Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-07-25
TIE EL0NDYKE GOLD FIELD:
Arksll Wants the Territory for the
Frank Leslie Expedition,

Which, It Is Held, Discovered the
Gold Bearing Quality of tie Re-
eion in 1904. B. Schanz, a
Member of the Exposition, Talks
of @heir Discoveries and What |
He Thinks Will be Developed.
viii Ourrank King Solomon's
Mines - Schanz Receives Fine
Offers for His Share in Any Gains
That May Result from the Claim.
San Francisco, July PA. B.
Schanz, of the officers of the Frank
Leslie expedition of 1890 and 1891, or
ganized by w. j. Arkell, is now sec
retary of the Sterling Remedy Com
pany, of Chicago and New York. In
an interview to-day on the subject OF
Mr.. Arkell's claims to the gold nelds
of the Klondyke district by right OF
discovery for the estate OF E! j., GlaVe,
Mr.. Schanz said, after a description or
the trip:
Il think Mr.. Arkell in all justice
must claim whatever rights our explor-
ations would entitle him in all the
country between the Yukon and Nj.
st. Elias, Lake Arkell and Mount
Wrangel, including the river districts
of the Tahkena and the Alsekh, as well
as the upper waters of the White
CYukon) river, some of the eastern
branches of the Coppet river and terri
tory drained by these various streams.
What these rights amount to am
not in a position to say, but the diner
ent members of the original explor-
ing expedition will of course expect
their share of whatever there is in 1t.
I The gold indications which had been
| found the previous year were followed
up in 1891, and it was the intention OF
! the entire expedition to follow up all
claims, but unfortunately Mr.. GlaVe
while travelling in Africa in behalf or
/ the Century Magazine, lost his life and
! the matter has been latent since then.
During the winter of 1890 and 1891,
made a dog sledging trip to the
country north of Lake Illiamna, ter
ritory previously unexplored. My
companion on the trip was John w.
/ H.
| Alexander. Mr.. Clark had a prospec-
tor grub staked on the Malchutnak
river, which is a branch Of the Nush-
agak. We found prospects indicating
pay dirt.
North of Lake Illiamna, on the spot
still untitled on many Of the maps, we
discovered a large lake nearly eighty
miles in length and twenty or thirty
miles in width, which l named Lake
Clark. The Indian name is Kilshikh-
Vona. and all the numberous streams
which run into it are undoubtedly
gold-bearing. l made the first map OF
this lake and reported the same on
my return through Ivan Petron, the
Alaskan sqenora rhor-a aa4 teehJ CrIue IN
order to put it on record once more that
the Arkell explorers of 1890 and 1891
are entitled to all the credit for what
ever may be discovered hereafter in
the Lake Clark district | expect one
OF these days that the Ancient Golcon-
da or King Solomon's mines will sink
into insignificance when the golden
story of the Lake Clark district is re-
vealed. Lake Clark is situated imme-
( diately north of Lake Illiamna, which
is in the southwestern part of the ter
ritory. 1t is connected with it by the
huge river Noghelin.
Whatever geographical and geolog-
icai discoveries are made by the Arkell
/ expedition l think certainly ought to
( entitle us to recognition, and although
/ personally l am content with the salts
faction of having been there and come
back alive, l would not be averse to
accepting my share in whatever Mr..
Arkell may achieve in his claims.
"Of course you understand that Mr..
Arkell's claims for the Klondyke dis
trict will have to be filed with the Cana
dian government, whereas the claims
of the Lake Clark districts are in Uni
ted States territory"
Indiana Mineral Springs, Ind. July
PA. B. Schanz, secretary of the
Sterling Refinery Company, who is in
terested in ]. w. Arkell's claims to
the Klondyke gold fields in Alaska. was
to-day offered $4,000 for his interest in
the claims by Harry p Clark, of God
frey & Clark, Pittsburg. Pa.
Mr.. Clark is brother-in-law Of the Ar
kells and will accompany Bartlett Arkell
to the gold fields to claim the Glave and
Schanz locations of 1890 and 1891. 1t seems
that Mr. Clark wants to acquire share in
the claims for himself so as to push them
in his own interest. At the Attica offices
OF the Sterling company 1t is stated that
Mn Schanz will not accept Mr.. Clark's
offer, believing there is a great deal more
money in It If the Arkell claims are sub
stantiated. Mr.. P. T. Barry of Chicago.
who is interested largely in Cripple
Creek. came down to the Springs to-day
and is acting on behalf Of Chicago syn
dicate formed for grubstaking prospectors
and buying claims in the Klondyke. He |
Is keeping the wires hot to-day about the |
Schanz locations and is said to have offer |
ed 100000 in cash and a royalty for them. |
AN EXPRESS OFFICE AT DAWSON.
San Francisco, July 24.-There is
every probability that Wells, Fargo & |
Co. will establish an office in Dawson
City during the spring. L. F. Rowell. |
assistant manager Of the company. said |
to-day that nothing would be gained
by establishing an Office earlier than |
that. The present rate OF transporta-
toin for gOId from Seattle to San Fran
cisco is S3(a thousand and S. from Sc
attic philadelphia. If an office is
hed in the Klondyke district the
rate r. thousand, including Insurance.
viii $50.
PROGRESSING NICELY.