The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-03-16
kLONDIKE PROMOTERS.
Preparing to DO q Big Business Selling
Worthless Mines.

Worthless Mines.
A large proportion of the mines in the
Klondike and Indian river divisions of
this district will soon be offered to the
public in the United States. Capital
lists, promoters, boomers, sharks and
confidence men, loaded up with good
things" are starting out over the trail
in hot haste to be first in at the killing.
Some-a very few-are reputable
men, who go out to seek capital to buy
and work good properties to the best adj
vantage, but most of them are men who
rely upon the generosity of the public
while the Klondike excitement is on.
During the last two or three months
some of these men have been bonding
all properties offered at any price asked.
Others have had men out stalking claims
on creeks that so far as is known are
worthless Still others have had claims
staked ON the Klondike river itself with
view to trade upon that name, know
ing that many will not be aware that
nothing but traces of fine gold have ever
been found along that stream.
This is an old game, as old as Thin
blerigging, and has been played In ev-
cry mining district in the world. Hun
dreds of these claims so located and
which will be offered in the United
States could not be sold here for the
cost Of recording, S15.
At the Office of the gold commissioner
transfers Of claims which are, SO far as
known, worthless have been recorded
kxy in
named as consideration. This is so par
ticularly of claims ON Ell Dorado creek
above No. AZ and ON Bonanza creek
above No so, where some prospects
have been found.
In many instances large blocks of
claims have been located where no one
here would care to mine or even pros
pect and shortly afterward transferred
to men going out.
There has been great activity in To-
eating upon FL Dorado and Bonanza
creeks far beyond where there is be-
lieved TO be any pay. SO it is with other
creeks which it is believed will turn out
we'll as soon as little more prospect
ing has been done.
On Bonanza locations have been made
up on the mountain beyond the head OF
the creek. Tributaries of these creeks,
too, have been taken up in many cases,
evidently with the view of trading upon
the names.
A man may locate but one claim in
each mining division. The Klondike di-
vision includes all the branches of the
Klondike river. So in order that these
energetic locaters may locate as many
claims as possible stakes have been
placed on he neighboring branches of
the Yukon.
Moose Hide creek because it is con-
venient to town, is favorite. There is
band of men working together who
claim to represent syndicates, through
which they propose to boom creeks upon
which they may secure locations. One
mining engineer tells me that he was
approached and offered large interest
in any profits if he would join the band.
Several leading mine owners were also
asked to lend their names.
The Yukon chamber of mining and
commerce, in Dawson, at meeting
held last week adopted this resolution:
w neredh, III mas COIne 10 Vne kuOWl-
edge of the Yukon chamber Of mining
and commerce that various fraudulent
schemes are on foot whereby worthless
mining claims in the Yukon district are
to be placed ON the markets of the
world, and
Whereas 1t is believed in Klondike
that several hundred claims have been
staked and recorded upon which no
prospecting in good faith has been done
and which are not regarded by the min
ers of the Yukon district as possessing
any value, and
Whereas, There are scores of good
faith mines in said district which are
valuable properties and which may be
offered for sale, and
Whereas, One of the principal pur.
poses of the chamber is the promotion
of the welfare of said district,
Now, therefore, be 1t resolved, That
this chamber strongly cautions persons
who desire to buy mines in said Yukon