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 Yukon Bold Fields 
 
 HANDBOOK 
 
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 INFORMATION 
 
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 ISSUED BY 
 
 THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY CO. 
 
 SIXTH COITION 
 
 MONTREAL 
 
 FEBRUARY 12th 
 
 1898 
 
INDEX 
 
 
 PAOB 
 
 The Yukon District 3 
 
 Mining Camps and Settlements 6 
 
 The Climate 6 
 
 Winter Travelling 7 
 
 Products of the Land 7 
 
 Law and Order 9 
 
 How Placer Mining is Carried on 9 
 
 Quartz Mining, etc 10 
 
 Miners' Supplies 10 
 
 Transportation of Baggage and Supplies 12 
 
 Transportation of Dogs, Horses, etc 13 
 
 Canadian Customs Regulations 13 
 
 Free Miners' Certificates 14 
 
 How to reach the Gold Fields; — 
 
 Stikine Route 17 
 
 Skagway Route 21 
 
 Dyea Route 23 
 
 Dalton Trail 25 
 
 St. Michael's Route 2f> 
 
 Edmonton Routes 26 
 
 Prince Albert Route 28 
 
 Ashcroft Route 28 
 
 When to Start 29 
 
 Rates and Tickets 29 
 
 Steamship Sailings 30 
 
 Berths on Steamships 31 
 
 Canadian Mining Regulations 32 
 
 Alaskan (U.S.) Mining Regulations 35 
 
SIXTH EDITION 
 
 KLONDIKE 
 
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 AND IHE 
 
 YUKON 
 
 QOLD FIELDS 
 
 in the Far Canadian Nortii-West 
 and Alaslca 
 
 The Yukon ilistrictof the North-West Territories of Canada, 
 in which the famed Klondike gold fields are located, comprises that 
 vast stretch of country lying between the Arctic Ocean on the 
 north, the 141st west meridian or international boundary line which 
 separates it from the United States' territory of Alaska on the 
 west, the northern boundary of the Province of British Columbia 
 on the south, and the summit of the Canadian Rocky Mountains 
 which divides it from the Mackenzie Basin on the east. The 
 district is about 600 miles from north to south, by over 500 miles 
 from east to west at its southern boundary, with gradually lessen- 
 ing distances towards the north. Comparatively little is definitely 
 known regarding this new and largely unexplored region, and 
 while the information about the country, its resources and con- 
 ditions, contained in the following pages, has been collected from 
 the most reliable sources, it is only given to the public with such 
 reservations as to its correctness in some particulars as the 
 circumstances would seem to warrant, and additional and authen- 
 tic information will be publisht'd in future editions hereof as 
 procured. 
 
 The bewildering stories from the Yukon, of marvellous dis- 
 coveries ot gold of untold richness, would seem almost incredible 
 were they not substantiated by the official reports of reliable 
 explorers and officers of the Canadian North-West Mounted 
 Police, and by tangible evidences of their authenticity in the 
 shape of immense quantities of gold, actually taken from the 
 placers of the Far North, which have been brought out by 
 returning miners. For the past few years the vast basin of the 
 Yukon was reputed to be one of the most resourceful mining 
 regions of the continent, but the actual results of exploration 
 during the past twelve months have demonstrated that its bound- 
 less wealth, startling in its immensity, far exceeds human con- 
 ception and has never been surpassed in the world's history. 
 Nearly every home-bound steamer from Alaskan ports during' 
 the past summer and autumn brought its quota of miners who 
 have made their pile, and, they say, millions of virgin gold await 
 the fortunate men who have the hardihood and the courage to 
 penetrate the unknown depths of the Yukon district. 
 
 The great northern gold belt extends through this district 
 southeastwardty into British Columbia, with a width, in places, 
 
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 179397 
 
THE GREAT GOLD HELT OF THE YUKON 
 
 of KM) niiles. Rich strikes have been made at places over this large 
 area, wlierever prospected, and there is no reason to doubt that 
 the diffusion of ffold is general, the Klontlike, in which the recent 
 rich finds have so far been reported, bcin>>; only a small section of 
 the Yukon district. Mr. \Vm. Ogilvio, the well-known Cana- 
 dian Government explorer, whose reliability is unquestioned, is 
 authority tor the statement that untold wealth — almost fabulous 
 in amount — is to be found in these new gold fields which arc now 
 attracting the attention of the wl<ole civilized world. He says: 
 
 " (lold has been found in a certain zone in British Columbia, 
 running through the Cariboo and Cassiar districts. Project the 
 axis of this zone northwesterly and we touch Teslin Lake, 
 Hootalinqua River, Stewart River, Indian Creek, Tecoandike, 
 Sixty Mile, Forty Mile, American Creek, Seventy Mile and Birch 
 Creek. Now, it is highly improbable that, gold being found at 
 all these points, the intervening spaces are barren. Thus we 
 may have a zone of upward of five hundred miles in length, some 
 of it in Alaska, more of it in the Canadian North-West Territory, 
 and much of it in British Columbia, which will yet be the scene 
 of nutnerous mining enterprises, both placer and quartz, the 
 latter practically inexhaustible. This country under more favor- 
 able climatic conditions would be the richest and most extensive 
 mining area in the world." 
 
 New discoveries of marvellous richness are continually being 
 made, speaking of which Mr. Ogilvie further says : 
 
 " The character of the gold and the gravel in which it is 
 found indicates to me that they are not the result of glacial action, 
 but rather of natural erosion, and I would say that the mother 
 lode is not far away from the placer mines in the neighboring 
 mountains. The mother lode may not realize the expectations 
 which the placers have raised, but I would not offer that as my 
 opinion, for it is not my opinion . I believe we have a remarkably 
 rich country there. I have seen quartz assayed from $flO() to 
 $1,000 a ton. The great wealth will be taken out by the big 
 operations of the quartz miners. The placer miner has shown 
 the way, and will be as certainly followed by the other as he was 
 at Juneau and in California. The big find at El Dorado is work- 
 ing out two altogether opposite effects. It has caused the miner 
 who has been putting up with the hardships of Alaska, as all that 
 country is erroneously called, and who for years has been satisfied 
 with gravel that paid ten cents to the pan, to quit work and curse 
 his luck because he can't pick up $200 and $.S0O to the pan." 
 
 Dr. Dawson, F. R. G.S. , and director general of the Geological 
 Survey of Canada, a recognized authority on mineralogy, after 
 whom Dawson City, the centre of the recent gold discoveries, is 
 named, says : 
 
 " The entire range from the extreme end of South America 
 to the Arctic is rich in minerals. About 40 years ago gold was 
 discovered in Cariboo, which for its area was the banner mining 
 district of the world till Klondike was discovered. Then Koote- 
 nay, Omenica and Cassiar, all instance the trend of the discov- 
 eries has been northwest in a belt that runs practically from the 
 British Columbia boundary to the Yukon. In all these districts 
 placer mining has been followed in a greater t)r lesser degree by 
 the discovery of quartz almost in exact proportion to the facility 
 of access, and that these have not been worked extensively is 
 due to the difficulty of getting machinery into the country, and 
 not to any lack of ore." .... 
 
 And again Dr. Dawson reports : 
 
 " I consider the Yukon destined to be the greatest mining 
 country the world ever saw. I anticipate that the recent dis- 
 coveries will lead to the development of quartz mining, in 
 which is the staple wealth of any mining country. Experienced 
 prospectors have already found a number of valuable gold qaartz 
 discoveries in the Yukon district, and many more are sure to 
 follow." 
 
 Inspector Strickland, of the Canadian North-West Mounted 
 
THE GKEAT GOLD BELT OF THE YUKON 
 
 Police, which preserve order in the Yukon district, in speaking 
 of the Klondike discoveries, says : 
 
 "There has been no exagfjeration. I have seen nothing' in 
 the newspapers in regard to the richness of the field that is not 
 true. Great strikes have been made, but the amount of gold is 
 unlimited. There are hundreds of creeks rich in gold bearing 
 placers, never yet entered by the prospectors. Of course, all the 
 claims in the creeks now opened are taken up, but these are only 
 beginnings, I believe, of much greater finds." 
 
 But a small portion of this vast region has been explored, 
 and a largo tract of goU -bearing country which affords un- 
 bounded possibilities of further rich discoveries — the conditions 
 and the character of a large portion of the district being similar 
 to the Klondike— is still »)pen to the prospector. With such an 
 immense mineralized region, hardy and industrious men who 
 are physically and financially filled, and have the energy and 
 resolution to face the privations and hardships incident to pros- 
 pecting and mining in this country, need not hesitate lest the 
 field be fully occupied by others. 
 
 Teleckach Crkkk, on .Siikink Riveh. 
 
 There is ample room for thousands of practical miners, 
 laborers, business men and capitalists, but few openings for 
 professional men, clerks, bookkeepers, etc., as such. Notwith- 
 standing the recent influx, reports are to the effect that 
 any man willing and able to work in the Klondike need 
 not be idle — the rate of wages varying from $10 to $15 per day, 
 and doubtless similarly high wages will rule in other places when 
 their wealth is established. Many work claims o.! shares even 
 more profitably. A man, however, should not start for the Yukon 
 with less than $500 or $()00, besides his expenses to his 
 destination and a good outfit and liberal quantity of supplies. 
 Those who go should be prepared to stay a year or longer, and 
 ordinarily during that time they have excellent chances of making 
 money, with the possibilities of a fortune. 
 
 MINING CAMPS AND SETTLEMENTS 
 
 The present principal centres of the Yukon are Dawson City, 
 Forty Mile Post and Fort Cudahy in Canadian territory, Dawson 
 City in the Klondike being the great central mining camp; but as 
 discoveries are made new towns will spring up and probably be- 
 come important points, not only on the Yukon river, but along the 
 
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THE CLIMATE OF THE YUKON 
 
 Hootalinqua, and about Lake Teslin, in Northern British Coluni- 
 bim, where prospectorN have already discovered gold in paying 
 quantities. Gold has also been discovered on the Slikine 
 river. The Yi kon's banks are dotted here and there with 
 native villages and small settlements inhabited by traders, mission- 
 aries and Indians. There are stores, hotels and restaurants at 
 the chief mining centres, and during the coming season these 
 will doubtless be augmented to meet the increased requirements 
 of new comers. 
 
 THE CLIMATE 
 
 Although comparatively little is known about the Yukon dis- 
 trict, the experience of those who have lived there is that the cli- 
 mate is healthy, the winters long and very cold, but so devoid of 
 humidity that th^ir intensity is not so keenly felt as would be 
 imagined from the readings of the thermometer, and with a plenti- 
 ful supply of suitable clothing can be made agreeable. The 
 summers are short and hot. There are the long winter nigh*' 
 and the nightless summer days usual to an arctic region. The 
 precise temperature for a whole year has been recorded by the 
 officials of the Canadian Government in the vicinity of the Klon- 
 dike, and is as follows : 
 
 1896 
 Month 
 
 Lowest 
 Temperature 
 
 Highest 
 Temperature 
 
 January 
 
 February 
 
 March 
 
 April 
 
 May 
 
 June 
 
 July 
 
 August 
 
 September. . . . 
 October .... 
 November . . . 
 December . . . 
 
 684° below zero 
 
 64i° 
 
 38^ *' 
 
 26° •' (onW) 
 
 5° above zero 
 28.8° 
 
 3.3° " (on mh) 
 27° 
 
 4.8° 
 
 1" below zero( on 6th ) 
 .36° " (on 30tli) 
 
 444° 
 
 3° below zero 
 32° above zero (on 'joth) 
 
 40° " (on 16thi 
 614° " (■>" W">) 
 
 63r 
 
 81° " (on 30tli) 
 81° " (on l«t and 2nd) 
 76° 
 
 63° 
 51° 
 224° 
 10° 
 
 The average temperature for the month of January, 1806, was 
 40.71° below zero, and for February, 35.42° below. 
 
 In January, 1807, the lowest recorded temperature was 55.07° 
 below zero, and it went under .50^ below zero six times, and 40" 
 below zero and under nine times. The highest recorded tem- 
 perature in this month was 10° above zero. Compared with 
 January, 1896, this shows the seasons are somewhat varying. 
 
 In June, 1896, it sank three times just below freezing (32" 
 above zero), and rose twenty-two times over 60° above zero, 
 seven of which were over 70° above. 
 
 In July it went below 40° above zero eight times, and over 
 70® above zero thirteen times. 
 
 In August it went below 40° above zero thirteen times, and 
 over 70° above zero seven times. 
 
 In September it went under 40° above zero twenty-two 
 times, and rose over 60° above six times. 
 
 In November it was below zero twenty-three days out ol 
 the thirty. 
 
 The above record will give those who intend to go to the 
 Klondike a fair idea of the weather they must expect. It indi- 
 cates an intensely cold winter, followed by a short spring, opening 
 
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THE PRODUCTS OF THE YUKON 
 
 in May, and then a decidedly warm summer from June until Sep- 
 tember, when a short-lived autumn soon changes to winter again. 
 
 Milder winters of course prevail further south along the 
 Hootalinqua river .tnd in the Lake Teslin Region, where the 
 existence of gold is likely to attract many prospectors. 
 
 Mr, Joseph Ladue, the founder of Dawson City, furnishes 
 the following information regarding the climate at that place : — 
 
 " The summer opens about May 1<>. The ice goes down the 
 river, and by June I no snow is seen anywhere. You can plant 
 or sow grain there on May 16. The summer lasts from Mav 15 
 until Sept. 1. After the winter sets in on tlm fir.st of .September, 
 the cold comes gradually. In the months of .j | wiibw and Oc- 
 tober the climate is fine. The month of Octob i iiere is about 
 the same as November in the east ; after that everything is 
 closed up. The Yukon river usually closes be wcen the 1st and 
 the lOth of November. It is not navigab' .it'ter that time un'it 
 the next spring." 
 
 The belief that everything freezes solid in the Vukou country 
 is a great mistake, for the "glacier" which makes '(> much trouble 
 in mining is simply the creek water or surf-., j water irom the 
 hills, constantly running over and freezing, soinuiimes making a 
 claim or even a whole creek a mass of ice seven to twenty feet 
 deep in the spring. 
 
 Men dress in winter much a^ they do in countries not so far 
 north, except more warmly — heavy woollen underwear, pants or 
 overalls, heavy woollen shirt, a coat or jumper and a mackinaw; 
 on the feet two or three pairs of woollen socks are worn under 
 moccasins. Felt boots or shoe packs such as are worn in the 
 North-west are very good until the thermometer drops below 40° 
 below zero, when they are not safe. Warm mitts and a fur cap 
 or hood complete the costume. One of the great dangers in 
 winter is getting the feet wet, when a fire must be built immedi- 
 ately and the footwear dried, to prevent freezing. Water boots 
 of sealskin are worn in the fall and spring and sometimes in the 
 winter to keep the feet dry. 
 
 To the miner and prospector who has dodged snow-slides in 
 the North-western States, the Klondike will have no great 
 terrors, with the exception that the winter is colder and longer, 
 but to the inexperienced who know nothing of roughing it, the 
 Yukon offers many hardships, and those who have not grit and 
 endurance should keep out of it. 
 
 WINTER TRAVELLING IN THE YUKON 
 
 Travelling and freighting in the Yukon in the past has been 
 by dogs, but horses are now 1 ■ '■gely used, although not so service- 
 able on account of the difficulty in feeding them. Last winter, 
 however, when the rush to the Klondike f'om Circle Cityexhausted 
 the supply of dogs, men pulled the entire uistance of 360 miles 
 with their grub and blankets, and three men made their way from 
 Fort Yukon without tent or stove, although the thermometer 
 marked at one time 63° below zero. Good train dogs are worth 
 from $2<X) to $8U0 in the winter time. 
 
 PRODUCTS OF THE LAND, etc. 
 
 The Yukon is not the desolate region that it has usually 
 been pictured. It has a limited capacity for gardening, and in a 
 few favored spots small quantities of barley and oats have been 
 raised. 
 
 A great part of the valley is clothed with forests of spruce, 
 bireh and Cottonwood, all of which are good for building pur- 
 
THE PRODUCTS OF THE YUKON 
 
 poses. The hills are covered with lar^e trees, and in the valleys 
 there is still better timber. One sawmill in Dawson City is 
 already in operation, and next summer several others will doubt- 
 less be established to supply the local demand for sawed lumber 
 at greatly reduced cost from the present high prices. Coal is 
 also abundant in the vicinity of Dawson City and conveniently 
 situated for mining. 
 
 , Some portions of the country abound in large and small 
 game, but in the region about the Klondike and further east. 
 
 
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 there is little, if any, along the river except rabbits, ducks and 
 geese in the spring of the year, with cariboo and a few mouse 
 and bear beyond the river, and bighorn (mountain sheep), and 
 mountain goats on the sides of the highest mountains. Birds are 
 scarce, but there are partridge and ptarinigan in some localities. 
 Fishing is good, especially for salmon, which weigh up to So and 
 loo pounds, and there are grayling, whitefish, lake trout and 
 eels. Miners and others, however, should not rely on these 
 resources to feed them. 
 
PLACER AND QUARTZ MINING 
 
 LAW AND ORDER 
 
 Notwithstanding the remoteness of this new mining region, 
 law and order are strictly maintained. Maior Walsh, a noted 
 officer of the Canadian North-West Mounted Police on its 
 organization some years ago, is administrator of the District and 
 has a strong body of that semi-military force under his command. 
 Courts of justice, registration and mine inspection offices have 
 been established. The laws are impartially but rigorously 
 enforced ; any attempt at lawlessness will be promptly repressed, 
 as in any other part of Canada, and offenders se%'erely punished. 
 An adequate postal service is being provided, and the Canadian 
 Government (it was recently stated by one of the Cabinet 
 Ministers) has decided to furnish escorts for miners with 
 treasure and, in the richer mineral districts, to create treasure 
 houses, thus ensuring the safe-keeping of the gold stored, so far 
 as police protection is concerned, and while it is on its way out 
 of the country. Arrangements are also contemplated by the 
 Government for the disposal of gold by miners, at a fair value, 
 by means of bills of exchange payable by any bank in the 
 Dominion, 
 
 HOW PLACER MINING IS CARRIED ON 
 
 The open mining season is from two to four months, according 
 to locality, but a great many of the miners spend their time in the 
 summer prospecting, and in the winter resort to a method which 
 is called " burning." They make fires on the surface, thus thaw- 
 ing the ground until bed rock is reached, then drift and tunnel ; 
 the pay dirt is brought to the surface and heaped in a pile until 
 spring when water can be obtained. The sluice boxes are then 
 set up and the dirt is washed out, thus enabling the miner to 
 work advantageously and profitably the year round. In this 
 way the complaint is overcome which has been so commonly 
 advanced by miners and others that in the Yukon several months 
 of the year are lost in idleness. There is almost continuous 
 daylight from the middle of June until the early part of August, but 
 in the depth of winter there is little more than three hours of 
 daylight in the twenty-four. So that constant daylight for a por- 
 tion of the year and almost total darkness for another portion 
 might very well create doubts in one's mind as to what portion of 
 the day in either case should be given to sleep. In the sum- 
 mer months it is possible for a miner to put in as many hours as 
 he has the power to endure the physical strain. Constant day- 
 light admits of several shifts of men being employed, and in this 
 way mining operations n,ay go on continuously throughout every 
 hour of the day, 
 
 Mr, Ogilvie thus describes the conditions of getting out 
 placer gold as the work is carried on now : — 
 
 " The valleys of the creeks are generally wide at the 
 bottom and flat, being seldom 'ess than HOtt ft. to 4(X) ft. This is 
 covered with a dense growth of underbr\ish and small spruci-, 
 with occasionally balsam, poplar, or cottonwood. Much of the 
 wood is suitable for sluice-box purposes, which require boards 
 at least 10 inches wide and 1 inch thick. The rest is all suitable 
 for firewood, which is an important factor in developing the 
 mines of this region. The moss and ice covering a space 8 ft. 
 or 10 ft. long, by 7 ft. or H ft. wide, are cleared away from the 
 surface, or a hole some (i ft. long by 4 ft. wide is dug, and a fire 
 built. During the night the ground is th.iwed to a depth of from 
 6 in. to 12 in. Next morning Ill's thawed ground is pitched out 
 and the process is repeated until the bedrock is reached, which 
 is generally at a depth of from 15 ft. to 20 ft. About 10 ft. down 
 we leave the veg:etable matter, the alluvial deposits, and enter a 
 
MINERS' SUPPLIES 
 
 stratum of coarse gravel, the gravel showing' very little rounding 
 or wearing. At the bottom of this, close to the bedrock, the pay 
 streak is found, and is seldom more than 3 ft. in depth, the best 
 paying part being immediately on the bedrock. This is not solid 
 rock, but a mass of angular, broken rock lying, no doubt, in its 
 original location in space. Between these masses clay and fin 3 
 gravel have become imbedded. Into this the miner proceeds a 
 foot or more. Where the pay streak stops ? No one has yet 
 gone down to solid beds of rock, so we cannot say what might 
 be found below the so-called bedrock. To burn the hole requires 
 about three weeks' time and a good deal of labor." 
 
 QUARTZ MINING, ETC. 
 
 Quartz mining can scarcely be said to have commenced yet, 
 but authorities unite in predicting that it will ultimately become 
 the chief industry of the country. As conditions have hitherto 
 been with lack of milling facilities, quartz had little value com- 
 pared with placer claims, and consequently was not sought. 
 Prospecting for quartz and veins, too, is more difficult than for 
 placer diggings, the outcrops in the hills and mountains being 
 generally covered with several feet of debris or slide as well as by 
 moss. A number of claims, however, have already been located 
 — seven in the vicinity of Foity Mile and Dawson, where Mr, 
 Ogilvie reports the existence of a mountain of low grade gold 
 bearing ore ; two others about forty miles up the river; another in 
 Bear Creek ; one on Gold Bottom, which turned out on tests from 
 $100 to $1,000 a ton; and another about thirty miles up the Klon- 
 dike River, Copper ore is also found in the placers and in the 
 river banks and in the bars. The sedimentary coal-bearing 
 deposits are also abundant and widespread, and it is claimed 
 that gold-bearing conglomerates in geological age corresponding 
 to those of South Africa, but of unproven richness, are found in 
 several places. 
 
 MINERS' SUPPLIES 
 
 All sorts of advice and information are heard at every hand 
 upon the subject of an outfit for a prospector headed for the 
 Yukon, Up to the present time it has been necessary for gold 
 seekers to take along their own supplies, but the conditions oi 
 transportation and supply are so rapidly changing, ov/ing to the 
 marvellously great development of the country, that it is more 
 than probable that during the summer of 1898 immense supply 
 depots will be established at the principal points which will 
 furnish all necessaries, and save the prospector the trouble 01 
 packing them in himself. It would, however, be as well for those 
 starting early in the spring to provide themselves with an outfit 
 and supplies, which can be procured at lower prices than can be 
 obtained outside of Canada from reputable dealers at Montreal, 
 Toronto, Winnipeg, Vancouver, Victoria, or at any other whole- 
 sale centre in Canada, and also at Prince Albert, Calgary, Edmon- 
 ton, Kamloops and Ashcroft by those intending to travel by 
 the interior overland routes. The following, prepared by men of 
 experience, is given as a list of supplies required by one man for 
 one year ; but if, as is usually the case, several men propose to 
 travel together and work in partnership only a small portion 
 requires duplication, and a few of the articles may be entirely 
 dispensed with where the building of boats is not required. Those 
 who have never wintered in the arctic regions have no conception 
 of the intense cold it is necessary to protect against. In pur- 
 chasing an outfit it is necessary to remember that one is 
 preparing for winter, not summer. Every returning Klondiker 
 and all old-timers wear " parkas " in cold weather, this garment, 
 
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MINERS' SUPPLIES 
 
 which is made of large skins with the fur inside, being worn over 
 all other clothes. Every outfit should contain a mosquito screen 
 which is attached to the hat, and gloves with long wrists must be 
 worn in summer. 
 
 —PROVISIONS— 
 
 Apples, Evaporated 20 lbs. 
 
 Bacon (Fat) 200 lbs. 
 
 Baking Powder ... 10 lbs. 
 
 Beef Extract 1 doz. 
 
 Coffee 10 lbs. 
 
 Flour 500 lbs. 
 
 Condense(l Milk . . I doz. 
 
 Rolled Oats 50 lbs. 
 
 Prunes 10 lbs. 
 
 Pepper 1 lb. 
 
 Salt 20 lbs. 
 
 Soap 10 lbs. 
 
 Tea, Compressed . 10 lbs. 
 
 Yeast, Cakes 3 doz. 
 
 Apricots, Evapor't'd 15 lbs. 
 
 Beans 
 
 100 lbs. 
 
 Barley, Pot 
 
 10 lbs. 
 
 Candles 
 
 25 lbs. 
 
 Corn Meal 
 
 20 lbs. 
 
 Lime Juice 
 
 Igal. 
 
 Matches 
 
 5bxs 
 
 Split Peas 
 
 10 lbs. 
 
 Mustard 
 
 lib. 
 
 Rice 
 
 25 lbs. 
 
 Sugar 
 
 75 lbs. 
 
 Baking Soda 
 
 21 lbs. 
 
 Tobacco, Smoking 
 
 10 lbs. 
 
 Vegetables, Com- 
 
 
 pressed 
 
 12 lbs. 
 
 —CLOTHING— 
 
 Blankets 2 pairs 
 
 Cap, Cloth 1 only 
 
 Bag, Dunnage. ... 1 only 
 
 Handkerchiefs. ... 1 doz. 
 
 Mitts, Leather ... 1 pair 
 
 Overalls 2 pairs 
 
 Ground Sheet 1 only 
 
 Shirts, Mackinaw . 1 only 
 
 Socks, Wool 1 doz. 
 
 Towels 1 doz. 
 
 Oilskin Coat 1 only 
 
 Coats, Linedor Skin 1 only 
 
 Cap, Fur 1 only 
 
 Gloves, Wool 1 pair 
 
 Gloves, Skin 1 pair 
 
 Milts, Wool 1 pair 
 
 Mosquito Netting . 10 yds. 
 
 Pants, Moleskin . . 1 pair 
 
 Suspenders 1 pair 
 
 Shirts, Flannel. ... 3 only 
 
 Sweaters, Wool . . 2 only 
 
 Underwear, Wool. 3 suits 
 
 —FOOTWEAR— 
 
 Boots, Rubber 1 pair 
 
 Moccasins 3 pairs 
 
 Arctic Socks 2 pairs 
 
 Boots, Laced 2 pairs 
 
 Duffles 2 pairs 
 
 Snow Shoes 1 pair 
 
 -HARDWARE, Etc.— 
 
 Axe, Chopping 1 only 
 
 Brace and Bits ... 1 set 
 
 Cup, Tin 1 only 
 
 Compass, Pocket . 1 only 
 
 Knife, Butcher's . . 1 only 
 
 Fry Pan 1 only 
 
 Gold Pan 1 only 
 
 Hammer 1 only 
 
 Oakum 10 lbs. 
 
 Plates, Tin 2 only 
 
 Pick Handles 3 only 
 
 Spoons, Assorted. . 3 only 
 
 Saw, Hand . 1 only 
 
 Saw, Set 1 only 
 
 Cold Scales . . 1 set 
 
 Auger. 1 only 
 
 Camp Kettles 1 set 
 
 "liisel 1 only 
 
 Coffee Pot 1 only 
 
 Knife and Fork ... 1 only 
 
 Files 3 only 
 
 Hatchet 1 only 
 
 Nails, Assorted ... 20 lbs. 
 
 Pitch 10 lbs. 
 
 Picks, Miner's .... 2 only 
 
 Rope 25 lbs. 
 
 Shovels, Miner's . . 2 oniy 
 
 Saw, Whip 1 only 
 
 Screw Driver 1 only 
 
 Stove 1 only 
 
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TRANSPORTATION OF BAGGAGE, Etc, 
 
 1 tent. 
 
 Set pack straps. 
 
 Needles and thread. 
 
 —SUNDRIES— 
 
 Fish hooks and linen. 
 Paper and envelopes. 
 Sleeping bag. 
 
 Small medicine chest. 
 
 In lieu of butter, jam or marmalade may be taken. Solely 
 carbonaceous food should be used. Stimulants of alcoholic 
 character should be avoided. Coffee of the best quality should 
 be used. One pound of bei;* tea equal to seven poinds of coffee 
 for drinking purposes. Coffee more lasting, but tea quicker in 
 action. Berries intensely acid, but palatable, are found through 
 Klondike. Possession of unnecessary articles brings hardship. 
 The addition of an article not required entails increased labor in 
 carrying it and loss if thrown away. But at least one year's 
 supplies should be taken in. In buying goods the best is always 
 the cheapest, and people are cautioned against getting inferior 
 articles. All provisions should be packed in oiled sacks of stout, 
 close material to prevent spoiling by water and moisture. At 
 Victoria and Vancouver are merchants who have for years been 
 outfitting miners for the Cariboo, Cassiar and Kootenay gold 
 fields, and whose experience will be of the greatest advantage 
 to miners and others en route to the Yukon in furnishing the 
 right class and quantity of supplies of the best quality and 
 properly packed. 
 
 The whole outfit, which can be varied to suit the purses or 
 requirements of the purchaser, to cost from $200.00 to $260.00, 
 will weigh from 1,000 to 1,300 lbs. 
 
 NOTE.— Do NOT FORGET THAT THE KLONDIKE MINING 
 
 DISTRICT IS IN Canada, and that supplies purchased out- 
 side OF Canada are subject to about thirty per cent. 
 Customs duty. 
 
 TRANSPORTATION OF BAQQAQE 
 
 I 
 
 i 
 
 AND SUPPLIES 
 
 150 lbs. of baggage, consisting of personal effects (wearing 
 apparel, etc.), will be carried free on each adult ticket over the 
 Canadian Pacific Railway and on the steamers of the Canadian 
 Pacific Navigation Co., F. C. Davidge & Co., Pacific Coast S.S. 
 Co. and North American Transportation & Trading Co. Bag- 
 gage will be checked only to Vancouver and Victoria. Excess 
 over 150 lbs. will be charged for at rates shown by the different 
 routes : 
 
 Canadian Pacific Navigation Co., or F. C. Davidge & Co., 
 8 cts. per lb. from Vancouver or Victoria to Wrangel, Juneau, 
 Dyea or Skagway. 
 
 Pacific Coast S.S. Co. 3 cts. per lb. from Victoria to Wrangel, 
 Juneau, Dyea or Skagway. 
 
 North American Transportation & Trading Co., 10 cents per 
 pound from Pacific Coast to Yukon Riv«r points. 
 
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CANADIAN CUSTOMS REGULATIONS 
 
 Supplies in quantities will be carried at the following rates :^ 
 
 From Vancouver or Victoria, 
 
 To Wrangel $8.00 per ton weight (2,000 lbs.) 
 
 or measuremer:t (at ship's 
 option). 
 •Glenora ' " " 
 
 Juneau 9.00 " •' 
 
 Pyramid Harbor. . 13.00 " •♦ 
 
 Haines' Mission . . 13.00 " •• 
 
 Dyea 13.00 " ♦• 
 
 Skagway 13.00 " H 
 
 From Vancouver or Vic- 
 toria to Dawson City 
 
 via St. Michael's $200.00 " - •« 
 
 * Rates wi'l be announced later. Previous quotations are cancelled. 
 
 These rates are exclusive of marine risks, wharfage and 
 storage and include delivery at the vessel's rail at Glenora 
 (Canada), Pyramid Harbor, Haines' Mission, Dyea and Skagway, 
 where owner must make arrangements to take delivery on steam- 
 ship's arrival. At Wrangel, Juneau and Skagway there are steam- 
 ship wharves, and one is being built at Dyea. 
 
 Through rates on excess baggage and freight supplies can 
 be obtained from points other than Vancouver or Victoria on 
 application to any agent of the Canadian Pacific Railway 
 Company. 
 
 DOGS, HORSES AND BURROS (or Donkeys) 
 
 i 
 
 Dogs to a limited number will be carried on the Canadian 
 Pacific Railway passenger trains at regular excess baggage 
 rates, estimated weight 100 lbs. each. Rates from points other 
 than Vancouver or Victoria on Dogs and on Horses and Burros 
 can be obtained on application to any of the Canadian Pacific 
 Railway Co.'s agents. The rates are 
 
 From Horses and 
 
 Vancouver and Victoria Mules Burros Dogs 
 To (each), (each), (each). 
 
 Wrangel $35.00 $17.50 $7..')0 
 
 "Glenora 
 
 Tuneau 
 
 Pyramid Harbor 
 
 Dyea 
 
 Skagway 
 
 35.00 17.50 7.50 
 
 * Rates will be announced later. Previous quotations are cancelled. 
 
 CANADIAN CUSTOMS REGULATIONS 
 
 If miners' outfits and other supplies, etc., are purchased in 
 Canada, they avoid the customs duties imposed by the Canadian 
 Government upon goods imported from the United States, 
 European and other countries, which average 30 per cent. 
 The customs laws are rigidly enforced. Every available avenue 
 into the country is guarded by a strong police force, and customs 
 offices are being established at the international boundary lino 
 
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HOW TO REACH THE GOLD FIELDS 
 
 along the different routes, so that it is impossible for any foreign 
 goods to be taken into Canadian territory without complying 
 with the provisions of the law regarding entry, opening of bales 
 and inspection of goods, payment of duty, etc. The regulation 
 allowing prospectors to take in 100 lbs, of outfit and supplies 
 purchased outside the Dominion, without payment of duty, has 
 been revoked. The Canadian Government has recently issued a 
 circular regarding miners' outfits, which says : — 
 
 '* Wearing apparel, articles of personal adornment, toilet 
 articles and similar personal effects of persons arriving in Canada 
 may be passed free of duty as travellers' baggage under the pro- 
 visions of the Customs tariff, but this provision shall only include 
 such articles as are actually accompanying the parties or are 
 necessary and appropriate for wearing or use of such persons for 
 immediate purposes of the journey and for the present comfort 
 and convenience, and shall not be held to apply to merchandise 
 or articles intended for other purposes or for sale." 
 
 Canadian outfitters thorouj;hly understand that certified 
 invoices showing price p.iid for each article is necessary, and 
 give the same in triplicate with outwards entry papers at the time 
 the outfit is purchased. At Wrangel these papers are used by 
 United States Customs officer, who takes declaration from 
 owners and bond covering value of goods, thus bonding them 
 into Canada without any expense whatever to the passenger. 
 
 At Skagway and Dyea, Canadian goods crossing the narrow 
 strip of United States territory must either be accompanied by 
 an American customs officer at an expense of $9 per day, or be 
 transferred through in bond, or the amount of the American duty 
 can be deposited by those unable to give a bond and a certificate 
 received in return which is to be presented to the U. S. customs 
 officer at the International boundary. This official examines the 
 goods and if they are found intact gives the owner a voucher 
 entitling him to a refund of the duty he has paid, which voucher 
 is cashed by the Canadian customs official at the frontier, instead 
 of the owner being compelled to return to Skagway or Dyea for 
 his refund. 
 
 FREE MINERS' CERTIFICATES 
 
 It is necessary that persons going to the Canadian Yukon with 
 theinfentionof miningshould firstobtama Free Miner's Certificate, 
 without the possession of which np right or interest in a mining 
 claim will be recognized, either in an individual or a company, 
 by the Government. These Free Miners' Certificates can be 
 procured (upon personal application only) from the Collectors of 
 Customs at Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria and Nanaimo, 
 from the Dominion Lands Agents at Winnipeg, Prince Albert, Cal- 
 gary, Kdmonton, Kainloops,and New Westminster,and at Dawson 
 City, and at other places to be named, under conditions which 
 will be found in the Mining Regulations printed in this pamplilot. 
 
 HOW TO REACH THE QOLD FIELDS 
 
 \ I- 
 
 Travellers to the Klondike and the Yukon gold fields have 
 the choice of several routes — either overland by way of Prince 
 Albert or Ec'nonton, In the North-West Territories, or Kam- 
 loops or Ashciift, B.C., or by way of the Pacific Coast via 
 Wrangel and the Stikine River, thence to Lake Teslin ; which is 
 soon to have a railway between the Stikine and the Yukon water 
 stretches ; via Skagway, Dyea or Pyramid Harbor, thence over the 
 different Fasses ; or via Behring Sea to St. Michael's, thence 
 
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HOW TO REACH THE GOLD FIELDS 
 
 up the Yukon. Whichever route is selected the best and in 
 some cases the only way of making the first stage of the 
 journey is by the Canadian Pacific Railway. Prospectors, 
 miners and others should see that their tickets read via the 
 Canadian Pacific Railway, and if any agent endeavors to 
 persuade them to travel by any other route they should apply 
 personally or Virite to the nearest representative of the Canadian 
 Pacific Railway Company or Soo Line mentioned herein, who will 
 furnish them with all information and arrange to supply them with 
 the necessary tickets. The Canadian Pacific offers a greater 
 
 CoLi.iaTiNc Canadian Cistoms Duty at Tac;ism Lakk on 
 Supplies purchased outside of Canada. 
 
 varietv of routes to the Yukon gold fields than any other route. 
 Its line is well equipped with first class sleeping, tourist and 
 , kr colonist cars, its rates are the lowest, and its time the quickest. 
 
 From the Middle States the Soo-Pacific route should be taken. 
 This line from St. Paul and Minneapolis coimects with the 
 Canadian Pacific at Moose Jaw, Western Canada, for Vancouver 
 and Victoria. 
 
 NOTE.— Passengers travelling across the continent by the 
 Canadian Pacific or Soo-Pacific will have the preference in 
 accommodations on their connecting ocean and river steamers 
 and also on stage and trail routes as may be arranged hereafter. 
 
 Beyond the terminals to which through tickets are sold 'he 
 country is largely unknown, and there is as yet a great deal of 
 iii^efiniteness regarding the precise character and condition of 
 the routes at the different seasons, and the facilities for travelling 
 over them ; the dates of the opening and closing of navigation 
 may also vary by the different routes, and the distances mentioned 
 are only approximately given. While their easy practicability 
 cannot consequently be guaranteed, they have all been traversed, 
 and the information regarding them in this folder has been com- 
 piled from the most reliable sources accessible. 
 
 Until such time as regularly established means of transpor- 
 tation through to all important points on the \ ukon and its 
 tributaries can be arranged, parties will be ticketed by the 
 
 1.5 
 
Stikine Route — Wrangel to Glenora and Lake Teslin, 
 
m 
 
 THE STIKINE ROUTE 
 
 Canadian Pacific Railway Company only as far as Edmonton, 
 Prince Albert, Kamloops, Ashcroft, Wrangel, Dyea, SkagAvay, 
 etc., according^ to the route they may determine to travel. 
 
 „¥€\ 
 
 ROUTE l.-8tiklne Route 
 
 Take the Canadian Pacific Railway (from Middle States take 
 Soo-Pacific route) to Vancouver or Victoria, B.C. ; thence 
 ocean steamer to Wrangel ; sleigh road in winter and river 
 steamer in summer up the Stikine River to Glenora or Telegraph 
 Creek ; pack trail, waggon road and railway as it progresses, 
 to Teslin Lake, thence river steamer down the lake, the Hoota- 
 linqua and Lewes rivers to Fort Selkirk and Dawson City 
 and other points on the Yukon. 
 
 The approximate distances are : — 
 
 Vancouver or Victoria to Wrangel (ocean) 
 
 Wrangel to Glenora (sleigh road or river steamer) 
 Glenora to Lake Teslin (trail, waggon and railway) 
 Teslin to Fort Selkirk . . (lake and river steamer) 
 Fort Selkirk to Stewart River . . . .(river steamer) 
 Stewart River to Dawson City (river steamer) 
 
 Total distance from Vancouver and Victoria to 
 
 Dawson City I,»t2 miles. 
 
 700 miles 
 
 125 
 
 
 146 
 
 
 400 
 
 
 105 
 
 
 67 
 
 
 Vancouver, the western terminus of the Canadian Pacific 
 Railway, and Victoria, on Vancouver Island, 80 miles across the 
 Straits of Georgia, are in British Columbia. Wrangel is in Alaska. 
 At Wrangel, baggage and freight will be transhipped in bond to 
 river steamers thus avoidi.ig the customs difficulties which 
 exist at present at Dyea and Skagway, the Stikine River being 
 open by treaty to free navigation. Berth locations on the 
 different river steamers will be made by an agent of the Cana- 
 dian Pacific Ry. Co. on ocean steamers or at Wrangel, 
 and preference will be given to C. P. R. overland passen- 
 gers. The Stikine is easily navigable for flatbottom river 
 steamboats to Glenora, and when the water is high, they 
 can reach Telegraph Creek, 12 miles further up stream. The 
 Stikine has been regularlj' navigated for some years, but during 
 the coming season there will be many additional steamers placed 
 on this route, on each of which there will be good accommoda- 
 tion for 50 first-class and from 100 to 150 second-class passengers. 
 The steamboat trip from Wrangel to Glenora occupies 36 hours. 
 About 25 miles from the mouth of the Stikine, Canadian territory 
 is entered, and the route thenceto the Klondike lies entirely within 
 Canada. The dry belt is reached half-way bet'veen Wrangel and 
 Glenora, and passengers by this route thus avoid the damp weather 
 so prevalent on the coast. The Canadian Government has 
 arranged for a sleigh road to be opened by 10th of March, from the 
 mouth of Stikine River (reached by steamer from Wrangel, 7J 
 miles distant, or Indians can be procured with large canoes hold- 
 ing a ton to take passengers .itul outfits), via Glenora and Tele- 
 graph Creek to the head of Yukon navigation on Lake Teslin. 
 Stations will be erected about 25 miles apart along the route. 
 On the opening of navigation, about 15th May, river steamers 
 from Wrangel to Glenora will connect at the latter point with a 
 narrow gauge railway (3 feet 6 inches), which by contract with 
 
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THE STIKINE ROUTE 
 
 the Canadian Government i* to be completed to Lake Tesliii by 
 1st September. During the construction of the railway,a pack and 
 waggon road will be kept open, and as the railway is pushed 
 ahead it will be utilized for the carriage of miners and their out- 
 fits, etc., to the end of the track. The overland trail from 
 Glenora or Telegriiph Creek to Lake Teslin runs through a 
 comparatively level country, in which there are no high moun- 
 tain ranges to cross or difficult passes to climb as by the Dyea 
 
 I 
 
 WrANGEL as IP WAS. 
 
 and Skagway routes. The trail was largely utilized during the 
 past season, and the British Columbia Government has expended 
 a large sum in improving it. The machinery for a river steamer 
 on Teslin Lake was transported by this route last fall, and large 
 quantities of supplies and some live stock taken in. Several 
 transportation companies are arranging for the carriage of pass- 
 engers and freight between Glenora and Teslin, until the 
 completion of the railway, and one mining and trading company 
 has already shipped up a large working outfit to establish 
 stopping places en route. Food for 1000 head of stock can 
 be found in summer between Glenora and Teslin immedi- 
 ately along the trail. On Lake Teslin, which is from two to 
 fifteen miles wide and over 100 miles long, a steamer is 
 now completed and arrangements are being made for the 
 placing of many others on the lake as soon as possible after 
 after the opening of navig,ation. Lumber is plentiful around the 
 lake for the construction of boats and batteaux by those who 
 wish to prospect en route, and last season a number of craft, 
 each capable of carrying three or four passengers and five 
 tons of freight safely to Dawson City, were easily constructed in 
 two days. The boats are broken up at the end of the journey, 
 and the timber either utilized in minine operations, house 
 building or sold at good prices. There is clear navigation from 
 the head of Lake Teslin to Dawson City, with but one rapid — 
 that of Five Fingers — along the entire distance, and these 
 are reported to be, with care, navigable on the northern or right 
 hand channel. Out of Lake Teslin flows the flootalinqua or 
 Teslin River, which, after being joined by the Big Salmon River, 
 
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 18 
 
THE STIKINE ROUTE 
 
 is known as the Lewes, which is followed to Port Selkirk, where, 
 with the Pelly, it forms the Yukon, of which it is the principal 
 source and greatest feeder. From Fort Selkirk, the Yukon 
 affords convenient means of reaching the gold fields: — Dawson 
 City, Forty Mile, Fort Cudahy, Circle City ;ind other points 
 in the Canadian Yukon and Alaska. It is estimated that the 
 trip from Vancouver or Victoria to Dawson City, when steamer 
 and rail communication is established, can be made in about 10^ 
 days, actual travelling- the trip from Vancouver and Victoria 
 occupying three days ; from Wrangcl to GL'iora, l.J days ; from 
 Glenoni to Lake Toslin, 1 day ; and from Lake Teslin to 
 Dawson City, 5 davs. 
 
 Tlie route to \V range! is open throughout the whole year, and 
 to Glenora practically so. The Stikine River is usually open 
 from the loth May to 15th October, and in favorable seasons 
 from two to four weeks longer, and during January, February 
 and March the trip on the ice from near the mouth is easily made, 
 there being a good trail on the river usually, which this year 
 
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 LOOKINCl DOWN llIK SlIKlNE RlVKK. GLENORA. 
 
 has been travelled by numerous parties without experiencing 
 any difliculties or hardships whatever. 
 
 There is good l.otel accommodation at Wrangel, to which 
 additions are being made, and on the opening of navigation, it 
 is expected hotels will be ready for guests at Glenora, where 
 there are also good camping grounds. The Hudson's Bay 
 Co. are extending their operations to Glenora and Teslin Lake, 
 where any additional supplies required will be procurable. 
 
 Among the well-informed there is an impression that many 
 who have already gone forwarti to Dyea and Skagway in expec- 
 tation of getting over the Passes will return to Wrangel, and 
 ultimately proceed by the Stikine route to the Yukon. 
 
 Until further notice the Canadian Pacific Railway Co. will 
 ticket passengers through to Wrangel, and to Glenora during 
 the season of navigation on the Stikine. The fare from Vancouver 
 and Victoria to Fort Wrangel is $30.00 first-class, which includes 
 meals and berth on steamship, and $20.00 second-class, which 
 includes meals and bunk. To Glenora the fares from V^ancou- 
 ver and Victoria will be announced later. Previous quotations 
 are cancelled. 
 
 11" 
 
D/ea, Sk.igwiy and Dalton Routes. 
 
THE SKAGWAY ROUTE 
 
 t./^* 
 
 Canadian Pacific Railway Oo's Steamships. 
 
 The Canadian Pacific Railway Co. will inaugurate an addi- 
 tional steamship service between Vancouver, Victoria and 
 Wrangel in April next with the magnificent Clyde-built steamships 
 " Tartar " and " Athenian," both of which are classed 100 Al 
 at Lloyds. 
 
 These steamships arc of modern construction, most 
 elaborately appointed, and have excellent accommodation for both 
 first and second-class passengers — no essentials to the comfort 
 and convenience of the passengers being lacking in any 
 particular. 
 
 The staterooms are large, comfortable and perfectly venti- 
 lated and the dining saloons, cabins, and smoking rooms 
 spacious and tastefully decorated, and in every respect vastly 
 superior to those of any other vessels on the Pacific Ocean, 
 excep'..ig the Canadian Pacific "Empress" China-Japan steam- 
 ships. Both vessels are lighted by electricity and fitted with 
 triple expansion engines. 
 
 The " Tartar's" gross tonnage is 4,425, length 376 feet, 
 breadth of beam 47 feet, depth 33.3 feet. The gross tonnage of 
 the "Athenian" is .S,882, length 365 feet, breadth •^^ feet, 
 depth 2D feet. 
 
 The " Tartar ' and the " Athenian," under the command 
 of experienced officers, will make close connection at Vancouver 
 with the transcontinental trains of the Canadian Pacific Railway, 
 and at Wrangel with the river steamers which they have made 
 arrangements with for Glenora during the season of navigation 
 on the Stikine. Sailings from Vancouver and Victoria on Mon- 
 days and Thursdays, reaching Wrangel on Thursdays and 
 Sundays, and leaving in return the same afternoons. 
 
 ROUTE II.— Ska^way Route 
 
 This route is by the Canadian Pacific Railway (from Middle 
 States by the Soo-Pacific route) to Vancouver and Victoria, 
 thence by ocean steamer through the inland channel up 
 the British Columbia and Alaskan Coast past Fort Wrangel 
 and Juneau to Skagway, Alaska, near the head of the Chilcoot 
 Inlet of the Lynn Canal, thence over the White Pass to the 
 lakes which form the headwaters of the Yukon and down these 
 water-stretches to the gold fields. 
 
 The approximate distances are : — 
 
 Vancouver and Victoria to Skagway (water) 995 miles 
 
 Skagway to foot ofTagish Lake(pack trail and boat) 84 " 
 
 Tagish Lake to head of Canon (boat) 50 " 
 
 Head of Canon to White Horse Rapids . . . .(portage) 2 " 
 
 White Horse Rapids to Dawson City (water) 460 " 
 
 Total distance between Vancouver and Victoria 
 
 and Dawson City 1,581 miles 
 
 From Sk/'.gway, at which there are good landing facilities, the 
 trail leads for seventeen miles, four being through all timber, to 
 the summit of the White Pass, whose highest elevation is 2,600 
 feet. The descent on the other side is gradually made by a 
 series of benches, but it is rocky and marshy to near the portage 
 between Lakes Lindemann and Bennett, 42 miles from tidewater. 
 Here the SkagWay and Dyea routes unite. Supplies can be 
 
 179397 
 
THE SKAGWAY ROUTE. 
 
 L<\UE LlNU£MANN 
 
 taken by pack horse to Lake Bennett, from which the remainder 
 of the journey must be made by boat, either built or purchased 
 at Lake Bennett. From Lake Tagish, where the Canadian 
 Customs House is at present established, the route is through 
 Marsh Lake, AJiles Canon and Lake Labargfe to the Lewes 
 River, and thence as described in Route L In addition to 
 the difliculties in surmounting the Pass, which are likely to 
 increase as the winter breaks up, there are several rapids to run, 
 those of Miles Canon requiring portaging one mile and White 
 Horse two miles. The journey from Vancouver to Skagway occu- 
 pies from five to seven days, according to steamer, four days to 
 Lake Bennett travelling light, and about fourteen days from there 
 to Dawson City, not including the time required to build boats. 
 The packing of supplies, etc., over the Pass occupies a period 
 variously estimated up to two months, according to the season of 
 
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 until about Isl June, until wiiich time travellers who have crossed 
 the Pass must camp there, as no fui iher progress can be made 
 towards the Yukon until the ice breaks up. 
 
 The fare from Vancouver or Victoria to Skagway is $50.00 
 first-class and $.35.00 second-class— the former including meals 
 and berths and the latter meals and bunks without bedding. 
 
 ROUTE III.— Dyea Route 
 
 By Canadian Pacific Railwp.v (from Middle States by Soo- 
 Pacific route) to Vancouver '>r Victoria, B.C., thence ocean 
 steamer through the inland c'.iannel to Dyea, Alaska, and over 
 the Chilcoot Pass to the water-stretches which lead to the Yukon, 
 The approximate distances are : — 
 
 Vancouver and Victoria to Dyea . . . .(water) 1,000 miles. 
 
 Dyea to foot of Tagish Lake 
 
 (pack trail and boat) 73 " 
 
 Tagish Lake to Dawson City (boat) 502 " 
 
 Di stance from Vancouver and Victoria to 
 
 Dawson City 1,575 miles. 
 
 Dyea is at the head of Dyea Inlet, an arm of the Lynn 
 Canal, five miles from Skagway, and is in a rather exposed 
 position. It is at present without docks, but the er-^ction of 
 two ocean wharves is being proceeded with. Merchandise, etc., 
 is now landed on the beach by lighters. The route is by wag- 
 go.i foad to the first crossing of the Dyea River, thence by 
 'rail through the Chilcoot Pass, at an elevation of 3,500 feet. 
 There are several crossings of the river, which is fordable except 
 ir fhe spring, and a fairly good road to Sheep Camp, beyond 
 which there is a steep and stony ascent to Chilcoot Pass of 1,800 
 feet in three miles and a quarter, 1,000 feet of which occurs with- 
 in hair a mile. This Pass is not available for laden horses, and 
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 the summit, covering a total distance of l8 miles, are being con- 
 structed, but will not be ready for operation for some time yet. 
 From the summit to Lake Lindemann, which opens about first 
 June, there is a decline of 1,320 feet, but the trail is a fairly good 
 one from Crater Lake, just beyond the summit, to the head of 
 Lake Lindemann, at_th>3 portage between which and Lake Ben- 
 nett a junction is made with the Skagway trail, and thence the 
 route is the same as from Skagway— down the lakes and rivers 
 to the Yukon. 
 
 The time occupied in reaching Dawson City from salt water 
 is about the same as by the Skagway trail. The fares from Van- 
 couver and Victoria to Dyea are $50.00 first-class and $35.00 
 second-class, the former including berths and meals, and the 
 latter meals and bunks, without bedding. 
 
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 ROUTE IV.— Dalton Trail 
 
 By Canadian I'acific Railway (from Middle States by Soo- 
 Pacific route) to V'ancouver or Victoria, B.C., ocean steamer by 
 the inland channel to Pyramid Harbor, thence overland to the 
 Yukon. 
 
 The approximate distances are : — 
 
 V'ancouver or Victoria to Pyramid Harbor 
 
 or Haines' Mission (water) 9H5 miles. 
 
 Pyramid Harbor or Haines' Mission to 
 
 Fort Selkirk (pack trail) .S50 " 
 
 Fort Selkirk to Dawson City (water) 172 " 
 
 Total distance from Vancouver or Victoria to 
 
 Dawson City 1,507 miles. 
 
 Pyramid Harbor is on the Chilcat Inlet, an arm of the 
 Lynn Canal. The trail is taken by many, as it is reputed to be 
 free from many of the difficulties which attend the passage of the 
 While and Chilcoot passes, and is a favorite one for live stock, 
 bands of cattle and sheep having been driven over it during 
 the past two years; reports are that there is good pasturage along 
 the route during the summer. After a short detour to the west, 
 following the right bank of the Chilcat River, the trail extends 
 
ST. MICHAEL'S AND EDMONTON ROUTES 
 
 almost due nortli to the source of the Nordenskiold River, where it 
 branches, one following' that river to Five Finger Rapids, on the 
 Lewes River, the route thereafter being down he Lewes and 
 Yukon, and the other continuing due north to Fort Selkirk, leav- 
 ing the Nordenskiold to the right. The entire distance by the 
 latter trail can be covered on horseback, and the trip has been 
 made from Pyramid Harbor to Dawson City in about fifteen days. 
 The fares from Vancouver and Victoria to Pyramid Harbor 
 are $50,00 first-class and $35.00 second-class, the former 
 including berths and meals, and the latter meals and bunks, with- 
 out bedding, 
 
 ROUTE V.-8t. Michael's Route 
 
 By Canadian Pacific Railway (from Middle States by Soo- 
 Pacific route) to Vancouver or Victoria, B.C., thence by the Pacific 
 Ocean and Behring Sea to St. Michael's and up the Yukon, 
 this route being chiefly used by those going to pointr. in Alaska, 
 as the late opening of navigation (about 1st July) does not make 
 it the most desirable route to the Klondike and other points in 
 Canadian Territory. 
 
 The distances given are as follows : — 
 
 Victoria to St. Michael's (ocean) 2,800 miles 
 
 St. Michael's to Dawson City .. . .(river) 1,650 " 
 
 Total distance to Dawson Citv . 
 
 4,450 miles 
 
 This all-water route lies directly across the North Pacific 
 Ocean to Dutch Harbor in Unalaska, an island off the Alaskan 
 peninsula, thence across Behring Sea and Norton Sound to Fort 
 " Get There," on St, Michael's Island, where transfer is made to 
 river steamers which sail down the coast eighty miles to the 
 north mouth of the Yukon, and up that river to Circle City 
 (Alaska), Fort Cudahy, Forty Mile and Dawson City, Canada. 
 The navigation of the Yukon in the upper part is open from May 
 until the middle of October, but at the mouth it is not open before 
 1st July, and is free from ice from two-and-a-half to three months. 
 The journey from Victoria usually occupies from 35 to 40 days, of 
 which from 16 to 20 are taken to ascend the river to Dawson City, 
 but the uncertainty of the navigation of the Lower Yukon 
 frequently prolongs the river journey. One objection to this 
 route, consequently, is the lateness in the season before Dawson 
 City can be reached. 
 
 The fares from Vancouver and Victoria to Dawson City are 
 $:^X) first class, and $250 second class, which includes meals and 
 berths and 150 lbs. of baggage free. 
 
 When selling through tickets the Canadian Pacific Railway 
 Co. acts only as agent for the Steamship Company, and will not 
 be responsible beyond its own line— the other portion of the 
 ticket being subject to Pacilic Ocean and Yukon navigation. 
 
 ROUTE VI.— Edmonton Routes 
 
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 The Edmonton Routes can only be taken by Canadian Pacific 
 Railway (from Middle States by Soo-Pacific route) to Edmonton 
 in Alberta, from which there is a choice of two main lines oi 
 communication : around by the Mackenzie River and the far 
 north, or overland by the Peace River country and the Liard 
 River. 
 
 Tiie distances given are as follows : — 
 
 80 
 
THE EDMONTON ROUTES 
 
 EDMONTON-MACKENZIE RIVER ROUTE 
 
 Edmonton to Athabasca Landing . . . .(waggon road) 90 miles 
 
 Athabasca Landing to Fort McPherson (river) 1,844 " 
 
 Fort McPherson to Porcupine River (river and trail) . 80 " 
 
 Porcupine to Fort Yukon (river) 400 " 
 
 Fort V-jkon to Dawson City (river) 303 " 
 
 Distance from Edmonton to Dawson City 2,717 miles 
 
 The main line of the Canadian Pacific Railway takes the 
 traveller to Calgary, at the eastern base of the Rocky Mountains, 
 from which a branch line runs 191 miles to Edmonton, the starting 
 point for all routes leading north and west. 
 
 By the Mackenzie, the route lies to Athabasca Landing and 
 Fort Chipewyan, thence down Great Slave River to Great 
 Slave Lake, whence the Mackenzie River is followed to Peel 
 River (one of its tributaries), and thence by Rat River to the 
 waters of the Porcupine, and then the Porcupine River takes the 
 traveller to Fort Yukon, three hundred miles below Dawson City 
 and the Klondike. The time occupied from Edmonton by the 
 Mackenzie River is variously estimated from ninety days up- 
 wards. There is a good waggon road from Edmonton to 
 Athabasca Landing. Steamers ply on the Athabasca and 
 Mackenzie, but their carrying capacity is very limited, and 
 prospectors and others do not depend upon them, but usually 
 build or buy boats at Athabasca Landing. 
 
 It is probable that short practicable canoe rou;es from the 
 Mackenzie to the headwaters of the gold-bearing streams of the 
 Yukon exist hundreds of miles further south than the Peel River 
 portage. 
 
 EDMONTON-PEACE RIVER ROUTE 
 
 Edmonton to Peace River Crossing (trail) 260 miles 
 
 Crossing to Forks of Nelson (trail) 240 " 
 
 Down the Nelson to junction with Liard (river) 120 " 
 
 Up Liard to Dease River (river and trail) 160 " 
 
 Dease River to Pelly River (river and trail) 170 " 
 
 Pelly River to Fort Selkirk (river) 220 " 
 
 Fort Selkirk to Dawson City (river) 172 " 
 
 Distance from Edmonton to Dawson City 1,342 miles 
 
 By the shorter overland route, the objective point from 
 Edmonton is the Liard River, and there are several alternate 
 routes, all heading North-west and converging on the Liard, one 
 being by Athabasca Landing and Lesser Slave Lake to the Peace 
 River, and another by the Athabasca to Fort Simpson and thence 
 up the Liard. A good road also leads from Edmonton to the Peace 
 River Crossing. When once the waters of the Liard are reached, 
 by either route, the remainder of the journey is via Lake Francis, 
 the portage over the watershed to the Pelly River, and thence 
 down the Pelly to Fort Selkirk and the Yukon to Dawson City. 
 These routes, which skirt the great undeveloped Omineca and 
 Cassiar mining districts, are largely utilized by parties intending 
 to explore the headwaters of the Peace River, on the eastern, 
 and the numerous gold-bearing streams on the western slope of 
 the Rockies, whose great mineral wealth has already been 
 demonstrated by piono -r miners. Pack horses are easily procur- 
 able at Calgary and Edmonton, at moderate prices, which, 
 however, are increasing on account of the demand for them. 
 They range from $20 to $40 each for animals weighing from 800 
 to 1,000 pounds. 
 
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THE PRINCE ALBERT AND ASHCROFT ROUTES. 
 
 ROUTE VII.— Prince Albert Route 
 
 This route can also only be taken by Canadian Pacific Rail- 
 way (from Middle States by Soo- Pacific route) to Prince Albert, 
 Saskatchewan, from which the Athabasca River is reached at 
 Fort McMurray, the point of junction with the Edmonton- Macken- 
 zie River route. The approximate distances are as follows : — 
 
 Prince Albert to Green Lake (waggon) 140 miles 
 
 Green Lake to Long Portage (river) 220 " 
 
 Long Portage to Clearwater River (road) 12 " 
 
 Clearwater River to Fort McMurray (river) 80 " 
 
 Fort McMurray to Dawson City, .(river and trail) 2.377 " 
 
 (via Fort McPherson and Porcupine River.) 
 
 Total distance from Prince Albert to Dawson City 2829 miles 
 The main line of the Canadian Pacific Railway is taken to 
 Regina, the capital of the Canadian North-West Territories, from 
 which a branch line runs 250 miles to Prince Albert on the 
 Saskatchewan River. -...ere is a good waggon road to Green 
 Lake, whence the boat voyage to the junction with the Edmonton 
 route at Fort McMurray is safe, easy and uninterrupted as far 
 as Long Portage, which is easily traversed by a good road, 
 horses being obtainable ; and the boats entering the Clearwater 
 can proceed down stream to the Athabasca with one insigni- 
 ficant portage. From Fort McMurray the Yukon can be reached 
 by the Mackenzie and Porcupine rivers as described in the 
 Edmonton- Mackenzie River route. Experienced boatmen can be 
 secured at Princ Albert, where there are facilities for transport 
 of passengers and baggage to Green Lake, and boats or material 
 for their construction can also be obtained there. 
 
 ROUTE VIII.— Ashcroft Route 
 
 This route also can only be taken by the Canadian Pacific 
 (from Middle States by Soo-Pacific route) to Ashcroft, thence 
 through Cariboo and across to the Stikine, after which Route L 
 is followed. 
 
 The distances given are .IS follows : 
 
 Ashcroft to Quesnelle (stage) 220 miles 
 
 Quesnelle to Hazleton, on the Skeena River 
 
 (trail) ;^27 " 
 
 Hazleton to Telegraph Creek (trail) 240 " 
 
 Telegraph Creek to Teslin Lake . .(waggon 
 
 road and railway) 145 " 
 
 Teslin Lake to Dawson City (lake and river) 572 " 
 
 Total distance from Ashcroft to Dawson City 1,.504 miles. 
 
 Ashcroft i.s on the main line of the Canadian Pacific Railway, 
 204 miles east of Vancouver, and is the starting point for the 
 famed Cariboo Gold Fields. There is a splendid stage road to 
 Soda Creek, and choice of continuing by road or by steamer 
 sixty miles to Quesnelle, from which the route lies along the old 
 overland telegraph trail— (the route of the Beliring Straits tele- 
 graph line which was in process of construction at the time of 
 the laying of the Atlantic cable, and was abandoned in conse- 
 quence of the successful laying of the cable) — to Hazleton on the 
 Skeena River, which is navigable from its mouth to beyond 
 this point. From Hazleton, Telegraph Creek on the Stikine is 
 reached by trail. From Telegraph Creek the route lies 
 to Tesim Lake and down the Hootatinqua, Lewes and 
 Yukon, as described in Route L There are hundreds of 
 miles of unexplored ground near the overland trail from 
 
 28 
 
WHEN TO START 
 
 Quesnelle which is known to be rich. The trail is in good 
 condition and there is good pasturage along the route for 
 stoci<, which run wild and feed themselves between Quesnelle 
 and Hazleton in winter. From Fort George parties may cross 
 the Gisconie Portage and by water reach the Peace River 
 country ; from Hazleton by trail to the Omineca, and from 
 Telegraph Creek by trail and water to the Cassiar. all of 
 which are gold-bearing regions, largely unprospected. 
 
 Eamloops, a station on the Canadian Pacific Railway, 47 
 miles east of Aslicroft, is also a starting place by this route, the 
 route being along the North Thompson River, the Cariboo road 
 being reached at Bridge Creek, 112 miles north. 
 
 WHEN TO START 
 
 The best time to start for the gold fields depends largely 
 upon the route intended to be taken and the traveller's point of 
 departure. If starting from Europe, from eight to ten days should 
 be allowed for the Atlantic voyage and six days for the overland 
 journey, and it would be as well for the travellers to allow them- 
 selves several days for the purchase of supplies at whatever place 
 they may decide to outfit. Those going by the Stikine Route 
 on opening of river navigation need not reach Vancouver or 
 Victoria, n.C, before the middle of April. Under contract with 
 the Canadian Government, a sleigh road will be open from the 
 mouth of the Stikine to Teslin Lake by the 10th of March. 
 
 The Dyea and Skagway routes should not be attempted 
 before February, and from tliat time until the weather begins to get 
 soft in April, the snow and ice afford fair travelling with snow- 
 shoes and sledges or toboggans, by which goods can be 
 freighted over tlie Passes perhaps more quickly and cheaply than 
 during any other season of the year. For the last two years most 
 men going in the spring have gone over the passes in February, 
 March and April. The coming year many will no doubt start 
 in February and March, in order to take their time getting 
 over the passes and down the lakes, and building their boats. 
 
 Tl.-e first steamers by the St. Michael's route leave North 
 Pacific ports about 10th June, as navigation on the lower Yukon 
 does not open before 1st July. 
 
 By the Edmonton-Peace River route, Edmonton should be left 
 not later than March 1st, when flat sleighs for a large portion of the 
 trip, instead of pack horses, can be used advantageously. By the 
 Edmonton-Mackenzie River route, a start should be made from 
 Edmonton about the end of April or early in May. The Atha- 
 basca Kiver opens from the lOlh to the 25th of April, and Great 
 Slave Lako, "oO miles north, early in June. Beyond that lake 
 there is clear navigation to Peel River and on the Porcupine 
 during summer. 
 
 By the Ashcroft route, the best time for starting from Ash- 
 croft is from April 15th to May 1st, there usually being then good 
 pasturage en route. 
 
 RATES AND TICKETS 
 
 All rates quoted herein are subject to change ; such changes 
 will be published in future editions hereof. 
 
 The Canadian Pacific Railway Company in selling through 
 tickets beyond its own line of Railway or Steamships acts only as 
 f. Tent for connecting transportation companies, and assumes no 
 responsibility beyond its own lines. All tickets over the Ocean, 
 
 20 
 
STEAMSHIP SAILINGS 
 
 River, Lake or Stage, etc., portions of journey are sold subject 
 to navigation rislcs and detentions, and also subject to accommo- 
 dations vacant when such portions of tickets are presented, or as 
 arranged at time of purchase or en route. 
 
 Rates from interior points can be found by adding the current 
 rates to Vancouver or Victoria via the Canadian Pacific Railway 
 to the following figures : — 
 
 Vancouver or Victoria 
 
 To 1st Class. 2nd Class. 
 
 Wrangel $30.00 $20.00 
 
 •Gleaora • 
 
 Juneau 35.00 22.00 
 
 Pyramid Harbor Landing 50.00 35.00 
 
 Haines' Mission 50.00 35.00 
 
 Dyea 50.00 35.00 
 
 Skagway 50.00 35.00 
 
 Sitka 50.00 35.00 
 
 * Rates to Glenora will be announced later. Previous quotations are withdrawn . 
 
 First-class rates include meals and berth on steamships, 
 second-class rates meals and bunk on steamships, except that 
 rates to Glenora do not include meals and berths beyond 
 Wrangel. Berths (for first-class passengers only) are $3.00, and 
 meals are 50 cents each, becv.een Wrangel and Glenora. 
 
 Vancouver or Victoria to 1st Class 2nd Class 
 
 Dawson City via St. Michael's Island »300.00 »250 00 
 
 All fares and prices quoted herein are in gold. A fair idea 
 
 in sterling can be obtained by reckoning $5.00 (Five Dollars) to 
 
 ;G 1 (one pound), « 
 
 STEAMSHIP SAILINGS 
 
 Are intended to be as follows, but are subject to change : 
 Canadian Pacific Ry. Co.'s Steamships. 
 
 Prom Vancouver, Mondays and Thursdays, upon 
 arrival of Canadian Pacific Overland Pacific 
 Express, for Wrangel, commencing April, 1898, 
 
 Prom Victoria, Mondays and Thursdays, 
 For Wrangel, commencing April, 1898. 
 
 C. p. Navi&ation Co. 
 
 Prom Victoria, 800 p. m. For Wrangel, Juneau, 
 Dyea, Sk.igway, etc., 
 S.S. Islander, February 15th ; March 1st, I5th and 
 
 2'Jth ; April 12th and '26th. 
 S, S. Danube, February 22nd ; March 8th and 22nd ; 
 April 5th and 19th, and every Tuesday thereafter. 
 
 Prom Vancouver, on arrival of Canadian Pacific 
 Railway Pacifii- Express. For Wrangel, 
 Juneau, Dyea, Skagway, etc. 
 S.S. Islander, February 16th ; March 2nd, 16th and 
 
 .30th ; April 13th and 27th. 
 S. S. Danube, February 23rd • March 9th and 
 23rd ; April 6th and 20th, and every Wednes- 
 day thereafter. 
 
 Commencing June 14th, S.S. Danube will make regular 
 trips to St. Michael's Island, connecting with 
 Yukon River steamers to Dawson City, etc. 
 
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BERTHS ON STEAMSHIPS 
 
 F. O. Davids* & Oo. 
 
 Prom Victoria, for Wrangel, Juneau, Dyea, Skag- 
 way.etc. S.S. Thistle; Feb. 17th ; March 3rd and 
 17th, and every alternate Thursday thereafter. 
 
 From Vancouver, on arrival of Canadian Pacific 
 Railway Pacific Express. For Wrangel, 
 
 Juneau, Dyea, Skagway, etc. S.S. Thistle, Feb. 
 18th ; March 4th and 18th, and every alternate 
 Friday thereafter. 
 
 Pacific Ooast Steamship Oo. 
 
 Prom Victoria about 4.00 p.m. Passengers 
 should reach Victoria the night previous. 
 
 S.S.Queen, February 16th and 28th ; March 12th and 
 24th ; April fith, 17th and 29lh, and every 12 
 days thereafter, for Wrangel, Juneau, Dyea 
 and Skagway. 
 
 S.S. Victorian, February 17th and 27th ; March 9th, 
 19th and 29th ; April 8th, 18th aid 28th, and 
 every 10 days thereafter for Wrangel, Juneau, 
 Dyea and Skagway. 
 
 S.S. Cottage City, February 24th ; March 11th and 
 26th ; April 10th and 25th, and every 15 days 
 thereafter, for Wrangel. Juneau and .Sitka. 
 
 S.S. Curacao, April .5th and 20th, and every 15 days 
 thereafter, for Wrangel, Juneau, Dyea and 
 Skagway. 
 
 Other Steamship Lines. 
 
 Additional steamers of different Companies will probably 
 be placed on the route, particulars of which will 
 be furnished later. 
 
 North American Transportation & Trading 
 Oo. 
 
 Intend to despatch a steamer on June 10th, 1898, and 
 every ten days thereafter. Passengeis taking 
 this route will be ticketed only to the Pacific 
 Coast. 
 
 BERTHS ON STEAMSHIPS 
 
 Berths on Pacific Ocean Steamers must be secured when 
 tickets are purchased. Apply to the nearest Canadian Pacific 
 Ticket Agent, who will obtain same through the following offices : 
 
 London, En^.— Archer Baker, 67 King William Street, 
 London, E.C For Europe and other countries via 
 Europe. 
 
 ■Montreal — C. E. E. Ussher, General Passenger Agent, for 
 territory East of Port Arthur and Chicago. 
 
 Winnipeg— Robert Kerr, Traffic Manager, for territory 
 West of Lake Superior and Chicago. 
 
 Vancouver— E. J. Coyle, District Passenger Agent, for 
 British Columbia and Pacific Coast States, Hawaiian 
 Islands and Australasia. 
 
 Hong Kong—D. E. Urown, General Agent, for India 
 and other Trans-pacific points. 
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CANADIAN MINING REGULATIONS 
 
 CANADIAN MINING REGULATIONS 
 FOR THE YUKON (placer) 
 
 (Approved by OrdtT-lii-CounuM of 18th Jaiumry, I8H8.1 
 (Subjt'tt to AltiTiition). 
 
 INTERPRETATION. 
 
 " Free miner" thalt mean a male or female over the a\^e of eighteen, but not 
 under that age. or joint stock company, named in, and lawfully posscsHcd of, a 
 valid existing free miner's certificate, and no other, 
 
 ** Legal post" shall mean a intake standing not less than four feet above the 
 ground and (laUe ' on two sides tor at least one foot from the top. Bolli sides so 
 flatted shall measure at least four inches across the face. It shall also mean any 
 stump or tree cut off and tlatted or faced to the above height and si/e. 
 
 '■ Close «eaion " shall mean the period of the year during which placer min- 
 ing is gener.tv suspended. Theperiod to be fixed by the Mining Recorder in 
 whose district (he claim is situated. 
 
 ' Mineral " shall include all minerals whatsoever other than coal. 
 
 *' Joint Stock Company ' shall mean any company incorporated for mining 
 purposes under a Canadian charter or licensed by the Government of Canada. 
 
 ** Mining Recorder " shall mean the othcial appointed by the Gold Commis- 
 sioner to record applications and grant entries for claims in ihe Mining Divisions 
 into which the Commissioner may divide the Yukon District. 
 
 1. Every person over, but not under eighteen years of age, and every joint 
 stock company, shall be entitled to all the rights and privileges of a tree mmer, 
 under these regulations and under the regulations ^iiverning quartz mining, and 
 shall be considered a free miner upon taking out a free miner's certificate. A free 
 miner's certificate issued to a joint stock company shall be issued in its corporate 
 name. A free miner's certificate shall not be . ansferahle. 
 
 2. A free miner's certificate may be granted for one year to run from the date 
 thereof or from the expiration of the applicant's then existing certificate, upon 
 the payment therefor ot the sum of 31** f)0, unless the certificate is to be issued 
 in favor of a joint stock company, in which case tiie fee shall l>e $50.IX) for a 
 company havmg a nominal capital of §IOO,(KK) or less, and for a company having 
 a nominal capital exceeding ^lOO.OOO. the fee shall be ^lOO.OU. Only one person 
 or joint stock company shall he named in a certificate. 
 
 3. A free miner's certificate shall be on the following form : — 
 
 DOMINION OF CANADA. 
 
 rREF. MINER S CFRTIFICATB. 
 
 (Non-transferable). 
 
 Date No 
 
 Valid for one year only. 
 
 Thi^i is to certify that of has paid me this day 
 
 the sum o( and is entitled to all the rights and privileges of a free 
 
 miner, under any mining regulations of the Government of Canada, for one year 
 from the day of 18. . . ■ 
 
 This certificate shall also grant to the holder thereof the privilege of fishing 
 and shooting, subject to the provisions of any Act which has been passed, or 
 which may hereafter be passed for the protection of game and fish; also the 
 privilege of cutting timber for actual necessities, for building houses, boats and 
 for genera! mining operations ; such timber, however, to be for the exclusive use 
 
 of the miner himself, but such permission shall not extend to timber which may 
 
 "cli 
 corporations 
 
 have been heretofore or which may hereafter be granted to other persons or 
 
 4. Free miner's certificates may be obtained by applicants in person at the 
 Department of the Interior. Ottawa, or from the agents of Uominion Lands at 
 Winnipeg Manitoba; Calgary, Edmonton, Prince AIIhti. in the North-west 
 Territories ; Kamloops and New Wcstmmster in the Province of British 
 Columbia ; at Dawson City in the Yukon District ; also from agents of the 
 Governmental Vancouver and Victoria. B.C., and .it other places which may 
 from time to time he named by the Minister of the Interior. 
 
 5. If any person or joint slock company shall apply for a free miner's certifi- 
 cate at the agent's office during his absence, and shall leave the fee required b^ 
 these regulations, with the otVicer or other person in charge of said office, he or it 
 shall l>e entitled (o have such certificate from the dale of such application ; and 
 any free miner shall .It any time be entitled to obtain a free miner's certificate 
 commencing to run from the expiration of his then existing free miner's certificate, 
 provided that when he .ipplies for such certificate he shall produce to the agent, 
 or in case of his absence, shall leave with ihe officer or other person in charge of 
 the agent's ofhcc. such existing certificate. 
 
 0. If any free miners certificate he accidentally destroyed or lost, the owner 
 thereof may, on payment of ;i fee of two dollars, have a true copy of it. signed 
 by the agent, or other person by whiim or out of whose ofKce the original was 
 issued. Every such copy shall be marked *" Substituted Certificate;" and unless 
 some material irregularity be shown in tespeci thereof, every original or substi- 
 tuted free miner's certificate shall be evidence of all matters therein contained. 
 
 7. No person or joint stock company will l>c recognized as having any right 
 or interest in or to any pLacer claim, quartz claim, mining lease, bed-rock flume 
 grant, or any minerals in any ground comprised therein, or in or to any water 
 right, mining ditch, drain, tunnel or fiuin", unless he or it and every person in his 
 or its employment shall havea free miner scertificate unexpired. And on the expir- 
 ation of a free miner's certificate ihe own».'r thereof shall alTsolutely forfeit all his 
 rights and interest in or to any placer claim, mining lease, bed-rock flume grant 
 
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 (hteen, but not 
 iOsscHHcd of, a 
 
 feet above the 
 Both sides 80 
 niao mean any 
 izc. 
 
 ch placer min- 
 K Recorder in 
 
 3al. 
 
 led for mining 
 of Canada. 
 Gold Commis- 
 nin^ DiviHions 
 
 md every joint 
 f a tree miner, 
 tz mining', and 
 iticate. A free 
 n it8 corporate 
 
 1 from the date 
 iTtificate, upon 
 s to be issued 
 Hi $60.0f) for a 
 >nipany having 
 ily one person 
 
 nid me this day 
 ileges of a free 
 a, for one year 
 
 ilegc of fishing 
 een passed, or 
 fish ; also the 
 ises, boats and 
 ic exclusive use 
 her which may 
 her persons or 
 
 1 person at the 
 inion Lands at 
 he North-west 
 ncc of British 
 agents of the 
 ces which may 
 
 '. miner's certifi- 
 fee required b^ 
 J ofticc, he or it 
 ^plication ; and 
 tier's certificate 
 UTS certificate, 
 e to the agent» 
 jn in charge of 
 
 lost, the owner 
 y of it. signed 
 le original was 
 te;" and unless 
 ginal or substi- 
 n contained, 
 ving any right 
 bed-rock thime 
 r to any water 
 ry person in his 
 ndon theexpir- 
 y forfeit all his 
 tck Hume grant 
 
 CANADIAN MINING REGULATIONS 
 
 and any minerala in any ground comprised therein, and in or to any and every 
 water ri^ht, mininf; ditch, drain, tunnel or tlume which may be held or daimtsi 
 by Hueh owner oi" niich expired free miner's certificate. unlesH sucli owner shall, 
 on or before the day toll.nvingr the expiration of such certificate, obtain a new free 
 miner's certificate. Provided, nevertheless, that should an> co-.»wner fail to keep 
 up his free miner's certificate, such failure Bliall not cause a forfeiture or act aa 
 an abandonment of the claim, but the interest of the co-owner wlu> shall fail ti> 
 keep up bis free miner's certific.ite «b,-»ll, //j,) //ii:/(>, be and become vested in his 
 co-owners, /»-ij rat't according to their former interests ; pro\'ided, nevertheless, 
 that a shirebolder in a Joint st,)ck ci>mpany need not be a free miner, and, 
 though not a free miner, shall be entitled to buy, sell) hold or dispose of any 
 shares therein. 
 
 8. Every free miner sb.iU, during the continuance of bis certificate, but not 
 longer, have the right to enter, locate, prospect .ind mine ft»r gold ,ind other 
 miiienils upon any lands in the Yukon District, whether \ested in the Crown or 
 otherwise, except upon Government reservations for town sites, land which is 
 occupied by any building, and any land f.-illing within the curtilage of any 
 dwelling house, and any land lawfully occupied ti>r pljicer mining purposes, and 
 also Indian reservations. 
 
 9. Previous to any entry being m;ide upon Lands Lawfully occupied, such 
 free miner shall give .adequate security, to the satisfactiott of the Mining 
 Recorder, for any loss or damage which may be caused by such entry : .and after 
 such entry he shall make full compensation to the occup.'int or owner of such 
 lands for any loss or d.amage which may be caused by reason of such entry : ■ 
 such compensation, in case of dispute, to be determined by a court having 
 jurisdictitm in mining disputes, with or without a jur)'. 
 
 10. A creek or gulch claim shall be 250 feet long measured in the general 
 direction of the creek or gulch. The boundaries .)f the claim which run in the 
 general direction of the creek or gulch shall be lines along bed v>r rim rock three 
 feet higher than the rim or edge of the creek, or the lowest gener.al level of the 
 gulch within the claim, so drawn or marked as to he at every point three feet 
 above the rim or edge of the crtek or the lowest general level of the gulch, 
 opposite to it at right angles to the general direction of the cl.aim for its length, 
 but such bound.aries shall not in any case exceed 1,000 feet on each side ot the 
 centre of the stream or gulch 
 
 11. If the boundaries be less than one himdrcd feet apart horizontally, they 
 shall be lines traced .along bed or rim riKk one hundred feet apart horizontally, 
 following as nearly as practicable the direction of the valley for the length of 
 the claim. 
 
 12 A river claim shall be situated only on one side of the river and shall not 
 exceed 2,tO feet in length, measured in the general direction of the river. The 
 other boundary of the claim which runs in the general direction of the river shall 
 be lines along bed or rim rock three feet higher than the rim or edge of the river 
 within the claim so drawn t>r tnarkeil as to be at every point three feet above 
 the rim or edge of the river opposite to it at tight angles to the general direction 
 of the claim for its length, but such boundaries shall not in any case be less than 
 250 feet, or exceed a distance of 1,000 feet from low water mark of the river. 
 
 13. A " hill claim '' shall not exceed 250 feet in length, drawn parallel to the 
 main direction of the stream or ravine on which it fronts. P.ar.allel lines drawn 
 from each end of the base line at right angles thereto, and running to the 
 summit of the hill (provided the distance does not exceed 1,(K)0 feet), shall 
 constitute the end boundaries of the claim. 
 
 14 All other placer claims shall be 250 feet square. 
 
 15. Every placer claim shall be as nearly as possible rectangular in form, 
 .and marked by two legal posts firmly fixed in the ground. The line between 
 the two posts shall be well cut out so that one post may. if the nature of the 
 surface will permit, be seen from the other. The flatted side of each post shall 
 f.ace the claim, and on each post shall be written on the side facing the claim, 
 a legible notice stating the name or nun\ber ot the claim, or both if possible, its 
 length in feet, the date when staked, and the full Christian and surname of the 
 locator . 
 
 10. Every alternate ten claims shall be reserved for the Government of Can- 
 ada. That is to say when a claim is located, the discoverer's claim and nine 
 additional claims adjoining each other and numbered consecutively will be open 
 tor registration. 'Then the next ten claims of 2.50 feet each will be reserved for 
 the Government, and so on. The .alternate group of claims reserved for the 
 Crown shall be disposed of in such manner as may be decided by the Minister ot 
 the Interior, 
 
 17. The penalty tor tresp.assing upon a claim reserved for the Crown shall be 
 immedLate cancellation by the Mining Recorder of any entry or entries which the 
 person trespassing may have obtained, whether by original entry or purchase, for 
 a mining claim, and the refusal by the Mining Recorder of the acceptance of any 
 application which the perstui trespassing may at any time make for a claim. ^ In 
 addition to such penalty, the Mounted Police, upon a requisition trom the Mining 
 Recorder to that cflfect, shall take the necessary steps to eject the trespasser. 
 
 18. In defining the size of claims, they shall be measured horizontally irre- 
 spective of inequalities on the surface of the groimd. 
 
 19. If any free miner or party of free miners discover a new mine, and such 
 discovery sh.all be cstablish^a to the satisfaction of the Mining Recorder, creek, 
 river, or hill claims of the following size shall be allowed, namely :— To one dis- 
 coverer, one claim, 800 feet in length ; to a party of two discoverers, two claims, 
 amounting together to 1,(1(10 feet in length ; to each member of a party beyond 
 two in number, a cl.aim of the ordinary size only, 
 
 20. A new stratum of auriferous earth or gravel situated in a locality where 
 the claims have been abandoned shall for this purpose be deemed a new mine, 
 although the same locality shall have been previi:>usly worked at a different level, 
 
 21. Refers to the forms of application for a grant for placer mining. 
 
 22. A claim shall be recorded with the Mining Recorder in whose district it 
 is situated, within ten days after the location thereof, if it is located within ten 
 miles of the Mining Recorder's office. One extra day shall be allowed for every 
 additional ten miles or traction thereof. 
 
 2.1. In the event of the claim being more than one hundred miles trom a 
 Recorder's office, and situated where other claims are being located, the free 
 miners, not less than five in number, are authorized to meet and appoint one of 
 their number a "Free Miners' Recorder," who shall act in that capacity until a 
 Mining Recorder is appointed by the Gold Commissioner. 
 
CANADIAN MINING REGULATIONS 
 
 24. The ** Piee Miners' Recorder" nhailat the earlieHt ponftibte Jate nfter hU 
 appointment, notify the nearcHt Government Minintr Kfcorder thereof, and upon 
 the arrival of the Government Mining Recorder, hu shall deliver to him his 
 records and the fees received for recurdintf the claims. The Government Mming 
 Recorder shall then tfrant to each free miner whose name appears in the records, 
 an entry for his claim, provided an application has heen made by him. 
 The entry to date from the time the "Free Miners' Recorder" rcciirded the 
 application. 
 
 2A. If the " Free Miners' Recorder" fails within three months to notify the 
 nearest Government Minintp Recorder of his p" fitment, the claims which he 
 may have recorded will be cancelled, 
 
 26. Unriniii: the absence of the y recorder from hisotfice, the entry for 
 a claim may be granted by anv .• whom he may appoint to perform his 
 duties in his absence. 
 
 27. Kntry shall not ^....tied for a claim which ban not been staked by the 
 applicant in person in the manner specified in these regulations, with an 
 amdavit that the claim was staked out by the applicant. 
 
 28. An entry fee of fifteen dollars shall be cnarged the first year, and an an- 
 nual fee of fifteen dollars for each of the following years. This provision shall 
 apply to claims for which entrien have already been granted. 
 
 29. A statement of the entries granted and fees collected shall be rendered l>y 
 the Mining Recorder to the Gold Commissinner at least every three months, 
 which shair be accompanied by the amount collected. 
 
 .'M). A royalty of ten per cent, on the g^>ld mined shall be levied and collected 
 on the gross output of each claim. Th^ ro\aIty may be paid at banking offices 
 to be established under the auspices c''t.he Government of Canada, or to the Gold 
 Commissioner, or to any Mining E «!Corder authorized by him. The sum ot 
 $2,5(N).(N) shall be deducted from the gross annual output of a claim when estima- 
 ting the amount upon which royalty is to be calculated, but this exemption shall 
 not be allowed unless the royalty is paid at a banking office or to the Gold 
 Commiphioner or Mining Recorder. When the royalty is paid monthly or at 
 longer periods, the deduction shall be made ratable on the ba^is of $2,>VI<K0I) per 
 annum for the claim, If not paid to the bank, Gold Commissioner or Minmg 
 Recorder, it shall be collected by the custons officials or police officers when the 
 miner passes the post esiablished at the boundary of a district. Such royalty to 
 form part of the consi.>lui:ited revenue, and to be accounted for by the officers who 
 collect the same in due loursc. The time and manner in which such royalty shall 
 be collected shall be provided for by regulations to be made by the Gold Com- 
 missioner. 
 
 'M. Default in payment of such royalty, if continued ''or ten days after notice 
 has been posted on the claim in respect of which it is der-andcd. or in the vicinity 
 of such claim, by the Gold Commissiitneror his agent, s lall be followed by cancel- 
 lation of the claim. Any attempt to defraud the Crown by withholding ar.y part 
 of the revenue thus provided for, by making false statements of the amount taken 
 out, shall be punished by cancellation of the claim in respect of which fraud or 
 false statements have been committed or made. In respect to the facts as to such 
 fraud or faUe statements or non-payment of royalty, the decision of the Gold 
 Commissioner shall be final. 
 
 Ji2. After the recording of a claim the removal of any post bv the holder 
 thereof or by any person acting in his behalf for the purpose of changing the 
 bi>undaries of his claim, shall act as a forfeiture of the claim. 
 
 IW. The entr> of every bolder of a grant for placer mining must be renewed 
 .\n<.i );'H rec.-ipt relinquished and replaced every year, the entry fee being paid each 
 tiine. 
 
 i",. The holder of a creek, gulch or river claim may, within sixty days after 
 (taking out the claim, obtain an entry for a hill claim adjoining it, by paying to 
 !b Mining Recorder the sum i^f one hundred dollars. This permission shall .i.,o 
 '.-> 1 given lo the ht)lder of a creek, gulch or river claim obtained under former 
 regulations, provided that the hill claim is available at the time an application is 
 made therefor. 
 
 S.'). No miner shall receive a grant of more than one mining claim in a mining 
 district, the Ix^undarics of which shall be defined by the Mining Recorder, but the 
 same miner may also bold a bill claim, acquired by him under these regulations in 
 connection with a creek, gulch or river claim, and any number of claims by pur- 
 chase ; .ind any number of miners may unite to work their claims in common, 
 upon such terms as they may arrange, provided such agreement is registered with 
 the Mining Recorder and a fee oi five dollars paid for each registr.ition. 
 
 36. Any free miner or miners mav sell, morlgaj?e or dispose ol bis or their 
 claims, proviiicd such disjKisa' be registered with, .ind a fee o( two dollars paid to 
 the Mining Recorder, who shall thereupon give the assignee a certificate. 
 
 37. Every free miner shall during the continuance of his grant have the 
 exclusive right of entry upon his own cl.iini for the miner-like working thereof, 
 and the construction of a residence thereon, and shall be entitled exclusively to 
 all the proceeds realized tberefrnni, upi^n wliich, however, the royalty prescribed 
 by these regulations shall be payable; provided that the Mining Recorder may 
 grant to the holders of other claims such right of entry thereon as may be 
 ,-ibs»*lutelv necessary for the working of their cl.iinis. upon such terms as may to 
 him seem reasonable He may also grant permits to miners to cut timber 
 thereon for their own use. 
 
 3d ICvery free miner shall be entitled to the use of so much of the water 
 naturally llowin^* through or p%st his claim, and not lawfully appropriated, as 
 shiill, in the opinion of the Mining Recorder Ix' necess.'iry for the due working 
 thereof, and shall be entitled to drain his own claim free of charge. 
 
 39. A claim shall be deemed to be abandoned and open to occup,ition and 
 entry by any person when the same shall have remr.ined unworked on working 
 days, exceptincr during the close season, by the grantee thereof or by some person 
 on his behalf for the space of seventy-two hours, unless sickness or other 
 reasonable cause be shown to the satisfaction of the Mining Recorder, or unless 
 the grantee is absent on leave given bv the Mining Recorder, and the Mining 
 Recorder, upon obtaining evidence satisfactory lo himself th.it this provision is 
 not f)eing complied with, may cancel the entry given fiir a claim. 
 
 40 If anv cases arise for which no provision is made in these regulations, the 
 provisions of^the regulations governing the disposal of mineral lands other than 
 coal lands, approved by Mis Excellency the Governor-iu-Council on the 9th of 
 November, 1889. or such other regulations as mav be substituted therefor, shall 
 apply. 
 
 34 
 
ALASKAN MINING REGULATIONS 
 
 LEASES FOR DREIHIINO. 
 
 Reifiilaliona have also hern adopted for the issue of leaiieH to persons or 'Com- 
 panies, who havr ohtained free miner's certificates, to dredge for minerals ulSer 
 than coal in the submerged heds or bars of rivers in the Yukon District. These lea'iea 
 cover a length of five milen, and not more than six leases will be granted to Lr;- 
 individual or company, shall be for a term of 20 years, and the lessee shall have at 
 lea^t one dredge in operation upon the five miles of river leased within two 
 seasons. A rental of )I(NI per annum for each mile of river shall be charged, and 
 a royalty of 10 percent, paid on the output in excess of $1,^,000 per annum. 
 
 Canauian Pacific Kv. Co's Sieam.siiip "ArHt<iAN 
 
 U. 8. MINING REGULATIONS, ALASKA 
 
 (Reports Interior Department, Washington. U.S.A.) 
 
 Only citizens of the United Slater, or persons declaring their intention to 
 become such, will be allowed to explore, locate and purchase mineral land in 
 Alaska (United States territory) by complying wilh Federal and Territorial laws. 
 Prospectors are not required to t.nke out a license or certificate. 
 
 yuAKTZ Lanii. — Mining claims upon ledges or lodes of iprecious metals can 
 be taken up alon^ the vein to ihelengtn of 1,.')00 feet and .300 feet each side of the 
 middle of the vein. To secure patent, $800 worlh of work must be performed 
 and ^ an acre paid for the land — twenty acres. Six month?' failure to do work 
 forfeits the claim. 
 
 Pt.ACKR Lano. — Claims usually called "p'accrs," i/icluding all foi-nis of 
 deposit, excepting veins of tjuartz or other rixrk in place, are subject to entry 
 and patent. No single individual can locate more than twenty acres of placer 
 land, and no Ux'ation can be made by any company, composed of no less than 
 eight bona-fide locators, exceeding IGO acres. The price per arrtf of placer claims 
 is $2.0). Where placers contain veins or lodes, the cost per acre is $5. 
 
 Dbscrii'TION. — It is important that locators accurately mark and describe 
 their claims. In marking, the loc.itor may do so in any direction that will not 
 interfeie with the rights or claims existing prior to his discovery. Litigation, 
 expense, and delay may be avoided by Ijcing particular in the matter of boun- 
 daries. The essentials are : 
 
 First — That the corners should be marked on the ground by stakes in 
 mounds of earth or rock, or by marked trees or other natural objects. Stcond— 
 The notice of location should describe these corners so that they can be identified 
 on the ground by the description, and, in addition, the direction and distance of 
 one of the corners from a government ctirner or well-known object such as a 
 junction of roads, trails or ravines, a bridge, building of any kind, or natura 
 feature, as rink, etc, 
 
 l^^ The maps in this pamphlet are drawn from the latest and most accurate 
 information obtainable. The routes po lar favored and advocated may be 
 altered or added to in future editions as further reports warrant. 
 
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 For description of Canadian Pacific Overland Route read 
 
 "New Highway to the Orient" 
 "Annotated Time Table" 
 
 If interested in other Canadian Mining Regions 
 
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 Farming Lands 
 
 read 
 
 "Gold in New Ontario" 
 "Gold in Kootenay and Cariboo" 
 "British Columbia" 
 "Western Canada" 
 
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 For Information regarding a tour to Japan, China, Indin, 
 Fijian Islands, Hawaiian Islands, Australasia or Around 
 the World, read 
 
 "Westward to the Far East" 
 "East to the West" 
 "New Route to Australasia" 
 "Around the World" 
 
 Before deciding upon a Summer Resort or Sporting Trip 
 read 
 
 "Quebec, Winter and Summer" 
 "Summer Tours" 
 "BanlT»^<j Beautiful" 
 "Climates and Health Resorts of 
 
 Canada" 
 "Fishing and Shooting" 
 
 All above publlcatione can be obtained 
 free on application to agrent* men- 
 tioned on opposite page.