Iditarod pioneer., 1917-02-17
STRIKES BUT NO STAMPEDE"

The Seward Post, which has published much of conjecture considerable that 6u and great deal that was in accurate relative the Too expresses surprise that its effort Q create stampede have not been fruitful It says:
 Sampede mysterious things, and come without regard the value of the discovery. Some of the widest little stampedes in Alaska have been to creeks where about one color the square of bedrock There in the Iit@rod, lower Yukon and lower kuskok"im all the elements for stampede and yet there stampede The strike Tosto and the pay has been lined up the creeks It is going to be good camp Addona discoveries would make it regular bonanza Down at Mar shall City pay has been lined up on creek running into the lower Iukon and gold taken last than during the first year at Fairbanks There little sm- pede that from Nome last winter but was noh-
 ing more then the migration of gold miners to camp Pay has been lined up Spruce creek, tributary Bear, the lower kuskokwim The latter discoveries show that there goIbearing belt extending south from the Seward peninsula toward the Bristol bay country through country where the trails of few and far apart,
 Where the oldtimes of the Camps of Chao? Can 1t be that the boys of 9S who have every camp worth while longer get the 'teing feeling when they see pay of q strange has Father Time worked his will made the limbs of those whose spirit is still strong An explanation which IS more plausible that re- cent stleies Shuhanna and east of the Matanuka dl- vide unwaraned and worked up, and the odtime wary With age comes certain keenness of perception and
 desire to stand and lot the younger generation rush hithcr and but the younger generation isn't showing much enthusiasm r.hes, hence the placer camps on the
 oscr Yukon daSCng along somewhat after the pattern of quartz mining district 5u who can tell what day may bring forth:
 The Post only half Hyiae> he why there has been unseeSs rush the mentioned The statement thar the
 
 cass the oltner become wary true. Had there beer means of conncaton with that remote district and facilities the rea cOnduons that disastrous stan "cde with tale of hardship suffering and death would not have taken place The lre that lime has made ant t limbs those whose spirit still young Is not justified Like the o arhorse who rances 2t the 1a9 5ugics the ol Alaska propector sl keen 2clte the rush tc new f ls the difficulties the trail bar t hi, taking rart than they are the younger generation. But things they used be- Before the telegraph and the postal service such is invaded the Interior easy "work up stampede And 1t we'll known that man! such rkedup without the slightest provocatlcn The odtmer knows that coo may be found on hundreds o that will pay work; and before he becomes excited be will desire information.
 years the developments at Marshall would have brought stampede that would have been disastrous to thousands Instead the truth disseminated and the consequence was that hundred found profitable employment and the means to prosecute further prospecting of the region.
 The same of the Toltoi Developments have shown there good pay within limited and good prospects found many which being pros3ected Should yho would benefit? Surely the pospector, the miner who seeking egtmatey develop the country The only benehcares would be the ranortaon companies and hose who have dishonest schemes to exploit Gold one thing hat needs boostng If there 1t will be uncovered belief be that the "sampedlng of olstrct would be thoroughly prospected would otherwise the In other words by the circulation of false reports value those who have rushed early and saked claims may through anoher industry and expenditures learn whether Aer ground is worth holding without the expenditure of dollar
 Alaska is dotted with the ghasy remains of boom camps fict had for being The trails lined with the hardy rrospecor ured wild chases He who suld be responsible for workedup stampede be cnsonabe scoun The people have learned to look tor the ruth Qs discoveries and themselves the ,7ivilage of drawing their conclusions.
 people this section of Alaska wish herald to the
 d that IS unsurpassed in possibilities for the prospector No other region can er so much promise of future reward for the nho equipped with health strength and determlnaton and means will devote bis time and to effort to un- over he hidden riches of nature Also there unlimited possl tes the of in the development of promlS ng properties It offers absolutely nothing the present time to he class of usually attracted from the Outside by sal ,ednen of limited those looking for merchan- opportunities and those of mpecunous and progae ha who must necessity their from the real lucers.
 The greatest need of this section become onpetors the labor market but who will discover and evop With the of these two factors gil of employment and permanent population which does a rule result from stampedes