The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-08-20
YUKON'S FUTURE
 IS BRIGHTER Dr Alfred Thompson Member of Parliament Eutertains Highly
 Optimistic Views

 Dawson. made number of side ! |ups throughout Che southern por- ! |uou ol Yukon Territory and whom .ho arrived a. Dawson he was quoted Joy Che Daily Noua as having sa.d.
 "If thc Port Norman ol ne.da prove a commercial 1cee Che Yu- ! tou route win bc extensively used. The difference in distance between Fort Norman and mI head at Fort NoNuuy OF mu hoad at White ! horse mus. be about 5O0 miles in favor ol the Yukon route
 "A new placer strike haas been made on crock known locally as Canyon Creek bu. which has mo name on Che map This creek omp- 'uc into HoouIuqm r.rcr about 0ucm miles below .he lower end o. ! One mhc. Thc discovery Was made on tributary about thirty miles from ho mouth ol thc orcek A party ol four propoelon from so- uue pmt last summer n. that country trying to 0nd a creek upon which gold was d.ao1forcI iu IsaS ! or 1899. They did not ml the gold ! |lut year and returned ths ycar -Four other mon came also. They wont u early n Che spring and staEcd In June Two discoveries were sateI and thoro is a conflict which tho gold comm Ioucr ia sushtmue ou,
 .The name ol one aprlau, for discovery H uwul. hat Of .ho other H sarlo .nd It ia likely Che creek win Doc named after ,ho man who finally gets Che discovery The gold Is colrc but hcy do not dId enough to caue stampede The ar.os has good grade plenty Of water and wash gravel. nut also has . bmdc.a The I's.oyoron were re- turning from WhIichou. to do more work uH H.ou The crock un9n which application for discovery ia uad. a sa.d to be about az miles . .Ims some prospective saacr have .IeI Cruos and WMlohore for Che now Ueen but hcre vas not much excitement The route taken . by tho propoatou Is via Tas.ah
 Hmteu License
 Tuc mcea.e ol Che loe lor mmt- er licenses from tI0O .o s200 a euur Ono cancellation %. some contracts for m.Io in ,ho aouth . nd The nrcont tec is woatcr chan Una, m huEa or Hrush Columbia. fo which Gcd Che nmrols are .UE.y to eo Al ioaat b.s was tbc 'uomauon rIym me while al. |Wmtoaou. and it was supported Hoy evidence of cancellation ol trips
 Wmtehorse Copper
 Thc doctor reports .lat thc Crane . by company sent two mon from huyox lo look over the WhIehone copper belt hH summer They were Cher. while Che d0o.or was ln White. horse. This s tho hrl or fourth ume that Che Guuhy has examined m. WMtehouc copper bo.t This time il was done by Dr. Bancroft. formerly professor ol geology at Me- . GW. now assistant general manager . of Che Anyox at Gwuby B. C. It is not uouh what aro Che results Of . .ho examination and negotiations bu. Che uet chat th.s bie copper company cuds I.a representatives to ! Yukon To examine ia copper do- nosa m hopeful Indication sav . thc doctor
 Gold Ores in Che Wheaton
 'It is ea.Iw Co Gnauoc gold proposition now lhm it was dwiue . .uc wr" continued Dr. Th0mp.ou "ml consequently several parties 'hayc- been examining some gold prospects in southern Yukon. par,Ic- 'uuly u tbo Wheaton Wver .1mtry One of these is owned by Mathew Watson. oc Carcro and Ernie ! Johnson It ifs a roe milling de- posi-. and has been examined by hroo different concerns us mm- mor"
 Mayo Silver
 The shipments ol Mayo orc had not reached Che coast before thc doctor Iolt Jbcre but he statcs chat |ho progress of Che ore from Mayo down uo river was noted by Che nrca of Canada from umc to umc |Tbe government sent Dr. CockaoId and h.a mry into Che Keno tam country again tha summer to come ! Iplotc One geological survey of Che |uow camp The doctor adda
 "Wlon Dr. Coah0oll finishes hls IHryey and Che geological map i completed Che pro- opecior win know
 where he Is likely to nud Che ealua ore and where not The report and map win likely loo roady uczt spring.
 "A now winter mail sou.o for . Mayo Is likely Co bc established next ] winter botwooa Mulo and Nayo This win connect Mn'o w.th thD ! overland mail route Inspector fiet