The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-08-07

feed to take them into the country,
They should also understand how !,
manage animals in swift glacia
streams, as well as over and arou,. j
glaciers
Route No. 2, by steamer to VALDEZ
ana automobile stage to Copper Center
presents safe and comfortable trav4l
for 1850 miles. From Copper Center via
Nabesna trail requires good horses.
There is sufficient grass for horse feed
along the trail No one should go via
this route unless in possession of d
guide or an unusually good bump ..
location. Care should be taken in
crossing the Chistochina and Nabesna
rivers.
Fight Swift CurrenM
Route No, 3, via steamer and rail-
road to Skagway and Whitehorse and
river steamer to White river, presents
safe and comfortable travel for about
1900 miles, and no serious inconven-
fence for 100 miles up the White river
to Donjek. From Donjek to Snag river
means negotiating so miles against the
swift currents of difficult river and
should not be undertaken by anyone
not expert in river polling boats From
the Snag river to the new dggings Is
an easy 100 miles if you have horses
Route No 4, via steamer and rail-
road to Skagway and Whitehorse aud
horse stage to kluane, presents safe
and comfortable travel for 1900 miles.
The remaining $50 miles is the best
trail of any of the four routes. How
ever, no one should go over this trail
without horses and guide, so as 70
avoid accidents in crossing the Doniek,
Generke and White rivers. There is
an abundance Of horse feed along this
trail.
Don'ts.
Don't go without provisions and sup
plies. You can buy nothing in that
country unless it be copper and gol1 |
which you can not eat or wear.
Don't get in any swift glacial streams |
unless you know exactly what you are
up against 1t Is often more danger +
Gus than it looks if you are anxious to
cross in a hurry. 1t is seldom danger
Gus if you go about it with care and |
caution
Don't get excited. At best, it will +
take one year or more to determine the T
value and merits of this new gold dis
covery 1t Is highly inadvlsable 10
rush in there with only few supplies +
with the idea of stalking something and !
then coming out for more supplies.
Don't forget to post yourself on the
new mining laws and regulations
passed by congress in 1912 and by the I
Alaska legislature in 1913
Don't bring any horse feed into the
new camp. There is an abundance OF
grass and wild peas in the valleys
nearby. All you have to do is to turn
your horses out winter or summer and
they will take care of themselves.
The climate for 200 miles north and
south of the new camp is the very best
in the interior of Alaska. There are
millions of acres Of grazing and farm
ing land north, south and east of the
new camp. There is plenty Of timber
for cabins, fuel and for mining pur-
poses.
The new discovery is in the centc"
of large and apparently rich copper
district. have seen some of the cop
per deposits myself, If the new god
discovery proves extensive it Is almost
certa In to result in the greatest indus
trial development that has yet taken
place in Alaska and will furnish PEI
manent and profitable occupation for
thousands Of men for many years ~
come.