The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-03
ROUTE 70 II, ruExIoyD ii ;s.'j
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A8Pian 10 get There fbrga COM pa rs lively
Small SUM Capt. iitown,i Enic rprise.
To the Editor OF the ln,elllsencer.
slRs-Sotwithstanding the many re-
ports. including the latest report OF
Captain p. II. Rlp, United States army
who, accompanied by Lieutenant w. p
Richnrdson, Ia now at Dawson City, as
the representative OF the war departs
ment, 70 the effect that no new dlscoy-
cries OF placer mines have been made In
the past eight months IN the Klondike
gold fields, and that the men who went
IN there Last fall have not only failed
to secure Chains, but arc In a destitute
condition, anl unable 20 secure ems
ployment OF any. kind, and that under
the most favorable circumstances pla-
Ger mining there Is uncertain and spec
tilatlve, In Its character, there are thou
sands OF men who will not be dissuaded
from seeking their frotunes In that far
away region OF the north.
To those who are determined to make
the venture and ascertaln for them
selves the actual conditions prevailing
In the new gold country, It is important
they should consider the best and
chea pest modes OF transportation for
themselves and supplies. as this In
wolves the largest expense incurred by
the Immigrant. II has been estimated
TINT at least 81, 900 per man will be re-
qulred for a proper equipment and sup.
piles to lust year, but ! am In receipt
Of n letter from Captain A. NJ. Brown.
United States army, ,(retlred), who Is
now building stern wheel steamer anu
knrrn ,,tI DhettnpAH f1Fannn 4 n hA
ported by ocean steamer TO the Yukon
river, in which he says he can land six
ity men at Dawson City, together with
u ton OF provisions for each man, at q
cost not TO exceed $500 per man. !
therefore advise all persons In West
Virginia who contemplate making the
tripito communicate ut once with Cap
tain Brown. mt Perkins hotel, Portland,
Oregon, by mail or wire. and arrange
to take passage on his steamer. which
with the fifty tons barge will ascend the
Yukon to Dawson City as soon as navi-
cation opens.
r. Captain Brown has had long expert
'ence in Alaska. He first went there IN
1886 by way OF the Stikeen river TO
reach the interior on a prospecting ex-
petition. In 1887 he made another trip.
He was offered the command of the
Frank Leslie" expedition by w. j.
Arkell In. 1880, but had made other ar
rangements that prevented him from
accepting 1t. In 1872 he made his most
extensive trip In Alaska, going by way
OF the Aleutlan Islands. and wlnterins
at the Omallk mining camp on Golavine
Bay. Captain Brown Is very enthusiasts
tic over the mineral resources or north.
western Alaska, and believes they VIII
ultimately prove OF much greater value
than the placers Of the Klondike re-
gion. He says:
There Is hardly o stream flowing IN
to Behring Sea or the Arctic ocean be-
tween the heads OF Norton or lkotzebue
sounds that does not carry gold. Quartz
mining can be carried on the year
round, as advantaseously. II not quite
as comfortably, as In California. Neva-
da or Arizona. Once an opening Is MADE
either by. shaft or tunnel. shelter
against the wind Is afforded, after which
work can be prosecuted with comfort.
Surface mining for gold must. In the
ATTITUDES above Galovine bay. be limited
to a few weeks, or probably two months
in the gear. and only very rich deposits
will pay, but the quartz mining and
Ctner resources III Tue llHe VI pieSiouS,
metals he regards as Offering immense
opportunities for prospectors and capl-
talists.
am Intimately acquainted With Cap
tain Brown. having served many years
with him in the regular army, and
cordially recommend all persons who
intend to visit Alaska the coming sea-
son to, join his personally conducted ex-
petition. for they will not only save
money in the matter OF transportation
by so doing, but will not only save mo-
ney In the matter OF transportation by
so doing. but will be under the guild
ance OF responsible and experienced
officer, who Will be OF much service to
them In giving advice on all subjects
connected with the business OF pros->
pectiug and mining anywhere in Alas
ka, and while he will be prepared to
carry people to Dawson City, 1t is not
improbable he may direct the attention
OF tprospectors 10 other fields within the
domain OF the United States, where his
experience has shown the opportunities
to be good, and where the conditions OF
life are not go rigorous as within the
frlgid confines OF the Klondlke and Its
tributary fields. It. N. NORTON.
Wheeling, ". Va, Feb. 9. 1898.