The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-03

can be sold at remmerative prices.
 ' ''y, J. s. wllliam. Dear Sirs:
 timate may be formed by conz.derin. the cost of wood. the chief source of tn ases 1as 1ukon M Tne amsen about 1.5O0 to 200 cords of wood The e ssss ccid ans it's get the fact that the North Americon Trans %oad on haad Mcs c1 hsd @.bsd Tteek ness do not think wood s1 has ever ever since since been purchased as cheaply by the Gov ernment I know it never was before or during my time as Governor. in Dawson for dry hrewood delivered.
 I am very familiar with the operations or the Bonanza Basin Gold Mining Con- firebox on the dredge cost fully $11 per cord The dredge of the company used estimate the cost of supplying power te the dredge would be not less than s24 Per to 1so gay The drsdse reqHirss H about n thing else requiring power on E:ldorado. Bonanza, Hunkef or any other creei the dredge % to which I I speciicaiiy @ iS nrs rss ferred. z For the employment of power havs In the valley Of the RiondiEe M % % aaosse thers s.t is field for a score of dredges which re- bottom win reauire dredses = and nd many n valuable hills and benches will be worked tRe aesn seaaon stess2 seiss % a reasonable rates. E.
 Your very truly Gentlemen: s upon examination of arairs while I VA dredges from forty to fifty years to work River >- o >..1 - Marion Dredge, with the electricity pro- duced by steam. If you can furnish power se ee per Hetea # nil nK certainiy iii,son nas very large saving to us in the course q It Is contemplated by our eompaxr4 The Canadian Klondike Mining Cos, t9 install as soon as possible, two additionel money m in fhs1freasnry. m =. s'. We hHvs sssc large interssts Mhs<e siuicina a%R hsef bsRched m sIsa sravei. sdeeess'o Not being an officer of the Canadian Klondike Minink Co; the main oflce be=- am a very large stochholder with my the general Manager of the company and is located at Dawson. # must naturally speak without author ity. but we will naturally be large users 9f believe ~e cod 1n our nss he of your entire power plant.
 Very respimG.ss1ly msn11 ;. y0;ssssi Hossih.csru. Dear Sir:
 o1ar In reply te youT inau.sy. T have scos Milling. Dredeing and Power company. and checked the same carefully. I have also investigated through sources en- tfreIy independent of this Company. from engineers, mines and users of power ad- % son to beiiese ~ that f there "ssh Win be Ample market for the power at a large saving From my investisations I consider tho Companyss estimates of earnings on the power plant quite conservative
 Geo. 0. Baker. Y. N Mining for placer gold has been carrIe4 on in the Klondike District for nearly the yukon Territory has been a ateady producer. yielding over 12o nilifons of success because the cost of fuel has been s s6 sTsat as to ha, maa tn the MassT % sp therefore that viii reduce the oost q reduction make 1t possible to work gravel by this method that up to the preeene Dredgins is to be the great woEky q the future in mining gold in the K3on- o,a1 on +ne K,ondike River and if. .r,b,- tarfes within ten miles of Dawson there are at present. seven dredges ready for work under construction. These machines are driven by steam o< electricity. Electricity generated hy wa ter power win be the power Of the fu- ture in that district and there fs A1ready a large market for such power and will be much greater market in future. The nearest source for generating power Is the Klondike River. sszs
 Truly yours,
 Alfred Thompeons Member of Parliament for Yukon Terr1r tory.