council. Z.
NOT A FAIRY TALE.
Washington, July 21.-Dr. William y.
Dali, one of the curators of the National
Museum, is familiar with the region in
which the Klondike gold fields are
located, through having been on several
geological expeditions to the regions in
Alaska adjoining the gold district, and
says that in his opinion the reports from
there probably are not exaggerated. He
sai1:
when was there did not find gold,
but knew of it being taken ont in profit
able quantities for fifteen years or more.
1t was first discovered there in 1866. In
lSSO, when was up in that country, my
last trip having been made two years
ago, the first party of prospectors, who
made the mining profit, started out.
The gold is found on the various tributa-
ries of che Yukon and have been within
comparatively short distance of the
klondike fields. l made one trip to Cir.
Gle City, just over the boundary of Can
ada.
GOLD IN SMALL STREAMS.
The gold-be bearing belt of Northwes-
tern America contains all the gold fields
extending into British Columbia. what
is known as the Northwestern Territory
and Alaska. The Yukon really runs
along in that belt for 800 or 600 miles.
The bed of the main river is in the low
land of the valley.
The yellow metal is not found in pay
ing quantities in the main river, but in
the small streams which flow through the
mountains on either side. These practi.
cally wash out the gold. The mud and
mineral water is carried into the main
river, while the gold is left on the rough
bottoms of these side streams. In most
cases the gold lies at the bottom OF thick
gravel deposits. Tue gold is covered by
frozen gravel III the winter During the
summer, until the snow is all melted.
the surface is covered by muddy torrents.
When the snow is all melted and the
springs begin to freeze, the streams dry
up AT the approach of winter, in order
to get at the gold, the miners find it nee
essary to dig into the gravel for infcrma
ton.
HARD WORK TO GET GOLD.
Formerly they stripped the gravel off
Until they came to the gold. Now they
sink shaft to the bottom of the gravel.
and tunnel along underneath, in II e
geld bearing layer. The way in which
this is done is interesting as it has to be
carried on in cold weather, when every
thing is frozen. The miners builh fires
over the area of where they wish to work
and keep these lighted over that territory
for the space of twenty. four hours.
Then at the expiration of this period the
gravel will be melted and softened to a
depth of perhaps six inches"
AUCTION SALE FOR LADIES.
will offer for sale at public auction
Friday afternoon, July %, Mt $50.
splendid assortment of rugs, chenille
an -nrc nj