Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-13
The FEVER ABATING.
DlScouEaglDs News From Dyea Checks
The KlOndke Rush.
ADMINISTRATOR FOR YUKON.
vivid Story OF on All.g,d DIscOyersr Of
iGs klondike Mcalth-CoBdi lions
at Dyea.

BAN FRANCisCo, Aug. l3.-Dutng
the past week he klondike lever bus
abated somewhat In this city, owing,
probably, TO the discouragiug teporis
received from Dyes. There arc plenty
Of people who announce their lnten'
tion oil trying the Cnilcoot route In the
sprIng, anu oil those who are anxious
TO go at o, ce q large proportion seem
disposed to travel by way Of ST.
Michael and 10 the Lkon. Pro-
moters OF expeditions by this rJute are
ready with profuse assurances that the
trip can be made before the closing OF
navigation, but In all cases they are
care. nj not to bind themselves In any
way to take passengers through this
fall. AT the T, fllees Of the steamship
companies 1t IA reported that the In
curry for tickets is diminishing.
BRITISH ADMINISTRATOR FOR YUKON.
OTTAWA, Ont, Aug. IL. - Major
Wash, VINO commanded the N1rtn-
weat IN united police during the Rel
rebellion, had been appointed admil-
islralor for the Yukon district at
salary Of 5000 year. Major Waleb,
who IL well auyBU ced in years but &C.
copied The position at a great pecuni-
HTy sRcritice, will probably resign after
the territory is thoroughly organized
In d year Ut tw ami everything in
running orucr,
The department OF tue interior has
forwarded tns following notice to the
Yukon: "Cisu,es 4 and OF the regu-
stiuns governing placer mining Oh
the Yukon river IN its tributaries
are amended by reducing the length
OF creek huu fivet claim TO 100 feet
aud the 9Th creek anu riv,r
claim to be granted to the disojvsIer
OF new mine 70 200 feet. The lee
Tor the renewal vi an entry tor n claim
has been reduced from 500 to SIS.
A KLoNDIKE DISC VERY STORY.
NEW YORK, Aug. IL - The Herald
say: Connrin ,tiou VI tue stories o.
he vast wealth OF the Kiondiks dis.
tict In A lasse came from q pryspsctor
now la this city who has made two
trips to the now Eidorado. He 10
Henry Hendersou, 3S years OF aye, u
native OF Picton cou uty, N va Scotia,
who 10 * on. bis natural Z atom papers
In this country ten years ago. To
MIN the credit Of the discovery OF tbs
wonderful deposits Of gold in the
Klondike is partly due. he told his
brother, who 10 q miner In Colorado,
Il the wealth Of the district, ami gave
him S4O0 TO pay for his outfit to the
A l,sksu fields. Robert established =
claim on Gold BIO tom Creek, which
yielded $40, 900 In Two wseks.
Whom the first OF October shall have
arrived little steamer will leave for
Dyes inlet win hundred prospectors,
mining engiueers, anu experts anu
nsssyeTs, with Henry Henderson In
charge. With him wiII bs alto his
niece, Mics Msuue Hel derson oil
Nova Scotia. She Is u pretty lass OF
II year,, and rugged enough TO stand
/ severity of the winter and the
hardships OF the trip. She will pre-.
side yer her uDcls's household In the
gold region.
Mr.. Henderson 10 six fee! four In ches
nigh, with q form as sturdy ss that
nj M OK. He has been = miuer for
1rssn years. rhe cold climate o.,
Alssk, mas no terrors for him, for he
made what he called the "desd win
ter" outward trip from the KloBdike
anu crossed the Chilcoot Pass with
tue thermometer 90 dc Iees below
70. He has established q claim
500 feet near that OF hts brother on
Syid Bottom Greek but has not worked
II yet, as he was obliged to return to
N0vR Bcoiis.
DON'T GO THERE NOW.
Mr.. Henderson's advice 10 isexperi-
81 ced men who are thlukiug of start
ing TOR the gold tields now lie "Don't."
Although he believes the stories OF
nardships have been exaggerated, he
says tbs land 10 In no condition 10 be
worked until the frost has left, anu
the ! ,urney over the ChilkOot pass is
frausht with danger in the sDow
drifts. In the late ,pring anu sum nsr
he Gays the trip over the pass uss DO
more periIs than walk on BrosuwRy.
Henderson made his fret Journey to
the Yuko" river In the spring OF 1893
covering 100 miles in % days. He say
ne coulu now make the journey In 80
days. He left the district the day
after Christmas nf the same year, with
two companions and an Inuisn 10
break the trail and attend to the line
logs which drew the two aleighs,
After SO days OF cold Of Jegree a.
must hey ond human endursnce. snow
storms, exhaustion and hunger, the
ittls band rescued Dyea inlet. Al
one time they became 20 henumoed
that they bau TO abandon SIS, 200 In
gold dust on tho side OF Cniik.ot pass,
pushing on with few pounds OF bacon
and flour. They found refuge at
trading post and one OF the party put
zach for the dust. For two days and
three nights the inca were obliged to
huddle between the sleighs with acan-
vas covering.
Mr.. Henderson returned 10 the
gold district In March, 1885, mining
IN the vicinity Of the Stewart, Lcwi'
and Sixty Mile riVets, Pushing fur
Their In she heart OF the kiOuoike dis-
trict he met his brother, who was es'
tablisheu In the GJld Bottom Greek.
After Mr.. Henderson had stakod ouI
u claim, he lett II III cnatge Of HE
brother ana went TO visit his family IN
Nova Scotia,
THE PASSES BLOCKADRD
As1oKIA, o., Aug. lS-Ihe ore.
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