The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-17

tAlS CITY, VINO mas been IN the employ
of the Oregon Short Line as brakeman
and who was with the Rapid Transit
company as motorman for several
years, returned home yesterday from a
years absence in the Klondike coun-
try.
When seen yesterday afternoon by a
representative of The Herald, MIR,
Langdon was at first very reticent as
to his experiences in the frozen north,
but as he reviewed his hardships, dis
appointments and successes, he mel
lowed up and finally became quite com
municative, being reserved as to one
subject only, and that was as to the
amount of gold brought cut by i'm.
and this. ne admitted. fully recon-
pensed him for his trouble, and he feels
well repaid for the trip.
The scene of MI Langdon's opera
tons was principally laid in the vicin-
1ty of Circle City, below Dawson, and
here he succeeded in locating three
claims. one on Sulphur creek, one on
Indian creek and one on Monte Cristo
Island, in the Yukon.
The last named claim was known as
No. 3, and it was this one that claimed
the major portion of his attention, and
on which he did the most work and
NOth Jul tllG llGBSl SOlus SNIlhlIS pay
gravel at a depth Of only three feet,
the hole or shaft having attained a
depth OF about 20 feet when he left,
with the distance to bedrock still un-
determined.
LAS to what it went to the pac." Mr..
Langdon said in reply TO an inquiry as
to the value of the dirt. anyone who
knows what pay dirt is. and who is
familiar with that country, will realize
what 1 mean when I say that l have
done well. ] brought out enough gold
to more than pay for my trip, and I
wish Nthat every man who goes into
that region could do as we'll as l have
done. 1 am well pleased. the only
thing l regretted being that I was
for women and children, and any man
who would take his family there is
lacking in the upper story
TWENTY ONE-OUNCE NUGGET.
When asked as to the size of the
gold, Mr.. Langdon stated that it was
coarse, and that he had taken nuggets
from his claim as large as the end of
his thumb, while he had seen nuggets
from bunker creek which weighed q
ounces.
When 1 went in" continued MIR.
1ang6on, ! had nothing to eat but
what l took in with me, but when I
left Dawson City on the 2Sd of April
on my home-bound trip. provisions
were plentiful flour selling for 81 per
90 pounds, sugar at so cents a pound,
and other supplies in proportion, but l
found that most of the gold seekers
made q miSta1L in what they took in
in the way OF provisions. as many
loaded up with pork and beans. when
they should have had more fruit, rice
and other supplies of this character"
In answer to the question regarding
the hardships of the trip. Mr.. Langdon
stated that they were not as severe as
pictured, although it got very cold
there in the winter time the mercury
often reaching - degrees below, but
that if one was warmly. but not too
heavily clothed, and had his feet we'll
protected, he could get along very COM
fortabIy
In speaking of Dawson and it's tribu-
tarieS, Bonanza and Hunker creeks Mr. :
Langdon stated that the claims EN-
bracing the original discoveries were .
turning out large amounts OF gold. and !
that the A. G. and a. T. companies !
must now have all of
FOUR TONS OF NATIVE GOLD /
on hand ready to send ont at the first
opportunity. While as to the cleanups /
to compute, but they would amount 10 /
many thousands of dollars
According to Mr.. Langdon the crowds |
who left for TIE klondike last fall are I
just getting into the land of promise,
among the number being john Beehtol.
Captain Jack Donovan, Joe Finch and
wife and Mr.. Johnson. the well known +
music dealer Of this city. ri Lang
don saw all Of these and he states that
they are II good health and spirits, and
not VIII; discouraged, although they
We're frozen in nearly ali winter at
different points along the route. j. r.
Montgomery was also another Salt
Iaker seen by 1r. Laagdon, and he 4
was well and hearty. the trip seeming
to agree well with him. The sprirty
rush, however, had just set in as Nj.
Laugdon was leaving the country, and
he states that the Canadian police in
formed him chat already 7.0G0 outfits in
boats had passed down White Horse
rapids, and that there were at least
four persons to the boat on an average.
Quite number % boats. however. fnet
with mishaps on the way down, no less
than from 200 to $50 being lost or
although but four lives were
lost.
IL ~0eakins of wages. MIR. Langdon
stated that they were about 81 an hour
for the man at the windlass. and S1.5O
all hour for the man in the hole" :
TWO ALASKAN DOGS.
Mr.. Langdon brought home with him ,
two Alaskan dogs. These dogs are
called mamaloots in that country, and. !
without their assistance, it would be
almost impossible to travel around in s
hat region during certain seasons Of !
the year. OF these dogs he bought 9. J
rading -four for them. although he was ;
asked $500 in cash for each of them. t,
ind these dogs. with harness, are quite :
interesting to see.
Mr.. Langdon is an active, muscular :
md persevering young man of good :
appearance. and the hardships incident !
% the journey into the wilderness of
Alaska left no marks upon him. and z
lis family. composed of the good wife =
md four bright children. were delight I
d beyond description when he put in /
IN appearance yesterday morning. 7
Mr.. LangdOn viii remain at home but r
short time. as about the LIST of Sep :
onber he will set out on his return r
rip 10 the Klondike. as he inter- =
SIS in that country that mus SaSoOked y
fter. and which need his at.ntion. 4
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