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M^^AAM^M r ,«M«iaMMHttU»
-TTiir I n»i I ijniiBijiiiVt 1 iMti r
KLONDIKE GOLD MINERS
OF THK
/
Alaska- Yukon-Klondike
Gold Syndicate..,.
' CAPITAL, $500,00a
OFFICERS.
Hull. Fkku EmkkyBbank, PrtiN., (^oI.VVm. J. Mavhury.m.d., YruHS.,
Kx-Mayor, Hallowell, Me. ISuTgreoii General of Maine, Sani.
r. K. Jkkkkby, Vice Pres.,
Ueiiei'itl Manager Life IiisunuR-e,
Biddefurd, Me.
William H. JKrKKKv, Sec,
Editor and Publiftlier,
Portland, Me.
(jRu. H. Davis. Sui>'t of MiiiiiiK,
Holy *'i'(>»s, Coloriidi'.
OFFICES:
CASCO NATIONAL BANK BUILDING,
J9I Middle St., PORTLAND, ME.
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13 \
\364--
HON. FRED E. BEANE,
President,
Hallowcll, MalM.
This littUi booklet is i>reseiitP(l to the public with two
objects in view ; one, which the reader nmst necessarily
iinderstaixl, is for lulvertisinK iiiirposes and to better ac-
quaint the general jinblic with the plans of the Alaska-
Ynkon-Klondike Gold Syndicate, and also to give dellnite
information concerning those who are to accompany our
expedition into that far away and perpetually frozen
region.
It is eslinuited, by very conservative authorities, that
at least a hundred thousand men and women will go to the
Yukon district from the United States aisd Canada upon
the approach of Sj)ring-time ; and that fully another hun-
dren thousand will go there from Europe.
It is assumed tluit the reader is interested in the sub-
ject of mining, both quartz and placer, and that he is
either a prospective investor or one who desires to go into
that region. It is an old saying, familiar to all, that, " for-
tune seldom knocks at our door" and when she does we
should throw it wide open and bid her " welcome."
Gold mining is, without doubt, the most fascinating of
all mining, and so it is very natural when a discovery is
nnide in any region, that there shonld be a rush in propor-
tion to the importance ot the discovery. Tlieve has never
been in the history of the world, gold discoveries tliat
were as rich as those of the Klondike region, ralifornia
amazed the world ; she has had ttfty years iii which to
estal)liHh a reputation ; Klondike has had less tlian one
year, and tliat year has far surpassed the early years of the
California discoveries. Carefully selected mining invest-
ments are sure to prove uf great value and yield enormous
returns.
1 rli-iil ilfl'lir-illn. IHir
)lic with two
t necessarily
to better iic-
tlie Alaslta-
give (lelliiite
M)iiii)aiiy our
ually frozen
lorities, tliat
kviil Ko to tlie
Canada upon
another hun-
'd in the sub-
id that lie is
res to K*> iiito
II, that, " for-
she does we
me."
'ascinatiuK of
i discovery is
ish in propor-
've has never
LM>veries that
California
in which to
ess than one
y years of the
lining invost-
eld enormous
COL. WILLIAM J. MAYBURV, M. D.,
Treasurer,
Saco, - Maine.
-mymm
mmi
I
Wliilc it is true tliat iiiiniiitf opt'iiitiniin Imvc fulled, 8(»
it Ih true ill every otlier wivlk of lite, {{iiilroiul.s Imve Iteeii
eoiistriieteil mid fiiiled, l)iit iiiie would not eoiideinii mil-
roiidiiiK ; 1hiiiI\h have been estal)lislied and I'ailed, Imt we
do not eolideiiiii baiiliinK: and ho in all of our reantile
and niannfaetiiriiiK ]>urHiiits the same can he said ; l>nt
wlieii we consider that there are no iiietallic snbstaiiceH
used to snpidy our wants hut are the result of some mining
enterprise, we tlien l>ea[in to appreciate the vastness of
mining o|)eratioiiH.
That the Yulton-Klondike district is ricli iicyond even
the reiser's dreams is no longer (|uestione(l. 'I'lie only
thinf? fo be determined to-day is. will yon, reader, acquire
a jiortioii of its wealth? Do you propose to obtain some of
the fjolden harvest which now awaits the reaiiersV And if
so, the (|uestion to determine is what mode of procedure is
most likely to briny; tlie ^•'•'at**^t returns witliin a reaso'i-
al)le time for a small investment, and to that end we divsiro
to call your attention to the jdans of our Syndicate and the
men who coini»ose its exi>edition, which is alv/.it to depart
for the Yukon country.
On the 14th day of July, 181>7, the little steamer, i-Ixcel-
sior, arrived at San Francisco, having on board some forty
miners, each of whom br(>iit?ht with him from the ice-
bound interior of Alaska, a fortune in >rold. From that
day dates the Klondike Gold Stampede, which lias far
rivalled in extent the three great gold discoveries of the
century: California in 1840, Australia in IS'ii, and South
Africa in 1890. Already more tlinn r- ven millions of dol-
lars in flittering .,'old have been brought from that region,
and it is estimated by government experts who have
observed the "clean up" that has not reached civilization.
line fiiilcd, so
(Ih Imvf Itet'ii
oiiilcinn riiil-
iiilt'd, liiit \vt>
iir n'iintile
))(' MHii! ; l>iit
\v Hiibhtanct'H
Hoiiic iiiiiiiiiK
' va.stiH'ss of
1 iii-VOIMl evt'it
il. The only
'luler, accniire
htiiiti some of
Iters V And if
f i>ri>i'»'dun' is
thill a niaso'!-
eiid Wf >i<; irvj
lieate and tlie
v/.it to depart
earner, i-Ixeel-
,rd some forty
from tlie ice-
From tiiat
^liicli lias far
(veries of tlie
t")!, and South
lillions of dol-
1 that region,
ts who have
rt civili/.ation.
C. E. JEFFREY,
Vice President and Agent,
Biddcford, Maine.
"•»-"»',s«ni
kManRXMMJbd
that fully seventy millions of dollars in ilust and nnggets
will be broufjlit down dnrinjf the next season. When mil-
lions of gold can be taken ont in a single year under the
most disadvanta;:^iH)us conditions, with a climate extremely
severe and the operators working witii the most primitive
instruments known to the miner's art, it is ditticnlt indeed
to conceive the fabulous amounts that must be yielded
up when capital, experience and modern equipments are
applied.
During the montli of September last, the Alaska-
Yukon-Klondike (lold Syndicate was incorporated under
the laws of the State of Maine with an authorized capital
of live hundred thousand dollars. The Syndicate is author-
ized by its liberal cliarter privileges, granted by the State
of Maine, to buy, sell, i)urchase and hold mineral, personal
and real estate, to operate mines and mining properties as
well as to prospect for and locate them, and to carry on
any other business that may be necessary for the success-
ful carrying out of the i)lans of the organization.
It will send, during the month of March of next year,
an expedition of about twenty-five men into the Yukon-
Klondike region. These men will be thoroughly equipped
to take the greatest possible advantage of every condition
that may be found ; they will not go in as employees but
each is witliin himself a partner of the Syndicate. Each
man is i-equired by contract to hold or represent at least
one thousand shares, fully paid for at its par value, of the
capital stock of the Syndicate in order to become a mem-
ber of the expedition. He receives no salary for his ser-
vices, which he contracts to give for eighteen months in
prospecting, locating and acquiring mineral claims in Alas-
ka and the northwest territory of British North America,
t and iiiifTsets
I. Wlipii mil-
ear under the
iite extremely
iiost primitive
iHicMilt indeed
st be yielded
[uipments are
the Alaska-
)()rtited under
orized capital
cate is author-
d by tlie State
leral, personal
: properties as
lid to carry on
)r the suceess-
on.
of next year,
1) the Yukon-
?hly equipped
ery condition
smployees but
idicate. Each
esent at least
r value, ot the
econie a mem-
iry for his ser-
pen months in
laims in Alas-
)rth America,
WILLIAM H. JEFFRBV,
Secretary,
Portland. Maine.
•ikiMWiMHa
Ill
but when he locates a claim, forty-nine per cent, of its
product belongs to him, anil Hftyone per cent, to the stock
of the corporation, that is, it is divided pro rata anions all
wh(» have contributed to the expense of the expedition, so
that each member is interested directly and financially in
every claim that each of the entire expedition shall locate ;
so that when one member of the expedition shall make a
discovery, he will he anxious to have the information con-
veyetl to the members of his own party first, so that as
many claims as possible may be staked by his associates
before any outside party shall learn of the discovery. In
this manner each member of the expedition has twenty-
four men beside himself, all co-operating and working to
secure claims for him, and when one member discovers pay
gravel or quartz veins every other member of the expedi-
tion and every stockholder, whether there or at home,
receives his proportion or part of fifty-one per cent, of the
claims discovered.
A fair Klondike claim is worth one hundred thousand
.lollars. The Rothschild's Syndicate has offered to pay one
million and two hundred thousand dollars for any ten
consecutive Klondike claims on either Bonanza, Eldorado
or Hunker Creeks, or one hundred thousand dollars each.
Now it is the purpose of this Syndicate to sell fifty thou-
sand shares of the stock, one-half of which is taken by the
nieml)ers of the expedition who go into the field, the other
half to be subscribed for those who do not wish to stand
the rigors of the Alaskan winter and who at the same time
desire to share in the immense profits that must be derived
from an exi»edition composed of men who not only put in
their mojiey, but a year and a half of their time, receiving
11
cent, of its
to the stock
t(i anions all
xi»editioii, so
Inancially in
sliall locate ;
shall make a
rniation coii-
it, so that as
lis associates
scovery. In
I has twenty-
(1 working to
liscovers pay
if the expedi-
or at home,
• cent, of the
red thousand
ed to pay one
for any ten
iza, Kldorado
dollars each,
ill fifty thou-
tuken by the
^Id, the other
wish to stand
he same time
ist be derived
>t only put In
me, receiving
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no coinpensiition other tliaii food, cloUiiiiK and shelter,
unless they succeed in locating claims.
All subscriptions are to back these men who have each
a thousand (h)llars of money an<l a year an<l a half of time
at stake, and with twenty-five men of this class working
for you, your investment is bound to yield a hundred fold.
"We have no hesitancy in saying, and we believe that it
cannot be contradicted, that there is no enterprise that
will go into Alaska in the coming spring so well equipped
and with so many elements of success as will our organiza-
tion. Remember that every man who accompanies the
expedition has placed a thousand dollars in the stock of
the Syndicate ; remember that he gives a year an«l a half
of his time and liis money to help make your investment
pay ; remember that each man is carefully picked with
regard to his moral, social, intellectual and physical qualitl-
cations; remember that if one fair Klondike claim is staked
by any one of the entire party, you will receive a divi-
dend of about one hundred per cent, the Hrst year, and if
more is found, your dividends will increase in proportion.
Nearly all the stock that we propose to offer at this time
has been subscribed ; only a small amount remains, which
is being rapidly taken by those who appreciate the possibil-
ities of such an undertaking.
It might not be amiss to call your attention to the
olhcers of the Syndicate and their standing, and also to the
men who will compose the expe<lition. We present to the
reader, i)ortraits of our officers and members of our expe-
dition, such as have sent their ])hutographs to this office up
to the time of going to press. Others who are now under
contract will appear in a later edition.
hikI shelter,
ho have each
lialf of time
ilasH working
imidred fold,
elieve that it
terpiise that
veil equipped
our ortjfaiiiza-
iinpanies the
the stock of
!ar and a half
ir investment
picked with
ysical qualitl-
iaim is staked
iceive a divi-
t year, and if
in proportion.
•T at this time
mains, which
e the possibil-
ention to the
nd also to the
present to the
4 of our expe-
» this otHce up
•e now under
13
FRANK W. HOWARD,
Dover, Maine,
Formerly a arain Merchant of
BiK Timber. Montana.
J
|l'!
U
First we prt'SPiit ii splciidiil likeness of our I'resiaeiit,
Hon FrtMl K. Beaiie. Kx-Miivor of Hallowell, tlie present
Secretary of tlie Denioeratic State ("onimittee and also the
present Supreme Kepresentative of K. ..f P. <.f tlie world.
Next, we present a portrait of onr Vice-I'resulent, Mr.
C E. Jeffrey, of Hiddeford, who is too well known in the
western section of onr State to need any introduction. Mr.
Tcttrey has been a successful (Jeneral Insurance ARcnt
for many years, and at present has charge of tlie business
of one of Maine's largest companies.
We next present tlie portrait of (»ur Treasurer, Col.
Win .1. Mavbury, M. D.. Surgeon General of Maine on the
staff of His Kxcellency, Governor Powers. Col. Maybnry
is also too well known to require commendation.
The next is a portrait of William II. Jeffrey, the
Secretary, who has for several years been identified witJi
the ,)ress of Maine. ^ , »,.
The next portrait is that of our Superintendent of Min-
ing, Mr. Geo. H. Davis, late of the Holy Cross Mines, Col-
orado. Mr. Davis, as a miner and expert, lias but few
eiiuals and no superiors in this country, and the fact of the
mining feature of our enterprise being under the direction
of one of so large an experience and of whose ability and
energy there is no question, is certainly a guarantee that
nothing will be left undone that would tend to make our
operations more succe-ssful. Mr. Davis will accompany
and have charge of the advance party that will precede the
main expedition by about one month.
The remaining portraits are of men who are well known
in their respective towns. Each is strong, able bodied, in-
telligent and hardv, witli determination, pluck and persev-
erance and bound to succeed in their determination to ac-
)iir Presiileiit,
1, tlH- present
(' antl also the
of tlie worUl.
I'resideiit, Mr.
known in the
xluction. Mr.
svirance Agent
)f tlu' business
'reasurer, Col.
' Maine on the
Col. Mayhnry
tion.
[. Jeffrey, the
identifleil with
tendent of Min-
oss Mines, Col-
t, has but few
1 the fact of the
er the direction
lose ability and
guarantee that
nd to make our
will accompany
will precede the
» are well known
able bodied, in-
luck and persev-
rinination to ac-
ic
•>
ALFRED D. COTTLE,
Farmer,
Belnrade, Maine.
An experienced gold miner.
4bp«
,J
le
quire wealth. To do ho ti.ey must make their investment
and yours worth a liundred times its par value.
We should be pleased to have any wh.. are interested
in this enterprise to investigate into the standing of the
Syndicate and its officers, or make i.iqniry as to the stand-
ing, socially, financially or physically, of any member of the
expedition that is to go into Alaska.
As soon as the expedition arrives at Dawson City, the
men will divide up into small prospecting parties and scat-
ter over a vast » of country seeking for gold, maintain-
ing a general h' matters where some twenty-five tons of
food, clothing 1. . . implements necessary to carry on the.i
work, will be stored. Weekly reports will be «ent hack to
headquarters so that the entire party will know all the t m e
iust where each is located and be prepared, at a moment s
notice, to start for rich strikes made by any of their asso-
ciates anywhere in that vast and fabulously rich country.
Extract from Lectnre on the Klondike Mining District
nv
WILUAM oaiLVIE. F. R. 0. S .
SlIRVRYOB TO THK UOMIXION OF CANADA,
DIUWCRCD .T VICTOR.*, BRm.H COLUM.iA, NOVCM.IR STH. 1B9T.
Hon Col. Baker, Minister of Mines, occupied the
chair Col. Baker referred to Mr. Ogilvie's great services
as an explorer in the North during the past ten years, for
which he had received the medal of the lloyal Geograph-
ttHI
r investment
17
re interested
ndinR of the
to the stand-
iieniher of the
rson City, the
ties and scat-
>ld, maintain-
ty-flve tons of
carry on their
B sent hack to
•wall the time
vt a moment's
of their asso-
•ich conntry.
liDiDg District
1>A,
ICR 8TH, 1B9T.
occupied the
great services
; ten years, for
oyal (leograph-
CHESTER W. DOTEN.
Merchant,
Woodford's Corner, Drerinc, Maine.
„.„,SocU.., n,».n.eH,„„l»K,.U..w,„n,„.C.Wl.r„U.„
i.ulu.s iui»l (JciitlHnt'ir.- After tw
flatt.rinti u.tro.l...U.... K^ !" "^ ,. J' ,„„,„ to u.ake a few
very hearty --»;;-";,;;,,:;,;;, ,i n.y ,>ositi..n. .%.y
prelhnh.ary reii.aiks in •'''I""' ,,,,, f, .lisdose cer-
r..u.lHaretuHl..nU..Ulyan. - -^^ .^ ^,,,„.,,,„ ,,
^'^'" ''"'Tw.;: 1 .n'e wmZearly next year.
Ottawa, which I hope win ,^ ^^^^^
, will tirst introdnce yon to h^^ yea ro .j^,^,,^
,.en u«Hl by the J"'";";;^;:;^::^^!^" tinj it. The w.>ra
tbat they kiiew their Imsines^ ^ |; ^.^ " or
..Dyea" isitHelf ""J^f'*;' ,;'^'; for the trail. From
..,oad"-a very '^I'^Jj; ^he caTyon it would be an easy
tide ^^ater to the "^;;^''^\^XTZmu^A, as easy almost
to build a road »«;^«"^^;* „";':; yoir city streets. Fnmi
as to c.u>struct (me along ""^ ^ construction is
the mouth of the J^^^^^.,^ fpn-bably be necessary to
more ditllcult; in fact t wo"J „ ^.^j^.^ ^^^ „Hff«.
susiiend the road *>y i'"" ^'^^'^^the climb is yet more dif-
sra\\r:iavr^« --"'« -» -'" '-^^''^
n.verystee.andvery.e.^^^^
to Lake I^i"f^'"«;" f;;;, and the road has been somewhat
l,,,,,aredandtwenty eet ami ^^^ itself, the lirst hjke .s
improvedof late. Lakei. ^,^ „,t,^,„„ Lake Linde-
r^L^KeLewSre is^ a sandy ridge three-.uar-
celelinilt'*!
he noise of
IB
After tlie
III and yonr
nuke a few
iHJtion. My
liHelose eer-
iiblislied at
e, which liaH
lit is evident
The wovtl
•' pack " or
trail. From
Id be as easy
easy almost
reels. From
nistruction is
necessary to
lides of cliffs.
I yet more dif-
will heartily
>m the summit
thousand three
een somewhat
le first lake, is
,n Lake Linde-
ilge three-quar-
PRED A. JACKSON,
Parmer,
Bast Wlnthfop, Maine.
„„,,„„„„„.....,„ .«,rr.„„,u.,..U 1..M...
preHeiit l)y<'ii T""*''-
FARUY OOLD DISCOVERIES.
;j;n:;;V't:'MV;:;;..':M;n::::....-M..„ - «•
f„n..w»: on II,.' N.'l»"n. "" " «; ,",.| Cah-pr""! "^ ""
-;i;^";;;^^;;*rrK.^".:i;;e".':---. -
r-'^nr ;:::. »n-i ^" ' - " ' ""
Kovnluik. in.liiin the pliw** where h«
,oUl. whiH. was not at .lu' >;;';,';; v„u..n an.l built
„,• th. U..W fanu.us Klon.bke ^ .^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^
' in the foUowiuK '^''''\'\'"'^; "^,7, "It for nu.ny yearn,
tbey traned in V.art..evslni. at at o t .^^ ^^^^^^^.^^^
-. MiaBi*"
fiiil •>(■ tlie
ni
Istory of the
inlMT -2. two
iiiiux'tl llav-
1 ii iirosjuM-t-
v«' to lilt' a«
iinl, «'oloiu«:
iroMjH'cts; on
\m\ l>l'OKl»t'<'t9
;(. tlu'ii way
buck IIiiri)or
inc t'loiii tliH
tice when) lu'
ill will''!" Imt
mlian ^ot the
. DiiiiiiK tl»'
ikon and liuHt
ow tli«' iiioiitli
him there, aiul
ir many years,
^•orite hunting
1(1 if they had,
lul nothing, for
ashed away all
U0UI5 B. CARON.
Mlllman,
aorham, N. H.,
Formerly of
Cambridge Junction, Vermont.
uii&iMi
^■^
KiiL---<SiL ^
22
brothers. >^y "«"'*". '*"«^'^";*,^^d Ic.rered the rivet from
A .nuuberof ^'^^^^'^ "^raltl^^^'^^^^ prospecting.
Lake Le Barge ^"f ' f/g^^^^.^t the bars yielded fine
Hnding tine gold. On tl e Stewa^ established a
•-^-r^uK;::;rsnpt^U.r.^^^
gold being what every mm-Ms^ok„.gf^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^
-^.o^t^lSewrrl^S/oneortwo
creeks are rich. Vnrtv-Mile. Napoleon
^"''"'^^'T:Jt^Tren?h-l it. fs rich
Gulch, named alter the Frencmnan ^^^^
in nuggets. Fiankhn Gulch ^« ^P/^^^. rK= • ^^^^^^^^^
Davis, Mosquito and Chicle" ^^^^^^ ^^^ ^.^^^^
discovered in 1896, '^'^^ J^'^^f'^^'^i^.'JJery of the gold in
this being a few weeks ^i^^^^^j'^^^H, was a doubt
Eldorado and ««"«»^*- J^^JJnprwhich gold had b en
LrSrnXkirrfSf;a.Sl in ISSe. 1 was sent in
ly therthorities to mark the boundary hne.
THE FIRST OF KLONDIKE.
f fi,« crnld on the Klondike was made
mmti I
■^■^^
98
i would sink
ivas done but
liver by two
)f Peterboro.
le rivei from
prospecting,
( yieUled fine
estal>lished a
l)ectors found
jr-Mile, coarse
nd the excite-
[)1, wlien gold
3 below Forty-
:, and in 1891,
, One or two
ile. Napoleon
ated it, is rich
h, as are also
le last named,
ch at the time,
r of the gold in
sre was a doubt
h gold had ben
8, 1 was sent in
le.
HARRY A. NEVENS.
Clerk.
DcertnK, Maine.
ndike was made
wans3n, and an-
dollars iuul sevei.ty-tlvt' cents. ^i^^sl.
;^^=;--?ESir:,r:
tion fov truth '-"7 «:;"\^^ '^^^ir rKr*'** '"'"'^ •''"•^''"
I poinS out to then, that t'-- -s no n-^^^s on .
lulvin^ the.twelve dollars and «;;-^y;f;;^S ;, j?. Then
only question was t>'«''-f 7' l^'^^'^^ ^^„ "went «P was so
followed the excitement. One '"^"^ ,;„,, ^,,,,; ,,e was
drunk that he did not wake "^ t"^;- '/"^^^ ^.^^ ,.ad been
beh.K taken by boat until « ""'^'y;. ;";; ,,esi clahns on
acconiplished. and he owns one of the very
theK- ..dike to-day. (I^«"K ^ ^;:'^ . ..^^ ^ere prospected.
as an "ndication of the existence of ve y f.ur r cK
was n December tbat the charac^ter of tl.<^ 'U«M
established, ^wenty-one^a K>ve d.seo. er^^^ ^^^^
the one which first proved the ^ ' « f ^ \^. , ^ couple
owner of this claim was m the 'l''^^* j;^ ^^^^J ^^^ t„e rate
of tubf uls every nlRht. and paying h^ ^J f^T^o ado. was
•25
y took out
1 to try fur-
out twelve
ri as Siwash
nt down tt>
miners on
twelve «lol-
an old Win-
in. his repu-
niinevH said
iiany places,
opinion, and
un alwnit his
sin gold; the
ot it. Then
t up was so
that he was
\ey had been
BSt claims on
R prospected,
found in the
may be taken
rock-bed. It
diggings was
Bonanza was
district. The
iig up a couple
len at the rate
Eldorado, was
one hundred
VIROIL C. JACKSON,
Parmer.
EMt Wlnthrop, Maine.
J
ana twelve aollarn was taken^ont '^^J^^t. ^ ^^
wus tlHM, a pan ot «>ven K'e. te^ . ,,,„, „,ws went .»own
Diiwstni.
MANY HUNDRED MILLIONS.
B. .a :^ KU..aao C.e. .;«o. ^^^^^
two hnuare.l a.ul «''^''";;'« ,!;';■ 'tuese claims are r-hhI
,,ni yieiaas "''»' V"'\':' T, , " that about a Imnarea o
I have no hesitation "\\*P"\J'\^ „f thirty nullions ol
h eon Bonanza will y^^^'d «pwa^^^ yield a miUhm
;,,,.,. ruun. 30 he ow. «; ^^ '^^ ^^ J, , Luulred thon-
in itself, ana ten o he « w^ y>^ j ^„, ^.ate .-on-
«ana aollars "L- 'H*^^*' \^;\; (^ ,„„« to seventy-live nul-
naent.turn ont tro'" '^t^;-^;^^ t,.^t there i« "O «ther
of their aays. ,.■ i,t miles above that,
Hunker Creek the same- ^^rospectinR has been
on Stewart ana iMVeyrner ^^^ ^^ jgoj, gooa
done and goUl ^-^^^-\^^Z rU'hness of the goUl increases
*■■
rtt. Tliert^
t.). rt, mul
vent down
janie up to
ween th»'m
9 are gooil.
liuntlreil of
niillions of
M a million
ndred thou-
n quite <'on-
„ty-ftve niil-
3 is no other
Vias afforded
e8 — fortunes
he remainder
iS above that,
torn, Hunker,
d Hottoni, as
aken, and on
ctinp has been
I. in 1805, good
gold increases
men, working
he water drove
ii and come out
PRANK J. CARON.
Millnian,
Qorham, N. H.,
Formerly ol
BrowntnKton. Vermont.
iM
w
detern.ine<l to n'turn: but tl.ey .lid n-.t «.. Im.-k, as in tl.p
nu-antiiue the Kl..n.lik.' f-x.-itement kiu.ck.-.Ulmt phioe ..ut.
(;..lil lias 1..M.I. fomul at tl.f l.ea.l of Lake Le lJarK<s on
tlif stream llowinR into the lake at this point. In fact
there is jjol.l everywhere in this /.one. whieh is hve hundred
,„il,.s louK l.v one hundred and tlfty wide. Prospects are to
he found on the Dalton Trail, on the other shle of the \ u-
kon river. A man riding alouR the Altsek 1 rail was
thrown fr.m. his horse, and. in fallii.R. eauRht at the
hraneh of a tree. As he drew himself up. he saw some-
thing sKioinS '»" l''*" '^'''^' ^^'"'''' ""''** '''" '*"''"^'"" "*
„n,-e He pieked it up and found that it was gold.
A faet that I am now going to state to you. and one
that is easily demonstrated, is that from Telegraph (,reek
„„rthward to the boundary line, we have in the nonunion
and in this Provinee an area of from five hundred and lifty
to six hundred miles in length, and from one hundred to
one hundred an<l fifty miles in width, over the whole ot
whieh rich prospects have been found. AVe must have from
ninety thousand to one hundred thousand scpiare miles,
whieh, with proper care, judicious handling, and better fa-
cilities for the transportation of food and utensils, will be
the largest, as it is the richest gold field the world has ever
known.
MOUNTAIN OF GOLD ORE.
In regard to (piart/. claims, seven have already been
located in the vicinity of Korty-Mileand Dawson, and there
is also a mountain of gold-bearing ore in the neighborhood.
About forty miles up the river, two large J^l'^'^''^ '"^;'^^'^.^^^"
located by an expert miner hailing from the United States,
mmmmmmimm
'k, us in tlip
it pliice out.
,e liaise, on
t. In fact,
ive hnndrwl
^l)ects are to
of the Yn-
; Triiil was
\g\\t at tlie
B saw sonie-
uttention at
on, ami one
frrapli ('reek
le Dinninion
red and lifty
hundred to
he whole of
ist have f mm
ipiare miles,
nd better fa-
nsila, will be
orld has ever
already been
ion, and there
leighborhood.
ms have been
Jnited States,
THOMAS E. JACKSON,
Meat Dealer and Farmer,
Manchester, Maine.
^
MO
and who lia« liiul considerable experience in Montana and
otiier mineral States, and he assured nie that the extent of
the lode is sncli that these two claims are greater than any
propositicni in the world. On Bear Creek a (inartz claim
was located last winter, and I dn-w up the papers for the
owner. He had to swear that he had found gold; he swore
that he did, and he told me the amount, which, if true, will
make it one of the most valuable properties that exists in
the country.
On Gold Hottom another claim has been located, and 1
nnule a test of the ore. I had no sieve, and had to employ
a hand mortar, which yon who know anything of the work
will understand would not give best results. The poorest
result obtained was, however, one hundred dollars to the
ton, while the richest was one thousand dollars. About
thirty miles up the Klondike another claim was located,
and the man swore that it was rich, although he wouldn't
say how rich. That mother lode is yet to be found in the
ridges between the creeks, and when it is found it may be
found to consist of several large lodes, or a succession of
small ones.
THE UPS AND DOWNS.
In one'clean-up, eighty pounds avoirdupois of gold was
taken out, or a total value of about sixteen thousand dol-
lars When vou consider that the securing of this amount
took the ..-.>:tcd labors of six men for three months, you
can understand that there is considerable cost connected
with the operation.
One man who owns a claim on Eldorado and one on
Bonanza, has sold out, it is said, for a million dollars. He
1
ntana and
e extent of
ir than any
artz claim
iTS for the
1; he swore
f true, will
,t exists in
rtted, and I
I to employ
»f the work
'he poorest
lars to the
irs. About
iras located,
le wouldn't
ound in the
id it may be
iccession of
of gold was
on sand dol-
this amount
Qonths, you
t connected
and one on
dollars. He
1
81
Ml)5. ELLA A. JACKSON,
(Wife of Thomai E. Jackson)
Manchester, Maine,
The only Maine woman to go
to the Klondike this Spring.
wm
went into the country a poor man with tlie intention of
raisinK HntHcicnt nictney to pay off the inortRage on his
place. He has, 1 Itelieve, not only done so, but paid off
those of all his neighhors.
Mr. OKilvie Rave valuable details of observations of
temperature, and concerning the limited jiossibilities of the
Yukon for Rardening, and also told some interesting stories
of game hunting.
Mr. Ogilvie concluded, " We have there a vast region
comprising from ninety thousand to one hundred thou-
sand square miles of untold possibilities. Rich deposits we
knov- to exist, and all may be as rich. We know now that
there is sufficient to supply a population of a huiulred
thousand people, and I look forward to seeing that number
of people in that country within the next ten years."
A FAITHFUL PUBLIC SERVANT.
Sir Charles Tapper, Bart., moved "a hearty vote of
thanks to Mr. Ogilvie for the able and instructive lecture
which has so interested us to-night."
Lieutenant-Governor Dewdney, in seconding the vote
of thanks, declared that when he was Minister of the Inte-
rior, Mr. Ogilvie was one of his most valuable officers.
The vote of thanks being tendered by the whole audi-
ence rising, the meeting closed.
VICTORIA, B. c:
PaiNTKD BY Richard Wolfkndkn,
Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty,
1897.
itt'ntion «)f
igp on hiH
lit paid off
vatioiis of
lities of the
;iiig stories
rast region
tired thou-
JepoHits we
V now that
a hundred
lat number
sars."
ty vote of
ive lecture
g the vote
)f the Inte-
fflcers.
vhole audi-
ty.
I
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