Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-30
CHAPTER lv.-Contlnued.

In the meantime there was naught
to show for It but bunch, But 1t was
coming. AZ he would stake his last
ounce on a good poker hand. so he
staked his life and effort on the bunch
that the future held In store a big
strike on the Upper River. So he and
his three companions. with dogs. and
aleds. and s~nowshoes, toiled up the
frozen breast Of the Stewart. toiled
on and on through the white wilder.
ness where the unending stiffness was
never broken by the voices Of men
the stroke Of an ak. or the distant
crack OF a rife. Gold they founC on
the bars, but not in paying quantities.
and in the following May they re-
turned to Sixty Mile.
Ten days later, Harper and Joe La.
due arrived at Sixty Mile, and Day.
light, strong to obey the bunch that
had come to him, traded a third in.
terest In his Stewart town site for a
third interest In theirs on the Klondike.
They had faith In the Upper Country.
and Harper left downstream, with a
raft-load of supplies, to start a small
post at the mouth Of the Klondike.
Why don't you tackle Indian River.
Daylight" Harper advised. at part.
ing. There's whole slathers OF creeks
and draws draining in up there, and
somewhere gold just crying to be
found That's my bunch. There's a
big strike coming, and Indian River
amt going to be a million miles
away"
And the place is swarming with
moose" Joe Ladue added. Bob Hen.
derson's up there somewhere. been
there three years now, swearing
something big is going to happen,
living off'n straight moose and pros.
rectine around like a crazy man"
Daylight decided to go Indian River
n %tlutter, as he expressed It; and lin
eered a few days longer arranging his
meager outfit. He planned to 60 In
light. carrying q pack Of seventy.lve
pounds and making his Ave dogs pack
as well, Indian fashion, loading them
with thirty pounds each. Depending
on the report of L.adue, he intended &c
follow Bob IIenderson's example and
live practically or straight meat
When Jack kearns' scow. laden with
the sawmill from Lake Linderman.
tied up at Sixty Mile. Daylight bun.
died his outfit and dogs on board.
turned his site application over
to Elijah to be filed. and the same day
was landed at the mouth OF Indian
= IIn continued lau,, Jr,,Enr
to the Klondike. and on to the sum
mel fishing camp OF the Indians on
the Yukon
Here for Il day he camped with Car
mack, 6 squaw.man, and his Indian
brother-in law Skookum Jim, bought
a boat and. With his dogs on board
dritted down the Yukon to Forty Mile
y Then II was that Carmack. his broth
erin.iaw. Skookum Jim, and Cultus
Charlie. another Indian. arrived In 6
canoe at Forty Mile. went straight t,
h gold commissioner, and recorded
three claims and a discovery claim OF
Boranza Creek After that, In the Sour
dough Saloon, that night, they exhibit
ed coarse gold to the skepticai crowd
Daylight, too. was %skeptical. and THU
despite his faith in the Upper Coun
try, Had he not, only a few days be
fore, seen Carmack loafng with hi,
Indians and with never q thought o
prospecting? But at eleven that night
sitting on the edge OF his bunk ant
unIacing his moccasins. a though
came to him. He put on his coat an,
hat and went back to the Sourdough
Carmack was still there. flashing hi
coarse gold in the eyes Of an unbe
lieving generation. Daylight ranged
alongside of him and emptied Car
macks sack into a blower. This b
studied for a long time, Then, iron
his own sack. into another blower. b
emptied several ounces OF Circle Cit
and Forty Mile gold, Again, for a Ion
time, he studied and compared. Fna
iy. he pocketed his own gold. returne
Carmacks. and held up his hand 10
silence.
Boys. | want to tell you'all some
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