Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1899-10-14
THE KLONDIKE.
Back from the Land Of the
Midnight Sun.
G.. X. Mullins Account OF Over a
Year and a Half Spent in
the Klondike.

george II. MULLINS, wno leIt EuIehh
about the middle OF February, 1898, re-
turned home last week and gives the
SENTINEL the following account Of his trip
10 the Klondike.
The party made up and QUILTED in San
Francisco consisted of Il. 8. MCMILLAN. G.
A. Manson, Sam Preston and G.. r. Null
Inns. They left San francisco on March
IA on the steamer Humboldt for Skagusy.
Their start was delayed . month in having
. hosting and thawing engine built &C.
cording to plans drawn by Frank Mo
MILAN. They were compelled to leave
this engine at Dyes, having found it i'm
possible TO take II over the Chilkoot Pass
last year. When they reached the Klon-
dixie they found that this engine was just
| what they needed there and would have
been a big money-msker from the start.
and they were particularly unfortunate in
not being able to take 1t with them. II is
now being taken in, and had left Dyea
when Mr.. Mullins reached that point on
his return.
The party d~isembarked at Dyea and
packed In over the Chilkoot Pass. They
had about two-thirds OF their outfit on the
summit when the slide occurred on the
other side, in which sixty-three lives we're
lost. They had hard work getting their
supplies over the Pass, and we're engaged
in this arduous labor for about q week.
Mr.. Mullins says that the pictures, repre-
senting the crowds Of people going In over
the Pass, were true to life. For Eve miles
from the summit towards Lake Under
man the trail was crowded with people
and supplies. At that time there we're
crowds OF people sill along the route. Mr..
Mullins party sledded from the summit
20 Lake Bennett, and built their boat
about thirteen miles below the town Of
Bennett. This boat was capable of carry
ing about three tons. When the ice broke
up they started through Lake Bennett for
Dawson, on May 2S. They made Osriboo
Crossing that day and passed through
Taguish Lake on the 30th. There they
we're given some trouble with the ice, but
after getting through this lake they had a
clear run to the White Horse Rapids.
They ran the canyon and rapids on June
2 without any mishsp, though on the next
day seven men we're drowned OF that
place. They got through 30.mile river
safely, but saw a number Of boats that had
been wrecked. This is considered the most
dangerous part Of the route. They pro-
ceeded by way OF the Yukon and arrived
at the mouth Of the Stewart river-sbout
20 miles from Dawson City-on June IL.
They vent 200 miles up the Stewart river,
prospecting. Some five or six thousand
people we're prospecting Stewart river at
this time. The Mullins party found no.
thing there that would pay and started out
for Dawson City ON the 22d Of July. They
arrived there on the 25th, and started
prospecting on the different creeks about
Dawson.
The Canadian authorities allow but one
location In each district. With the excep-
ton Of G. A. Manson. who located a bench
claim on Lovett Gulch. the balance of the
party found nothing they cared TO use up
their location rights on. Mcmillan and
Mullins leased q portion OF a bench claim
on Monte Cristo creek from Jack Mo-
Kenzie. Here they put in the Winter.
Mullins, Manson and Mcmillan bought an
100000 l. .-xkko- oi.;-, On Mnnta O.sakn
creek. which they worked this Summer.
Mr.. Mullins says that no discoveries OF
gold in paying quantities have been made
outside OF the original discoveries on the
Klondike. There are 8 number OF rich
claims on Bonanza and Eldorado creeks,
but aside from this territory the claims
are very spotted. He says mining in that
country requires considerable capital. and
that a poor man, unless he happens to
strike an unusually rich claim, has little
chance of making 9 stake there. He thinks
never increase Its present output.
According to Mr.. Mullins, the govern
| mcut OulClbib AZ tac 4uhOa AcAAibOEy hlc
playing q hogging game and IL is almost
impossible for q working man TO secure q
valuable location up there. Unless a per-
son has money or influence IL Is imposs.
IDLE for him 10 stake q claim OF any vaine.
When a poor man is fortunate enough 10
And Q valuable claim and goes to record
IL. he is met with the statement Of the
officials that the claim has already bee
recorded. He must take their word for
the truth OF the statement, since he 10
denied the privilege Of examining the
records. Time and again have men sought
10 record claims that they were positive
had never before been staked, but were
invariably met with the statement that
the claims we're already recorded.
The Canadian government levies Q
royalty Of ten per cent on the gross re-
ceipts OF ell claims that exceed $1,000 o
year. Every male and female resident Of
the Territory. over the age Of 10 year,
muat nav ZACH wear Aha ann NJ ten dollaya