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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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 \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. 
 
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 mmi 
 
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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 
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 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 
 
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 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 
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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. 
 
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 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 
 
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 ALFRED D. COTTLE, 
 Farmer, 
 Belnrade, Maine. 
 An experienced gold miner. 
 
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 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. 
 
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