The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-12-07
Test Of Last Night's Talk BROADCAST NIGHTLY AT 7:O5.

HELLO EvERYBoDY-This is Bob wilms broadcast ing for International Highway Gold Mining and Explora- ton company, Inc, of Juneau, Alaska.
 My subject tonight will be "cAss1AR HISTORY"
 I going to talk tonight on the history of that important northern section-known the CASSIAR-- this the section in which International Highway Gold will concentrate it's activities for several years to come
 The headwaters of the Stkine River discovered by the first white in 1834-just 100 years ago by John McLeod-a servant of the Hudsons Bay Com pany. He of those ancient and honorable voyageurs-who made history He came by that hazard and historic trade route-Originating at York tory the Hudson Bay Their freight and supplies transported by York boats to Oxford House-then by to the Saskatchewan-from there 1t followed a diverse route to the Athabasca Riverthen down the Athabasca n River to the Slave Riyer-down the Slave to the mouth of the Iiard River.
 The long and hazarous voyage up the Liard River in fatbottom bateauxnade the cargo extremely valu able by the time it reached it's destinationw which either-Ford Lard--Fprt St Frances-or Dease Lake tnamed after Peter Warren Dease-a Hudson Bay Fac torp When these supplies reached their destination they had travelled many hundreds of milesand many months of hard labor spent Every pound of goods had to be transported the backs of the sturdy voyages -across many impossible canyons in the Rocky Moun- tains-such names as "Hels Gate-Rapd Of the Drown ed'"Devils Portage"-"Whrlpool Canyon"--"sluce Box Rapidsand onfittingly describe the adventures of those hardy men. . 4
 But the natives of country did prove hospit abie-and their established posts were burnt down. They forced to abandon the difficult LIZARD ROUTE until the discovery of goldin 1872--which led to the STfKINE RIVER ROUTE. faNgtGk#
 The discovery of gold in Dease Crees-in Thibet Creek-and McDames Creek-creaed great stampedes any many millions of dollars were taken out before the discovery of the Kondike farther north in 1897 and 98 Seeking still richer treasure the miners left the GAS sIAR as the shallow hand workings were seemingly exhausted The Cassiar is thawed gravel condition differing greatly from the frozen Dawson and Kondke countrysries of sinking shafts without using tibers lured the Cassiar miners farther north
 Referring back to the thawed gravel condition of the Cassiar have here the personal quotation found in old time records of John P Allen-one of the "OLD TIMERS" on McDames Creek, cassiar Quoting as fol- lows: q there when the driven off their properties by water They left with tears in their eyes because the ground was so rich The gold is there and if you have the machinery to take it outa fortune is yours aN5
 Old time records show-"Crews of and men shovel ing-in and weekly yield of 300 ounceswhch is over conditons-invariably flattened out-and dumped into large water borne areasmakng it imperative that ma chipery be used to work these areas laying dormant today.
 ers' who 30 years in the Cassiar and former judge and gold commissionerMr. James Porter-whc in old records found commented certain sections of Mo Danes Greek now owned by the international Highway Gold Mining and Exploration Co, Inc He said From tions in the countrythis place has been the dump ground for centuries of all the gold that has drfted down McDames Creek and It's tributaries This has been demonstrated and proven by men who worked-butm driven out by waterthe right kind of dredge will make fortune on these grounds
 In the past-machinery transportation would have been LOO coSty-aS t was all pack-HOrSe uen
 but todaymodern diesel river boasefficient overland oaerpars and trcksand arplane routes-have greatly facilitated cheaper transportation of even more modern machnery-vhch viii establish cAssIAR as an import ant mechanical gold producing camp-simlar to other proven sections in the north-where the old timers" reaped the first harvesbut merely blazed the wayfor the modern gold mining machinery which is today turn ing out many millions of dollars
 Such an organization international Highway Gold Mining and Exploration Co, Inc-nvng your co-opera- ton NOW-assuring your personal FUTURE success DEMANDS your immediate attention-step to the phone call 123-the WILMS BOYS-Gold Miners from the In- terior-who will be glad to meet you-and will gladly inform you how vITALLY-International Highway Gold you
 That is all for tonight foks-Good Night-Tomorrow I will again broadcast for International Highway Gold my subject will be-wel I'll keep that secret until tomorrow nighttime in at 7:05 pm.-and hear all about it.
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