Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-12
PURE Eoor AND nR,vW
in your pocket, if you buy
SeAilline's Best baking pow
der, and use only one heap
ing teaspoonful to a quart of
flour. 81,

in our territory along the range known
AS the Upper Ramparts
"Alone the Tannahah river. AIinuok
creek Birch creek and the head Of
Forty Mile. there dire digglncs that will
nay from $40 to $50 per day per man
nov lying die as they VIII not pay
EXPENSES at the present period. | am
satisfied that with adequate means of
transportation and cheaper food this
will develop into one Of the greatest
pold-produclng regions In the world.
"A railroad from the head of Cooks
inlet. Prince William sound, to the
mouth of the Tannahab, from which
point supplies could be delivered by
light draft steamers along all the nnvi-
gable tributaries Of the Yukon, Will
secure our people the commerce Of this
whole country. II would give n route
TO the open sea that could he operated
all winter and act ns Il check to the
| Canadian route. At the request of the
citizens here ! most respectfully recon-
mend that the government make a
preliminary survey of the route
A report dated Fort Yukon, October
26th. deals with Capt Rays trip from
circle City TO Fort Yukon, he having
left the former place on the 18th inst,
and reached the latter after n perilous
trip. AT Fort Yukon about $50 people
were found gathered, and there had
been some threats of taking supplies
! by force. The report adds:
Lieut.. Richardson. by prompt and
| decided action, had checked all turbu-
lence and by cooperating with the
agents of both companies. had ar
| ranged that all destitute should he fed
Those willing to work We're allowed to
cut wood for the companies at s. per
| cord, and when they had earned sufIl-
cient money they should pay for their
! supplies"
apparently Capt. Ray left Fort Yu-
| kon for time, as under date OF that
| place of November LIST he says tn at
since his return matters have assumed
| n very serious aspect The Alaska COM
| mercial company had n cache Of 200
tons four miles above Fort Yukon. and
the n. A. T. and r. company II cache
| at Fort Yuon. The Alaska company's
agent reported to Capt Ray II meet
| ing was being held to further move
ment to seize the company's cache.
! He adds: soon after starting. word
l came to me that they had passed a
resolution to arrest me should | at
| tempt to go to the cache. When / ar
| rived within one and n half miles of
the cache, was met by one man
! (NobletD, who stated the miners
/ wished to have me come to their
| camp to talk over the situation. which
| / declined to do. He then came out In
his true colors and said they had de-
!
| by force, and at signal from him
twenty-one men, armed with rifles
| came out of the timber and covered the
| party. Noblett said they had pos
| session of the cache. AS LIEUT.. Rich
| ardson was there, and as ] had not
heard any firing. knew his statement
was false. and said so, at the same
time starting on, and told them they
might open the fight IL they wished
to.
"He then said that as conditions
We're changed by my seizure of III
stores, and they were 10th to disturb
government property. that If I would
wait few moments he would consult
I with the committee and ask IL IL was
still willing to feed the destitute.
stated my terms to feed the destitute
and as long os the companies woult
take wood they Were to go to work al
the rate of So per cord. and If they
could not get work, they would be fec
! If possible until the river opened, thai
bona fide miners could obtain outfit:
porvided they went in to the field. In 6
few moments he CNobletO returned
and said they accepted the terms. ant
l went on to the cache. where I fount
between thirty or forty men. who sait
they had nothing, and | caused all e
be fed. I have hoisted the flag ovel
the building and placed a guard.
This is not a case Of wort by desti
!
berry, and had hey been able to ge
possession of either Lieut.. Richardson
or myself, the cache would have beer
lost. A number of very desperate ant
lawless characters have been forcet
out of Dawson, Northwest Territory.
There are quite a number in CAM
near the cache, and / learned toda!
that they have been quietly securing
arms since their arrival and mean mis-
chief. l am securing all the arms anC
ammunition / can, and shall move will
caution, and get matters In such shap
as to hold the balance of power. | an
compelled to take the responsibility t,
protect life and property and to saw,
as many lives as possible In the emer
gency.
II only hope the President and Con
gress win sustain my action and trea
me with charity should / be found II
error.
Il believe my experience confirms m!
opinion formed on my journey in here
that some radical steps are necessar!
TO give protection to life and propert!
next summer with the opening OF navi
cation, l am still of the opinion tina
1t should be a military government
with power to hunt to the death tn
lawless element"
Under date of November End, Cap,
Ray recommends that the government
take steps to effectually check immi
| NAhAlhii " NIlls region VI AL people Nn
do not come prepared with suflicien
provisions to last them for two years
The next day he submits a recommen
datiOn for n patrol steamer to cheCl
the operations of the lawless.
Accompanying the report is n lette
to the adjutant general from Presi
dent Wearc and Manager Healy of tn
N. \. T. q r. company. strongly up
peniing for the protection of the stron
arm of the military, and a letter L
Capt Healy from Capt. Ray advisini
the company that 1t must take step
to check the exodus down the river n
far as possible, that provisions ar
short, amounting to less than 800 tons
and urging the company TO use its in
iluence to secure legislation for tn
protection OF the country by the mill
tary.
LARGE DEPOSITS OF GOLD.
Alaska Has Them of Fully ms Great valu
rs the Klondikc Fields.