The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-28
ANOTHER
" WARMING
From One Who Has
knowledge
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OF THE STlkEEy GITER COUNTRY
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ststemsnts Made By ". O. heh
snyder conesrnins the Gold
Barren Regain.
Of THE sTlkEFy GiTFR COUNTRY

before leaving the Pacific coast
wouid like. through the aperH here
10 warn people about going Into ths
country just north Of the isickins
river In search Of gold. kne-N from
bitter experience that there 10 nc
gold of any account IN that io'sality
l know, moreover. that there -
most yiilainauA scheme on foot Ut
there TO boom the district by Ia ks
sold discoveries this summer
II. e. iteifxnydsr. whose terfihss
experiences on the Edmonton trasa
10 the glondiks were published ex-
ciusivsiy In the Star. made ths above
statement at the Atlantic oiel this
morning. lie says that many I'd
monitor route victims who are cA-
psrisd In Seattle shortly Siil cot
robarata his statements. particularly
ia regard 20 She attempt 10 boom
The dlntriet around the Lard rysr
post as a sold producer.
They talk about the Copper river
district Ia Alaska proving a fiiure.
SAID Mr fseifnnydef 10 a Star re-
porter this morning. but the report
% frauds IN that district viii b. put
completely IN the shade when inter
ssfed canadians get In their me
work ON Lard rivsr country. l
spent four or ave months with about
90 other victims % the Edmonton
route in that country. While there
ws pronpeotei Cor miles around. and
found only a few coiorr
Last fan a Canadian mining de-
yriopment and trading company.
which wan formed by an English
man. came into the district
Fifty nrcsnectera we're cent out
over ihs district. ana they returned
with reports Of the most Snfsvofabie
character. as regards the gold In the
country. No discoveries u any I'M
pnFiance wrrs made.
~one Of the rrospectofs. an old
miner named Angel. who ir now It
Hard river pest. tod me startling
tale In regard 20 THE Intentions cf
the Victoria company. In the first
place. he said that the country would
never amount 10 anything AZ a gold
producer lie then ssid that before
the Summer was over II would be
doomed az a second Aiondiks. The
company. he aaiw. had spent thouH-
anaa ~ dollars IN establishing In the
district. ana ruin stared them In the
face y Some big move to induce
people 60 80 there waN not made
Angrli said that the idea ~ the com
pany IL q ~aais" certain portions Of
the district. ana then send men cut
20 the pacinc coast cities with glow
Ing reports % gold discoveries made
during the summer.
4 have no reason 20 doubt his
statement. ns he Il closely IN touch
with the operations Of the company.
but II thoroughly Disguised with
their tactics IN the north"
fIr. nrifsnyfrr satd that district
referred % ~ nearly tea miles due
north Of Gienora. aud takes in Lake
Francis. the headquarters OF the
Hudson Ray company In that coun-
Try. isc says u n very dificuif to
get 70 the scene 81 the Victoria com
pany's operations but 80 confident
are the promoters o. the fake scheme
that u will succeed. that they are
cutting trails now. Many broken
doSn men. he says. are now In the
district. and should tire boom scheme
succeed. he believes that all the hor-
Fprs 81 the Edmonton route viii be
repeated. The name 81 the Victoria
company IL given by Mr.. Reifsnysler.
but for obvious reasons Il IL not
published at present.