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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-31
l(IlsII FINDS Of GOLD ON THE KOYUKUK
RIVAL THE KLONDikE AND CAPE NONE.
Hardy Miners Undmayed BY Early Failures to Locate Bonanza
Il Last Strike Dirt That Yields From $50 to $50 to the Pan
Slate and Myrtle Greeks Staked opinion Of
Government Expert

pass the news Of their rich ma around
among only the better class of the miners.
Accordingly, only about a hundred and
fifty men remained after the early spring
rush to the Nome diggings., SAX
Claims were Immediately staked. and
when the weather opened up prospecting
began. In every. case the ground proved
wonderfully rich. and the jubilant miners,
realizing that they had struck a bonanza,
began to take steps for working their
claims. As q preliminary measure they -
ganized and agreed to be governed by
miners law enacted at q general miners
meeting. Each man was allowed claim
extending 1X6 feet along the stream or
valley. and running from midstream back
to the mountain. No man was allowed to
hold q claim unless he was a bona fidc
miner and intended to work 1t himself or
provide for its being worked This was
agreed upon to provide against the possi-
bility OF anyone of the execrated tribe
known as pencil and Ratchet" men COM
ing into the country. armed with anywhere
from two to thousand powers of attor-
ney, and stalking on the whole section.
and holding It for speculation against the
rights of those who wished to work 1t
themselves.
Mr.. Schrader states that all of the gravel
which he saw panned out averaged any,
Some times the dirt proves even richer
than the latter figure would indicate.
Government ACCEPTS at the 'Diggings.
The account Of how the government ex-
The account Of how thegovcrnment expe-
dition camc down upon the Koyukuk dig
gings and OF the observations of the party
there, is best told in the words of its lead
er. Mr.. Schrader. That gentleman IL now
busily engaged In washington In preparing,
with the collaboration of Mr. II. @. Jerdine,
the official topographer Of the expedition. an
account OF his various observations In
Alaska this summer. In telling Of his re-
ally most remarkable trip of last summer
Mr.. 6chrader Is very modest. seeming to
take 1t more or less as q matter Of course
that a man should leave washington In
the spring and return in the same year.
after having Travelled in all more than
1890 miles over q country OF the widest
and most inhospitable nature which had
ever before been explored.
s.Mr. Jerdine myself and party arrived
at Dawson City" said Mr.. Schrader. ION
the 18th Of June. having taken the over
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tribe. an old man named Roberts. whose
early teachings at a mission school on the
Yukon and whose native vanity. caused
him to especially request that this creek
would be named for him, in order that his
name might live forever on the white
mans map. The trip across the noun
tains from the headwaters Of the Chan
dalar to this source of the Koyukuk was
fifteen miles.
I'VE followed Robert creek down to the
came from above upon the Koyukuk gold
cegieh When We arrived there were not
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land route. Our party consisted of six
stout men for handling the boats. in adj
dition to Mr.. Jerdine and myself. From
Dawson we followed the river to Fort Yu-
kon. and there set off up the Chandalar,
pulling our boats much of the way. At
the headwaters of the Chandalar, $50 miles
from the mouth we left the. river and
engaged a tribe of Alaskan Indians to as
sist up in the portage over to the head
waters Of the Koyulsuk.
Robert creek was the name which we
gave to the stream to whose source we
were assisted by; the Indians. This was
done out of compliment to the chief of the
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Of gold. BY spring they were heartily
sick OF the fierce climate and 80 discour-
dyed that when the news came Of the dis
covery OF gold In the Cape Nome region
they set of post haste for the digeings
there without waiting for the snow to
melt.
Persistence Has Its Golden Reward.
Meanwhile there was a party OF pros
psctors from Boston. headed by two men
narned Nelson and Manxen, OF that city.
MO struck r1ch ny dirt IN March. They
1Stef1ninsd u Gdasa thsir secret and %
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a
~ !. ~ 80 M vn,rr
1111 rsssr x1ssTs 'Sn6 an ne head-
wsters a he sKoyukuk river. lie
ths newest ana northernmost gold
6lerifey a. tl1e' world. The announcement
~ nv 61GS6xtrv AZ TIM the latest gold-
$GSzIn& fe6ion cf The great northwest ter
SSl6f3. Il kara mida 6onarSlly known for
~ dstt III H comes A the result Of
fRS syrorf d,1rfns the fpSSt anmner OF Mr.,
5Tank q. ec6rad&r one 0f the est-known
1SoloIiotn of fhe United States geological
64IrVev. sf,d ii Old Alaskan explorer. who
has i1st returned to washington after
xn 6i4ht rncntHss trim. great part Of
xhi6h time vas devoted to exploring I'M
knoNH POSITIONS o. Alaska
II mtot not 30 insxined that the new
6c1d 6SldS. which Win hencefortK be
4 frnavn ~ IA Koyukuk dfreines are ur,oc-
xr,sasa IN fha contrary. anvwhere from
~ "a - miners have already staked
eIniSna Il, thIa country. ana are now sleep-
& iSg NV the fierce Arctic niEha, dreaming
RI f1is rol6en sron which lies under their
y ,.ss,ss ~ II ne vaIleys ana canyons ana
lkSSxIpS which are tributary 10 the Koyu-
1I3& III rnther il Z rich harvest Of the
TlIlJWS 'frSAfal fhev ar awaiting the coming
81 SSnndfhsr. surnYi,er. Meanwhiie. they are
s1s6erroinr urfvstions ana discomforts
sS11s1ch enIi ~ he lot Of few.
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....s $3.50. =. -'...'. ~ NJ. -.
~ uie ell,ounc7,n s asaln u .ne W.
coYery o. eoia N Aisska u consloeraple
kno1n quhnuues ana Q. sSeat Icnness
nos paseo upon anytnne 90 Indennite
- tns nEeems oh tnene Arcuc ats ~,
ms osScoysiy 0l tn0 yesicw Metai u ply
lnI Queptlgss ~ maze n tne npr'nk q
~ ~ tns 1'th. q AlsusI q sne same
49, Wnsn ~. 1cn I!p anu nv paIty'
ss1s ~ Aoyu.uA ol9eines. ing mIners
49, ~ ned elssaoy Desun woIk wer , a s
AEcs Scy I'm. " 49, -. Gay ,nssol lroln
s.sss a. H. ..s M ~s ~ ox ossinns
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posts for winter provisions and supplies.
On the western side OF the Koyukuk, a
little below its junction with Slate creek.
IL Twelve-Mile creek. a small stream. on
which a few miners have staked claims.
Said to Rival the I<londike.
There Is no doubt of the enthusiasm Of
the miners over their strike. They claim
that they have discovered gold region
which will far outstrip the Klondike in
the richness Of its output. and they say
that they would not take millions for their
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"THE MAN DEHINDv-

Our congress will take the stage great men of
mighty brain
VIII congregate to tinker at our laws;
They'll the air increasingly and talk in copious
strain 4-g
And stud THE Record" with the word fApplause).
Up to the lofty dizzy heights of eloquence they'll
tower,
Those men from East and West and North and
South,
And give the country daily exhibitions Of the power
OF the man behind the automatic mouth.
Denver Post.
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more than seventy miners along Slate
creek Going up q little further to Myrtle
creek we found only few men. We were
informed, however. that nearly 200 men
along these streams. A great many of
these had gone down to the Yukon trading
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FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS.

An Old and Well-Tried Remedy. Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used
for over Fifty Years by Millions Of Moth
perfect Success, IT soothes the child, soft
ers for their children while Teething, with
Collie. and is the best remedy for Diar-
rhoea. Sold by druggists in every part OF
the world. Be sure and ask for Mrs
Winslow's Soothing Syrup. and take no
other kind. :.
Twsnty-avs Cents Bettis.
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JESSE MOORE "AA" whiskey Is used
at all the principal hospitals In the Unit
cd States. Why Is It?
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81, OOO-IN GOLD-S1, O0l
For Any Case Undertaken That He Cannot Permanently cs
WEAK MEN

strouR
Eet over folly yourselves from
me msres mpoency, vast
ing OF the lost manhood weak aching back
eepesness dependency stupidity loss 3f ambition
unable Ia srTY oEs e re ssnss %
friend He has had and greater In ths
continent He will 1T for study business and
marriage and send into the world with LIE anew
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BLADDER AND URINARY.
BLOOD AND, SKIN.

You need not hope for sound health long - yqes
impure. Bad blood produces abscesses. cancerS cer
ssIa ery.iRslas pile pmples
ed in bulk for everybody, regardless Of their phy
encea viii not ours you. but special SCUM o{szaE
REEVES scientific treatment will completely A@pl3
tiles Of the system. and Ill the vtns with rch ~
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RHEUMATISM.

30 long the earms remain In thss s1leeal MI N
bound to trouble yon pom tins e time re Xe1sH
who treats every form OF rhsurnatism With
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-26
SECULAR SHOTS AT THE PULPIT.

Washington Post: An Ohio minister has
been convicted on charge Of flirting with
pretty girl. The beauty in this case Will
hardly act as a mitigating circumstance.
Philadelphia Record: New York
preacher insists that Dewey and Otis are
missionaries who are shooting the way open
to the introduction Of the gospel where IL
could not be otherwise introduced.
Boston Globe: A Maine minister lately
brought out good audience by announcing
as the subject OF his evening discourse. THE
Biggest Lie Ever Told" All the corner
grocery nabobs were on hand to see IL any
one had outdone them.
Springfield Republican: Rev. DR.. w. S.
Rainsford, pastor of one of the wealthiest
churches in New York, speaking before the
Consumers league a day or two ago, COM
mended It as having at its heart the same
socalistlc tendency as all labor organiza-
tlons." He strongly condemned the exist
ing industrial system and predicted violent
political upheaval because of It. The church,
he said, was "maundering along without
any regard to the state OF affairs" and "the
finger of God was pointing at the nations
because there were not more marriages,
more homes and larger families" Wages
paid in New York are not large enough to
permit marriage before people are 30 to 35
years old, and hotel life is supplanting the
life of the home.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-26
THE OMAHA DAILY Bnr SUNDAY, FEBRUARY &C. 1899.

and although they are getting little
more than half that price now they say
the same thing and continue to grow 1t
in greater quantities than ever The
trouble with the south is not in lack of
lands adapted to growing profitable
crops, nor is 1t the fault of the markets,
but in the fact that the great majority
of the farmers do not know anything
about the methods and possibilities of
diversified farming. They have so long
regarded cotton as the only money crop
that through sheer force of habit they
have come to look upon n change as
little better than rank heresy. or course
1t goes without saying that as rich in
soil and climate as the south is 1t can
never enjoy its full measure of prosper
ity until it comes into line with other
sections of the country and discards
proftless crops for that diversified farm
ing that alone can make the business n
remunerative one.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-26

not expected b give champagne sup
pers frequently, that sum i'm addition
to his living expenses, clothing and
other incdentals should enable him TO
get along fairly well.
But the question of greatest impor.
tance in this connection is why should
It be necessary for the naval officer not
charged with diplomatic functions TO
maintain a lavish scale of expenditures
in giving entertainments? OF course,
our admirals and commodores and per-
haps sometimes our captains may be
called upon TO set out cold bottle and
n hot bird, but inasmuch as these gem
tlemen draw something like $4,000 per
annUm in the one case and $4,000 in
the other to say nothing of perquisites
and prize money it would seem that
these amounts would be sufficient TO
defray these little extras as frequently
as might be good for the service.
The navy heretofore has most fortu-
nately escaped the bad tendency to
regal extravaganza growing up in Off
cial life and 1t may be safely said that
1t is none the worse for 1t. 1t would un-
doubtedly be pleasant for the officers
to have more cash, but as long as they
receive quite enough for their comfort
while at home or abroad and are liber-
ally provided for upon retirement Com.
mander Wadhams' suggestion for more
pay will hardly meet responsive chord
in the breast of the American public.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-26
THE RIVER OF TIME.
BENJAMIN +. Taylor.


oh, a wonderful stream is the River Time
AS it runs through the realm of tears,
With a faultless rhythm and a musical
rhyme,
And a broader sweep and surge sublime,
AS it blends with the ocean of Years.
How the winters are drifting, like flakes
And the summers, like the buds between.
And the year in the sheaf-so they come
On the rivers breast, with its ebb and its
AS it glides in the shadow and sheen.
There's magical isle. up the River Time,
IN Where the ., softest of All. airs are playing
cline.
And song as sweet as a vesper chime
And the Junes with the roses are staying.
And the name of the isle is Long Ago.
And we bury our treas ureS there;
There are brows of beauty and bosoms OF
snow:
They are heaps of dust-but we loved
There are trinkets and tresses of hair
There are fragments of song shat nobody
And a part of an infants prayer
There's a lutte unswept, and harp without
There are broken vows and pieces of rings,
And the garments that she used to wear.
There are hands that are waved, when the
BY the mirage is lifted in air;
And we sometimes hear, through the
turbulent roar,
Sweet voices we heard in the days gone
before,
When the wind down the river is fair.
Oh remembered for aye be the blessed isle,
All the day of our life till night;
When the evening comes with Its beautiful
smile,
And our eyes are closing to slumber awhile.
May that Greenwood" of Soul be in
sight
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-26

the south alone Almost every state In
the union would feel the operation of
such law, but in the north the change
wrought would be trifing, while in the
southern states, where from 40 to 80
per cent of the population is disfran-
chised by state law, the change would
be radical. South Carolina, for in
stance, would send three or four repre-
sentatives to congress, instead of seven
as at present. Representation in the
electoral college would undergo a cor
responding reduction
There can be no question in regard TO
the justice of the requirement in the
fourteenth amendment, disregard of
which gives the southern states n polit-
ical power in the government beyond
their deserts. But as considerations of
expediency have thus far permitted
the fourteenth amendment to be nulli-
fed, il is more than likely that such CON
siderations will continue to control and
the southern states will go on disfran-
chising the negro without suffering any
loss of political power.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-26
APING FOREIGN AIRS.
Social Whims and Freaks That Insult
American Character.
Robert Grant in Scribner's.

Robert Grant in Scribner's.
During the last twenty years our popua-
tion has been passing through period OF
awakening in regard to the usages of civil
ized countries, with the result that the
public point of view has been astonishingly
readjusted. The people are, so to speak,
tumbling over each other in their haste to
adopt old world social customs, and the
paragrapher who tells us that the wife of
the chief magistrate wears blue novelty silk
waists to the theater, made by one of her
familiar friends, makes a point OF assuring
us that the dressmaker in question Is her
self "a leading society woman" Our public
press Is rife with society cant and society
gossip and justifies the practice on the plea
that the plain people are absorbed in the
contemplation of the doings and the dresses
of those whom they know only by hearsay,
even as an English woman will run the risk
OF apopleXy in order to catch a passing
glimpse of her sovereign. OF this appetite
for social tittle-tattle the wealthy class
seems disposed to take every advantage,
pluming itself on its new Importance to the
point where it is constantly trying to devise
some new extravaganza or inanity.
But this is not the spirit of the United
States, nor are these the best Americans.
Our nation is strange in this respect. We
wear our faults upon our sleeves, or rather
We suffer a surface population TO belle us
In various walks of life. That is the reason
why the foreigners who come over here
and try to amass the materials for a book
in few months fail to understand us as we
really are. They are led by superhcially
prominent Indications to believe many things
which are true only of limited portion OF
the population, and they fail to perceive the
sturdiness of character. the independence OF
view and the social charm which dis
tinguishes large and constantly increasing
portion OF the American people, who are
neither extravagant plutocrats nor vulgar
republican braggarts and despisers OF civil
ICED practices.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-26

Marked Opposition 20 the American
Policy In Philippines

Policy In philippines
Rev James L. Barton. secretary OF the
American Board Of Commissioners OF For
eign Missions, writes to the Boston Herald; I;
81 cannot speak for the missionaries OF
other mission boards, nor am In position
to speak for the $40 missionaries of our own
board. but | know the opinion Of large
number Of the missionaries of our board
and CT others, and do not know one who
is in favor OF an imperialistic policy; and,
more than this, l have never heard this
policy advocated by the officers OF our board
or Of any other, and am very certain that,
we're that policy entertained, 1t would have
found utterance In my hearing.
"On the othor hand, l have constantly
heard the officers and missionaries OF the
American board express regret that the
policy of imperialism was likely to prevail
Hitherto our missionaries have gone TO the
ends Of the earth carrying on their work
and 1t has never been charged upon them
that they were the forerunners OF colonies
to be planted, which in turn were TO lead
to a protectorate from the home country, IL
not annexation. Missionaries from Eng
land. Germany and France have been open
to these charges. and thereby their inilu-
ence has been greatly narrowed and their
efforts misinterpreted, while our own mis-
sionaries have been entirely unhampered.
az think state what would be most
generally received by the officers and mem
bers OF our own board when say we should
be most 10th to ask the extension OF an
American protectorate over any non-Chris'
tian country on the ground that thus our
missionaries would be more free to carry
on their work We believe that 1t would
be most disastrous to our work to have this
step taken, for 1t would be impossible to
separate in the minds of the people mis-
sionary enterprise from government inter-
ference. 1t would give the appearance OF
the propagation of Christianity and the es-
tablishment OF Christian institutions
through government aid.
I'VE do not believe in this. and want to
avoid any such appearance, both before the
people to whom we are attempting to carry
our best American Christian civilization,
and before the world, which is quick to
criticise missionary effort and sometimes
eager to misnterpret missionary motives
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-26
Personal AND OTHERWISE.

A Chicago man was fined s25 for lying,
II judges follow this precedent close the
town will go broke before summer sets in
The man who invented angels food cake
ia dead. He lived four score and six years
by religiously refraining from sampling his
own confection.
Reports from the seat of war indicate
that the Krag- -Jorgensen Is quite effective
In instilling a spirit of resignation In the
Filipino bosom.
The Illinois boy who was poisoned by eat
ing newspapers doubtless mastcated one OF
those imperialistic editorials with which
Chicago is afflicted and inflicted daily
An Indianapolis paper heads death no.
tice, "Died Pennless." The depth OF
pathos condensed in these words can be
fathomed only by the sorrowing heirs.
The discovery of water frauds in Havana
clearly shows that some OF the townspeople
are as smooth in lodging their obligations
as those who claim to be purveyors OF mod
ern civilization.
BY ruling OF the Illinois supreme court
the road is open for the railroads to exact
damages from the city for losses sustained
by the labor riots of 1894. Pending suits
call for $4,000, ,OO0
The last of the Yaqui Indians Of Califor-
MIA has gone to the happy hunting ground.
Benevolent assimilation was too rich for his
proud spirit, and he gave up the ghost
without murmur
DIR. Swallows crusade is reported to have
made the Pennsylvania authorities 80 timid
that members Of the legislature are not now
getting the pearl handled knives, silver
match boxes. gold mounted fountain pens,
leather card cases and combination cork
screws that formerly came among the
perquisltes. This is pretty hard luck.
The will Of Henry Yocum, who owned the
yacht Paul Jones. and was on 1t when 1t
was lost in the Gulf Of Mexico, left all his
estate to his daughter. and should she have
died before he did the estate would have
gone to his heirs The daughter was also
on the lost boat. and because she. too, has
heirs, the case makes curious legal tangle,
there being no way of knowing which Of
the two died first