The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-24

Exception Is taken by Alasksns TO some
OF the statements made by ]. Edward
Spur. OF the United States geological sur
vey, IN an article reproduced from the
Chicago Times Herald IN the Post-Intel-
Egencer Of January -. Among those who
consider Mr.. Spurrs article al Injustice
70 Alaska and the Yukon Is George ". F.
Johnson. who represents IN this city the
rnerchantS or Juneau. and their interests
in Alaska
u. Edward Spur could not have given
the gold fields % the Yukon and It's gold
producing tributaries a very thorough or
careful exauina ton" said Mr. Johnson
yesterday. for the reason that be left Sc
attic on June 6. making the round trip via
So MichsHls. that season. This allows
Mr. Spur the quickest trip on record
The examination OF the many gold-pro-
ducing creeks and rivers must have been
very hurTiefly done
II heartily agree that ne IN the yu-
kon ss not a picnic 80 10 speak. FITS
mosquito story in the main Is correct.
Bat mining IN that country IS not ore
continual round % hardships and prfvA-
lions. As TO the ratio OF failures there.
II Is a well established fact that in the
Richest placer countries known about one
ont % ten succeeds The Yukon mining
section. al placer. produced IN 1Sas abo1t
s. 80 0oa. taken out Of the ground by about
SO nlen actually engaged 81 mining. TIE
httlA district Of Miller creek six miles in
length. produced over sloo.0 one claim
alone returned 500 OUNCES. TIE greatest
number Of men working On this claim at
any one time being ten
The trip to the Yukon BY the Chrkoot
pass fs rot very dIff3e8lt- Thirty women
passed ever this tran IN September, lsss.
suffering no hardshfps or privations.
There was 10 shortage o. scarcity %
the stsras provisions this winter. As %
tire cost Of living. on the average. at the
6sEztngs 3 per day Is g high estimate.
Al the same tine sne Place tho laborer
receives 80 per day FOR his services The
drifting on n4ary claims - carried On for
sir Or seven months each year. ard an
other month can he ussi n cutting an1
SEEDING wood ard many other kinds %
work Incidental 70 mining 4 man ~hs e
souns healthy sober ard Ind gstrtouz mead
%, - isie r thai country. as there Is DE-
rranH scr suck 8 class - men nearly a.
many DAYS IN the yesr as IN ths average
PAGER countries
Provisions ero@ga % last one ugzn
th-es months car - bought fex 81. One
raa7 can hAai On his sled 50 Or even 100
hounds After crossing re CEhftEoot pass
~ ro-ta e rom uvea % Lake Under
mar car BE- made ~ pack train. costing
Z o4-fa per poani. Or TIE packing c2n -
an-A nv the traveller There IS 10 neces-
sstv Cor man 10 use one dollar % money
sfrNr ne nzz purchased a property selected
ozte. sns lau5es1 a. DT~S- vnt3 - reach
. TIE mines nsare especially since sh@
discovery a 80 Cz0rHyke district %
-ys1aS ,fr the Tuxs- river from Circle City
and @fry rnEes above Forfy-Ilie. The
f-in s-orn Circle City . saa F-znciseo -
s~attfs Is not sxpeuzfws, s@iaz Tor srzf-
~9xss reals ans 5@rfa ia for a ride %
foszf lase n1iss. secons class. s1-5, steer
age s1a&.
,Ae~romefs- AZ a. 3egreex below zaro ca
80 Yukon o-@ &g@s not Suffer fr0r The
esd any ussrs tran az FARO on the coast.
everything being 80 dry. As 70 ths scare
E~w q provisions. TIE 1rxs stores ca TIE
river are rs0w e<srsnE 70 fErn2Sa ard ae-
gv-e~ a. airy 81 ths adjacent rufzes pro-
x1ssezs consisting o. al necessities. s1ca
- r1sr. bacon. fruit seAEs. rice. sugar.