January 27 1898
THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT.
WHO SHOULD
DATE?
Thin department I opened for the publicdlcalou of tbe available candidate
for governor at tha coming election, Free speech and open dicoiion of every
public question bo always lxxm one of tbe
It I better forth part, Alitor for the tat, better for tbe candidate, that tb
public should know th good qnalltleaaod bad fjualltle of a man before k I
nominated, than to proceed to a iiomloatlott and take chance in finding out hi
character and qualification afterward. Open discussion will Injure tb chance of
no worth candidate. It may prevent the nomination of an unworthy candidate
If there ta anyi The public baa a right
by public discussion. When thoroughly
be trusted to do right.
Communication upon tbl matter hould not ta long, and In ever Instant
must ta signed by the author, Any article abusive and pure! slanderous, written
for spiteful purposes, will not be published.
What hi the best course for the welfare of the etat and tbe good of the people?;
FAVORABLY
HON. I), CLKM DKAVKIt
HON, i, II. KDM1HTRX
HOX. KI!,A8 A, HOLCOMB
iVAMV, WILLIAM NKVILLK
HON, C, J. HMYTII ,
Tlte (ealltle lieslreel,
Ktnrou Uvki'BnuKMT.
Hear Hir. I am aware that tbe eilver
forces of tbie etate are casting aboct for
a etandard taarer in tbe campaign of
1808, I waking a selection it is of tbe
utmost importance tbut great care ta
taken and that no hasty action in tbie
matter ta bad. The question to ta put
tafore the American people tbie year are
judged far reaching, embracing ae tbe
do measure which are vital to our insti
tution a well a to the cane of repre
sentative government among tbe inhale
Itanta of the world, lUmUUm, the battle
to be fought out tbie ear. I tmtWy the
opening of the campaign of 1 law, I have
never beard it disputed, but that the
candidate for governor of Nebraska, In
the coming campaign, roust eome from
the rank of the people part.
That talng the case anone can tbe
necessity of selecting such a candidate ae
will command tbe respect and loal sup
port of all the reform lot imp, I f m nut of
necessity ta higbl acceptable to the
farming community and a man in wborn
the have the utmost confidence and
around whom the can and will rail
with enthusiasm. He ehould also be a
man thorough! In touch with organised
labor, thereby ennbliog tbe reform force
to capture (lege, l,nu:nU-r and Uougla
counties not only for the stale ticket but
for the legislative ticket, thereby secur
ing the re-election of Henator Allen,
These are elements which it ie necessary
tor our gubernatorial raudidat to to-
and which It will ta fatal to disre
gard, I). Clem Denver of I'ougla county
possesses all t bee essential element in
ucb a great degree u to make hlrn tbe
ideal candidate lor governor in the com
Sun campaign.
He wrred faithfully and ably ae ebalr
man of the etate central committee. He
served wltb ability ae member of the
board of Are and police commissioner of
Omaha, He I now steward of tbe deaf
and dumb instittK at Omaha, He wae
a candidate on the populist ticket for
congress in IK'Jt for tbie district. He
helped toorgnnis tbe people' partand
hue always been found at the front help,
ing to fight ft buttle. The reformer of
this state owe it to themselves and to
the juiople to put up their very taitt ma
terial to make the mm for governor and
when they have made their ejection it Ie
the duty of party eeleetud to accept the
nomination. Khould the nomination for
governor ta tendered Mr. leaver, and
could he ta Impreeeed wih theimoorU
mice ol tbe eituation there ie little If any
doubt but that be would accept the
honor tendered hint In the true epirit of
patriotism of which he Is in eucb a large
degree pOMMHee(f,
I-t there ta no hnety action but let
the field be thoroughly can vanned.
Very truly,
Hir.A ItoiiuiNM.
Omaha, Xeb Jan. 17tb, 18!8.
Krr liM!iiMlon.
KniToit Ixhei-kkukjit:
You have eurulr lifted wleely In prof
( ring upace in the I.ihM'K.vnKNT for the
diwMiMniou ol probable candidate for the
gov rnorhip.lut wiiyaeK"Miouiu lucre
b 'o-oK)ration tat ween the three par
tu a there wae liwt fall? It mm, ehould
the CHndidate ta a populiet, democrat,
or nilver republican?1'
We had co-oxratiin lut year and the
yeiir tafore, and no imrty U diiitille'l
with it but the Hill llaiiua party. W
have bad a popular governor for a term
mid a hall aud iiobody I dhwatiiitlud
with him but the Moelier-liartley riug
itnd their diiee. Theee (net ought to,
hihI will, in a great meaeure, entile all
m h fumtion with all true reloriuer.
Now, have no "imi' or"eperlul Iriend''
to iHioet, but il Uoveruor llolcoinli U
not to ta a candidate again 1 would
iiuiuiuate J, II. lidinUleu, and, if for auy
reaeoit there ehould ta a chiige in the
lleutiuaut governor' nllioe, lot It ta
tilled by a eilver republleau. The up Ite
ibte ileiiiiH rut are pretty Wkll riiire.
miMihI at the etat houM mow; euj we
are Mil proud of their reprewi,tiillei
no lt 11 pty fair with the l.iiiHtln r-
.U II1m 11a.
y ftret aemiltiUum with Mr. I'llml
tea m In the eerly part u 'U.I, when w
r elerk in lb ltef IhiumhiI the
kgieUturv he wtmid aitatt aad I
im third "iint or bill rleik. prior to
tin hi r'lMiM lr Hwuiiu ability
Nad Wll lblihedh kvlu
bra ( iigrwina Kia rtiairmaa.
id IHwition a MMietaat vlitka
very iiwp4ii(liW out uiof an, ih tiianr
rvci-M te, idea that id rhM lti. la lb
de hargeiIUi4uthNtif lb oltlne Mr,
:dmita wa laithlul, paiuetakluif, aad
ilii iiit IhMiiuhout lhMMiun, a iian
i.l Ilia NliltMHllltiVM Will trllr. Muhfc
titer, I. ad th U" Mr, I'.d. Hull, the
Hrl Mttiit, were alwuye lm to the
i.4,iuiitaue, I eprak id Ihl parlh a-U-lr,
tarwu Irailnt were at a hih
pnaiiunt aad la grit demand, by Ik
ocimmIIhi dwrin th tui; third
fjttlOHt
la lhaiiaiga td'Ml Mr, IMmUlna
Mi hiMMH Uir wish ol th tat rent id
miiiiniill, (he rMulUof hi wurk
rhairmaa pek loader ol hUrnurM
aad tar fvnrleMp lliaa nylhiif I
BE THE CANDI
principal tenet of the populist party
to know, Their onl way of knowing, I
acquainted wltb the facte, the people can
MENTIONED
, OMAHA
, LKXINOTON
HKOKKN liOW
, XOttTII I'LATTE
OMAHA
can nay, Mr, Kdmiebm burn all the
bridge behind blm, and none realise tbia
moiethan the old gang of atate bouee
thieve and their allie. He al way bag
tb game he get niter. When be took
charge of tb etate campaign in 'M we
hail one of the berdeet battle on nana
we have ever bad and the central com
mi flee waa several hundred dollar in
debt. At the clone of tbe campaign the
committee wa practically out 01 delt,
and we bad tb scalp of tbe most crafty
and formidable railroad tool known in
Nebraska' history, Did Kdmlsten do all
this? No, but be did hi part, and did it
well so well that be na enfleare'i mm
self to all populist wbo are acquainted
wltb hi work.
In the last two campaign Mr, Kdinl
ten' work wa so efficient and fruitful
that tbe leaders of all the reform forties of
tU etat regari I la M ng li aispmra
ble in campaign work, and if the popu
list nam bim for our next governor th
jnestion of co-operation and fuaion will
m settled, and tn goon worn so am
begun aud carried ou by Governor Hoi
comb will ta continued.
What 1 have said of Mr, Kdmlsten'a fit
nee for th office of coventor I but a
small part of what might be said, and it
ha not been said for tb purpose 01 cast
ing an r refwetioue on tbe ability or char
acterot any other true, faithful worker
in the party, but (to use a banker'
phrase) because be 1 "preferred stock.
and ol course more desirable than other
kind. Who is for Kdmieten? One at a
time, please.
J, It. tAKIIKXTKII,
Cowle, Webster county, Xebr,, J arm
&ry'2),VtM.
Would !(s-nMilt Jfwbwinh,
EOITOC lUMU'MUKXT
As a reader of your excellent
lournal I cheerfully accept of your
very aeuerou ana iiwerni oner
made through the column of your pajx-r
fnvitinir suestion a to who will ta
the most available man among the bf-
metnllisUof our state to nominate lor
governor at thrcorning election. Indi
vidual ambitions, alway to ta admired
when prompted by laudible aud worthy
motive, must and cannot ta permitted
to menace or threaten that certain sua-
cess that await the tinned co-operation
of the bimetalist in ,e(,rnka this year,
We have in the p-rern of the present
chief executive a man who shares, per
haps, to a greater extenttheaomiratlon,
conllileiiee and esteitm ol all tne reform
parties than any new or untried man
could reasonably expect to enjoy, and if
our assumption is correct, as we talieve
it to be. then the correct policy for the
bimefallist of .N'ebratka to pursue when
they meet In state convention I to en
trust to Governor llolcomb and confide
to hi cure and keeping for two year
more the destiny of this grand young
commonwealth, J tee pec t fully,
l It. Wai.kkii.
Ileuklemau, Nebr.
Ksvnrs Cv-0Mrilon.
Kpitob Impki'Kniiknt:
Humboldt, Neb, Jan. 11), 181)8.-
)enr Kir: In your Issue of January 13,
lnvn, inviting disciiHsioii on oualinca
tion for governor, I think that there
ehculd ! co-osiretion Ixitweeu the three
imrties, populists, democrat, and silver
republican,
Judge Win. Neville id North I'lutte
should ta the candidate for governor, n
iiopulist who stnuds sipnirely 011 the
Omaha platform, posMesM-s the iimemry
o.ualiflmtilons for governor of the great
stat of Nebraska.
M, It. W11.H0S.
The Tw-llll fclfsal tor SUrllng.
An rilimtloii of th pruitli of
ringing two belie to atari a street rar
wa mad by an old sirtet car man,
nd, If ii't trual worthy, Il I Ingeiitmis,
HedeeUred thl when lmre rar were
first lifted here one bell waiid toalart
th rr Slid one bell In atop It, Th
horse soon binke (lawn, Thy fmin
dnred at th knee or their ahotiller
lv way, r.wy device inat conn i
thoiixhl of ws It led to Up the
main of sunlit,. Milre iprtnc wi re
put on all the 1 r ', but nu S'mi I rv
lulled, finally a eoiiiilrymsu who hd
hn eiuili)ed a week a a driver ug
geais.l that two bell be used l rl
th ir end he arrtd that when lb
herart t ue I to It lhr wiild art
Iheniiehea at the first ting and he tri ljf
la pull al Hi oad, th 'a w
tried end wa so tui-fi i lhal it has
ftw in u ever slut. I'hiUdvlpbU
Iterord
Give the Chlldrt n a Drink
ealtal UralnO. Ill a iMi-luua, s-.
tuiea", siitirulilii; bind drlsk to isks
the idaee id iHiflne, Mold by all anew-r
aud liked by all who hav u. il.be
tntis, wIim ririy pipnr tl tatHi
like the navel wifb but I lr Immii all
it Inpirioite rnrlM, liria O aid
digMilna aad slreaalhea Ik arv,
M no a stimulaal, but a hxailh biill.r,
aad ehildrva, a ll as adult, re think
II with grsal tanefll, I iwls about a
mat h a miftuw, I ft aud VU.
STORY OF THE
GOLDEN YUKON.
Canadian Surveyor De-
w
scribes the Region.
HISTORY AND PE0SPE0TS,
Tbe First Discoveries and the
Original Klondike Rush.
CHARACTER OP THE COUNTRY.
PlBViultles of f'rMeetlnf and th fg
Ideeut llswsrd That A wait SeeMMful
Miner la the lllehent Oelit gla ef
th Werld-Prsetlesl Infmietlu as t
MIdIb Method-(Hlier Mlaeral lie
SldfitOuld-Meagrleulturel fiNMlbllltle.
latereMInf FerMl Itemlnlseeaees,
Mr. William Ogilvia, tbu iJmiiinion
f overnment surveyor of tb Northwest
Territories, lias passed muny yonrs in the
Yukon country and is recognise a an
authority respecting it. He wimily do
llvcred g lecture on tbo subject iu Vic
toria, 13, C, which was published in
foil In the Victoria (Jolonist, Homo of
the interesting feature of the lecture
are bore given.
Mr. Ogilvlu tagius with a dosfrrlptioii
of tha route Icudltig to tbo Kloiidiko
district, and with these newspiiper read
trg have been niado pretty fumilinr dor
log tha past few months through the d
tullod descriptions of cirresptrtidenu,
Tb lfseevery ef (Jul 4,
Toochlng tha first discoveries of gold
b says; Karl in tha strventies an at
tempt wag tnado to get over to Teslin
lako by ('assiar miners who had learned
of tha existence of a large lake north
ward from Cussiiir, Heveral men trie4,
but unsuMjewfulJy, and niurtwA dis
gnsted. In JH72, rW-pt, 2, two north of
Ireland men from County Antrim,
named Arthur Harper aud Fn sh riek
W, Hart; (Jaorgo W, Fiteh, wbo cama
from tbe vb iniiy of Kingston, Out, f
Andrew Kanselar, a dimnm, and Hum
Wilkinson, an Kiiglishmun, It ft Muuson
creek to go ou a prospecting trip down
the Mackcnzlo river.
Harper, b;eansfl gold bad ta-en found
on tho tdard, which empties into tha
Mackenzie and is one of its principal
branches, was under the impression that
there wa gold on tho Alackcmdo, The
wade their way down J'eaco river by
tha Fin lay brunch to what is known a
Half Way river. There they met a part
of men surveying for tho Canadian i'a
riflo railway und unwittingly helped
to drive a spike In our great national
highway, beeansa they gavo their bout
to tbe surv vnti ti make their way
tip tho l'eaco river. Harper and tho oth
ers packed their provisions up thu Half
Way river and over a 2 or 80 mile
portago to tho wuterg of tho Kelson riv
er, down which the went until they
found it safo for tha imssogo of canoes,
where they inado a cachu and proceeded
to make two dugout with which to
ascend tho Nelson.
In 1801 I M'as sent 1 tho Dominion
government to examiuo tho northeast
portion of this province, and, coming out
by tho trail followed by Harper, I saw
the cneho which Harper had told vie
about in lfcb7. Well, nri-r's part
tuada their way down to tho Llurd riv
ct, wbero they met two men named Mc
Questeu and Aluyo, Wilkinson deter
mined to try bis luck ou thu Llurd aud
left the others. Harper, Hart, Kanselar
and Fitch went down tho Mac kenzie,
across to tho reel, and thence over to
Dell's river, an ailluent of thu i'orcu
pino, and down tho i'oreupiiio to I'm t
Yukon, whera Hurper saw an Itulinn
who bud soino native copper which ho
said cuino from W hi to river.
Harper determined to try for it. With
Fitch and Hart ho went 400 miles up
thu Yukon to Whito river in Heptem
tar, and theiico up Whito river uutil
they wcro stopd by running lew, when
they Hindu preparations fur winter,
building a cabin of euituhln dimensions.
From this in. Int they tmido tirosiM-e t-
lug excursions In various directions,
maiiily in seureli i f tha copisir, which
they did not find.
The t'lrl I'rtwptxta.
In thn spring, l I114 short of provl
sloiia, they Hindu their way down thn
river, prnepeetiug as they went, Tho
result of their prospecting lliirjs r sum
Hied up t i lite thus 1
t'U tlue NeUiii, nothing tilt the 14-
ard, ixilors) on lint Mm keiimle, nothing;
on the Vel, fulr pMssi l 011 ha 1'i.r
rupiiin, rul-.M; 011 the t l, tmlhilig,
lid oil Hoi Yukn, nijM(t,
To ohtiilii priKlsintts they bud o
iiiake iheir wy bi M. Ml.ioi.1', and
on their way Iw k liny ioi,uiit r l Mo
(Juesliit and Uvn, who bud g uie into
th nrl' of the AUk t 'taiiin. n l
company, 7mt llm tnouiliui Hie Kyu'
kuk lUrpirMWeu ImlMu with some
gold whh li be said romii fi"u a inouii
lain la lh vb liiity. Jbiri r tnl lb
Inter if hit 4 Mi4tliu al Ihe
J I lit bulb slid, lul (..und uolhiiig
Jdi tVu l ii and M)o, a lh tull of
N'iitiMilP'M Willi Mm, went ap lbs
ir-am and ul lilil Foil Iti lunea In
Augul and riepumUr, l!l. Ilarisr
Joined limit tho follow ti( auiitiiier, and
isitni ttlilo w( l rnnd whl. Il Mitt
l audi lm.
ms4ike I iptll I ale,
foil Itt llsiMw U on 1 ia mite froai
th Ittiiutliof th reiinWlimt Kleiidika
While trwdliiat It l l'"M lh lltr
made Very fnw ie aimtt l Ism Mi al
plliig Tlimall. y ef Itie Kb4idike
and II anlueut l a favof He huutlug
griautd, but lhyneverpnwUx I lure,
and It they bed bn a in lb Klmidlk
ttnelf hy wtiald btt Mad nothing,
r it tad otiiiais of tMia gravnl
through which fine gold would have
goon gone out of sight, and at that time
no iirospectiug was donn exeept surfaeo
work, In the summer, of 1887 tho val
ley of tho Klondike was prospected for
upward of 40 miles with no result
Again, iu IHib'l, it was pro pert od aud
nothing found,
Kurly in the eighties gold was found
on thu Htuart river, J 11 im80Mr. Hnrper
eriKited u trading post at tho mouth of
the Htuurt for the benefit of tho miners
there, some 110 or more in number.
iu tue same year coarse gold wag
found ou Fort Mile. Now, as course
gold is what all miners priueipnlly
gvareh for as soon as this discovery wag
mude known Htuart river was desert
cd. Harper left Htuart river in June,
1887, and went down to tho mouth of
tho Forty Alile, where ho began the
erection of a residence and trading
house, the nucleus of the famed town of
Forty Mile,
firs! Itteh itrfbes,
From the buadwuterg of Forty Mile
man went over to the headwater of
Wxty Mile the two being separated
only by a low, narrow divldu aud
Miller aud (Jlaoior oreekg were dlsoor
red, Miller wag considered tho richest
creek in the entire country for several
rears, but would not at all compare with
jjouanza or Il JJorulo, Miller and Ula-
cler crniiks were believed to ta in Alaska
nntil I produced tho one hundred aud
forty -first meridian, which is the inter
national boundary line, and found them
well in Canadaso far that there euu
never be auy question as to which side
of tho lino they are on,
Forty Mile, with Htxty Mile, wag the
mining ground In that vicinity until
IbUJ, when gold was found ou tbe head
waters of Uirub creek.
This was the origiu of Circle City,
which is on the banks of tiie Yukon,
about 800 miles below Forty Mile and 8
minis from tbe bead of Uiroii creek.
This town was begun in 1811 and ab-
orbed thu attention of a great man at
Forty Milo and the bulk of the new
corners. There are a couple of gulches
at the head of Ulrch creek which were
thought to ta rich and are gwxl, but
they cannot by compared with Kl Ho
rado or Honanwt,
first O..I4 urn tlte Jtleu4lke,
The discovery of the gold on the
Klondike, a it 1 culled, although the
proper name of tho creek is iu Indian
Troan-dlk," wa made by three men,
Uotstrt Henderson, a Canadian, a native
of Frlnee F-dwurd Island; Frank Hwan
turn, a Norwegian, aud another man
named Muuson, whose nationality I do
not know, who in July, 18U0, were
prospecting ou Indian creek.
They preceded up the (Teck without
finding sufficient to satisfy them until
they readied Uominiou creek, and after
prospei.-ting there they irossed over tbe
divide aud found Oold Hottom, an afuu
cot of the Klondike, where they got
good prospects aud went to work. Fro-
visions running short, Henderson re
traced Li stps to the mouth of Indian
creek, leaving the other two at work.
Froui tbo month of Indian creek he went
up to HixtMilo, but failing to obtain
s) supply there be bad to make lor i'orty
Milo. On the way down he passed an
eld mining comrade named Cieorgo W,
Carma;k, Henderson at onco advised
Carmack of the dlsoj very on Gold Hot
torn aud advised bim to try there.
Ho went down, found Hwunson aud
Munson at work, but was not satisfied
with tho prospects there, and deter
mined to return and prospect tho creek
now known a liouanza from it heud
downward, as it lay in tho direction of
his way home.
The Ihiueusa Ktrlbe,
Ha found nothing of uoto until he
camo down about midway, where from
a littlo nook in a bend of thu creek he
punned out a good prospect. This ou-
couraged blm to try again. He did so,
and in a few moments punned out
$12.75, which he put in an old cartridgo
shell and corked with a pleeo of stick.
This was on Aug. 10, 18U0. Ho then
tnadu bis way down the crock as fast a
possible and went down tbo river for a
supply of provisions.
On tbo way bu met several miner
and informed them of bis discovery.
At first they would not believe him, a
hi reputation for truth was not above
par. Thiiso miners said they oould not
tell when bu was telling the truth, if
ho ever was, as bu wu the greatest liar
this siduofa great ninny places, Home
of them camn to me and asked my opiu
Ion, I pointed out to them thai there
wus no quest but about the man having
the lii,9 in gold. Thu only quest Ion,
then, whs, Where did be get it? He bad
tmt Is en up the rUxty Milo, nor yet the
Forty Mi iti, aud bo must have got it
somewhere mar where be ws engaged
fUhiiig, ami that w a right at the mouth
of the Klondike.
The Hiua ttogta.
Then followed Ihe excitement, float
bwd after twtltd of men weni ap from
Forty Mil, They weut up an bow and
any way, alailtng at all time of tha
day and night. Mm who bad txii it rank
b r win k and wi ks, Iu fact, were tum
bled into lb lints aud taken up with
out an knowledge thai the wrw trav
eler, Otte niau, indeed, was i drunk
llmt be ill I n! re 1 1 mi Dial be had Ml
1 1'iir Mlla null I luiwa iimielbaii wo
thloU of Ihu way M I It Klotellka, aud
t t 1
in II
i t lie oMiii iu i f iIm vety tat nUlta
hi leliko tlltiii. 1 l.nUy,
'I be wledu nmk, dlatanea i f aUi
in mil , git lug In III in l,ibl thil i f
too 1 Minis, ws sl4kt4 in a few Wwska
1 1 mii.i 1 r. k, s un and a half t
-irfhl tell.s long, provbtiiig kiliUlmi
ws t kt lu sU tti lit Mine leeglh i,f
llii.e Ikiabbr, Ad.llialldvtlierulea4
wetw ix4itl and gav gtl twiffte
tie t tu, g"l'l U lug f mud la lb grata)
In lli. n' is fHt neifxt .ei'l
i'v ta tttki a t i Imli. sit .a of be
utniiwef injr f ur Udrk,
(lie I-w wutt d.w m t'trlt(HI
1'ilv In lKitulr, aud II ali ma
l 'I ' if eiel tame up lo , The
it .t ihe I'niy Mile uli war rr
t t l lbs ntiitr viu apaay wir
i i. l all heat i f Hi Uy aad
tutb pii l.i o aud tmn iaa4-
ed. On their arrival they found that all
the creek had been staked weeks be
fore, A good muny Camulinns and oth
ers, who at Circle City had out-Amnri-caned
tho natural, native born Ameri
can in their protestation and profes
sions of Americanism, camo up to our
territory in this rush with certain ex
pectations of realizing something in the
new finds by reason of their nationali
ty, and iu Cumtdii made loud professions
of loyalty, cursed their luck aud dtickr
ed it strange indeed that a Canadian or
n Briton could not get a foot of ground
In his own country,
Wealth ol lluueus and Kl Durado. '
Coniuiiea and Kl Dorado creeks afford
between them 378 claims, Their sev
ers! afllueut will yield us many more,
aud nearly all of these claims are good,
I bare no hesitation in saying tbut
about 100 of those on llomma will
yield upward of 110,000,000, mid about
DO on the Kl Dorado will yield $1,000,
000 eacli, i ucso two creeks will, I am
quite confident, turu out from $00,000,
000 to $70,000,000, and I can safely say
that there is no other region iu the
world that has afforded so many bome
stakes that is, fortunes enabling the
owners to go homo nud enjoy the re
mainder of thuir days at their ease
considering that the work has bud to bo
done with very limited facilities, tiie
scarcity of provisions aud of labor, and
that only the crudest appliances are as
yet available. When I tell you that to
work pruiHirly each claim 10 or 12 men
are required, and that only fiOO were
available that season, It will give you
aa Idea of the difficulties which hud to
be contended with,
On Hear creek, which Joins the Klon
dike about seven or eight miles above
that, good claims have been found, und
also on (iold ISottom, Hunker, Iist
Chatioe aud Cripple creeks. On Oold
liottom a high as 15 to the pan has
boon taken, aud although we ounuot say
that they are a rich us Kl Dorado or as
Honana, they are richer than auy other
creeks known in that country,
A fact easily demonstrated is that
from Telegraph creek northward to the
boundary line we have in tho Dominion
and In this province British Columbia J
an area of from 650 to (100 miles in
length aud from 100 to ICQ miles in
width, over the whole of which rich
rospect have been found. We must
eve from "0,000 to 100,000 square
mile which, with proper care, judi
cious handling, aud improved facilities
for the transportation of food and uten
sils, will be the largest, as it 1 proba
bly tho richest, goldfleld the world hat
ever known. The Hritish Columbia
minister of mines may wish to extend
that down to the boundary line, but
that of course I leuvu to bim,
Uusrls Claims,
ftevou quart, claims have been lx:ated
already iu the vicinity of Forty Mile
and Dawson. Cue of these, named Cone
Hill, about two and a half miles up
Forty Mile river from tho Yukon, fs a
veritable mountain of gold Inuring rock
and would require generations to work
out. Assay show from $3 to $11 per
ton. The only question is, will that
amount pay for reduction under the
condition there existent and tbo enor
mous freight rate incidental to trans
portation to that vicinity? About 40
miles farther up tbe river two large
claims have been located by an expert
miner hailing from tho United titatog
wbo bag had considerable) experience In
Montana and other mineral states, and
ho assured mo that tbo extent of tho
lode on which these two claims are sit
noted is such that it is greater than
anything clso in the world, his assays
showing the value to bo about $8 a ton.
Ou Hear creek a quarts claim was lo'
cated lust winter, and I drew up the pa
pers for thu owner.
I have been told that gold ha been
found at tho head of Lake La llargo on a
stream (lowing into the lake from the
east. Prospects, too, are found on tho
Dalton trail, ou tbe other side of tho
Yukon river. A tmiu riding acros thu
Aleck ou thia trail was thrown from his
horse, and in clambering ashore caught
at a small tree, which pulled out by the
root. Where he landed ho saw some
thing shining ou tho rock. He picked il
up ami found that It was gold, He
showed mo this gold at Fort Cudahy in
July, 18U0, thu amount being about
$1,00, Other prpots have also been
found along the sumo trail, about mid
way between there ami Helkirk,
From these- etroumstauce and dbmov
eric It may be assumed that in all this
country tlmru is gold, while in this par
titular somi it I tspfcially abundant,
This gotta lie outsidu of a tango of
inouiitaiu which extend to the west
ward of the Horkie and has the earn
geueral trend. It consist of rrvtaoeuu
rock, rising into very high peaks in
gomw places, aud rrtsuss the Yukon
river lust Udow the Istimtlary,
t wpiwf s4 iwai,
Auotber pnsluct id" Ihe country thai
demands atleiitiuu It copper, li Udoubl.
leas lab found eoiuew bur ai the Whlva
river In grwl abumUiMm, although tha
looathai of lb inula deposit ha y o
Is mad. Mr. Harper www a large plwow
ef pure copper Iu the tsweneabai of the
Indiana, Indeed, I have tu It UiU.
Il iH.nies fr.m the vicinity of lb Whit
rlVef sniuewbete, Jul whet be jr J
N utwlueml,
Millet bat also t found, and lead,
and, la a.l.Uilta, in wt.ik Uivm w hi
Ihe piopcr 1 1 in aud 1st lliiln etaue, w
bve vl In a I lindane ll it fuuul
tunning a!iig th Ian if I be last d
I iUd lns ef ett iftt Hn.uuUliia,
Adtposlttf l In iMt tang rwat
tight thrxmgli ! ittilMy, At Iwu
tui near t'taty Mil Il w nat
livMiiiiivnily, In una i' ',,r wheal
Ihrewqaariui i f lull fita lb baak
of Ihe 111 Ywkt'U. A htt duua
atntma lhl li vMiauwt glu, inly aWiel
Ight lul Us fifiM the Yak .ii, and k
vr Ihe K44 Hill iMuh xhl'lk I have
lHkM of f4t I Woikvd lh la
wvik iimia It inly atu it i II
mill dltuet frnt lb tsti if epra-
lloll.
About 19 tail farthef (s mi atia f
tuaay naall araatat vf ia YaketV,
(rualiMuml tm oik I'ag,)
Free Medicines
To those who suffer from Catarrh.
Consumption, Dronchltl, Deafnesg.
Afithma, or any diseases of th)
Lunge, Nose, Throat and Car.
Tills great curative remedi
fly, I known
id has cured
us t.iit MaiiU'Cirn cure, ana
iinnureiia or eases timt were pronouncea
liopeluss,-( will cure you.
A Vromloent Iliynlclan Ttttl&a$.
I)R. JAMP.S KENDAL,
or H. Iii'tois Trrre, Mo.,
stilt- Hint he lim beta
0 miirerrr of Cuturrh aii4
Dtafatss lor a great
1111111 ytrios, so muc h to
that It rritiiisly teter
lerrrd wlih lii iircllct
but after tut lug tliar
asuS'Ccra Curt three
mouth whs re.lorttl 10
that he can da any
aiiiiiiinl of wurk anil tun
,&' hrur teller than r.
" ' Mfi. J. H. M ABSIiAIX.
)', l'DtttinnIrr, Ilnysid, W, V11 , wrltrsi I hsva
iifr. rrd from hllunl with Caisrrb, IikIIkc
lioii und vsrimi cuitioltiiiiiit, until I Ix-cani
tli'i(indt'iit and on lh vi tk of limanlly, hut
llm 11 k tu your skillful IiphIiiihiI I sin rtfstoiea
to pcrfvet htiillli and ! Ilk new uisn,
A Valr nod JnUIUiiat ludy flpclr.
MttH, J.A.DUVALL,
Wm rmiluii, N. C, ssys;
"Aiiyoas tu sea nor
nioiitlis nvo and nrr m
now would not lake
in for the ssm prr
son, Now sfier thre
months Irraimrut my
t'MlHftll,lllOIHllllUl(
DmlitfM U ni red, and
liiyciillr ni'ivoiu y.
tsni Is rsstutrd) I am
mors flenliy than vver
111 mr in 1 1 vrrny iw. v
II... I u,.,.l,l I
If II had not Is-vn for you. ss fwatrspidly
ruiiniiiH i"H voimiimpiioq,"
MR. MHNgy RAII.RV, firvceshore, tad.,
alsl't llmt lis whs siilijutt lo Culenh, llron
flilll, and vrry dsf for etsuy ytsrs. In one
month snlnrd 1 eounds, end csh now hear th
(.lock tick lor the Aral time in many year,
MISS I.IIJJB 'Kt)M, s charming young
ii'iy 01 iviwoou, inu., n wai mouKni iw in
Hi Inal ataif-s of Consiimplion and was glvra
up ss a hoiielms rmw, ahe ny 1 " llr Tor th
nidof the first wtrk niycoush got txllrrand
I tiffisn to rnt and gsln atrrngth. II y th tad
of Ihs flmt month I gslnrd In wtight and now
am psrfrvlly well, tinvvr full hsttcr nor wiiishrd
so iinirii m my lite, you csa est my asms II
you choos,"
Dr. Ilnaty gHaraafee a positive and
fiiriiiiuionfceuiu forallthe abovedlseases
o those who seek; hi aid aud follow bis
dlroetlons.
Medtelne lor TAree Motitbt Vom Treat
mailt I'feo,
To introduce the Rana-Oera Car In
every community and prove tlistl teure
when all others have fatled, Jr, jisatjr
will fop a limited time, prepare s unlet en t
medlutne for V mouth treatment free.
Hend a dnsTlpMon of your trouble,
numeand 1', O, address atonee, or write
for our "Uiinstlon lllunk." end ororntit
atMntdon will he given you free. Th
fcana-Oora Dure I prepared specially to
suit eaeti individual patient,
Addws Dr. Marshal Bnaty,
Pep't JM, 12B W. ltli tit., Cluclnnati, O.
Hr. M, Oraty has sn snvlstd rpulstlon for
shllliy In hi profrwlon, and will not promise
what h ran nolrarryout. We sdvlw our read
rs to writ to I1I111, C'ArOOad Standard,
atete tl. A. K. Kneampinent,
Half rate; special cars.
For the above oceaslon the F.Ik horn
line will, on Fi bruary 8 and 0, sell
tickets to Norfolk and return atone
fare, $:!.& for (he round trip. Two
t ruins dully are available lor this trip,
leaving Lincoln 7:15 a.m. and 1:45 p,
m, Kpeehtl coadiea will be provided to
run through to, Norfolk without change,
leaving Lincoln at 1:45 p, m. February
bth. For further Information call ou or
nddres A. H. Finding, city ticket ngeut,
117 Houth Tenth stieet, Lincoln, Neb.
Caeetvetg gtlmulato liver, kidney aai
bowels; sever sickra, weaken or grip,10i
E I HAVE FOR SALE I
A LOT OF fl
PIGS
ol hntb !. of rrse Trada, Wilkes aad
I), a, atrala that I sill Mil vary (kaap
PnnaitaUoa etotk lor krd ieialiy
Will Mil .r4 to aoa ol Klra
MotUl.lh tS.IM koa. and CkliITrsinMib
t4,ibsreiMl loiasiU'hiabogoarth. Q
AIMIKKS .aa, g
LH.SUTERaNeligh.Neb.
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Tho Now.
Union
TFT TFir A rpTTh
LOOP-S&isss
w sow oris,
It rum on Van Buroo St.. rirecUy
in front of th
Chicago,
Rock Island
and Pacific
STATION.
Taeewagsr rling is rklma , k
Ik t utwa l.Vtal4 reewfceay
pail id tt ttifi wr, h'r Ieal l
eat U laksa nnmrOUily i aay id lb
large lir ta tbe doa leaa ilwltwt.
Ad I WvaUd Traia aid !- al IM
ll.Hk Ukad' Ntatuta. Trala tty
luiaai, ibfet!iifta matMttl'
fcl by tb "Or! U ItitgJ ltl.M
II yua 'll d a al iUwi lr
ttoeiAge a tit sad k al
bird f Vk id I bs-aga, peel WaoJ l
vi)tr, abkbsbu )aet ekal
uaat m kau ahial fbsavg) a4
lb Imiu aaJ I.Uvat4
1 bla saap vua tKoelJ bate b4U
k tattl l lbnty aad tssl K
la II. t btbst iwa ate hi laste'a
ad Imj uv uar bwada etategilate
sakimgi tris Addreat) juam iumsv
tu, a. r, A, talas
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