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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-20

WASHINGTON. April 14--T-he Spanish
rniugs1er has received a telegram frorn the
president % the cuEncst 81 ministers
g~nar Czn0gas. saying that ths report
OF ne recall % Da aae msn from Cuha nas
no r-ors foundation than the f2ct 0f its
paHHcasion ~ an opposition paper %
Na6rsa. Mlrszser De Lone says no SOL
ata~s vf t-s withdraw from Cuba
Cana. Gen. yFeyier ha8 teleETaphed that
be does not uaes more refnforeements 30
terminate the ~ar. ard that he does NOT
need q single soldier more
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-20

WASHINGTON. April T9-The Repub-
Iican senators we're in caucus today near
ly two hours. and adjourned when the
senate met without reaching any agree
nent. The entire time was consumed in
A discussion Of committee organization.
with Incidental mention of the tariff. The
uroposltion which had been submitted -
The Democratic managers % the Repub-
Uczn committee was opposed BY many
senators more especially by Senator's
Chandler BAKER and Eikins. The caucus
adjourned to meet al the call of the com
r1sttee having the reorganization IN
charge
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-20
CONFIDENCE IN THE WESTi
Chicago Firm Buys 100000 worth
of Montana iutSersity bonds
ut Good Premium.

HELENA. Mont, April le.-Stafe Treas
urer Collins today sold tlaa.e1a worth OF
STATE university per cent. bonds az q pre-
rsfunn os So 20 Farson. Leach & Co. Chi
cago,
This sale IS considered a good one. con-
siderinx the times. the state does not
guarantee either the principal or the in
torest OF the bonds. which are derived en-
t!relv from the sals and lease Of state
lands.
The bonds we're advertised for sale April
3 huf as no notices had teen received
Treasurer Colifn8 was given authority 10
effect sale privately
Two ether bond houses we're after the
h0rH4
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-20
Considering DunIop.s Case.

WASHINGTON. April ls.-Pres!dent
Mckinley had consultation with Attor-
nev-General McKenna today about the
case OF Joseph Dunlop proprietor OF the
Chicago Dispatch. who was sentenced 70
two years imprisonment for sending OBJ
scene literature through the mails. The
attorney-gcneral in his report on the case
said the only mitigating circumstances in
Mr.. DunIop's case vas his physical con
ditlon and the fact that his life might be
teopardIzed by confinement. Dunlop IS
said 70 have mad two apoplectic strokes
since his sentence II Is probable that Mr.
Mckinley viii reach q decision on his ap-
plication for pardon within 5 few days
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-20
GREECE AND TURKEY.
Col. Greene Gives His Impressions of
Their Relative Power.

NEW YORK April i2-Col Twanc8s
Greene l. :. a. retired. who ass s-a-f
~ tnfs government 90 Russia 4urtax the
hast Turkish @ar 20 represent ne ~ar
department a. Wssaingt0a. las; night ted
o. rs excavations 0s tAe Turkish army.
waite IN oAftis-
s~T-se Turks are Individually good fxhf-
crs said Col Greene '~They a-e ane
soldiers. very oe~3sels. f4naIlc n ;nelr
religion and s8fAhsts. TIE Turk Hznfs
- 70 certain rotzt. ard when hs tanks
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-20

MODESTO. Cal. April ls.-F1dwin Bat
ten. foreman OF the Vivian ranch near
T8riock. on the hank % the San Joaquin
river. was drowned IN a slough yesterday
hw belng thrown from n horse while at
tempting 20 ford the stream after cattle.
FFts remains have not YET b@ea recovered.
Ratteu vas aged a bout 2 years.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-20
ANOTHER nRokEs LEyEE-
Flood ssfII Sweeping Over Low
Land. Of louisiana

MEMPHIS ApFA = -Another eTesak x =
tna lew~e aa tne Louisiana sss@ as report
81 frnzs a port twasgty nies oe's%
Nateha-. Ms. The details a. thas writ
INK are uleaKer and ths sxtea, G. tEas
hreask cannot ~ te2rneA
Lne zlt1ztsoa 81 Hlgzs. waeTe the N@EeF
a rushing lAr.-ea gaa sxss&~Ss II to<-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-20
Relief Work mt Nfcksburg.

VICkSBURG. Miss. April is-ReIier
work Is the feature OF the aood situation
here. II Is repor<e1 to-day that Louisiana
ievees are black With people waiting 70 DO
feTr1ed over 10 the city. Lieut.. Crowley
OF the ouarfermasteFs department. ss
here buying supplies for the flooded region
IN general. and handsome donations are
coming in by mail and wire.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-20
STREWN WITH DEAD.
Milouna Pass as Described by
an Eye Witness.
BOTH SIDES FOUGHT WELL.
Scenes and Incidents From the
Battlefield.
BOTH SIDES FOUGHT WELL

Whole Pass Rang With Roar of Ar
tiffery and Crash of Musketry-
Cooiness and Daring of Four Mos
lem soidfers-Pfctare.aa View.
nj the Height of the Engagement
The Wounded, Their Faces
Biackened with Powder and Cow
cred With Blood. Borne Away IA
Ambula nces - Edhem Pasha. Inn
perturbabIy Cool. Issues His Or
ders - Reports Handed to Him
stained Win BIood-Men Who
Had Not slept for Two Days-To-
days Fighting Must he Decfsiye-
Dead Greeks With Faces Calm and
Peaceful.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-20

PINCKNEY Mich, April ls-The mill
dam broke today. carrying away bridges,
including two large ones in this vicinity
Fences. trees and houses along the bank
of the stream We're carried away. Dam
age amounting TO $4,000 TO bridges and
mill property was done in this vicinity
alone.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-20

NEW YORK. April fs-A Dispatch 70
TIE Herald froas 1ontevid@o says Tire
fs=sr ssefsatez By tae rebels un1er Sarslyz
aud E4awas.
Tne ArseEtlne government Nii Pap In
to...s .os -a-s Or TIE foESag- ss1t ~ ta4l.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-20

HARRISBURG. April - Gov Hastings
denies that Gentry has been Teprsevss.
The board of parssons has not yet reached
Gentry's case. and wia not until late thls
Afternoon.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-20
w. A. JONES AND r.. V. bell.
wisconsin and Maryland Get Two
Important Federal Positions

WASHINGTON. April i9.-W. a Jones.
OF Wisconsin. and Rober V. Fell. Of Mary
land. have been offered and have accept
ed the respective Offices Of commissioner
ana assistant commissioner OF Indian az
fairs
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-20

wAsHrNGTCN. April 1s--T-se president
today informed Representatfse Barfhcid.
- Missouri that Julius Goldsmith. ot Nil
ura ukes. Wis. has been selected as consul
general % Berlin
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-20

Rree-ts cn Mlzes Euxs1ssrS Dsxe-or-
meet. a4v7ce "a corceutrstsaa aae MI
snx = Orsx. r. q. Box - Rooms aS-ss
x2.er EieSk. Take elsyssc< xsA9cAl4 6Ak
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-23

large quantities-how large only they
themselves know. I don't know Moss of
Montana, who said there were $1,000
graves up there. He was never in Daw-
son.
would not like TO say that any one
of the men has lied about the amount
of gold that he brought out, but have
no personal knowledge that many of
the men brought out what they said
they did.
Our steamers brought down about
$4,000, 600. There was 81. 900, 900 taken
out, as near as we could get ut it, in the
district last winter. 1t was taken out,
as You might say, in two months time,
by hand labor with pick and shovel.
/ don't think there were over 400
men employed in doing this. Mcdonald
got good lot of that gold. Berry was
benefited rs much as any Phisicatter
Mercier, Stanton and son. George Null
ligan, Warden brothers, Louis Rowe
and several Others got large amounts.
guess i got my share
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-23

around by way Of Chilkat pass. Mr..
Arkell states that Lieutenant Glave died
ON his way back to his rich gold mines,
which he had discovered on the Thron
duck. 1t is well known fact that
Lieutenant Glave died in Australia
about 1898 or 1894
No Gold In That Region.
In the region explored by the Arkell
expedition no gold has ever been dis
covered. It is certain that this party
did not penetrate the Klondike Yukon
region or go anywhere near the Yukon
river. The nearest point was probably
Fort Selkirk, which was at distance
of about 800 miles. No expedition that
went there ever reached the Klondike
district or discovered the existence of
gold there.
There was not claim staked out on
it until Aug. "a of last year. and that
was located by George Mccormack. At
the time of the discovery, in the whole
of Alaska I would Say there were prob
ably 1900 men scattered over range
of territory of 1000 miles at least.
The ten years / was there previous to
the discovery of the Bonanza and Gold
Bottom diggings no great discovery had
been made. At least none has ever
been recorded, with the exception of
those at Circle City, where few men
made from $500 to $40, 900. No great
fortune was ever made there.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-23
THE MEANS AND THE WAY
A Safe Summer Journey and but One Dam
ger Spot.

A Safe Summer Journey and but One Dam
ger Spot.
The diggings are up the Klondike to
the east of Dawson. They begin within
two miles of the town site and extend
20 miles at least ON both sides of the
klondike river. The district is about 20
miles square-that is, the gold bearing
district where the placer mines are. 1t
is on both sides of the river and is COM
posed of two mining districts, known
as the Bonanza and Gold Bottom min
ing districts. The Gold Bottom district
is on the south side of the Klondike
river and is farther away from Dawson
than Bonanza.
The tributaries Of the Klondike are
small creeks running into it all the way
from two to five miles apart. The
claims are located along these creeks.
There are not less than 40 of these trib-
utaries It is the same way with the
Yukon. The whole country for 20 miles
between the Yukon and the Klondikes
up to the point where Dawson is stu
ated, is composed Of creeks, and all
along these claims are staked out.
ihc lSOpiS WIN w tHcro UCW VIII
have to look for new fields Pretty rear
ly all Of the Klondike has been monop-
olized and nearly all the claims taken
up. From there they will have TO go in
an easterly direction TO the Stuart
river. That is about 100 miles east ano
is the, nearest district in which there is
any promise of gold development. and
that is uncertain.
The journey from San Francisco to
Dawson is not hard in the summer
time When leaving San Francisco, a
man does not need to take anything
with him. He can get his outfit cheaper
ano 10 better Advantageous what be
needs-in juneau, because the traders
there have made it study, and man
can get just what will meet his needs
the best.
The Chilkat pass 10 not dangerous in
sne summer time. 1t il q defile in the
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-23
THE PAY STREAK.
Miners Must Build Fires to Thaw ths
Frozen Earth.

Miners Must Build Fires to Thaw tn,
Frozen Earth.
The first indication of the existence
OF gold is to be found in the bed of the
streams. The way they go at it? A man
who has claim there digs hole where
he thinks it will pay to locate it, He
sinks a shaft, as they do inside line
and apex mines in the western countrv
He sinks this shaft to bedrock, which
varies from B to II or 90 feet below the
surface Of the ground.
The ground is frozen to bedrock in
the winter and in the summer also. Il
never thaws out. If he does not strike
pay dirt in that hole, he goes in a
straight line across his claim and sinks
another hole 30 feet or SO from the first
until he reaches bedrock. He does this
until he locates the pay streak. Then
he starts in and drifts
Drifting is, after you get to your bed
rock and get your pay streak located
building fire along this pay streak
ana thawlng it out, then hosting the
dirt out with windlass and bucket
The space is small that you have IN
start on, but after you work aronnd
awhile you make a larger circle, 80 O,
Az feet across, which you work around
You lire it every night and then hoist
the dirt out. The wood is split IN
very line spruce woodland is laid
around close mp to the gravel along the
pay streak. Then it is fired in three or
iour different places. Gravel heats
through very quickly. With one fire Won
can loosen up and hoist as high as l25
buckets OF earth, about 1876 pounds IN
the bucket.
Six Pans In a Bucket.
A bucket usually holds six pans of
art 10 pounds to the pan. This is
noisted out with the windlass. II IS
piled up around the shaft ON the dunn
a man has to keep raising his shaft
ne Will build his shaft first about four
ieet above the surface and raise the dirt
until 1t Is level with that
linen he will add more to his curbing, |
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-23
GAME AND FISH.
Both Abound In Great Variety and Are of
Large Size.

Both Abound In Great Variety and Are o
Large Size.
There are lots of animals and fish il
the Yukon and Klondike districts. The
moss and brush country is overrun BY
mice. They are not rats. There are 4C
different kinds of mice. They cause lots
of damage in the stores of the settle
ments.
The fur hearing animals there are
marten; silver, black and arctic or
white foxes; lynx, otter, land otter,
beaver, mink, muskrat. There are no
buffalo now, but we find buffalo horns,
showing that they have existed there.
We shoot moose and caribou for meat.
Caribou are plentiful; moose are not
There are lots of bears, black, brown,
grizzly and white. There are no deer ex-
cept the Siberian deer, which are do
nestle aud from whose fur the "par.
kles" we wear are made We have lit
tie ground bird, and swallows are thick.
Geese and wild ducks, which breed on
the rocks and rivers in the summer
time, are very plentiful. The geese are
so thick sometimes that you can't hear
yourself talk. During the month of
August they come south as tho sum.
mer ends.
The fishing Is good in the Yukon and
Klondike rivers. We catch king salm-
on there that weigh from 50 to 100
pounds, gray ling that weigh % pounds,
whitefish from l to 90 pounds, lake
trout from 10 as pounds and ling. a
sort OF eel without scales, looking
good deal like snake. Some of these
weigh 20 or 80 pounds. We catch most
OF these by trolling, except the salmon,
which we spear and net. In the winter
we fish through the ice for whitefish.
grayling, pike and ling.
Plenty Of Building Timber.
We have spruce, cottonwood and birch
timber, all of which is good for build
ing purposes. The hills are quite thick
ly covered with large trees. The valleys
have really the best timber. There are
lots OF wild flowers in the summer
months The wild roses are most COM
mon. They are similar to our single
leaf roses here. About the only thing
we have there in the line of medical
herbs are wild tansy white sage and
juniper. Strawberries, raspberries an6
cranberries are abundant.
don't believe there is much outlook !
for manufacturing, although there is
coal enough up there to support a great |
many factories at once, if there was !
anything to manufacture. The nearest |
smelter is at Tacoma, 2, 200 miles away.
1 believe there will be smelter at Daw- |
son ultimately to treat the silver and
copper ores.
There is plenty of silver in that coun-
try, out it is of low grade and would
not pay for transportation to be smelt-
ed. In addition to silver, there is lots of
copper. l have picked up chunks of
copper weighing eight pounds. 1t il
found in the beds Of the streams.
The Indians use copper to make bull.
let's OF. Other minerals found in the
hills are cinnabar and galena ore. The
Of the rock is limestone. slate
aud granite
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-23

ana so on until the shaft il so,,..,
10 or 40 feet in depth. The 81, sone'imes
dumped is left until spring onan mat Is
there Is running water in the craa,. ano
linen he sets up his boxes and a.,
10 wash out the gold. The operat H.u'ces q
siuicing out a ton of this takes aha' OF
minutes, just as rapidly as fons oou. ~
men can shovel it in, all in q oI 81, nve
mhat Is washed through the slater Slater
Inc BOXES have ri pies made ont 90 . 1 Is
inch slabs laid about half ~ ~
apart, leaving crack between 60. 'ncp
gold to settle into. The rock p,avn, inc
other waste wash away. al
The refuse goes down the crooL |
is LETT to take care of itself Cola afa
the black sand remain. Bloci, az Sta
usually rich in gold, rusty GOLD Us
usually strike the pay streal, nonu we
bedrock, and it varies in thickness ,r'
ing sometimes Q or feet wide O''
There is no gold in the beds If -.
and vegetation on top You str,lo LUX aS
pay streak when you strike the n ro 'ne
and the gravel is the last-ope 70 ' o;,n,
ieet above the bedrock. The gravel rnns
down IN the crevices of the bedrO oI'
sometimes. iock
This gold sinks down to bedrock lovo,
from disintegrated quartz veins str;ne
ers, deposits, lodes, veins, etc. all =
cal, and is found in nuggets varri ~.
from ! cent up to $3.50. They call ms
gets dust.
Gold In All the Streams.
All of these tributary streams ~ a.
Yukon and Klondike contain cold a.
though not in paying quantities in Some
Have there been any conspicuous fail
ures to find gold in these streamsg vos
There are whole lot. Ten Mile erect
a tributary of Sixty Mile creek is
failure, although practically the Same
KIND OF stream as the others. That l.
40 miles from Dawson. You don,t NO.
urally hear so much of the failpres .,
you do of the successes.
Boulder creek, a tributary Of S;v,,
Mile, was also a failure: Little Cola
creek, another tributary of Sixty Mile
and several others; Indian creek q trih'
utary of the Yukon, and Quartz creek
tributary of Indian creek.
Dominion creek, tributary of Indian
river, is the latest rich discovery. AZ.
'ordlng to reports. / see no reason WHY
hat should not be as rich relatively as
he tributaries OF the Yukon,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-23

mountains about 80 miles long, will
just an Indian trail leading up to tn,
summit N is gradual ascent and de-
scent. In the winter the danger lies in
the storms. which are liable to overtake
the travellers just as in any other place
IN the mountains.
Men can cross that pass with as lit
tie danger in the summer as they can
cross any other mountain pass. You can
form some idea of the difficulty Of the
ascent from the fact that if you turn n
horse loose on the trail he will walk
over himself
The journey beyond the pass is fine
during the summer. You have TO get q
boat or build one upon reaching Lake
Lindeman, which is Ii miles from the
summit You 60 through Lake Linde-
man, which is miles long Then
there is a portage of a mile along
small river, which is hard to run
Then you reach Lake Bennett, 2S
miles long and terrible crossing, 4
miles; Tokol lake, 2l miles; then mud
and marshy lakes, "a miles. Then come
Link river, % miles; Miles canyon,
seven-eighths of a mile, and 3 miles
of water to White Horse rapids. A sign
will be seen on the left bank going
down, Look out" in big letters a foot
square.
l helped TO put the sign there. Ii is
the only dangerous place on the route
1t is better TO skip the canyon and 60
around i would not advise any tender
foot to try it, OF any large boats, al
though l always run it myself with a
small boat. The waves comb back and
are liable to swamp your boat unless it
is very skillfully handled.
That is mile long. Then there are 80
miles of Link river; then Lake La Barge,
81 miles long Now we reach Lewis
river, 200 miles to Fort Selkirk, which
Is at the junction of the Pelly and Lew
is rivers, which unite and form the Yu-
kon; then 80 miles to White river, 10
miles to Stuart river; Fort Ogilvie, 20
miles; then TO Dawson, 40 miles.
None Starving on the Way.
l never heard of anybody starving to
death on that route. | have heard of |
some being lost never heard Of their
dying of hardship. In the winter time !
the United States station had mail every
month.
would not care to 60 in this winter
and would not advise any one to try
this route. | am afraid man who was
not thoroughly familiar with the coun-
Try or did not have guide would not
De able TO get through in the winter.
md even If he did he would suffer great
In the summer he would get along all
light.
don't think Dawson will be provi-
Toned this winter to take care of all
hose people, because there are not
nough boats on the river to take in the
PROVISIONS. |
don't think the company's boats can
ring supplies into Dawson for more
han 5000 men. There are probably
1000 there now, and more going.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-23
KLONDlKE CHILDREN.
Schools, Churches, Lawyers and Doctor.
ca the Ground.

SCHOOLS churches, Lawyers and Doctors
ca the Ground.
There are lots Of children up there
now. 4hey are most all strangers 10 me.
The barber, know, has two sons and
one daughter. An immense lot of chill
dren came in this spring. There is a
school at Circle City, and one is being
bullt III Dawson this year. The teacher
IL Circle City, which is above the arc.
tic circle and the farthest city north.
was an American from Nebraska. |
don know what heI name was or what
pay she got-probably $40 a month.
There were no churches in Dawson
up TO the time ! left. There will be a
Catholic church built this summer.
There will probably be also an English
church and Presbyterian church too.
Bishop Rowe of Boston has the latter in
charge. Father Judge was there when |
came away.
Dawson has no theater yet. They
wanted me TO saw out 10000 feet of
lumber for one, but was too busy 10
do it,
There is theatrical company In tnat
district 1t has been playing at Circle
Clty. The leading actor and manager
OF 1t is George Snow. His wife is the
leading lady. They are real good. They
gave all sorts of plays-"Uncle TOMS
CABIN one night, "Old Kentucky" the
next, Camille" the next, 1.-The News
boy" the next. 1t is a repertory com.
pany. They will have a theater in Daw-
son this winter.
we have graveyard started and two
graves III 1t. One is that of Bert Stick
ney, who died natural death on Lake
La Barge, and the other is that of G. G.
reich, who died Of heart disease in the
room over my office. We had service
over these men conducted by a church
OF England man. / don't know his
name.
Bishop Bumpers is the head of the
English church, and this was one of the
clergymen under him. The bishop is at
Forty Mile, but will move TO Dawson.
600 to Lose Finger.
We have DR.. Wills, Canadian ply.
stefan; DIR. Chambers, from Yakima
wash. think they charge according 10
the way man is fixed. / know one
man got n finger taken off and was
charged 5000 for the job. These doctors
have complete medicine chests. There Is
no drug store except what Dr. Wills has.
There was a lawyers office started
Just before / left by two Seattle law.
yers. There is also Judge Murphy, who
is my legal representative there.
don't remember hearing that any
babies were born in Dawson before /
left
Dawson is situated on the north side
OF the junction Of the Klondike and
Yukon rivers, right at the angle. The
Yukon is 600 yards wide at this point
and the Klondike about the same. AS Il
saw the city last it was about 9. mile
and half long.
Across the Klondike river there is q
little Indian village called Louise Town,
which is known ON the map as Klon-
dixie. The Indians are of the tribe Of
Gems de Fou, or foolish people,
] cannot recall any city in New York