Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-16
Description of the Gold Camps That
Have Recently Grown Famous.
POINTERS FOR EASTERN PROSPECfORN
The Outfit That Should Be Taken
to the Northern Wilderness.
THE RU SH NEXT SPRIN G

at this time it is fair to presume that the
immigration has been somewhat checked.
The fact that the Chilkoot pass and vi
entity are crowded with would-be prospect
ors Is sufficient to retard the progress OF
almost the most enthusiastic gold hunter
who has been reused by the astonishing re-
ports from that country of the far frozen
north.
While the tide of immigration has thus
been checked, the interest of the public
has been in wise diminished, and all
accounts whatsoever of the region where
flakes of gold popularity supposed to lie
on the ground thick as snowf1akes after
storm in winter are still read and digest
ed with the same sensations as formerly.
While many have given I'D the idea of
starting TO the klondike at this period as
foolhardy. they have determined to go
next spring. and there are thousands all
ever the United States who are already
making preparations for their intended
trip In view of this fact any information
on the subject is of the greatest interest.
Selecting an Outfit.
The question arises more than any other
what sort of an outfit to take along both
as regards quality and quantity. In max
ing a decision to take the trip the primary
considerations are how long it Is necessary
to stay. how much money is needed and
the results 10 be obtained. The answer 10
the last question in that country as in all
OtfsHs, depends on the man. The popular
ignorance of how much one will eat in a
year is remarkably widespread. Persons
who have been eating all their lives are
TOT more competent to figure out the thing
than baby. and those who have been eat
ing the most seem to know the least about
It,
The army ration is supposed to embody
the accumulation of practical experience
with good feeders, and the highest type of
dietary wisdom. The army allowance for
one month is as follows: Four and one-nalf
POUNDS sugar. 81 IA pounds bacon or beef,
candles. 1 pint vinegar, pounds BEANS
pounds salt. one-half pound pepper
pounds coffee or pounds tea. IA pounds
bread per diem, or an equivalent in flour.
In addition to this, 1t Is suggested can
he furnished cans milk. 3 pounds corn
D meal. matches, mustard. cooking utensils
and dishes, 1 water kettle, 1 frying pan,
i tent, Yukon stove pairs good blankets
1 bean pot. plates, / drinking cup 1 tea
pot. l knife and fork, 1 large and 1 small
cooking pan.
Tools for boat building are suggested as
follows: One jack plane. 1 whip saw 1
laAu saw, l rip saw. 1 draw knife / AK
] pocket rule pounds of assorted nails.
rounds of oakum. ) pounds pitch. 80
zee OF J-s rope, mosquito netting l pair
medicines. ~
A rifle of large caliber should be taken
along. as large game is plenty. A trout
me Tor Srayl1ns should be taken The
Hsh can ne caught with a small black dv
al the mouth of small streams and at the
tooi OF rapids all along below the lakes
~ srs sse.I ,l thing to be carried is pair
OF snow glasses. as attacks of snow blind
Hes7 are prevented in crossing the s1m
mt. nothing proving more painful II has
ieeudiiy driven miners insane in several
cases, and those not thus provided baya
weeks. anu even
Clothing That Is Necessary
eiothiEs should include three suits and
soou "eoien underclothes, dozen pair,
oi warm wooden stockings two pairs of
o9's'ue stockings. good macintosh coat
TWO pairs Of rubber boots for summer
FOR winter footwear should be preferable
mcoSeskiE moccasins, and mooseskin NIT
eI anu cap can usually be secured in the
oEufH Hsef- 1t is a good idea to carry
alCng picks. sfovels and other mimi,
utensils. As high as 81 and Sc apiece has
Ieen paid for the same ~
IL Is claimed that the outfit nronar o,
De bought to better advantage in Saa,tIa
than elsewhere. There the large outfttin,
establishments have learned from long ex
III ne what is most needful. and it is
saiu that prices compare favora5ly with
those elsewhere.
Where the Gold Lies.
So much has been mentioned about E,o,t,,
Mile creek that much interest attaches IN
the name The creek received its name from
eItering the Yukon about forty miles from
oip fort Reliance. Its bars have for wears
s-eiueu large returns for the labor ex
pended. but these dggings have been
abandoned for some time for the eulches
mat furnish coarse gold and which bayo
become famous all over the country The
lenSth OF Forty Mile creek is about o5II
miles IL has many tributaries ali of
Hnieh carry gold in paying quantities. 1t
enters the Yukon from the west and
drains that part of the country living he
tween the Yukon and Tamana rivers The
country Is nearly covered to the depth of
ton. there being no defined range of moun
talns. but tumble of bald hills, the rla-
cier drip OF which feeds hundreds of trim
i utaTles below the creek. The summer tran
ieacs up Forty Mile creek by boats To
Moose creek. distance of twenty-sevan
miles; then by trail over bald hills to the
eead OF Miller creek, which is a distance
OF thirty-four miles. Poker Davis C,Js
cier and Little Gold creeks all lie Within
few miles of Miller creek
Specimen Claim.
The latter thus far has proven tn bava
the richest diggings. estimates placing the
sim taken out last season as high as $3O0
Us" In one claim alone the sum of S35.OOO
was taken out. and the place worked was
onIy 50 by 100 feet. one single cleanup be-
ing made of 1,1OO ounces. The creek IL
not mere than six miles long, with aho,It
hfty-four claims. and many OF the lover
ones are as yet not opened up to any extent
TEere claim consists of 500 feet of th.
creek. and may reach up both sides of the
creek ar indefinite distance. The discov
ersr Is allowed two claims. or 1000 feet
The creek was prospected and given I'm
three times before 1t was thought possible
10 work. thus showing how difficult pros
pecting becomes there. owing to the vast
quantities OF glacial drip. Work is furnished
tor about 125 men, the general pay being
$40 per day. Provisions are correspond.
ingly HIGH are other things. Onioos
and potatoes brought 81 a pound flour
$3.50 per sack Of fifty pounds, gum boots
SIS a pair. butter $50 per pound and
whisky 81 a glass. These prices were
brought about by the enormous cost of
packing from Forty Mile post to the mines
on these creeks.
Forty Mile Post.
Forty Mile post is located on the noint
OF land formed by Fcrty Mile creek and
the Yukon. At times of high water II 10
converted into sn islard. The Canadian
government officers have made sufficisnt
reserves there for custom buildings and
police headquarters. At present the town
consists If ten saloons. store, two black
smith shops. a restaurant. three billiard
halls, two dance houses an opera bo,,sa