El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-24

in the autumn if nothing is found that
satisfies the gold seeker he can push
on down Teslin Lake 100 miles and
about 200 miles down the smooth wa
tiers of the Hootalinqua and Lewes to
the now famous Klondike.
Another Mans Experience.
John King, a miner we'll known in
Spokane, who has prospected and ex-
plored in the Black Hills, Arizona,
Nevada and was identified with the
early history of Occur d 'Alenes, spent
two months this year on the headwaters
of the Yukon, in the Cassiar and other
districts. He was within 200 miles of
Klondike and among other things says:
II was within 200 miles of the KlOndike
diggings, on Teslin Lake, which is the
chief source of the Yukon river. The
chances of getting to KlOndike down
that lake and the Hootalinqua river
are most excellent. From Telegraph
creek the route is by pack train and
horses across table lands, teemiug with
grass and we'll wooded and watered, to
Tes-liD lake, which is large body of
water. There are no high mountains
by this route. Down Tes-lin lake the
journey of 200 In les to the HOOtalinqua
river is made in Indian canoes or boats
built by the passengers themselves.
From there the journey is made in the
same canoes .down the Hootalipqua
river into the Yukon and thence to
Kloudike, distance from the lake of
$50 miles.
"There are few white men in the Cas-
star diggings now, but these there
fore l left. The abandoned placer
mines in that district have fallen into
the hands of Cinnamon, as has been the
case in other district on this continent.
1 landed in the Cassiar country the
10th of May of this year and work was
then progressing on placer diggings.
The season does not end there until
not balf as bad as painted. The cold is
intense in the winter, of course, but it is
a dry cold and there are no winds to
cut and bite. The Hudson Bay COM
pany turns out its cayuses all winter
and in the spring they are fat and
strong. There is grass in plenty for the
animals, which paw and root the thin
at the feed. The Diamond S
company has mules and is
obliged to cut hay for its animals in
the winter time. Trading posts are es-
ia blished along the trail from Tee
graph creek to Tes-lin lake. The gov
eminent built the trail and it is good
one you may be sure. Horses are not
plentiful as good cayuse sells for $3.50.
This is because the two trading COM
ing of supplies and own nearly all the
animals. They are the freighters and
packers for all the inhabitants. In
that country there are plenty of Carl
boo, moose and black bear. Fish
abound in myriads. In Tes-lin lake
salmon weigh NC as much as 40 pounds
are captured, and most of the noun
tain streams have trout in abundance.
| A few grouse and pheasant or occa-
sionally shot, but the great game bird
| of that country is the ptarmigan, of
which there are countless tn ousands at
times.
Il know of white men who have lived
30 years in that section and have grown
children. 1t is q mistake to believe
| that the country is not inhabitable
The Diamond S company has a trading
post at the head of Tes-lin lake. All
| its goods are brought over the govern
ment trail from the heal of navigation
on the ST kline. Early this spring the
company tried the experiment of send
ing three barges laden with freight
and provisions down the lake and riv-
ers to the KlOndike post. Indians were
placed in charge. The bsrges were
safely landed at their destination and
the Indians returned. When asked if
i
post traders that there was no more
danger than on the Stikine and that
steamers could run as we'll as barges.
| 1.-THE man who goes to the KlOudike
| by this route is exposed to few more
hardships than many new country.
He will not be obliged to walk at all.
He can go nearly every foot of the way
on train, steamer, horse and small boat.
Once at the head of navigation, the
man with an outfit can employ Indi ans
to do the drudgery of camp life and will
Taltons and Stikines, get 50 day and
board. They do the cooking. set up
the camp and perform all other duties.
All the DrospectOr or vOyager is expect.
ed Ito do is to get off his horse, the In.
dians do the rest at night and in the
morning.
"My property in that district consists
of quartz claims. [ am going back ir
two weeks by the route l have describ-
will be on the Hootalinqua river
Should l decide to go to Klondike i,
will be an easy matter to get down the
river to the Yukon. As | remarked be
fore, the Indians say there are no dan.
gerous rapids by this route. | believe
it will be the future road to the Klon-
dixie. '-Spokesman Review.
The Albuquerque Democrat vipor
Ously protests against the proposed
sham battle at the territorial fair
between 100 Navajo and 100 Pueblo
warriors. The editor fears it would
result in some good Indians and the
killing and manning OF some of the
spectators.
And now they are complaining over
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