The record-union., 1897-07-31
A CLONDKYE IN NEVADA.

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plain dirt was received from the Gill
mine, in Olinghouse Canyon, this MORN
ing. One of the shippers said that he
would make a wager that person
could take a shovel full of dirt from
any sack in the car and get 1UO colors.
Another carload will be shipped next
Wednesday from the Hutchinson dump.
Both carloads will be worked at the
reduction works.
1t is thought that the dirt will pay
handsomely, and if it does the perma-
nency of the camp is assured. for there
is no limit to the number of tons that
can be shipped.
There are about thirty men doing de-
velopment work now, and from pres
ent indications Clondy-cetis will rapid
ly give way to Oling-cetis.
The new camp has great possibili-
ties and by Sunday afternoon the re-
suit of the working of the first carload
will be known.
RICH PLACERS IN MEXICO.
HERMOSILLO CMex), July 30.-Af-
ter a long wait, a party Of California
prospectors, who two years ago went
into the Yaqui Indian country west of
here and discovered rich gold placers
on the Batepito River have secured a
title to the property and have begun
to work it. Four members of the party
have already taken out S140,0OO worth
of gold.
The news of the bonanza has just
reached here, and there will be a big
rush to the new Ell Dorado. The coun-
try is somewhat difficult of access by
the mountain route, but can eSaily be
reached from the coast by going up the
Yaqui and Batepito Rivers by boat.
CLIMATE IN ALASKA.
WASHINGTON, July 30.-Under the
direction of Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson, Chief Moore of the Weather
Bureau, has made public a statement
| in regard to the climate of Alaska. Mr..
| Moore says:
The climate of the coast and the in
! terror of Alaska are unlike in many
respects, and the differences are inten-
sified in this as perhaps in few other
countries by exceptional physical con-
ditions The mean winter temperature
of Sitka is 62.51 degrees, but little less
than that of Washington, d. c. Cloud
and fog naturally abound, there being
| on an average but sixty-six clear days
in the year. North of the Aleutian Is
lands the coast climate becomes rigor-
Gus in winter, but in summer the diff
ference is much less marked.
The climate of the interior, including
in that designation practically all of
the new country except a narrow fringe
of coastal margin, is one of extreme
rigor in winter, with brief but rela-
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sky is free from cloud. In the Clon-
dyke in midwinter the sun rises from
$50 to 10 a. m. and sets from 1 to
D. M, the total length of daylight be-
ing about four hours. Remembering
that the sun rises but a few degrees
above the horizon, and that it is wholly
obscured on a great many days, the
| character of the winter months may
easily be imagined.
I'VE are indebted to the United States
! Coast and Geodetic Survey for a series
of six months observations on the Yu-
kon, not far from the site of the present
gold discoveries. The mean tempera-
| lures of the months October, 1888, to
April, 1889, both inclusive, are as fol-
| lows: October, 33 degrees; November,
is; December, IL degrees below zero !;
| March, 6 above; April, 20 above. The
daily mean temperature fell and re-
mained below the freezing point (33 de-
grees) from November 4, 1889 to April
| q, 1890, thus giving 16S days as the
| length of closed season of 1SS9-9O, as
Stunning that outdoor operations are con-
| trolled by temperature only. The lowest
! temperatures registered during the
winter were: Thirty-two degrees below
zero in November AZ below in Decem-
ber, 80 below in January, 50 below in
February, 45 below in March and % be-
! low in April The greatest continuous
cold was in February, 1880, when the
daily mean for five consecutive days was
Al degrees below zero. Greater cold than
that here noted has been experienced in
the United States for very short time,
| but never has it continued SO very cold
| for so LONG a time.
I'm the interior of Alaska winter sets
in as early as September, when snow
| storms may be expected in the noun
tains and passes. The changes of tenn
] perature from winter to summer are
rapid, owing to the great increase in the
| length of the day. The mean summer
temperature in the interior doubtless
ranges between 90 and 20 degrees, ac-
cording to elevation, being highest in
the middle and lowest in the Yukon
Valley.
WILLAMETTE MAY NOT SAIL.
| SAN FRANCISCO, July 30.-Whether
the Federal authorities will allow the
! departure tomorrow of the steamer
| Willamette is question that will great
| ly bother those who have engaged pass
| age for the Clondyke. This steamer has
never had a license to carry passengers,
| and unless a special license is granted
her for this trip, there will be many
disappointed gold seekers left in the
city. An allotment of 200 berths has
been made for the San Francisco con-
tingent, while Seattle and Tacoma will
| furnish the rest.
| Several other steamers have been
/ chartered, and will sail for the north
| within the next two weeks.
MAZAMAS EXPEDITION.