The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-11
SOURCE OF SUPPLY FOUND
Discovery of What Is Believed to
be Klondike's Mother Lode.
LOTS OF GOLD IN THE ORE
About 30 Feet Below the Surface and
Is 10 Inches Wide-A Woman 81
Years of Age Attempts the
Journey-She Likes Il.

Seattle. Wash, Jan. 10.-The steamer
City of Topeka, which arrived here THIS
afternoon from Juneau, Alaska, had
among her passengers nine men who
left Dawson City Dec. ., They were
w. j. Jones, Port Townsend, Wash; ID.
d. Stewart, Juneau, Alaska; a. Colder,
Nova Scotia; Il. C.. Arnold, San FRAN
cisco; w. G.. Stenger, Colville, Wash,
Harry Miller, Colville, Wash; j. Cord
roy. Denver; George Anderson, Tacoma,
and Robert Johnson, Tacoma. They
were "a days in coming from Dawson
to the coast Their journey was unat-
tended by special incidents. The cold
est weather recorded was Is below zero.
The men brought out with them about
$50, 900 in gold dust and drafts. Dog
teams We're used in making the trip.
The party brings no new features IN
reference to the food situation at DaW-
son. They all agree that food IS scarce,
but that there is no danger of starVa-
ton. Ii a large number Of persons had
not gone down the river 10 Fort yukon
and Circle City to spend the winter
different tale would have been told. /.
c. Arnold said: There is no danger
of starvation. OF course, there is not
food enough, but that was always true
is a big warehouse of beef at Dawson.
Next winter will be far worse than this
because there will be many more peo-
pie there" In reference to the pro-
posed government relief expedition all
agree that, while it is not needed to
avert actual want, 1t would be vel
coined nevertheless.
w j. Jones prlngs news of the dis
covery of what is supposed TO be the
mother lode and quartz origin OF the
| placers of the klondike district. Inc
| discovery was made within u hours at
| four different points: one of them at the
| Dome a high mountain to the east OF
| the source OF Il Dorado creek, by Frank
/ Savin: the second one at Nc. 81 III De
! RADIO. by a. IL. lode and partner; the
/ third one on Nugget gulch, at NO H.
/ and the fourth somewhere in the 2Os on
/ Bonanza creek The trend of the VEN
/ is northwest by west, westerly from the
! Dome. 1t is found at about 80 feet be-
low the surface and under the muck
and alluyial deposit. The ledge is about
/ Is inches wide and maintains uniform
width. 1t is generously sprlnkled Win
free gold Mr.. Jones brings down sam
| pies of the ore, and every one VINO mas
seen them says the rock is precisely the
| same in character as is found IN the
/ Comet mine at Berniers bay, South
eastern Alaska. MIR. Jones said that old
| timers in the Klondfke had made
/ similar Observation.
In no instance was the quartz discoV-
cry made by the men who owned the
placer claims, and the locaters of the
| quartz ledge thus acquire separate and
distinct title from the locators or the
| placer. The discovery OF this ledge on
! No. 81 FL Dorado was made by a man
who was working the placer for the
owner. A shot was put in and about ).
pounds of ore blasted out. The great
est excitement prevails and no man VIII
| listen To any suggestion TO sell his claim
until further development has beer
made.
Tom Nash, an employee in the saloon
| where the recent fire occurred, mas Deer
arrested for arson.
Mr.. Jones says: The OUTPUT OF Selo
in the spring will be from $lhQSc,to9 :
SIS 000.0 600. This opinion is eonculred u
by the transportation companies mana
gers. and Alexander Mcdonald, th'
richest man in the klondike rive in,li
ions of dust is now stored IN Dawson
So SOC. coo of which would have come OF
this fall had the boat reached Dawson
The Topeka had several passenger
who We're returning from unsuccessful
efforts to reach Dawson. Among ines
were Mrs y De Graf and son-in-la~
Martin Ii. Hubbs, of san Francisco. BE
ing delayed in procuring boat VII
which to proceed down the dootallniu;
river. after travelling $50 miles, the.
were caught in the ice jam and coul.
proceed no further. They built Sha'i
on the beach. where they camped seN
eral weeks. during which time they SUI
fered great hardships. In gathering Tue
to keep the fires going, Hubbs had n
: hands and feet badly frozen. After liN
!. ing thus several weeks. during whic
: time the mercury went To 81 below,
: squad Of Canadian police came atoms
to whom they sold all their provision
for 81 a pound and started back To sal
water. Although Mrs. De Graf Is .
years old and weighs only Ito pounds
she walked the entire distance of 3
miles. through snow and ice, in 20 DAYS
She says she will return TO san Fran
cisco and remain until spring. when 81
will AGAIN start for Dawson City.