The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-15
David Ward Says Il Is Eot Nee
essary to Go on Canadian Soil.
THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The Oaa Miner, who Brcsght Oat .
uaw Of sugsess Fr0m Is~1~ IN sa's
4 Territory, Thfnks Thaf the Cona-
lar ExpIesasisn Work viii shew
- the Truth CSne~rning the
Rtehes On the Americas side.

The departure Of the expeditions az the
Inited States geological survey. which iefE
Cor Alaska on Thursday Of lass weak. Tor
he purssosa OF making comprehensive
geological ssFvsy Ct AIssxa south OF the
xukon river. Ia taree disssreaf sections
cbnsergsnx 70 = common point III the
c.ose. is serving 70 attract general aften-
ton to the great scientific value Of this
work and the tremendous possibilities that
may result from this csiiesa. and con-
certed action. A governmental expedition
Of this character has such superior adj
vantages over me mnorganized oxp.ora-
tons and prospecting Of the individual
miner or the mary bodies Of .nexperl-
eneed pfospee;ors that exact and prac-
ticAi knowledge Is expected 70 result. At
the same siTae II Is true that on the pars
~ tha individual! prospaetor and gold
seeker tho work they do IN going biindly
INTO new regions puts the scientific ax-
p.orer or genIogiss TO the blush, and this
= true OF the klondske region. wfsre
1puawnsaa, George coFmaeE. made the
initial find that has started Ar4cnauts
from every part Of The world 10 gexioa
silAt Lad been passed over 5s scientists
rs Of no great gosd-rroducing power.
Now, however. that the government sur>
yeysrs and geoiogisss know what they ICE
expected TO tind ard have fke benefit ~
the practical pioneer wufk Of xD.d-seekesA
~ Ii expected that the results OF shefr
:Abors on shexe expeditions VII ba OF
Us highest value At any rate 4 will
serve the slssfui purpose or directing the
attention os every one TO the fact that
the government mas taken official notice
0f the arsat possibilities of rich tiscoy-
cries OF gold on the American side of.ahe
Yukon. and may tend 10 direct or change
IN. trend of the movement Of miners and
proepectors into the Northwest. The sem
fimsnt IN favor OF American miners direct
tag their efforts frs; 10 American terri
tory was hard 10 originate and keep alive
Ia face or the csrfan faes Of the rich
strikes In tiIe Canadian districts and lis
9rawth has been slew during this winter
when but mfagr- reports have come from
the north. and thase mostly confined to
tho doinxs ard happenings In aad around
the kIondihe.
Wurd's Rich Discoveries.
Yet story here ana there OF rich finds
hang made on American soil has stirred
tho natural patriotic feeling as we'll as
the selfish hope OF the great army OF men
waiting to 60 In. fer the exaetioas. re-
str:ctions. Limitations, duties and tariffs
OF the CanadfaN' snws N eontfls, To the
liberal character Of the American mining
laws arr VII known ana understood
gentleman has beea In Seattle for the
past wesk who has speat the entire win
ter In working up the sentiment in favor
~ looking for the good things In Amer
lean soil before going 10 the Canadian
aide. lie Is Mr.. David Ward the MINER
Mhase fsturh last November with a story
Of great district In American territory
which he believed far rEentr than the
upper Yukon, IS tod IN tae Post Intelii-
fsneer at the tine. proved that the hopes
that ths god deposits ana formation had
been no fespcefer OF the arbitrary and
Imaginary line OF boundary was true. and
that nature HAD distributed It's richness
yver : wid. and practically unlimited
t'sid. Scientific and practical geology and
ell theories or the geld formation OF
Alaska and The yass northwest mountain
fssaon Was 81 favor of the fact that the
collaborating rocks were distributed over
Z vast sreas and the same causes which
f.snsted In shs placer deposits OF one dis.
tfics had h.es ia The ags of the pas.
slssfas.Se IN tbe eat,rs country.
Nature had moi been employed at pieces
Ncfk with an esfd sssh here end fhsgs but
pad been engaged IN the tremendous effort
70 reduce the quarts of hair a continent
tn her OWN stamp mills. and catch Tile
particles OF the precious metal IN the
TITLES at her own sltlice hoxes--the creeks.
kulcses snd rivvss Of she country.
Tho news ~ Wards great strike was
the first eorrohefs.lon OF she theories or
Primers and geoiogists His story was
iN<,x - 8
ard vide In The newspapers Without de
teribsng the exact locality. Mr.. Ward has
been frank enough absnt II 10 dtrset a
large nunfsr az parties and expeditions
into the general region. He has hesn
staying az the Rainier tfranti hotel, his
presence In Seattle heing m tire interest
OF she expedition he VIII take back u the
gesd flssas early 10 the season Daring shr
five months he has been back ~ has beer.
FAITHFULLY pro@elytIng for ceny trfs 10 thS
faeery that Alaska is also rich isi gold
aaa eae WHO c0uia see the wealth az the
goietsa nuggets he has with h IN as mate
praaf Of the theory would uos long remain
a douhIer.
smasrd nIa Law Makers
Mr.. Ward sFen. Eve weeks IN Washing
ten Ctty. whore he h..a hearing before
the senate committee on pub,gc lands
Alaskan question. ana the relation ~ h,s
esoty. TIA disp'ay OF hs golden wealth.
tsst as he had taken g from ihs ~rs.ns
with tsse description he CAV. 81 ~. xast
extent ard rtca8sss eg lha asssr,~. 60,
which Il had beer taken arnaka4 ssa
seher cid lawmakers. Same af @ha~e ~,
Senator Tom Garter. cf Mantaaa 49,.
Cd mlaets themselves. The cearae..--
tsttes Of tho nuggets 8ge sitn lar 80 th.s,.
f0and in the Aiaagfke reglcfl, althosseh -
"a saassw hat brighter celer eat cansssn
eyrsti~rshas quartz showing eesast.ssy.I,-
TIE nearness 81 the rich e8Arlz !fylxe .fan,
whfch they came.
I deaf Efsni saying" sal Wasl 10 +.
Observation-Disclosures reporter ~sha, rs,x rain
native IN waS siax as sentiment ard lssseY-
es1 in 20 ssAs%fssn gold Fs1s4s has fs,,en
hsEe3s ssifish, I w1nt thsrs eoF nvse;f
endured whst I asf. tho hunger. hard
sais sosi. GsugeT, ard az she dreadful
ssssss 90 Argsse isFe. sar the hone thar /
might StEs' Il Fsea. sad Through IL aa 1
~ss ~ersias Scr David Ward. There was