The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-08-07
About ThrOn.Diuck.

line OF Alaska, In the British North
West territory. 1t is supposed to be
about 125 miles long, heading in the
Rockies and is q rapid river running IN
! a northerly direction. Bonanza creek
coming in one and one-half miles up
from the mouth, ia % miles long and
heads at the Dome, big bold hill, as
do number of lesser creeks. 1t runs
southwesterly. Ell Dorado comes in
twelve miles up and is seven miles long,
running in the same general direction as
does Bonanza. bunker Creek empties
into the ThronDiuck, or kiondyke, II
miles up and is 20 miles long. Bear
creek comes into the Thron-Diuck be-
tween Bonanza and bunker. Quartz
creek and Indian creek are reached
from the heads Of Bonanza and bunker.
AS the Hist meridian forms the inter
national boundary, every acre of min
ing district which is now being worked
and every mile of stream from which
gold is being taken from that country
are in Canadian territory, as is the
whole of the Thron-Diuck district and
river, which begins at Dawson City and
runs in sOuth-easterly direction, and
as is also the whole of the Yukon river,
from Fort Cudahy southwark. The
Stewart river is entirely i'll Canadian
territory, as is also the major portion OF
Forty-Mile creek and Sixty-Mile river,
and their tributaries. Dawson City,
which is situated at the confluence Of
the Yukon and Thorn-Diuck rivers, is
fully 80 miles east of Fort Cudahy, and
the latter is distinctly on the Canadian
side of the boundary some considerable
number Of miles and is Canadian GUS
toms outpost. Circle City is also in
Canadian territory. To those who in
tend to try their fortunes in that coun-
try it will be satisfaction to know that
the Canadian government has no inten-
ton of enforcing the Alien laws. All
that is required is compliance with the
purchase and royalty regulations. All
the claims are being surveyed and all
disputes Sc far have been amicabIy set
tied, oy Surveyor C.ilvie and the Can
adian officials. Speaking of mining re-
gulatiOns in Canada, it should be re-
membered that the regulations enforced
in the Thron-Diuck country do not ap-
ply to British Columbia, the mine ral
and timber lands In the latter province
being administered py the local govern
ment, which makes its own regulations
Dawson city has population of 5, 900,
and it is expected that it will increase
to 10000 before year.
We are IN receipt of Seattle papers
of recent dates which contain little be-
sides klondyke and Alaska articles and
1t is said that Seattle
has lost several hundred citizens with
in the past six weeks, who, however,
spent considerable cash at home in pre-
pairing their outfits, and in getting their
families provided with food and cloth
ing for tine winter. Thus the excite
ment has proved Of considerable benefit
to Seattle. The leading business men are
rnaking an effort to secure the location
oi government assay Office at that
place, but as yet they have not bee n
successful. Thew claim that their city
is the natural landing point for tue
miners, as the boats stop there first and
that it is needless expense to send
the ore to San Francisco, or to eastern
deposit.
Sir Donald Smith, who was recently
created peer, is having some trouble
selecting a title, the Scottish peers OBJ
jecting to his assumption of the title of
Lord Glencoe" after the estate he re-
Gently purchased in Scotland. The Clan
Smith, it is true, does not cut much of a
swath in ancient history compared with
the Clan Macdonald, and therefore is
scarcely worthy to wear the ancient and
honorable plaid OF the latter. But If the
name Smith is somewhat common that
is no reason why it should be discarded
when success smiles upon you Why
not choose Lord Smith of Smithclan,
and thus give dignity to the name and
fill the Joneses and Browns with envy.
Who ever heard of a Lord Jones or Lord
Brown anyway?
-"Beware how you speak of wo-
mans character. Think how many
years she has been building it, Of the
tolls and privations endured, of the
wounds received, and let no suspicious
follow hey actions. The purity of women
is the salvation of the race, the hope of
future greatness and the redemption of
man. Without her purity man sinks
beneath the weight of despair with not
a star to guide his life into channel of
safety. Think, then, before you speak
ana remember that any hog can root up
the fairest flower chat ever grew; SO the
yilest man can ruin the purest charac-
ter. "-Ex.
Some clever chap has worked this
up on pants: Pants are made Tor men,
and not for women. Women are for
men, and not for pants. When a man
pants for woman, and woman pants
for man they are 4 pair of pants; such
pants don't last. Men are often mis-
taken IN pants. Such mistakes are
breeches of promise. There has been
much discussion as to whether pants is
singular or plural. Seems to me when
men wear pants it is plural and when
thew don't wear pants it Is singular
Men go on tear in their pants and it
is all right. When pants 60 on tear it
is all wrong"
Joaquin Miller, the aged poet, is on
his way to the Arctic gold country.
g have been longing for rough, peril
Gus experience" he is reported to have
SAID, land If it's up there I'm bound
90 have 1T. But I've been talking to
some of these dear people and I'm be-
ginning to suspect that there's been a
heap of living about the trials to the