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Stikeen River journal., 1898-05-14
Rates to GlenOra,

\ co lbination of Stil1can river trans portation companies has been formed for the purpose of keeping up the rates for freight and passage. and the agree- ment W,l5 on the 9th inst signed by all representatives, with one execution. The following rates will be adhered to until further notice:
 Freight, measurement or weight
 at the option of the steamer,
 pCI uoH pfVWJ Horses, mules, burros and cattle .3. OU Dogs. sheep and goats, per head j % Passengers .-.-# .....- .... ...... 2O.OC Berths - .-..... ........ 2.5C Meals ~ ...... ...... ....-..... ........... .7#
 In addition, l50 pounds of wearing apparel will be transported free, and the minimum rate for any package will be five dollars.
Stikeen River journal., 1898-05-14
\ Great Elm oire.

Wm. Ogilvic, Fellow of the lto>a Geographical Society. and Astronomer and Surveyor of the Interior Depart ment of Canada, who made careful ex- plorations of this region for his govern ment, says:
 "A fact l am now going to state to yorl and one that is easily demonstrated is. that from Telegraph Creek north ward to the boundary line, we have in the dominion. and in this province. an area of from ,3O to 600 miles in length and from 100 to l50 miles in width, over the whole of which rich prospects have been found. We must have from AO.OOO to 100000 square miles which, with proper care. jndicious handling and better facilities for the transportation of food and utensils, will be the largest as it is the richest. gold field the world has ever known
 The Stikeen route. being the easiest of all the routes to the klondikc is. in point of time, the shortest. It is also the cheapest and safest. No lives have been lost on this line by plUspectors destin .d for the gold fields to the north
Stikeen River journal., 1898-05-14
PROOF POSITIVE.
X Good Trail From Telegraph
 Creek to Teslin Lake.
StSamhoatS in Sections, with Ma. ShincTV and Portable Saw
 Mills GuinS Over.

kloudtte i.L 'c,in.
 The Bulletin has repeatedly cited the fact that the Canadian govern mcnt had been able to contract for the building of d railroad from Telegraph Creek to Teslin Lake as pretty good evidence that it is a country easily traversed by men with outfits.
 The following extract from q letter written by Mir. Charles r.. Mcdonald, who is in charge of the party sent by the Canadian Development Company. of which Mr. H. Maitland kerscy is the managing director, to open d trail to Teslin Lake. over which the machin- cry for the steamers to be built for navigation on the lake could be taken Is contirmatory evidence of the practi- cability of this route.
 "Teslin Lake. February 23. ls9s-In Preference to our progress here. We have made big time when yo,, consider the conditions. From the Telegraph N way through timber aud brush. The snow on the summits being quite deep, 1t required d great amount of labor to make the road. but I am proud to state that. in spite of all this. and in spite of the fact that we had ab- solutciy nothing here to begin with, l have found d much better way over to Egnell's mountain than by the old trail, We have gone down to Shes-lay fifteen miles. and there we fulnu |. pass less than hali the height and very much easier grade. Barring accident. by the time this reaches you, our whole outfit will be at Nah-lin, and by the end of March our mill and some supplies ~i.i reach the lake, and iii begin operations at once. R. Hyhland is freia htins over our road, and has smooth sailing. Indeed, whoever fol- lows will find a road that is hard to beat, even in much more settled dis trict."
Stikeen River journal., 1898-05-14
TESLIN CITY.
The Latest News From tE C New
 Town.

Town.
 Teslin Lake, April 8, 1898--I arrived at the lake today, and, having splen- did opportunity of sending letters down almost immediately, am taking ad- vantage of same, and although l feel pretty tired 1 am not missing any chances with mail
 There are about fifty people here at present.; some 30 or 10 have gone to the other end of the lake, as the Hoota- linqua river opens before the lake some three weeks.
 The government has surveyed Il townsite here, and q pretty good one it seems to be, the saw mill is now being erected, but will not be finished for some time yet.
 Food here is very scarce and one cannot buy any, outside of moose and that is l2t cents per pound. Flour is worth it's weight in gold; one can get $50 per sack at present, but, of course, the quantity is limited at that price, I hear that one sack of 50 lbs was sold for $3O few days ago. It is low un- obtainablc Tobacco is $l per cake, TT X Bl.
 In fact food is exceedingly scarce at present, and is likely to be this season.
 The Minneapolis and Wheaton party arrived on the 9th instant. They left Wrangel on the 10th of March, so they made an excellent run. The party con sists of fifteen strong, big men. and, with the loads they pulled they cer- tlinly made d record, and none of them are any the worse for their trip. Some will leave in couple of days on a prospecting trip which is pretty hard work at present.
 While travelling over the trail, l noticed that there is d gold belt for nation which extends for miles and that It is within Il radius of fifty miles of the lake, and expect when the
Stikeen River journal., 1898-05-14
Coarse Gold has been Found on
 the Trail to Lake Teslin.

Ashcroft B. C.. Journal. April 9, 1898
 Mr. John Sealy, of Glcnora, has been taying in Ashcroft for the past week, and from him we are able to give the latest news of the Lake Teslin country.
 Mir. Scaly has lived in that section for the past three years, and speaking of the country in general stated that the section lying north of Telegraph creek is considered a very promising one by all old miners.
 Mr Sealy and aparty with him found on crock, lying northwest of Tele- graph creek about sixty miles. gold coarse enough to rattle in the pan, and the indications good for digginns. His party could not remain on account of shortage of supplies. and has visited that section since. He is of the opinion that there iS ls yood d section betwe the Stikccn and the Salmon river country, lying east of Lake TcsIin. as can be found anywhere. and that rich plarers and quartz mines will be found there.
 He has heard very encouraging re- ports of the Salmon river country. but was never down so far as that hihlse elf Some rich quartz claims have been located on the Stkccn and in the Cas- siar itself.
Stikeen River journal., 1898-05-14

snow is off the ground. that some woi.- drrful strikes will be made.
 l understand that some twelve miles down the fake. fish are Icing rang Int. but have not seen any as yet. l viii furnish you with much r.orc inforln;i- ticn when haNc had a good lock around and chance for sending mail. l found the trail pretty good Oil the whole. We elilnl.ed to >ul nils that were not too bare.
 WILLIE lOEI.. Late of Johannesburg. south .ifri q.
Stikeen River journal., 1898-05-14
The Case.WilsOn Block.

The enterprising firm of Case X Will son are about to erect model three- story building on the lot opposite the new bank building, recently purchased by them.
 We have unbounded faith in the town, said Mr.. Case in speaking of the present outlook of w rangel. and as an evidence of sincerity we intend erecting and stocking store that will surprise few of the pessimists, in inin. of architecture and size.
Stikeen River journal., 1898-05-14
AROUND TESLIN LAKE.
Gold is Found in Nearly Every
 Stream that Feeds it.

kiondke Bulletin, March 2s. 1898.
 One of the men best qualified to speak of the country around Teslin lake and the Pelly river is A. L. Pondreer. Dominion land surveyor. who has spent years in the north country at the head of surveying party. working for the government. Speaking of the country south of Teslin lake. he has this pleas ant account to give:
 "The country north of the Stikeen is perhaps a little more wooded than fur thcr south. but. nevertheless. food for horses is very abundant. Gold is found in nearly every stream. and on the Thuiton and Dodedonto rich prospects have been located.
 "Teslin lake ie d very beautiful sheet of two to SIX miles in width and about eighty miles in length. The shores are not high, and are generally covered with the same short growth of trees which charactcrzcs all of the interior platcaus. A saw mill has lately been built at the lake. and several stcamt rs will be constructed during the winter. The navigation from the lake to Daw- son City is open. there being only one rapid, which is not of much importance.
 "'Thc river coming out of Teslin lake is called the HoOtalinqul. and then the i Lewis. to the point where the Pelly reaches it. at old Fort Sclkirk. where it takes the name of Yukon. believe this is wrong. The Hootalinqna and Lewis are. by far the largest feeders of the Yukon: they are also in the same line of direction. Therefore, accord- ing to the rules of physical geography. it should be called the Yukon. and Tes- lin lake is its source.
 Two noted gold fields are known in New Caledonia a-the Omcnica north of Frazier lake. and the Cassiar. which begins at Telegraph Creek. Large amounts have been taken from this lo- cality. In Omenica powerful companies have started hydraulic mining on a large scale. and no doubt the same will De dOnc Tn aSSlar. ftOpie Wllh eN- perence in that line and with sufficient capita do not need to go as far as tie Yukon. Cassiar offers as rich a prize as Klondike to the hydraulic miner Large tracts are not yet prospected at all. even for placcrs and no1h- ing whatever has been done in the line of quartz mining. It is known that rich deposits of yalena ore occur OF the Skecna. and rich copper ore is to be found on the Stikeen and on 'fesiin lake. Native copper has been mined for ages by the indians from this local ity, and has been hammered into shields and used for currency. which can Yet be obtained.
 "For those who wish to take horses or cattle, the trail described offers no dangers of any sort, nor difficulties. Far from it. It is one of the most pleasant trails to travel. and have re- mcmbrance of many happy days enl- plOyed, riding gaily along. and camp ing at night, loaded with small game. With such climate. during spri, Z, summer and autumn, it is easy to tor- give few weeks of cold weather.
Stikeen River journal., 1898-05-14
By l r DawSon.

By IT. Dawson.
 The Cassiar district includes the most northern region of god mining in iSri- ish Columbia. and some of the creeks which have been worked lie to the north of the Goth pal allcl. or northern b)uns a"y of the province. Dcas', ,a'tr, latitude .5S degrees. 30 min.. longitude l3O degrees. may be considered as the central point of the district Th < lake is the source of the river of the same name. which is d tributary of the Li- ard itself branch of the Mackenzie. Gold had already been found and work ed on the bars of the Stkeen for II years. when Tnibcrt and Me, ul olyh. )rning from the east reached and discovered the rich dcpos! of the Lizard drainage hsin in 1872. The miners. who soon tochrd into the district. came by way of the Stikeeu river. though Il route for cattle and pack animals Wal a.@' opened overland from Frazer ianr. Deaoe. Thibert and McDlmc creek, and their tributaries have proved the rick r-:, ;.nd a large quantity of gold naS been obtained from them, though the yield has. of late years. become com par ttively inconsiderable. The region presenting identical or analogous char acters with that portion of it which proved to contain these rich deposits is very extensive, and much the same re- marks which have been made in regard to the exploration of the Omenica dis trct. apply here also. though the cost of living in Cassiar has usually been somewhat more moderate. The conn try is generally wooded and noun ain- ous and difficult to traverse. but d way- on road or even a railway might. with out difficulty. be constructed from the head of navigation on the Stikecn river to Dease lake. md this will, no doubt. eventually be accomplished, as discov- cries of veins uf the precious metals are contidentally to be anticipated. Argcn- tifcro Is galena has already been found and the rough. nnxorn character of the
 
 be ief that it's source might be as:cr- taincd without great difficulty. Coarse gold is found locally on that part of th" St;kecn above Teicsraph creek, and the circumstances appear to indicate the existence there of an old channel above the present river level, but GOV cred by massive basalt of tertiary age
 Difficulties have been encountered in Cassiar from permanently frozen soil met with in mining, but when once the covering of forest and moss has been cleared off by fire these disappear.
 The gold yield from the la-siar dis tri.t, from the commencement ol iLinin. to 1898, so far as known, is i4,929. 394 which does not include the earlier years of mining when work was confined to the Stikeen river.
The record-union., 1898-06-08

earlier, and Mr.. Johnson replied that
the fault was not with his department.
but with the officers appointed by the
board. II SO desired the prisoners can
be sent out at Z O'Clock in the morning.
AS to the food, Mr.. johnson said he
fed the men we'll They get a good
breakfast, take food with them for their
lunch, and get a good meal on their re-
turn. He did not ask the board to pay
for extra meat, as he fed them we'll
enough.
Mr.. Johnson repeated that he ap-
pointed Mr.. Smith to look after the
prisoners In his interest. He had his
own department to look after, and he
did not think the men selected by the
board were looking after the Sheriff s
interests as should be done. He thought
three men could guard the prisoners
while in the country.
Mr.. Mclaughlin then moved that af-
ter the present week the chaingang be
abolished, and it was seconded by Mr..
Curtis.
Acting Chairman Dreman thought no
action should be taken until all the
members were present. Personally, he
thought the prisoners should be kept
at work, but preferred to delay action
until Mr.. Morrison could be present.
Mr.. Jenkins wanted to see the chain
gang abolished, because Of its expense,
but he agreed with Mr.. brennan that it
would be only fair to delay action for
the present.
The roll was called and the motion
to disband the chaingang was lots by
tie vote, Mclaughlin and Curtis vot-
ing aye, and brennan and jenkins no.
The record-union., 1898-06-08
OUR REVENUE OFFICE.
1t Holds the Highest Rank in the
Service.

The United States Revenue Office in
this city changed hands on the 10th day
of March, at which time Collector Bell
took charge Of affairs, and under his
administration, as shown from the rec
ords Of the Office, matters have moved
smoothly and with dispatch.
On May 18th Revenue Agent Sewell
made his annual inspection and exami-
nation of the office, and his report,
which was only recently received by
Collector Bell from the United States
Commissioner, is extremely satisfac-
tory.
In accordance with Agent Sewelps
recommendation, the Office is rated No
l, which is the highest attainable rec
ord in the service. In 1897 the office
was rated 1h. and the Collector notes
the change for the better with con-
siderable satisfaction.
The department has signified a will
fngness to assist Collector Bell in thor
oughly canvassing the different -divis-
ions in this district, and has been active
In furnishing the Office with articles
OF furniture necessary to the prompt
transaction of official duties.
The record-union., 1898-06-08
FREE LIBRARY.
Business Transacted by the Di-
rectors Last Evening.

The Board of Directors OF the PuD-
| lie Library met at their office in LII
brary building last evening. Present:
w. c.. Fitch, President; E. B. Willis,
Vice President; S. H. Gerrish. Score
tary; E. Franklin and Jabez Turner.
The report of the Librarian for the
month of May was read as follows:
! Number Of books issued during the
| month 6.5S9, classified thus: Fiction
4,647, history 364, literature 331, fine
art 21S, useful art 1O4, science 81, phil
ology 2, sociology 45, religion 30, phil
osophy SO, general works 669. juvenile
fiction / ,566, juvenile other classes :IG,
current magazines 331. Percentage
of fiction not including juvenile 46, per-
centage of juvenile fiction %, percent
age of all other classes 20, percentage
of fiction 20.
Number of books read in library
rooms 314. Average number issued per
day 22O. Number of patrons registered
6,7I3. Amount of fines collected
S13 %. Number of books mended in
the library 231 Total attendance in
the reading rooms 3,S74 women 26S,
men 1853, girls 107. boys SIG. Aver
age attendance 129; women 8, men IS,
girls i, boys %.
The following bills were ordered paid:
A. L. Ripley So, Progressive Cleaning
Company So, w. F. Purnell Sj1 81,
Taylor Company s., Curtis.
Carmichael & Brand sol, Frank IIick-
man SIS 80, w. P. Coleman SO 80,
National Insurance Company S15 80.
Manchester Fire Assurance Company
SO 80, Caledonian Fire Assurance
Company SIS 20, Commercial Union
Assurance Company 500 40. Mills-Gal
vim Company $23 35, Kramer. Wise
man & Wulff $1S 20. New Zealand IN
surance Company $1S 20, Charles E.
Wright SIS 20, r. S. Jones 81 70, Sun
set Telephone Company 81, Capital Tel
ephone Company 81, Capital Gas COM
pany $16, Union Ice Company 50 20,
Day & Joy So, San Francisco "Evening
Post" $11 %, j. L. Jackson 81 60 Will
SON & MacKennan So 30, Silvius &
Schoenbackler $40.
The board voted to demand a. yeariy
rent of 81 to be paid in advance, from
the Foresters' Hail. Association for the
use Of the space between sthe Buildings
now used by them as walk. The OBJ
ject being to preserve the title to the
city's land.
The Century Atlas of the world was
ordered purchased, and the board then
adjourned.
The record-union., 1898-06-08
JOHNSON WILL SUE.
Objects to the supervisors Cutting
Down His Demands.

The matter Of the claim Of E. B.
Johnson for stenographic services for
the Coroner in the holding of inquests
was taken up by the Supervisors yes
terday. The board had reduced the
bills. to which action Mr.. Johnson OBJ
jected on the ground that the legal
per diem is SO.
District Attorney Ryan was called,
and he informed the board that the
rates for stenographic reporting are
fixed by the courts. The full rate is
$40 per day, but where only a half
days services are performed Tin civil
cases) the courts allow s.. In cases
of inQuests, If the hearings are at all
extended, $40 per day would not be
exorbitant, but usually such hearings
are short. The board is at liberty to
use its own judgment in the matter
Mr.. Johnson said he desired to have
the issue settled for all time, and as
the board had already acted on the
demands he could take that as conclu-
sive and bring suit to determine the
matter.
The board declining to reconsider it's
action in reducing the demands from
$40 to 50 per day. Mr.. johnson said
that was satisfactory. and he would
at once bring an action to test the
right Of the board to fix the rate of
compensation for stenographic SER
vices.
A petition was received from L. W.
Myers and others for county road
on Grand Island between the lands of
l. G. Hall and Dennis Leary to the
Beaver Slough road. The petition was
placed on file
j. c. Boyd, E. c. Raymond and H. D.
Meiss, Jr., viewers in the matter of
the road petitioned for by Louis Meiss
in District No. ). filed a report in which
they state that they had recommended
different route from that petitioned
for, but refer the matter back to the
board for further action.
The board instructed the Clerk to
correspond with the Supervisors of
Amador County with view to Joint
action in the matter, as the proposed
road Is to connect with one to be con-
structed in that county
A report was also submitted by J C..
Boyd. j. G. Shook and M. D. Coon,
viewers appointed in the matter of the
petition of the Sacramento Electric,
Gas and Railway Company for the
closing OF an alley in Oak Park. The
viewers recommended that the prayer
of the petitioners be granted.
The matter was set for hearing on
the 14th of July.
The record-union., 1898-06-08
A PRACTICAL SCHOOL.
Something About the California
School Of Mechanical Arts.

Circular No. 4 of the California
School Of Mechanical Arts, San Fran
cisco, is at hand This institution
was founded under the beneficienca Of
James Lick, who. among his many
other benevolent bequests, set apart
$54O, eco for this school,
Although it has been in operation
less than two years, it has accom-
plished all that was expected Of it, and
its list Of pupils has been as large as
could be accommodated. But II has
happened that the pupils are unevenly
distributed, and are not so widely rep
resentative Of the State as is desirable.
Thus, there are but two from Sacra-
mento County, Philip H. Landes Of
Elk Grove and Richard Lea of Sacra-
mentO.
The directory say that there should
be at least two boys and one girl from
this county. But they say do not
send US any lazy, shiftless boys, or to-
bacco users"
The school occupies plain but rnas-
sive buildings erected especially for its
purposes, and equipped with eye sim
gle to the aim, namely, to give the pu-
pills the practical education, indicated
by the curriculum of study, which in
cludes all the more substantial mechan-
ical arts, and a good common school
education with later courses such as
are given in the highest order of High
Schools. but without classical courses.
OF applicants not a high standard Of
scholarship is required but earnestness
and industrious habits are prereuuis-
ties. The aim of the school is to open
its doors to fullest possible width to
the deserving and ambitious youth of
the land and not to draw harsh lines
Of educational accomplishment against
admission. The courses in the school
are trade and technical They include
study of the laws Of heat, theoretical
mechanics, strength of materials. eias-
ticity, ETC.. bookkeeping and business
forms, logarithms and use Of tables.
plane and spherical trigonometry. cIre-
bra and higher mathematics, tests OF
boiler and engine, experimental me-
chanics, metallurgy of iron, use of the
microscope. phenomena Of combustion,
physical and chemical properties cf
food. adulterations, sanitary chemistry.
chemistry of dye stuffs, physics-(sound
and light, the last ten being especially
for apprentices in science work: car
pentry, pattern making moldinS and
architectural drawing. the machinist
course, technical design. modelling.
wood carving. cookery, dressmaking,