The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-17

~uO arrived at sixty Mile, and Day.
light. strong to obey the hunch 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
end draws draining in up there, and
somewhere gold just crying to be
found. That's my hunch. There's a
big strike coming, and Indian River
ANT going to be 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 offn straight moose and pros
pecting around like q crazy man."
Daylight decided to go Indian River
a futtsr, as he expressed it; and lin
gered few days longer arranging his
measer outfit. He planned to go in
light. carrying a pack OF seventy-five
pounds and making his Ave dogs pack
as we'll. Indian fashion, loading them
with thirty pounds each. Depending
on the report Of Ladue, he intended to
follow Bob Henderson's example and
live practically on straight meat.
When Jack Kearns' scow, laden with
the sawmill from Lake Linderman,
tied up at Sixty Nile, Daylight bum
died his outfit and dogs on board,
turned his town.sits application over
to Elijah to be fled, and the same day
was landed at the mouth of Indian
River. He continued down Hunker
to the Klondike, and ON to the sum-
mer fishing camp Of the Indians on
the Yukon.
Here for . day he oamped with Car.
mack, sQuaw-man, and his Indian
brother-iN-law, Skookum Jim, bought
boat. and. with his dogs on board,
dfnted down the Yukon to Forty Mile.
Then 1t was that Carmack, his broth
er-in-law, Skookum Jim, and Cultus
Charlie, another Indian, arrived In q
canoe 1T Forty Mile. went straight to
tho sold commissioner, and recorded
three claims and discovery claim on
Bonanza Creek. After that, in the Sour.
dough Saloon. that night, they exhibit
ed coarse gold to the skeptical crowd.
Daylight, too, was skeptical, and this
fa}th IN th2
try. Had hs not. only a few days be-
fore. seen Carmack loanng with his
Indians and with never q thought OF
prospecting! But At eleven that night,
sitting on the edge Of his bunk and
unlacing his mocoas.ns, thought
came to him. He put on his coat and
hat and went back to the Sourdough.
Carmack was still there, flashing his
coarse gold In the eyes of an unbe-
heving generation. Daylight ranged
alongside Of him and emptied Car.
macks sacx into q blower. This he
studied for q long time. Then, from
his own sack. into another blower, he
emptied several ounces Of Circle City
and Forty Mile gold. Again, for a long
time, he studied and compared. Final
ly, he pocketsd his own gold, returned
Carmacks, and held up his hand for
silence.
Boys. / want to toll you-all some
thing hs said. She's sure come-the
uprivsr strike. And l tell you-all,
clear and forclble, this is it. There
Amt never been gold like that in a
blower In this country before It's
new sold. It's got more silver in 1T.