The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-17
TO THAw THE FROZEN EARTH.
Machines AZ . Premium In Alaska
MtnimE Camps.

Probably the most lucrative business IN
Dawson. with the exception of mining. Is
the leasing OF thawins machines 20 work
Claims In sha principal districts. l.. r.
Miller, the inventor and monopoiiss OF
Very comfortable income OF AZ least 80
per day. IL al the Hosa! Seattle. Placer
claims Do not bother hin, for he has quite
q bonanza OF his own From the ten ma
ehines which he took TO Dawson last year
he h rapidly becoming rich. In another
year the tucg1se of bis mines and ma
chimes viii make him one Of the wealthy
men Of the kion3ake
Miller, who has wandered over Montana,
Colorado. California and other Western
states As an engineer IN mines, Is a prae-
teal mining aaa8 with a shrspd business
turn n mind. lie saw an cppors anity and
Re graspea II waite others we're cropping
hlindly IN the dark. The occasion and the
man had cplisded and AS a consequence
many mines ara producin. much more
than py the old ha nd process OF thaHing
oshefs are working that could not tie
worked "a all without the machines.
There are elairn owners ia the klondike
country whose lays TEEN with gold and
Who are, with the AID az Ail}srs machines
rapidly becoming n9ilionajTes. Without
Them they would work along drearily
ihawing tho hard, frozen ground with card
wood tfes In the cid pioneer nay. They
would ultimately become wealthy. for they
would ultimately work their claims
Win she machines the process Is rap
ii ard the bank accounts grow the faster
II is SAID taag Tie machines do fou~ times
% less expense, II is said thar r. s
I.sppt has ssoa1 In he dump en- E.ldorafo
no. -. taken Eut during the summer, fall
aui winter H.fn one OF Mllters machines
FRANK Phiscater. Of Michigan. an cid
friend " Miiier, II said 10 haze taken
ouf s-.ps0 IN dirt to be washed out next
summer Dr % Carver. 2 Chicago,
~so owns four Claims on Cold Hun cd
Ne. 2 Elaorsao Is said TO have slooe0
~ the dump. And The tale % wealth
runs. Without machines the wealth these
fts2E nan tn ZFl taE
of II. would still ne In the ground
There are only eleven machines at work
IN tue hiondike country The vas. nus..-
Der OF other claims as ri-a as those for
worked By the primitive method Wood
- tNfned 10 taaw the frozen GROUND ae-
t9gc Il can De removed. Tbs owners are
praying fos tha.ing machines They have
Uged al kinds Of devices. Some mines
arc tot BEING worked a. al. So deep have
ihsy gone into the earth that ,hawing by
vban TIRE, where - Per cent OF the hea,
- lost. has become impractseahie And
These are rich claims TOO hut their de-
tel9pment must await sae aivea. OF more
the frosen tarsh
Machines III Dawson are said :, be
NeFih almost their weight la gold Miller
= anEc 70 tae sitaatton, for he has come
e1s attn Tbs express purpose Of taking In
: larger aamSeT, lie Is on bis way to
san Francisco, mere he viii have cam
sryei@s nifty machines, These he VIII
Gown tAe Yukon after ne opening of nav
l&a3scu~ E@ viii make srsnroy erYssnss OVER
la@ ma nine E9S AZ use IL Dawson and
re fttUs@'1 II describe them for he has
he1 }et insae Application ts- patents he
= s4eN awaiting mo arrival u COL Jan,e=
y. - "i~. y ne ha@ attended 20 securing
fAe ~ ferris az Va shimgton Trnfsf his Az
siFal ava taa forwarding ~ tne anpflca Tar,
H% ~. Egli5E5ly Sasrs his secrets
SJE AiAtr sill ngt rNfoy a gaunaf.slv
Hfs,RN i0tRk"f Many Tes Sons are figuring
1f@n fASirE machines 10. Marr.s MArks
sn Australian rainev q having wv Fssgs
:. Vancouver Proprietor Bailey ~ fA1
NaE bern het~t SAT-. thar ne sap seven.
seen 3F thern "a i-4kn Bennett ready Ia
y sasisf@ Gown when nAYfkatfan af-srf-d
fta '~3 nat &uuN sesr esne~ CsfAsr
fs@HS ~ IRE same kjno have ss>.em mem
i4"n@si- haf }hetr pr~J ee'0rs A*e also ga.
az coars" miller Claims q VS. =seer-
tVa82S teF his ma ass}as ,sser rhose ~ naaf-
fa3 &a& fh@zs aas HTtg~ eoastvs8sts-s 10
= %" ftts n nuits o. a purely sv.iraafic
EsAn AM - w@FA 1E< are very sisnnfe
y sf12rsS 1s~1ft 20 fTaE.n xYogssz a stream
c< hot water + t* q swslve a1xze heat
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