The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-06

third discovery was at No. 16 Nugget Gulch, a
ravine which leads to Bonanza Creek FROM the
west, between Eldorado and Adams creeks.
straight from the extreme eastern point OF dis.
covery at The Dome to the westerly point OF
discovery on Nugget Gulch, 1ntersects all these
places where quartz has been found. and indi-
Gates the continuity of the ledge. A good
many, locations have already been made, but
1t will be impossible to do work sufficient to
demonstrate more fully the value and extent Of
the ledge until spring arrives. Some blasting
dorado, and about thirty pounds Of ore have
been taken out. 1t was white crystallizcd
quartz. containing free gold. The samples
more properly be described as specimens bet
ter fitted for a cabinet than n quartz mine.
discovery of gold on the Klondike that it Is in.
teresting, to record the story, which the In
dams tell Of the finding of gold there; This is
Yeecet, or in Boston Johnny Benson. who
was employed last summer in packing over the
81 viii tell you how that gold pile was dis
covered; That is; l will tell you the true story.
not move it. and does not dare TO leave it.
His name is Kashes, and he is a Lake Bennett
brother. who came all tho way up the great
Yukon to get Kashes' relatives to 20 down to
e.%s ike es after las MS vs gold; and The Sad little tue ,b bro 1nsb
began we would have gone down after it,. But
i was a long way down to Dawson, and the In
man hihsiV ipNo vi IiohCy Ou LILO tIdll IuSI ear.
The discovery of the Klondikc happened so.
kkashes; with his wife and their children. was
ing hard there With little 10 eat. and when
spring came ne said t? his wife: We will go
provisions became scarce and dai Kashe se and t" his
wife went hunting. They went up the stream
now called Klondike and about room. Kashes
and a little stream was near. Kashes went
over to the stream. got down on his knees, and
rllnnah III nrR IN h ipp.NnIl NUn nj II
tasted good.
"on opening his eyes he was so startled that he
almost lost his balance and fell in. The creek
was about two feet deep, being only a branch
Of the big creek. He could see the bottom plain
ly., and it was covered all over with something
art and Birch Creek bars. 1t looked the same,
but never had he seen SO much of the precious
shirt and dipped his hand in. He scooped along
The bottom and brought up a handful of great big
'nnggets;' H. was much excited and called his
wife. They did not know whether il was true
gold or not, His wife did not know. All that
night they thought about It and wondered il it
quit thinking. They had made up their minds
his buekskin sack full. lie wanted to make
river nearly to Circle City, where his wire's sis:
They were cutting wood. He asked his white
6roths eria = If the gold was good; The white
Kashs sst got " it. He =" Would TaH' not t. tell H"' Then M" one
night kashcs sneaked away with his children
and wife and went back to his gold pile. He
mined for some time. Then his white brother
in-law found him and located next his claim.
Thcn more white men came, and the Klondike
this fool rush this year. This is the real story
of tho first discovery Of the Klondhr.
This, year l guess his friends atn4ake Ben
nett will go down and help him bring out his
gold. He'hRs got more than two millions in a
little cabin back in the hills from the other min.
In fact, he has got SO much that he has no
idea how much he has"