The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-09-24


or the Yukon. They will leave Tacoma
in February in a schooner. Aboard the
schooner they Uill carry In the knock.
down" small aat.bottom steamer, a
number Of which are being made here
at a cost Of from 81 .OOOup. Each miner
will contribute his proportion Of the
cost Of the boat and he will then be
given certificate showing his interest
In that property. Each man will dig
Tor himself" This party may divide
into two parties u the number Of appli.
conference.-the They will go to Alaska
iota two years stay,
Next in line il Copper river party Of
iiiy. Copper river, by the way, has
never been prospeeted fully by white
men. The Indians mp there are re.
ported rs being very savage and will
not permit the whites to get into the
interior. OF course, that makes the
whites all the more anxious. Asa con.
sequence "a party Of City will leave
Tacoma next February to explore the
Copper river, Indians or no Indians.
But You may get your head cut OIL
by attempting this journey" | said to-
day to a member Of this party OF fifty.
"Thc Indians are vicious and will
fight"
~ know H." the gold.hunter replied,
"but II any Indian downs me, one or
more redskins will go down with me. "
THIS young man II secretary Of
Superintendent Joe MoCabe OF the
Pacific division Of the Northern Pacific
railroad, soit.handed, iair.skinned
office lad Of athletic build, and having
plenty oinerve. lie Is rs enthusiastic
~ the average Klondiker and | asked
him for an outline Of his plans.
"when our men are enrolled" b,
began. 1--WE will have meeting anC
elect officers and board Of directors
Each man will buy his own outfit
which must pass muster as 10 quantit!
and quality. Each man will contribnt,
his share 10 a common camp outfit. II
that respect each will pay his proportion
Of the expense. We will live In on,
house, a. Il were. but each man will
have TO hustle for his own fortune. w
will have each man well armed, and. !
necessary, We will not hesitate 4
fight"
You could see by looking In tina
young mans face that the glitter Of gol
had strong attractions for him.
, There Is gold there" he continued
, "and We propose 10 &c, H."
GLOW do YOU know there IL goll
there?" asked.
81 have friend Just down iron
there, " he said "and he has seen II
/ My friend is reliable and know lac cal
lead us to the spot where gold will b
found"
What evidence" | asked, did you
friend give Of the presence OF gold on tn
upper Copper river, and how was II h
got out alivof"
The young man became confidential
lie sOid: my friend was held up b.
tho Indians. lie wac coming out Of tn
/ Ydkon country and came via the Cope
river. lie saw squaws up there Will
bracelets made Of virgin gold. They
had been hammered out Of gold nuggets
lie also saw native silver. As h
iourned through the country he wa
met by some Indians who demanded tc
know what no was doing there. The-
said prospecting was not allowed. N,
friend explained that he was not pros
peeting, aud he believes that he saved
HE scalp by proposing that he betakef
10 tho nearest trading post. There he
convinced the traders that he was
getting out Of the country as fast as his
legs would carry him. lie promised to
get out quick and never return. Upon
those conditions he was allowed to de-
part. He will return with our party"
10 this Copper river party there are
TO be representatives Of all trades. Two
carpenters, blacksmith, a shoemaker
and gunsmith have already been en-
rolled. good cook has also agreed TO
go. He will cook for the camp az long
as they eat out OF community dish
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