Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-01-26
CHAPTER Iv-centInued.

In The meantime there was naught
- how for 1t but bunch. But it was
auuaing. Az he would stake his last
eunce On . good poker hand. so he
stAAed his life and effort on the bunch
Inst the future held In store big
strike ON the Upper River. So he and
his three companions, with dogs, and
sIods, and snowshoes, toiled up the
frozen breast of the Stewart, toiled
- and on through the white wilder
pass where the unending stiffness was
kevo1 broken by the voices OF men,
Ghe stroke Of an ak, or the distant
crack of q rifle. Gold they founC on
~ bars, but not in paying quantities.
and In the following May they re-
earned to Sixty Mile.
Ten days later. Harper and Joe La
6ne arrived at Sixty Mile, and Day
light, strong to obey the bunch that
had come to him, traded third in
Nsrsst 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
raftAoad Of supplies, to start 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
bag strike coming. and Indian River
amt 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 off'n straight moose and pros
pecting around like crazy man."
Daylight decided to go Indian River
nutter, as he expressed it; and lin
gered few days longer arranging his
meager outfit. He planned to 60 in
hight. carrying pack of seventy-five
pounds and making his five dogs pack
- well. Indian fashion, loading them
with thirty pounds each. Depending
On the report of Ladue, he intended to
fellow Bob Henderson's example and
i've practically on straight meat.
When Jack Kearns' scow, laden with
the sawmill from Lake Linderman,
lied up at Sixty Mile, Daylight bum
died his outfit and dogs on board.
turned his town-site application over
70 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-
ner fishing camp of the Indians on
the Yukon.
Here for day he camped with Car
mack, a squaw-man, and his Indian
brother-in-law. Skookum Jim. bought
q boat, and. with his dogs on board.
6rifted down the Yukon to Forty Mile
Then 1t was that Carmack, his broth
sr-in-law. Skookum Jim. and Cultus
Charlie. another Indian, arrived in a
canoe at Forty Mile, went straight to
the gold commissioner, and recorded
three claims and a discovery claim on
Bonanza Creek. After that. in the Sour
dough Saloon, that night. they exhibit
Cd coarse gold to the skeptical crowd.
Daylight. too, was skeptical, and this
despite hts faith in the Upper Coun-
Try. Had he not. only few days be-
fore, seen Carmack loafing with his
Indians and with never a thought CT
prospecting? But at eleven that night.
no I'D 80 Dc
Wnlacing his moccasins, a thought
came to him. He put on his coat and
hat and went back to the Sourdough.
Carmack was still there, flashing his
poarse gold IN the eyes Of an unbe-
.isving generation. Daylight ranged
alongside Of him and emptied Car
mAcks sack into a blower. This he
aendisd for long time. Then, from
Ais own sack, into another blower, he
smptied several ounces OF Circle City
and Forty Mile gold. Again. for long
time, he studied and compared. Final
~. he pocketed his own gold. returned
CaSmacks. and held up his hand for
Silence.
Boys. ! want to tell you-all some
ding he said. "She's sure come-the
SD-river strike. And tell you-all.
clear and forcible, this is it. There
aint never been gold like that in 4
Mower in this country before. It's
1ew gold. It's got more silver In it.
Nou-all can see it by the color. Car
1acks sure made a strike. Who-all's
1Dt faith to come along with me?"
No one volunteered.
Then who-all II take a Job from
-. cash wages in advance. to pole up
D thousand pounds Of grub?"
Curly Parsons and another. Pms
Monahan, acceptpd. and. With his car