The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-01

OF the greatest possible interest II might
be said TO be The first official knowledge
and the first photographs.
Close 10 the waters of the Yukon river
IN far-away Alaska, the northernmosi OF
Uncle Sans possessions. lies what the
government now pronounees the coming
gold mining center OF the world. Here tor
the frs, time Is told by Mr. j. Edward
spur, chief of the party sent out by the
government geological survey To thor
ouehly examine the gold fields the
truth concerning what has hitherto been
largely yelled IN mystery.
There is little about the country bes'd g
its mineral wealth to invite. In the short
summer clouds of mosquitoes descend on
tho yellow land. like the pestiioncc ~
ancient Egypt I'm the long winter the
cold t. So severe that mining can only be
carried on during the suushiny days. Yet
Prof. Spur tells us in the accompanying
Statement Ihat tlis Is country, Whiel
Tor placer mining VIA ezgced CALIFORNIA;
puinslsst slaNa III gatAer the gold how
over and g5ean Il from ihe SURROUNDINGS
where uuture has placed IL. much yaI1-
aiae machinery s. uecs se2ry
Sn Fl VII oo seen shat !; is EoinE to be a
bard fl.sht tnc seeker of wct{t0 VIII nave
Who srica hts chances wish ,Crtuuc In Tho
Yukon soll fields, THIS is what Prof.
SPUR pays
go the Editor aIuch has aeen written
u late eonaerrlns fha possitui'iee 81 Alaa-
H. as . pnld-rr013clHe ecun;ry. as
matter 81 fact. she production ~ tAe pres-
snt year r1ay hc roughly cs'iwatet 4e
g aot03, This amuuuJ however. cs,pCs
from an immense reaiou ~ haIf ,aifion
square mites. cr sh3ot oGe-quartcr as LARGE
aa thc trnitrt 2tate@ of thc golnes whlch
Yro,lH1c this geld, soguo ave in the bed
rock w}sile others Ere raSccr tilsebes
'rfhe hedreek winas sfe teN ir aUnJier
ard situated ot he so-thcesf EaaSt wnigA
fs tNc uio@B asCcsssls3e poFt az an territory.
gh, calcf ort d. tnr grvsg Trea5van uIre.
ceas 1uneae sr1 thcrc afr also Important
p,iius .t boFnfr nar at tDt is.aaa n
nea and atber places .FAc htc@t strike
IS thu CloniS So Most ~ {hexe mines.
aaweNvr are in tew &ra8e aree. ana the
production Is oaiT ns1e profitable bv
means II careful manRSemoot and opera
tsens au very lsgc setle
'''rh. placer mincs ere rbo+c which oe-
tuDy fbe mss3 prominent ulaee }r tho pals-
uiBr iains sine* ties are rea1ote fr1r7 ciY-
'ArStsoa aNc 3H d country tHouf vNtch
fttlA IS kuo"n aa3 which ls. on ar,o8at
~ thiN Hnc0staiat> dangerously sttrac-
tiVe go the average uHH This aeE7 pse~
,iuc{rH country IF tne lateftor is rpssstfv ,,.
ire vicinity of thc Aukan river er - sorsa
ef Hs lw83edlase tributaries The most
productive. districts hitherto have }stcn t@e
rayt, Nile district whtee ICES rarity .a
Nurertc=n Art partly tn tfrfftSh ferFfEnrs.
aud fhe Birch creek district which hes In
Amesis ~ territory SQaas gold 3ieE}nrs
are a9so saupesed Ia exist ca Stewart river
aud scsve sa]d has hren shipped from the
bgyAak During the latter past af the
past season si1EiBss we've also foupa an
tfc Clonayke and INDIAN rivers near Ferry
Mile
'-Nuosher plRce ScHcegaias y. }ch there
have hcrn snany vsxpe runners ~ gold
causing ; stamped. 90 many unrreparsa
sad emitted men. Is tae cock inlet COIN
trS which les on ire coast above The
froath % Copper rsxer. = situation vgmoGe
allNs srons tise niines rear l4ne&G aua
ffssa tba p3scer mines on the NakoB
Ia all tS5s immense country over whfeb
placer sisgstus IS carried On. ~ has been
SssE3'd on estimate that there are s'sous
$50 miners TArN sre mostly n the Va
sou s'str;eEs- EhT<e districts Tie liz 4
eFrsa bet % EaAs~pr,as acfnw rocks. hav-
t'~ a e"nssoegafdv Wsdsa aa8 extending
n A"aFfRl east ana wr-s ,ss-a4-.say, gar
sFNeFsA h1attsa n}}rs TIA ~s,.spss sss shts
rex oS>oF quarts yesns whtrf .-s~~s s-.,,s
hUt "a tsF s. yes faaaa ott tAa ore ID ~
T s"T' saa large nvororrfoss a re
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