The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-20
GOLD MINERS VIEW.
JAMES cAasoDWs EXPERIENCE IN
THE kLONDIkE.

sources FOR Ambitious Young Men-Yel-
low Metal Plentiful. but Harder to Get
Than Is Generally Supposed.
James I. Carmody of Washington.
who has spent several months in the
hiondike region in search of gold, re.
turned home few days ago, bringing
with him number q samples of pay
dirt and a fund of "reminiscences He has
located q claim at juneau and sunk a
shaft 20 feet deep and is organizing an
expedition, which will leave for the
goldfields next month.
Mr.. Carmody, although but 30 years
OF age, has had considerable experience
IN both placer and quartz mining. At
the outbreak of the last gold fever he
left his home in Washington and went
to Arizona, where he secured employ.
ment In a mine. After gaining knowl.
edge OF mining he went to the Klondike
and succeeded in locating a paying
claim. He has collection Of nuggets
which show considerable gold and COP.
per and has number of photographs of
that section of the country. In speaking
OF the section which was visited he said
Taking the country as a whole, it is
one OF great resources for young men
who have plenty Of ambition and cour-
age Gold is plentiful, although not ev.
erywhere in paying quantities. A per.
son can go on the hilltops and find it
under the moss or. in fact, in almost
any place he chooses to prospect. The
districts which yield sufficient amounts
10 engage man 8 attention are not con-
nned to any one section, but are scat
tered over the entire country.
The men who have brought out the
fabulous amounts with which they are
credited are persons who have been in
the country for years and have pros
pected dozens of miles of streams before
they struck it rich. l met q number
who had small outfits and but a few
dollars going in, under the impression
that all they had to do was 20 and pick
up fortune. They do not take into
consideration the hardships which have
to be undergone in order to reach the
goldfields and have no idea of the diff
Guilty in locating claim. / do not ad- |
wise any one to go to the Dawson dis
trict, as all the claims in that vicinity |
are taken up, although out of the 500
or more claims within the 30 mile cir |
Gle great many good properties have
been developed. If person has suffi- |
cient money with which to buy an in |
terest in one of these claims, he has |
enough to live on comfortably at home.
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all that 1t has been pictured to be, and
l have read of few accounts which in ,
any way described the country. Skaguay
is the best natural landing place for
those en- route to the Yukon goldfields,
although outlawry is prevailing there
at the present time. The gambling halls
never close. The crowds parade the
streets in their new arctic clothing, car
rylng shotguns, revolvers and muskets.
Others leisurely sit at the gaming ia
BILE, losing in all probability the savings
of years.
Until recently there was no organ
lied police force, but the marshals
which were appointed are doing good
work and within the year will be able
to successfully cope with the disturbing
element. Two long piers have been
built. enabling steamers to land passen-
gers even at low tide. They are fitting
up electric lights, and the town also
boasts of brewery. Dyea is - miles
distant and has tramway to the
mouth of the canyon. An aerial rail
way was also in the course of construc.
ton at the time left, with which they
expect to handle 80 tons of freight a
day to the summit of Chilkoot pass.
Provisions are not plentiful, but
there is no likelihood of any starvation.
An eastern person does not understand
the hospitality of miners. for they will
share their last morsel with any one in
distress The health of the miners is
good with the exception of few deaths
1t Skaguay. caused by cerebro spinal
the result of exposure.
II went to Arizona after hearing of
he strike in the Klondike to gain
practical knowledge of mining, which
8 something every one intending to go
forth should have. After working in
hat section for some time / went to
)yea and from there over the Chilkoot
PASS to Lake Linderman, intending to
Jet into the heart of the country
My grub was packed by Indians at
he rate of 4S cents pound. Meeting a
riend at the lake who had just returned
rom that section with very discour-
ging account Of the country. decided ,
o turn back, and on my way met sew. ,
raj hundred people intent ON getting I
yer the pass before winter set in. re. \
urned to Juneau. where, after consid.
rable prospecting. located quartz
lain. which runs several hundred dol.
ars to the ton in gold and also contains s
large portion of silver and copper.
summing out Of supplies, went to Seat :,
10. when decided to return home for 4
hort time. Washington Post. =