The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-20

the son Of Chilkat Jack Yeecet. or In
Boston Johnny Benson, who was em-
ployed last summer In packing over the
Chilkoot pass.
II will tell you how that gold pile was
discovered That Is, I will tell you tue
true story, and II includes the tale OF the
man who has houseful OF gold--so much.
In fact that be can not move 1t, and does
not dare TO leave 1t. His name Is kashes.
and be Is a Lake Bennett Indian. The
story was told me by his little brother.
who came all the way UP the great Yukon
TO get Kashes' relatives 10 go down TO
kIondike after his gold. The little broth
er came up early last year and had not
| the rush began we would have gone down
| after It. But II was a long way down TO
Dawson, and the Indians made lots OF
money on the trail last year.
The discovery OF the Klondlke hap
pened So Kashes, with his wife and their
children, was down at Circle city. Hashes
| got tired of working hard there with little
to eat. and when spring came he said to
| his wife: We will go back to Lake BEN
/ nett They started up the river and went
| for several days, Then their provisions
became scarce and Kashes and his wife
went hunting They went UP the stream
now called Klondike and about noon
Kashes got thirsty They were away up
In the hills and a little stream was near.
kashes went over TO the scream, got down
on Ills knees and plunged his face into
the ice-coid water II tasted good.
"On opening his eyes he was so startled
that be almost lost his balance and fell in.
The creek was about two feet deep being
only branch of the big creek. He could
see the bottom plainly and II was covervi
all over with something red. Kashes had
seen placer gold on the Stewart and Birch
creek bars. II looked the same but never
had he seen so much OF the precious stun.
ali pf ig flo
shirt and dipped his hand IN. He scooped
along tho bottom and brought up hand
fnl OF great big nuggets. He was much
excited and called to his wife They did not
Know whether IT was true gold or not. His
wife did not know. And that night they
thought about 1t and wondered II It was
good gold. The next morning they both quit
thinking. They had made up their minds 1t
was true gold.
"Kashes staked out the creek and soon |
hlled his bucksktn sack fun He wanted TO |
make sure the gold waB good. so he went |
down the river nearly to Circle City, where |
MS wites sister, who had married a white |
man. WAS living. They were cntting wood |
He asked his white brother-in-law il the |
gold was good The white man said It was |
and wanted to know whore Kashes got It. |
lie would not tell. Then one night Kashes |
sneaked away with his children and wife |
and went back TO his gold pile He mined
Ior Rofne time. Then his white brother-in-
law found him and located next his claim |
Then more white men came, and the Klon-
dixie was known all over the country. Then
came this fool rush this year, This is the
real story OF the first discovery of the
Klondikc.
This year ] guess his friends at Lake
Bennett viii go down and help him bring
out bis gold. He has got more than two
millions In little cabin back in the hills
a. N naP no In F,n lnl /
so much that he has no Idea how much he
has,"