The times., 1898-01-17
THE SPRING RUSH FOR GOLD
Mr.. Maloney Predicts that 1t Will
Be Enormous.
He, With Jack Dalton, Will Run
Steamers and Pack Tratns-
Alaskass Laws Inadequate.

| Mr.. ]. f. Maloney, attorney for one
or the great quartz mining companies
OF lower Alaska, partner to the famous
Jack Dalton, of the Dalton Trail" and
owner himself of several valuable
| claims in the new gold country is in
the East on business. He will be in
this city few days, and is staying at
| the Ebbitt House.
Maloney and Dalton will both be in
Dawson during the coming season, part
OF the time, looking after their CLAIMS.
| They are making preparations for 9TH
| er large business ventures in the new
| region Dalton is we'll acquainted with
Alaska. and he and Maloney are among
! the few Shrewd practical people who
have realized, since the first of this
! great rush. that gold mining would
not be the only paying business this
| year and next. Maloney is East TO fur
ther one of these enterprise. He said
to Times reporter last night:
We will run a PACK tIain on the
Dalton Trail and couple of steamers
on the upper Yukon this season. We
will take people and provisions from
the Seattle steamers and land them in
Dawson and the othe- mining localities
quickly and cheapiy. There will be
thousands of prospective prospectors
and we hope to take care of a great
many of them.
Il have been arranging for my boats
with Philadelphia snip builders. who
are building ten steamers for the lower
Yukon
Mr.. Maloney is also here in the inter
est OF legislation for Alaska
The territory is very inadeduately
provided with laws and with judges
10 interpret them ne said We have
only one judge for the whole territory,
and there should be three at least.
ALASKA is under the laws that Oregon
had when il was territory. When
the peninsula was purchased it was
provided that the Oregon laws so far
as they are applicable Snouid be used
IN Alaska. Oregon is all agriculture,
country, and Alaskan interests so far
are almost entirely mining. The laws
don't fit. One judge says an Oregon
law is applicable TO Alaska. and the
next says not. With the great number
OF people to be in the country this year
and afterwatd, and j believe the bonn
Is to be a lasting che. better and more
adequate set or laws and more judges
VIII be absolutely necessary. Senator
Carter, the chairman Of the sub-com-
mittee now considering this question,
is working on bill for us which is
eminently satisfactory. We want it to
be passed, and believe II will be''
Mr.. Maloney said Of the prospect of a
rush toward Ala ska the coming spring:
Already the steamers are making
their trips to the Yukon or getting
ready for them. Every bunk of every
steamer is already taken. / telegraphed
from Philadelphia to Seattle a few day;
ago for passage. and received ,yord
back that L would have to sleep with
another man If / went up on the boat /
mad selected. Every available craft on
the coast will be in the business. and
they will all be crowded apparently all
summer. IT would be purely guess
work to estimate the number who will
go TO the new gold region this year.
but they Will be many thousands.
Vessels are fitting out in the East to
go around by water. Hundreds and.
perhaps thousands, will go in from |
Canada all the way overland.
All of this number who go in now |
VIII be obliged to look for new fields |
Every claim worth working on those |
discovered SO far has been taken. There |
are already hundreds in the country |
on the ground without claims waiting |
Tor new hnds. The old places give up |
within an hour after the |
story of any strike. I believe there |
will be many new discoveries, however. |
1t Is Jack Dalton'S opinion that more |
placer mines as rich as any yet dis |
covered Will be found by the prospect
ors''
As to the mother lode. that has been
the subject of so much gossip, Mr.. Ma
loney said:
1t is the new people who talk about |
discovering the mother lode the peo-
pie who have been in two or three
weeks. Dalton has not much faith in |
it. Undoubtedly there is lode some
where.
Capt J. T. Hilley. general manager
Of the North American Trading and |
Company. is running /
shaft into the ground across the river
from Dawson with some hope of rich |
deposits, but the chances are against
him.
The authorities in charge of the
relief expedition asked |
Jack Dalton to make bid to take
l50 tons of provisions into the Klon-
dixie region some weeks ago, and he
was willing to make the venture and |
to give a bond for 100000 that it
would be taken in successfully. but the
price he sent on to Washington was
higher than the appropriation. and the
scheme fell through.