The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-07

| Denver, sept. o.-W e are Oh the Nci6e
Of great mining era," remarked Clar'
ence King, former chief Of the United
States geological survey, today. 1.-The
time is not far distant when man can
start out Of Denver and travel to Klon-
dixie, stopping every night at mining
camp. Already two American stamp
mills are pounding away on the borders
Of the Straits of Magellan, and the day
is approaching when a chain of mining
camps will extend from Cape Horn TO
ST. Michaels. I believe We are about to
enter upon century which will open up
vast resources and will be the grandest
the earth has ever known. Before the
end of the twentieth century the trav-
| eler will enter a sleeping car at Chicago
| bound via Boring straits for ST. Peters
burg, and the dream Of Governor Gilpin
will be realized
Mr.. King is on his way east from Sc
ettle, where he QUILTED party for the
Klondike. He believes that if the next
steamer from the gold fields brings ST.
0Co, 600 or Whereabouts 100000 men will go
into the Yukon country next spring.
SKAGUAY IS NO GOOD.
Juneau, Aug. 29.-(Special correspond
ence OF the Associated Press.)-The
steamers City Of Kingston, Farallone,
Elder, Rosalie and Queen have brought
upwards of 300 people from the sound
ports and San Francisco, together with
horses. cattle, sheep. ETC.. during the past
few days, carrying about the entire car
go in each instance to Dyea or Skaguay.
Those landed at Dyea are getting over
the Chilcoot pass all right, but none as
yet have got over the White pass via
Skaguay. Many horses have been ruin
ed by the mire and the men know they
canont get through, so that many have
had their goods carried around to Dyea,
but it is expensive and a large portion
of the army of travellers have no money
for such purposes, and just what such
outfits are going to do is mystery.
They are now eating up supplies which
they expected TO use in the Yukon coun-
try, and when their stores have been ex-
hausted they have no funds 10 provide
more. A winter outfit for going into the
interior is quite a different proposition
from what these people have at present.
Juneau merchants have sent up
stock of goods 10 sell at Skaguay, and
small amount of lumber has gone up, so
that few shacks can be erected, but the
inmates of the hundreds Of tents are but
slightly provided 10 Withstand the fierce
I-
a number have turned back without al
lowing their outfits 10 be taken off the
boats bringing them up, and many are
dropping out from the camp, coming TO
Juneau and finally returning to the Unit
ed States.
In Juneau at present there are quite a
number OF well known mining men who
are DESTROYS of procuring for the eastern
markets some mining property of south
eastern Alaska. An important sale was
made last week Of a group OF mines at
Hunter Bay. Admiralty Islands.
CONTRACT LABOR.
Victoria, B. c., Sept. GA letter re-
ceived here states that there is an agi-
tation in Skaguay, Alaska, in favor of
enforcing the alien labor law and the de-
porting of men who went from here to
work for the British Yukon company.
ONTARIO GOLD FIELDS.
Detroit, Mich, Sept. Ga special is re-
ceived today by the Evening News from
Wawa City, the newly laid out town in
the Michipicoten gold field country on
Lake Wawa, Ontario. The embryo town
is located in one narrow pass which
leads TO Lake Wawa from the landing
place on the shore Of Lake Superior,
which is but six miles from the gold dis
coveries. The special says:
Quartz has been found here that as
says over $500 a ton. II is found not in
one section but in different places ex-
tending over several thousand acres.
Quartz has been found here containing
free gold in chunks as big as kernels Of
wheat Prospectors every day are find
ing speciments that assay $50 a ton.
Probably 100 are today working in the
Mills Another party of 65 reached here
yesterday afternoon. Several thousand
acres have already beent claimed bu
there were all kinds Of disputes about
priority Of claims. The country where |
the discoveries were made has never
been opened up for settlement. The on !
~ inhabitants about are Indians and |
Hudson Bay traders, and they are few.
THE EUGENE Is A GONER.
Port Townsend, Wash, Sept. 6.-The |
steamer Eugene, which started from the
willamette river 10 Dawson City by wav
II 81. Michaeis. in tow OF the steamer
Bristol. began 10 break up and had to be
deserted by the Bristol. The Eugene is
1ow lying in Alert Bay in a badly DAM
aged condition, her house being nearly
The officers Of the tug Pioneer. which
'eturned today from Skaguay report tina.
10Th Dyea and Skaguay are free from
awlessness and viola tons OF the civil
aw. Considerable rain is falling ana
many persons will return TO the sound
or the winter as soon as ARRANGEMENTS
an be made.
UNION PACIFIC FORECLOSURE