Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-02
RICH FIND OF COPPER.
Illinois Man said to Have Made Inn
portant Discovery In Alaska.

portant Discovery In Alaska.
Seattle, Wash. Aug. &c. G. Ander-
son of Fulton, ILL.,, leading party of.
twelve prospectors, the Farallon's
klondike passengers report, has ar
rived at Dawson with sensational news
regarding copper find at the head
waters OF the White river in American
territory.
Anderson and his companions are
said to have found chunks of pure cop
per, ranging from the size of hens
egg to pieces weighing twenty five
pounds, thrown about loosely like rocks
on top of the water washed surface of
the creek. They made locations, and
will return to the district before the
close of the summer saes--.
In the same locality Anderson found
what he considers promising gold
quartz. He thinks that the copper
quartz contains more or less gold.
4 The copper is so plentiful around the
new find that the Indians have been
making bullets of the metal. The de-
post is located al the head of White
1 river in series of canons lying at the
/ base of an active volcano. which is
hedged about by glaciers The metal lis
said to abound in such quantities that
Hit will easily warrant the construction
of a railway a distance of twenty-five
4 miles 10 a point on the White Pass
where the river is navigable for steam
). sers.
Anderson and his men made the dis.
coNery while crossing from Naldes, or
t. the coast 10 the Yukon. The joErne,
Eover an almost unknown country wa:
attended With hardships such as ar,
seldom encountered. even in that sec
= tlon OF difficult navigation.
Il Leaving Naldes on May 80 1898. tn.
lparty crossed the death trap known a.
Naldes Glacier Sometimes they woult
travel a whole day through slush wais
deep.
Chief Nicolai of the Stick. Indians. un
dertook 20 lead them across the pass
II They found the mountain trail l15 mile
]. long With eleven abrupt divides cross
! ing 1t. They finally covered the dis
{ lance having travelled upwards of 800
) miles. reaching the headwaters of tn
!, White on June is of this year.
Nearly all of the large cleanups in tn
: Klondike for this season. the Farallon'
! Dawson passengers say, had been mad
when they left.
Alex. Mcdonald, whose holdings q
/ three men in the camp. had about FIR
& ished washing. All told he had ser
:. sixty-two pack horses and mules, eac
! carrying 200 pounds OF dust, into Dap
Z son, or in round numbers about 50. 400
- 600. Mcdonald. however, did not own
= all a material share of 1t representa-
:. the interest of his various partners.
. The bulk of this gold was taken fro
McDonalds Dominion aud FL Doras
3 Creek claims. Usually he sent in
train of six horses accompanied by
guard of Canadian mounted palice.
:, Col. James Hamilton Lewis, form
- congressman from this state, left f
Washington, where he will endeayor
- induce Secretary Of State Hay to pr
= sent a $4,000. 600 claim of the Americ;
miners for damages through being g
= Guided from the Atlin district as one
- the questions for settlement by the A
glo-American commission.
The excluded miners claim TIL
property Of the value of s25 Ooo. 900 W
taken from them and appropriated
Canadian citizens after Americans h
~ found the property and established
y value.
ny 1 have set on foot movement
sh have their claims made the subject
ny arbitration between the United Sta
/, and Canada and to be considered at
!le same time the claims of the Canadi
~. sealers for the destruction and conf
~, cation of their vessels by this govel
lte ment are being considered.