The times., 1897-07-22
Details Given by Chief Ogilyy
of the Canadian Survey.
ALL in BRITISH TERRITORY
The New El Dorado Was Discovered
About Two Years Ago and There
Was Sudden Rush for the Dig
gings-GoId Belt Is of Indefinite
Width and 800 Miles Long.

Dominion government is in possession OF
aut hentic reports corroborative of the
FIRST accounts sent out OF the marvellous
richness of the new placer diggings in the
Yukon and Kiondike regions, the organi-
zation % the district is being completed
TWO wears ago the department OF the
interior dispatched a force of twenty
Mort invest mounted policemen to Fort
Cudahy, on the Canadian side of the
Alaskan frontier The officer in COM
mand, Inspector Constantine, established
two posts, one at Cudahy and the other
at Forty Mile Greek, and proceeded to
administer laws and collect revenues for
the customs department He collected
about 81 200 the first year. Encouraged
by the prospect Of revenue, the govern
EleIit, in S96, appointed ID. W. Davis,
a former member of Par ament for
Alberta, TO the position of customs officer
Tor the district. and his returns, recently
arm we'd, swelIed the total collections in
Yukon to about $4,000
This work Of organization was first sug-
gested to the Government by the North
American Trading and Transportation Com
pAny, which was anxious that the British
territory should be administered so as tu
guarantee the safety of its interests IL
was not undertaken by the Dominion au-
thorities, however, until the surveying
parties then ia the field had more or less
definitely located the 14Ist meridian Of
west longitude which forms the boundary
between Alaska and the Canadian North
west Territories from Mount ST. Elias 20
the shores nf the Arctic When this had
been accomplished aud the erection of
police posts began frumblings from the
Seattle and other American coast news
papers reached the ears OF the Govern
ment here Ii was boldly charged that the
Cana dians were grabbing territory in
ALASKA that did not belapg 20 them
William ogivy, chief Of the Canadian
International Boundary Survey, set all
doubts at rest IS regards the Canadian
posts by reporting that the observations
OF the Canadian and American parties rs
10 the boundary differed but few feet =
sixty feet at Forty Nile camp and six al
Cndahy. Since then nothing more has
been heard Of the alleged grab.
Ogilvy stayed in the country all last
winter ana busted himself stalking off
claims for the miners On the newly dis
covered placer grounds, the latter being
well in Canadian territory, as the creeks
or rivers flow into the Yukon from the
east. namely. Bonanza. Boulder, FL Dorado,
C5Hnacte, KloE,like and Stewart. OF the
mounted police who formed Constantine's
first detachment, not Cne re enlisted upon
the expiration Of their terms this spring
so that an entirely new frcce had TO be
sent up this sprinG. 1t was not expected
tnat men would continue TO work for the
government for 81 day when wages all
around them Were SO to S15. Five of
the returned policeman are reported to
have brought $500, eco as the results Of
mining during their spare hours.
Constantine's last report, which only
reached the department. today, says thar
he is building Q third post at the mouth
OF Kloudike River, which flows into the
Yukon on the east side, about fifty-three
miles southeast Of Forty-AIle He has
asked for larger force. In this his sug-
gcstiOn has been anticipated AS well as
In the appointmentof a gold commissioner,
while a Pacific coast firm is being ne
gotiated with for the supply of a steam
launch 10 ply as a police boat between
was ordered to return To Ottawa last
fan, hut instead he determined to remain
in the country and forward full report
TO the government of his doings, from
which were made the following extracts
Starting from here. say December !, II
would he February before Preached Ottawa
and during thirl y-five or forty days Of the
time we would be exposed TO much colo
and hardship and some hazard fromstorms
The journey has teen made, and l would
not hesitate to undertake it were thing.
more reasonable here and dog food plen
tiful, but it would take at least $1,000
TO equip US with transport and outfit
which sum i think ! can cXpend more in
tie interest Of the country by remaining
here and making a survey OF the Klondike-
a mispronunciation of Indian word or
words 'T'hroa dak,' or duck which means
plenty OF fish, from the fact that it is !:
famous salmon stream.
1T is marked 'Tondak' on our maps
1T joins the Yukon from the east, a few
miles above the site OF Fort Reliance
about fifty miles above here The dis
coyery OF gold in the branches of thi
stream, / believe, was due to the reports
OF the Indians a white man named J. W
Carinich, who worked with me in 1887
was the first to take advantage Of the
rumors ana locate q claim In the frs
branch. which was named by the miner
Bonanza Creek Carmich located his
claim late in August. but had to cut som
legs for the mIn here TO get few pound
of provisions to enable him to begin worl
on his claim He returned with a fey
weeks provisions for himself, wife, an'
brother-in-law (Indians), In the last .
August. and Immediately set about workin
his claim.
1.-THE gravel itself he had to carry in
box on his back from 80 to 100 feet
Notwithstanding this, three men workin
very irregularly washed out 81 200 il
eight days, and Carmich asserts witt
reason that had he had proper facilities i
IT conld have been done in two days
"A branch Of ponanZa named Ell Dorad
has prospered magnificently, and snothe
branch named Tnly Creek has prospectet
well. There are about 17O claims stake
in the main creek, and the branches ar
good for about as many more, aggregatine
say. $50 claims, which viii require owe
1000 men 10 work properly.
"A few miles further up Pear Creek er
ters Klondike, and it has been rrospecte
and located on. About twelve miles abov
the mouthof Pear Creek, Gold Bottom Cree
Joins Klnndike, and on it and a branc
named HnnEer Creek very rich ground ha
been found. On Gold Potion Creek an
branches there viii probably be two ,
three hundred claims. The Indians ha1
reported another creek, much farther VI