The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-10
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Tho fAet cannot be TOO PLAINLY
stated Tint Alaska eaers today as
Eood field Tor the sold prospector
than any portion ~ British Column
hla- An Of tho indications 10 In
terror Alaska point To the existence
OF PLAYERS ana quarts veins OF phe-
nnmens1 richness Near the head Of
tac Tanana river the mineral belt
= believed 10 BE- OF the greatest
value. An Of the streams which
carry gold into the upper Yukon.
with the exception Of tho klondlke.
head In the Tanana divide. TO the
southwark lows the shushitna. an
other Tanana stream. carrying gold
into Cooks Inlet. Yet up to the
present time few prospcctors have
forccd their way into the ranana re-
eian ana thew have done but little
praspeetias. owing 20 scarcity Of
provisions. due 10 the fact that there
Is not one trading post upon the Ia
mana Il. therefore. happens that
the source % the sold supply OF the
Yukon rs "a yet untouched. There IL
no reason why trading post and
supply depot should not be placed
uPon tbs upper Tsnana. the stream
can b. navikated without doubt dur
ine certain seasons 81 the year. II
is fully 500 miles In length. Judging
from the volume Of the waters at
the uuecrmost known point. The
editor u this paper was the second
white man to visit the waters Of the
Tanana. making descent Of the
stream soon after Lieut.. Aliens in
ltiai explorations IN isss. Allen re-
ported that the Tanana was only
navlEahie as FAR as Bates rapids.
bat this statement was based upon
thr fact that the lieutenant only
saw the river at comparatively
low stage Had he descended Il
during q high stage. a different re-
port would have been made. Some
months ago the editor Of the Star
was asked TO prepare a special re-
port 20 the war department TO b.
forwarded 10 congress. giving specI-
H. information regarding the Tan
ana and gold mining prospects In
the Interior a Alaska This report
went TO the senate committee on ter
ritories some weeks ago and especi-
ally called attention Co the remark
ably good prospects for gold discov-
cries in the upper Tanana country.
The Kiondlke and Atiin gold dis
coveries bid fair 10 he duplicated in
siaskn. IA soon a. the researches Of
pruspectors are directed into the up
per Tanana country. Men win go
there a. soon as some en,srpri.lns
transportation company places pro-
visions On the river. WIZ this has
not been done up to the present time
l. a riddle. only TO be explained on
the general suppositton that the
Tanana is uHnnviEable. Last sum-
msr the editor Of the star called the
matter to the attention Of two Of the
strongest transportation and trad
Ing companies operating in Alaska
and the statement was then made
that after awhile we will turn at
tentlon TO the Tanana. but at pres
ent zee have enough 10 do on the
Yukon and do not care 10 20 TO the
extra expense ~ establishing posts
upon other rivers"
Seattle viii profit largely by new
gold discoveries IN Alaska which
will tend TO again start the people
n0rthward. During the coming
summer IL Is TO be hoped that some
company VIII place provisions upon
the Tanaua and thus make a thor
ongh exploration OF the surrounding
reeion possible.
Mark the prediction. Alaska viii
produce It's Klondike as Hoon an the
mineral belt Is thoroughly pros
peoted.