The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1912-02-09
CHAPTER IV,-cortlrued.

CHAPTER lN-ContInued.
In the meantime there was nnught
TO show for II but bunch. but II was
coming. As he would stake his last
ounce on good poker hand, so he
stnked his life and effort on the bunch
that the future held In store big
strike on the Upper River. SO he and
his three companions. with dogs. and
sleds. and snowshoes. toiled up the
frozen breast Of the Stewart. tolled
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 rife. Gold they foun6 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 n third in
terest In his Stewart town site for
third interest in theirs on the Klondiko.
they had faith In the Upper Country.
and Harper left downstream, with a
raft.load OF supplies. to start n small
post at the mouth OF the Klondike.
why don't you tackle Indian River,
Daylight" Harper advised. ut part
Ing. There's whole slathors 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 million milef
away"
And the place is swarming with
moose" Joe Ladue added. Bob Hen
derson's up there somewhere, beer
there three years now. swearing
something big is going to happen
living off'n straight moose and pros
pecting around like a crazy man."
Daylight decided TO 20 Indian Rive
hutter, as he expressed II; and lin
gered a few days longer arranging hi
meager outfit. lie planned TO go II
light. carrying a pack Of seventy.ny'
pounds and making his Ave dogs pacl
AZ we'll. Indian fashion. loading then
with thirty pounds each. Depending
on the report OF Ladue. he intended q
follow Bob Henderson's example AM
live practically on straight meni
When Jack Kearns' scow. laden will
the sawmill from Lake Linderman
tied up at Sixty Mile, Daylight bun
died his outfit and dogs on board
turned his TOWNSHIP application owe
to Elijah to be filed. and the same da'
was landed at the mouth OF lndial
River. He continued down Hunke
to the Klondike. and on to the sun
mer fishing camp OF the Indians o
the Yukon.
Here for day he camped with Cal
mack. squaw.man. and his india
brother-in.law, Skookum Jim, bough
a boat, and, with his dogs on boarc
drifted down the Yukon 10 Forty MILE
Then It was that Carmack, his bro'i
er.in.law. Skookum Jim. and Cultu
Charlie. another Indian. arrived in
canoe at Forty Mile. went straight I
the gold commissioner, and recorde
three claims and n discovery claim
bonanza Creek. After that, In the Sou
dough Saloon. that night. they exhibi
ed coarse gold 10 the skeptical GROVE
Daylight, too. was skeptieal, and TIL
despite his faith in the Upper Coui
try. Had he not. only a few days b
fore. seen Carmack loafing with hl
Indians and with never thought
prospecting? But at eleven that nigh
sitting on the edge OF his bunk an
unlacing his moccaslns. a though
came TO him. He put on his coat an
hat and went back to the Sourdougl
Carmack was still there, flashing b
coarse gold In the eyes OF an unb'
lieying generation. Daylight range
alongside Of him and emptied Ca
macks sack into blower. This
studied for a long time. Then. troi
his own sack. into another blower,
emptied several ounces OF Circle GU
and Forty Mile gold Again, for Ion
time, he studied and compared. Fina
Iy. he pocketed his own gold, returne
Carmacks. and held up his hand Il
silence,
Boys, want TO tell you'all som
thing, he said. shes sure come-u
up.riyer strike. And ! tell youa
clear and forcible, this is II. The
Amt never been gold like that 10
blower In this country before II
new gold. It's got more silver In
You.all can see II by the color Ca
mack's sure made a strike. Who-all
got faith TO come along with met"
No one volunteered.
Then who-all II take q Job fro
me, cash wages In advance, TO pole
n thousand pounds OF grub'
Curly Parsons and another, p
Monahan. accepted. and. with his GU