El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-19

gold beds in The Indian river basin that
are still to be tested
Placer Mining inexpensive.
IS there any quartz gold in this viein-
THAT question is yet to be answered
replied tho commissioners quartz mining
is a rich mans proposition. Placer mining
can be done without capital and our people
have been SO busy taking ont the placer
gold. which was easy 70 get, that they have
paid little attention 10 quartz Large cap
iral may YET develop great quartz mines
mere But 50 Iar no rlch ones have been
discovered NeF-rl h-iess- there must nave
been mountains ~ gold quartz here in the
past. in order 20 have filled the rich god
bearing creeks and the klondike valley with
almost two hundred million dollars worth
OF gold We have gotten out OF IT, The gold
bearing creeks all seem 10 flow from the
Ttorre mountain a bor1f 74Go foot ahov-a
70 he underiai1 with gold quart. hut -
far none OF much value has been found
Finds Gaieua. silver and Lead
EN- the last two years they have bsSs
finding veins OF gaieua- silver and lead IN
the Stewart river district the commits
sioner continued. THAT ore is much the
same as that which made the kootenay
famous They shipped 100 tons OF It last
year TO the san Francisco shelters. and. I
understand that its value averaged $500 per
ton The character OF that ore IS improv-
ing and they are now finding rubies there
II IS proba BILE that the ore in The future
VIII run into values q $1,000 and upward
Ton
--No one can tell yet the exact extent OF
the deposits They are finding considerable
float ana no on can precict the ciscoV-
cries OF the future mat IS true OF the
most OF this territory The country has
hardly been scratched I suppose the same
Is true OF Alaska"
asked the commissioner 20 say sore-
thing IS 20 the bis game Of his territory.
This is oqe Of the best big game regions
Of the North American continent Al shoot
ing is licensed and restricted. and. SO FAR.
there is no indication OF the game playing
out We have an abundance Of moose, carl
hou. mountain sheep and mountain goats
Ten thousand caribou may sometimes y
seen moving along over the cosintry- Such
a drove will not turn aside for anything.
You can drive with . motor car through II
while il is crossing a mountain wagon
road
Indeed. 7 know OF places hers where you
can 20 moose hunting in an automobile and
that within twenty five miles OF Dawson.
Our moose are among the largest Of the
world Their horns have often a spread Of
five six feet. and 10 & not uncommon 20
XII @ caribou whose an-lers viii average
over 90 points"
Mountain sheep Have Delicate Meat.
1--WE have mountain sheep whose flesh Is
more delicious than THAI OF any other game
animal We have plenty q bear, both black
and grizzly We have wild birds OF many
varieties. including duck. geese sufpe and
crane. We have five varieties OF grouse. We
have pheesants and rrarmiga1- The latter
changes its brown coat OF the summer 20
rosy white in the winter According 70 law
there is no lirni- 10 the shooting OF bear.
wolves and small game, A 10 other big
game, We issue licenses that give the holder
the right 20 shoot two moose. six caribou
and SIX sheep in a season"
The Yukon Government.
eminent of III yukon. when in response
10 my questions. the commissioner said.
The Yukon territory has federal and local
officials. the constitution defining their
powers The federal officials are appointed
by the federal government They are the
commissioner WY governs the territory. the
controller who handles all federal MONEYS
and the pos rulas-er and collector OF customs.
We also have a surveyor. an inspector OF
fisheries timber and land agent and -
number OF minin- recorders All Of these
men have thei- clerks and assistants
pointed ~ the commissioner They are the
superintendents % road and bridge con-
urer. the medical health officials and 9th
ers- In addition there is the legislative
council ~ the territory This IS elected by
the people. and II corresponds 10 your leg
isiatures- II votes the moneys for taxes
and makes the laws subject 70 the veto Of
-he commissioner
Roads Best in Alaska
said 20 hs better than those OF AIaska-
asked the commissioner how they are
handled He replied.
our roads are buii- By the federal gov
eminent witch gives an apurop-fa-ion
each year fo- the uu-pos. rLa -79rs,- -
placed a the disposal OF the conraiSsfouar
and the council and II is expended BY the
co--r1iisslc1e- on the vote OF the council
from White Horse 20 Dawson which e so
miles long. and have also roads from
Dawson % t1e pin -tpsl mining ce1te-s We
have another road from Dawson 10 the
Mayo mining district. which Is 200 miles
long. and altogether We have wagon roads
10 the length OF 1900 miles All Of these
roads have a right Of way sixty feet in
width Most q them are ballastsd and all
are kept n good repair. We are now
making automobile road from here to
White Horse and We spent more than $50
0O1 # last year. You can 20 by auto
mobile for u7treGs Of miles up the Elon-
dixie valley and along the creeks where The
dretiEes are working. and YOU can even
climb in motor car 70 the top OF the
Dome. which f. more than half mile
higher than Dawson and . miles away. One
can tals an auto ride % several DAYS along
the Eroudike Auto Belt line and find eating
houses az which he can be served on the
way"
Railroads Projected.
viii you ever have railroad connect
ing this country with other parts Of Can
ada and Alaska %"
several such roads have been proposed.
and 10 is not impossible that one may b
built in the future A. present We need
wagon rosds more than anything else Va
aim % build roads ard trails 70 all the new
mining camps % aid the miners IN getting
supplies and 20 take their gold out Our