The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-04-01
RICHER THAN The kLoNDIkE.
Region of British COIumbfa That L.
Rich with Gold,

which offers tempting reward for thor
ough exploration. The territory is
continuation of that great gold bearing
belt of which California, Colorado, Ne
vada, Kootenay, Cariboo and the Yu-
kon are sections.
The riches of Cariboo were long age
unlocked to the world. and soon pros
pectors will have overrun every part OF
the famous Yukon, but the wild mo,,n-
tain Businesses of this UNEMPLOYED ter
ritory have SO far resisted the white
mans entrance, and the great area
stretching between ATTITUDES 81 and So
and extending from the Rocky noun
tains on the east to 1873 west longitude,
remain terra incognita.
That streams tributary to the Yukon,
Peace river and the Liand, known to be
rich in placer gold. and rivers flowing
through Cariboo and Cassiar. noted for
their gold beds many years ago, all take
their rise on the outskirts of this vast
territory. would indicate the presence
of mineral wealth in the unknown
field
This supposition is supported by more
than mere probability. Since 1885 IN
talked of gold sup in the INTERIOR" and
taciturn Cinnamon in ragged clothes
have come down to the coast with bags
containing large and small quantities
of the precious metal. AS the industri-
Gus celestial has been washing gold in
old placer beds for years, earning a
pittance which the white man would
not consider worth his labor, the ap-
pearance of these communicative,
mysterious fellows at Pacific ports ex-
cited little interest until Klontlille dis
coveries aroused every one. Then pros
pectors began to suspect the existence
of new gold fields south of the Yukon,
and last summer miners ventured along
tie margin of the unknown region.
Two men who had been washing
along streams of this outlying district
brought out $4S,0OG worth of the vel
low dust. During the summer one pros
pector found a nugget worth $40 and in
October large nugget worth $500 was
sent from the northern part of the ter
| ritory. Within the past few weeks the
discovery of extensive bodies of fine
milling gold quartz was reported to
the British Columbia minister of mines
by prospectors who left last summer
to explore the southern outskirts. Win
ter had prevented more thorough en-
ploraton. but the veins were said to
be OF extraordinary width and were cX-
posed for miles across the country
Samples of quartz. rich in gold, accom-
panied the report; but so wild and in
accessible is that region these deposits
cannot be worked until the -Tcslin Lake
Telegraph Greek railway or the Cas-
star Central has been built.
The unopened territory is variouslv
designated by the names of it's differ.
ent sections. as the Omineca. the Peace
river, the Lard country. Roughly
speaking, it is bounded on the east by
the Rocky mountains. on the west by
the Yukon and the Pacific slope and
on the south by Cariboo. The nearest
point on the Canadian Pacific is almost
GOO miles from it's northern limits. but
the Omineca can be reached by way of
the coast. going up the Skrena river and
following fairly clear trail for $50
miles.
Discovery of gold in Omineca caused
great rush northward from Cariboc
and the coast in 1870: but without mod
ern hydrau appliances the gravel was
difficult to work. When rich diggings
were found in Cassiar, the CT owds STAN
peded to the newer field. During the
eight years that followed, at least ST.
600, 900 in gold was taken from the Omi-
Deca by miners satisfied with moderate
returns. The general impression that
the diggings on the southern outskirts
we're shallow discouraged exploration
until last fall, and then, when the dis
coveries were announced, the season
had advanced too far for prospecting
For hundreds OF miles north of Omi-
neca is vast eNpanse absolutely I'M
known to the white man. 1t lies be-
tween Peace river and the Yukon. A
party under Lord Avonmore is spending
the winter in Lard country, in order
TO be on hand for thorough exploration
of that section Of the terra incognita
when the season opens. Between the
Peace and Lard rivers the climate is
not so rigorous and forbidding as in the
Yukon. The county is dense!y wooded
There is a superabuntiance of timber
for fuel and for building purposes.
Game, large and small. is plentiful.
For naturalist, sportsman and pros
pector, no part Of the UNEMPLOYED world
offers more attractive prizcs.-N. Y
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BOone's Gum.
I'VE have an old relic up in our coun-