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AND THE KLONDIKE GOLD FIELDS The most complete and reliable work of its kind published, giving in detail OFFICIAL REPORTS CORRECT MAPS ROUTES OF TRAVEL AND SUPPLIES NEEDED an d all the information required by those intending to go to the Northern Gold Fields Published by EDWARD HOLLAND PROPRIETOR COMMERCIAL HOTEL WHICH HAS IIKKN THK HKA i)or ARTKKS 1-OK Yl'KON MINI.KS I'OK TKN YI-ARS PAST .*nn Franciscn. 1807 "^" SAVE YOUR MONEY. Before purchasing your outfit, consult EDWARD HOLLAND, the publisher of this book. You will not only save money, but avoid buying* worthless articles which will have to be discarded on the route. A number of Yukon miners will leave the Com- mercial Hotel about the first of March, returning to their homes on the Yukon. Intending prospectors should stop at the Commercial and join the party. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1897 by EDWARD HOLLAND In the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington, D. C. MINING PROPERTY. Negotiations for the purchase of Alaska IViining Claims and other Property can be made direct with the miners by applying to Edward Holland, Proprietor Commercial Hotel. ..'•^ L : EDWARD ou will not ess articles ute. ! the Corn- et urn ing- to prospectors le party. PREFACE. ►f Alaska be made m3&«^ nOR TEN YEARS or more my relations with the miners from all portions of Alaska have been of the most friendly characU and in my intercourse with them I have gathered ^/a^h useful information. Ever since the Klondike excitement began to attract the attention of the world, nearly all the miners who came out have stopped at the Commercial Hotel. All the latest obtainable information is contained in this book, which has received the indorsement of every Yukon miner to whom it has been shown. Carefully read the contents of the book, study the maps, and if you need further information I would be glad to supply it. Respectfully, EDWARD HOLLAND, Publisher. Proprietor Commercial Hotel, San Francisco, Cal. Headquarters for Yukon Miners. AL Hotel. 2555V Pacific N. W. Hlfttory ^-rt. PROVINCIAL UiBnA;e YUKON MINERS. ^^jM^E. the undersigned Yukon Miners, recently returned fron7, the (sgI^J Klondike and located at the Commercial Hotel, desire to state that we have carefully read the contents of this volume, and compare'! it with other works of a similar character, and we unhesitatingly declare it to be the best work of its kind yet issued. We consider the report of William Ogilvie (the Dominion Land Surveyor) to lie a most comprehensive descryition of the Yukon and Klondike regions, and wish at the same time to speak a wed of praise for all the officers of the Canadian Government, wl o always justly and impartially discharged their arduous duties. Ct''^W^^t'J , Ut^ :rs. from the state that ed it with ire it to be lion Land rukon and I of praise juhtly and Ji, i^Yx^UP^ i^ AIxASKA THE L-AMD OF= GOLD. The history of Alaska, ever since it catne into the possession of the I'niteil States, lias been one of jjreat surprises. Almost every year, when communication with the outside world is opened, tales of new wonders find their waj* into print and, in conse- quence, the eyes of the civilized world are continually directed towards that land. Three distinct periods mark the annals of that countrj-. When that intrepid navigator. Behring, discovered and explored the country in 1741, he took possession of it in the name of the Czar. It remained a Russian province for over 120 years, until Secretary of State Seward purchased it in 1867 for I7, 200,000. This was regarded as a waste of money, but Seward acted with an almost prophetic foresight. How valuable the country has liecome since that time is known to the world. From the time it came to be a territorj' of the United States up to the present day- Alaska has been a regular mint of treasure troves. First her seal islands and fisheries commanded attention, and later her gold and other mineral resources. For while at the present dayjjold claims the attention of most people, there are to be found other metals fully as precious as the yellow one. It is mainly due to the energy of John Treadwell, of San Francisco, that the world now knows so nmch about Alaska's mining resources. For some years Treadwell spent his time in prospecting in Alaska wilds. He confined his attention mainly to the sea coast, and discovered, during these trips, the wonderful vein of gold on Douglas I.sland, near Juneau, on which is conducted the largest quartz mine in the world. In i everythiu same side ORDER OF YUKON PIONEERS. The Society was organized in 1893 by the men who first braved the dangers of the frozen north, with Jack McQuesten as President. Its organization grew out of the desire for mutual help and protection, and was formed to closer cement the bonds of friendship and brotherly love, which received its first impetus in commonly - shared hardships and dangers. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" is their motto, and every precept contained therein is carried out to the letter. Two lodges of the Order exist — one at Circle City and the other at Forty Mile — with about 200 members. But it is while away from home that the principles of the Order are made manifest and a practical exemplification given of the strong ties that bind their hearts. Not long ago an instance occurred which seems to illustrate this point. One of their number, broken in health and almost dying from consumption, with fortune shattered and no one to care for him, was in this city. Several members of the Society — R. J. English, VV. H. McPhee, Gordon C. Bettles and Harry Smith — were at the Commercial Hotel at the time. As soon as they learned of his condition they decided that he should not want for anything as long as one of them had a dollar in the world. They were alx)ut to return to the Yukon, and did not wish to leave him uncared for. So they called into their conference Edward Holland, of the Commercial Hotel, and placed in his hands a large sum of money, and told him if that was not enough as nmch more as would be needed would be forthcoming ; and they were true to their word. At another time one of their number was sick in the hospital, and one of the Pioneers, who was en route to his home in Switzerland, left sufficient for his support ; but the poor fellow died, and the money was returned. One of til- Yukon Pioneers died in this city early in the year, and a few of his comrades who were in the city arranged for his funeral. R. J. English was the moving spirit in the affair, and he saw that the man was decently buried in the Masonic cemetery, and caused to lie erected over his grave a plain shaft of granite, on which were inscribed the simple words : GEORGE McCUE, Native of Canada, Late of the Yukon. And this is the spirit that actuates the hearts of the true Pioneers of the Yukon. il history of at the next s the other s but their pointed by themselves eded. The year. With re for some luy changes ide world is he poor but dangers of iv out of the he bonds of )nly - shared ito you " is orty Mile — ide manifest >. Not long iber, broken I one to care H. McPhee, le time. As or anything eturn to the ■ conference irge sum of «ded would one of the lis support ; I few of his the moving le Ma.sonic , on which he Yukon. TO THE YUKON. HINTS TO PROSPECTORS. First make up your mind to start ; then make out your outfit, bearing in mind to select nothing but the best quality of goods— particularly bacon — and have them packed in the proper maimer in waterproof bags, for they are liable to get wet on the journey down the river. If you desire to prospect on your way down, you had belter take a pick, shovel and gold pan. The best time of the year to start is about the month of March, so that you can sleigh as far as Lake Bennett, where you will be able to find timber and build your boat and continue your journey down the river to your destination, .^fter leaving I^ake Marsh look out for the Grand Canyon, which is about 25 miles distant. Land on the right hand side and portage half your outfit, or whatever goods would be injured by water. Nail canvas over the forward part of your boat, get her in good shape ; make everything tight (except yourself). Keep cool and let her go through, landing on the same side of the river. -*W '^Jif ^f^f ■H^l '-'m If*. ;ii<* ■'■ '■» •BW^^^*^ '■n. ,- _ - ^^.^^lift^as*^. ^ -^ M !P'W**^SW^ ?-^S«e^., ■ . .ie^. ' .,^ ■«» - -» C4'".' --••• ->■■■ ?*sf,TW.'^< - ■■' '^^ , *^^- J . f ^ ^ •■a 1«n.*'^ ^ -^ J f / <* ^ -iHf 6?».:5-^ **V • •* y .' /^ / «• ^^ • f »»*. ??:'• r ■•*■ *» ^ ■^ 1 ■r ■•* / x /' / / «*)^!Kmm0h.}^,%^**: M» Nataan. 1 : miamiMm. tIMiJmfhm. «(.^t*aH«. JaaKMf 4Mit»n. e«|lt.Bawk«r . H River*. J.NMcro. VIIKON IMONKKKS AT F«)UTY MILK. At the head o.' White Horse Rapids, which is about two miles from Canyon, land on the left hand side and portage all your outfit, and drop your boat down with line. There is a rock about 20 miles from foot of Lake LeBarge ; keep on the right hand side. After leaving this everything is fair sailing unlil you reach Five Fingers, which is about 92 miles below Big Salmon River. You will observe five rocks which obstruct the course of the river ; keep on the right l:and side and you will pass through without much difficulty. The Rink Rapids are alx)ut five miles below Five Fingers, and keep on the right hand side also. The river gradually widens out from this on, with a current of five or six miles an hour, and is without any serious obstructions. Have your name painted on your bags in large letters, so thai you can easily recognize them. Should there be a number in the same part}', have all your goods shipped at the same time, so they will be tcgelher and save confusion. 09 tipe Official l^eport ..BY... WILLIAM OGILVIE, Dominion Surveyor. The i«^eW'the ^lirec^or of 4he Geological 'Survey, 4tnd to Mr. William Ogilvie, the well-known explorer and surveyor. Dr. Dawson devoted the whole of that season, and Mr. Ogilvie a period covering nearly two years covering topographical and general information chiefly respecting the tract of country lying adjacent to the 141st meridian of longitude, which by the Treaty of St. Petersburg, is designated by the boundary line in the neighborhood of Mt. St. Elias, to the Arctic ocean adjoining Alaska and the adjoining possessions of the British crown which now form part of the Northwest Territories of Canada. The explorers found in proximitv to the boundary line there existed extensive and valuable placer gold mines, in which even then as many as 300 miners were at work. "Mr. Ogilvie determined by a series of lunar observations the point at which the Yukon river is intersected by the 141st meridian, and marked the same on the ground. He also determined and marked the point at which the western affluent of the Yukon known as Forty-Mile creek is crossed by the same meridian line, th?»t point being situated at a distance of about twenty-three miles from the mouth of the creek. This survey proved that the place which has been selected as the most convenient, owing to the physical conformation of the region, from which to distribute the supplies to the variou.s mining camps ; a place situated at the confluence of the Forty-Mile creek and the Yukon, and to which the name of Fort Cudahy has been given, is well within the Canadian territory. The greater proportion of the mines then being worked, Mr. Ogilvie found, to be on the Canadian side of the international boundary lijie, but he reported the exist- ence of some mining fields in the .south, the exact position of which with respect to the boundary he did not have the opportunity to place. TO TIIK YUKON. » ^IdS ti'H is 1 hat een killed, and that the Indians had come up the river ' s lar as the canyons to lie in wait for any white men who might l)e going into the country. The rumor seemed to me to lie somewhat improbable, but, true or fal.se. it was an unpleasant one to hear, and the only way to verify it was to go and see whetlu-r the Indians were hostile c»r not. Happily the whole story proved to be untrue. I subse- quently learnes he can reach shelter in a short time. During the summer there is nearly always a winoth inlets. The survey was made up to the head of the inlet on the 'id of June. Preparations were then commenced for taking the supplies and instruments over the coast mountains to the head ot Lake Lindemaii on the Lewes river. On the 6th of June 120 Indians, men women and chiklren started for the summit. I sent two of my party with them to see the goods delivered at the place agreed upon. While they were packing to the summit I was producing the survey, and I met them on the return at the foot of the canyon about eight miles from the coast, where I paid them. These Indians are perfectly heartless. They will not surrender even the smallest aid to each other without pnyment. and if not to eac!» other, nmch less to a white man. " While going up to the head of canoe navigation on the Taiya river. I took the angles of the elevatio!is of each station Iroiu the preceding one. From these angles I have computed ihe height of the summit of the Taiya I'ass above the head of canoe navigation as it appeared to me in June 1887, and find it to l)e 3378 feet. What depth of snow there was I cannot say. The head of canoe navigation I estimate at about 120 feet al)ove tide water 1 determined the descent from the summit to Lake Lindeman bj- car- 10 TO THE YITKOX. rying aneroids fruiii the lake to the suiiniiit and back ugiiin, the interval of time frotn start to return being about eight hours. Taking the mean of the readings at the lake, start and return, and the single reading at the summit, the height of the summit above the lake was found to be 1 237 feet. " While at Juneau I heard reports of a low pass from the head of Chilcoot inlet to the headwatei's of the Lewes river. During the time I was at the head of Taiya inlet I made inquiries regarding it and found that there was such a pass, but could learn nothing definite about it from either whites or Indians. "The timber line on the south side of Taiya pass, as determined by barometer readings, is about 2300 feet above the sea, while on the north side it is about 1000 feet below the summit. This large difference i? due, I think, to the different conditions in the two places. On the south side the valley is narrow and deep, and the sun cannot produce its full effect. The snow also is much deeper there, owing to the quantity which drifts in from the surrounding mountains. On the north side the surface is sloping and more exposed to the sun's rays. On the south side the timber is of the claM peculiar to the coast, and on the north that peculiar to the interior. WHEN THE SNOW BLINDS. " Afler completing the survey down the lake I set about getting my baggage down, too. Of all the Indians who came to the summit with packs only four or five could be induced to remain and pack down to the lake, although I was paying them at the rate of $4 per 100 pounds. After the Indians left I tried to get down the stuff with the aid of my two men, but it was slavish and unhealth labor, and after the first trip one of them was laid up with what appearetl to be inflammatory rheumatism. WHIP -SAWING LUMBER FOR BOATS. time from t the lake, imit above >ot inlet to liya inlet I ra nothing barometer looo feet iditions in un cannot itity which oping and Mcaliar to TO TIIK YUKON. 11 "The first time the party crossed the sun was shining brightly, and thia brought on mow blindness. The pain of this only those who have suffered from this complaint can realize. I had two sleds with me which were made in Juneau especially for th« work of getting over the mountains and down the lakes on the ice. With these I succeetled in bringing about a ton and a half to the lake, but I found that the time it would take to get all down in this way would seriously interfere with the programme arranged with Dr. Dawson, to say nothing of the suffe.ing of the men and myself, and the liability to sickness which protracted physical exertion under such uncomfortable condition* and continued suffering from snowblindness exposed us to. " Owing to the prevailing wet, cold weather on the mountains and the difficulty of getting through the soil wet snow, the Indians soon began to quit work for a day or two at a time, and to gamble with one another for the wages already earned. I once for all made them distinctly understand that I would not pay any of them until the whole of the stuff was down. This done, I paid them off and set about getting the outfit acres* the lake, which I did with my own party ami the two Peterborough canoet I had with me. lage down, e could be the rate of the aid of le of them ^—t ALONG THE CHAIN OF LAKES. "After getting all my outfit over the foot of Lake Lindeman, I set some of the party to pack it to the head of Lake Bennet. The stream between these two lakes was too shallow and rough to admit of canoe navigation, and everything had to be portaged the greater part of the way. I employed the rest of the party in looking for timber to build a boat to carry my outfit of provisions and implements down the river to tlie vicinity of the international boundary, a distance of about 700 miles. " My boat was finished on the evening of the i ith of July, and on 12th I started a portion of the party to load it and go ahead with it and the outfit to the canyon. They had instructions to examine the canyon, and if necessa' carry a part of the outfit past it; iu any case, enough to carry the party back to the post should accident necessitate such procedure. With the rest of the party I started to carry on the survey. This proved tedious work on account of the stormy weather. In the summer months there is nearly always a wind blowing in from the coast. It blows down the lakes and produces quite a heavy swell. This would not prevent the canoes going with the decks on, but as we had to land every mile or so, the rollers breaking on a generally flat beach, proved very troublesome. The survey v/as completed to the canyon on the 20th of July. There I found the party with the large boat had arrived on the i8th, having carried a part of the supplies past the canyon, and were awaiting my arrival to run through it with the rest in the boat. Before doing so, however, I made an examination of the canyon. The rapids below it, particularly the last of the series, called the 'White Horse' by the miners, I found it would not be safe to run. I sent two men through the canyon in one of the canoes to await the arrival of the boat, and to be ready in case of an accident to pick us up. Every man in the party was supplied with a life-preserver, so that had a casulty occurred we would all have floated. Those in the canoe got through all right, but they would not have liked to repeat the trip. They said the canoe jumped about a great deal more than they thought it would, and I had the aame experience going through in the boat. THROUGH THE RAPIDS. "The passage through is made in about three minutes, or at the rate of twelve and a half miles an hour. If the boat is kept clear of the sides there is not much danger in high water, but in low water there is a rock in the middle of the channel near the Itf TO TIIK VirKON. upper end of the canyon that renders the passage more difficult. I did not see this rock myself, but got my infomiation frotn miners I met in the interior, who dei.cribed it as being about 150 yards down from the head and a little to the middle of the channel, In low water it barely projects alMJve the surface. When I passed through there was uo' indication of it, either from the b;ink or from the boat. The distance from the head to the foot of the canyon is about five-eighths of a mile. There is a basin about midway in it about 150 yards in diameter. This Iwisin is circular in form, with steep sloping sides about 100 feet high. The lower part of the canyon is much rougher to run through than the upper part, the fall being apparently much greater. " The White Horse rapids are about three eighths of a mile long. They are the most dangerous rapids on the river and are never run through in boats, except by acci- dent. They are confined by low. basaltic banks, which at the foot suddenly close in and make the channel about thirty yards wide. It is here the danger lies, as there is a sudden drop and the water rushes through at a tremendous rate, leaping and seething like a cataract. "The miners have constructed a portage road on the coast side and put down roll- ways in some places on which to shove their boats over. They have also made some windlasses with which to haul their boats up hill, notably one at the foot of the canyon. Should it ever be necessary, a tramway could be built past the canyon on the east side with no great difficulty. With the exception of the Five Finger rapids these appear to be the only serious rapids on the whole length of the river. " Five Finger rapids are formed by several islands standing in the channel and backing up the water so much as to raise it about a foot, causing a swell below for a few yards. The islands are composed of conglomerate rock, similar to the cliffs on each side of the river, whence one would infer that there had been a fall here in past ages. T<> TIIK YIKON. la •e this rock ribed it as annel. In ere was uo le head to midway in >ping sides rough than ey are the pt by acci- lose in and is a sudden ing like a down roll- lade some le canyon, east side appear to »nnel and ' for a few 1 each side es. WHERE THERE IS PLAIN SAILING. " For alKUit two niilen Jielow the rapids there is a pretty swift current, but not enough to prevent the ascent of a steamboat of nioe, but could not reach the tmttoin. "When I was at Forty-Mile river miners v.ere very anxious to see me, and to know our mining regulation laws. I explained everything they inquired alK)Ut as fully as my knowledge and the documents at my disposal would permit. During the winter there were many cases of sickness at Forty-Mile, most of them scurvy. There were three deaths, only one of which was due to i-curvy. " Lake Lindeman is alwut five miles long and half a mile wide. It is deep enough for all ordinary purposes. Lake Bennett i!> one quarter of a mile long, the upper por tion of which is one-half of a mile wide. About half way up its length an aim comes in from the west which Schwatka has mistaken for a river, and has named Wheaton river. .\ stream which flows into Lake Bennett at the southwest comer is very dirty, and has shoaled quite a large portion of the lake at its mouth. The waters of the lake empty at the extreme northeast angle through a channel not more than loo yards wide, which soon expands into what vSchwatka called Lake Nares. Through this narrow channel there is quite a current, and more than seven feet of water. Lake Nares is only two and a half miles long, and its greatest width is a>>out a mile. It is not deep, but i.i navi- gable for iKjats 0^ " Foot of Takish Lake I73'4 " " Head of Lake Marsh 178'+ " " Head of Canyon 223 " " Head of White Horse Rapids 225 '4 '' " Tahkeena River 240 " " Head of Lake LeHarge 256 " " Foot of Lake LeBarge 284 " Hootalinqua River 316 " Big Salmon River 349 " Little Salmon River 3S5''i" " Five Fingers Rapids 444 " " Rink Rapids 450 " " Felly River 503'i" 22 TO THK YIKON. Distance from San Francisco to Klondike via Juneau overland - (««/"/«?e taken on a prospecting trip which shall at all unnecessarily hinder, ilelay or impede progress, it is still true that every spring finds the Yukon region with scanty supplies, and it is a very wise plan for parties to take in with tliein every ounce of provisions which it is possible for them to carry, even if the outfit has to be curtailed in other directions to permit it. • ' - - - - rn ^^^^^^1 .^SVJ^SJBS \ -J^^J^?** <*.■-, ^ -i^mm 1 Wb^2S ■ "I riv ■■■•■/■ ^.V:' r^ ■:i? . . "^ ~ »• , h teiv 1?i^i!Sf?r^^™8IW ^ i^^TQ^^^ ■" - J^Wlr!^ji&f!.i4;?^>L* "^Mr^A -4L<&jLiijLJL. ___J!^^^Hii^ II 1 lliiiWMi II 1 POKT.\ ugh to the ne is fickle ; Funds at the on, and the lit as their behind the vlii> doesn't re in a wild course most do as they iig to many : eet." They le is derived go prepared ves. hrain- ural laws of itions inidtT dd l)e many accumulate 11 this City possible an He should B, slate, ser- It is not e should be ;o recognize like placers •oven possi- lieady been itains as do as enriched as enriched 1 in forming These, if TO TlIK YUKON. SIT on one side of a nioiintain, are apt to be duplicated on the other, and, thc.igh neither can be seen, b.itii can be infcrreil from the discovery of gold on onv side of the drainage. It is justified to l(H)k for gohl on the other side as well. .'\s an additional guide, the gravel rock fragments in the jrold-bcaring stream should be compared with that being prospected. If tlu- two contain identical rocks, and ]):irticularly if they both contain c|uart/., diorite, <'.4nyon. there will l)e no placer. The Russians, in their mining of the Siberian ji'acers, failed generally to recognize the lode sources of the gold, and in many instances carried their prospecting for pincers miles up stream beyond the Itnles from which the gold came. There is no reason for Ainerican miners making the same mistake. .Vnotlier indication of nearness to lodes is the presence of rough fragments of pyrite. chalcopyrite or galena. Even if these last do not lead to gold-bearing lodes, they may lead to valuable lodes of copper or lead. Generally anything heavy that is found in the mining should be determined. Sil- ver, (juicksilver, tin and nickel ores and platinum are all worth considering, even in .\laska. The possibility of their occurrence should not be lost sight of, the more par- ticularly as their discovery is only to be made by following up the stream indications. S)8 I'O THE YUKON. The covering of snow over the surface for seven months of the year, the covering of moss for the other five months, precludes the possibility of prospecting by the ordinary surface methods. Where it is necessary to prospect without the guide of discoveries already made adjacent, almost total dependence must be placed on the character of the pebbles in the gravels uncovered in prospecting. If much quartz be found, even though no gold at first, it is advisable to cover the possible ground for a placer pretty thoroughly before abandoning it finally. .\s a general proposition it will prove very advantageous for a dozen or more miners to co-operate in making a systematic exploration of unknown ground. Work can be done cheaper, faster and surer than by the same men acting independently. Co- operation admits of increasing the tool outfit by a blacksmith shop and drill outfit. Powder can be used, and the prospect holes sunk through the frozen ground much faster than by fire. Prospecting can be spread over a much larger area by co-operation than by the same men acting each for himself. Co-operating, once the goH lead i:: found, the whole company are in a position to intelligently secure a valuable claim for each member, and to get the claims so connected that they can be economically exploited as one property. It must be remembered that the present cumbersome method of exploitation will soon be replaced by quicker and better ones, admitting of the profitable working of the ground now left unworked, and distinctly advantageous to large claims, compared with small ones. , ^ ALASKA'S RIGOROUS CLIMATE. Washington, August 3. Under the direction of Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, Chief Moore of the Weather Bureau has made public a statement in regard to the climate of Alaska. Mr. Moore says : The Climate of the coast and the interior of Alaska are unlike in many respects, and the difiierences are intensified in this as perhaps in few other countries by exceptional physical conditions. The fringe of islands that separates the mainland from the Pacific ocean, from Dixon Sound north, and also a strip of the mainland for possibly twenty miles back from the sea, following the sweep of the coast as it curves to the northwest- ward to the western extremity of Alaska, form a distinct climatic division which may be termed temperate Alaska. The temperature rarely falls to zero ; winter does not set in until December ist, and by the last of May the snow has disappeared, except on the mountains. The mean winter temperature of Sitka is 62.5, but little less than that of Washing- ton, D. C. The rainfall of temperate Alaska is notorious the world over, not only as regards the quantity, but also as to the manner of its falling, viz.: In long and incessant rains and drizzles. Cloud and fog naturally abound, there being on an average but 66 clear days in the year. North of the Aleutian Islands the coast climate becomes rigorous in winter, but in summer the difference is much less marked. The climate of the interior, including in that designation practically all the country except a narrow fringe of coastal margin, and the territory before referred to as temperate Alaska, is one of extreme rigor in vinter, with a brief but relatively hot summer, especially when the sky is free from cloud. In the Klondike region in midwinter the sun rises from 9:30 to 10 a. m., a;id sets from i to 2 p. m., the total length of ilaylight being about four hours. Remembf.ring that the sun rises but a fev. iegrees above the horizon, and that it is wholly obscured on a great many days, the cliaract..-r of the winter months may easily be imagin 1. ring of moss nary surface Iready made bbles in the no gold at ughly before sen or more und. Work dently. Co- drill outfit, much faster 1 than by the id, the whole member, and •ne property, ion will soon rking of the jmpared with , August 3. Moore of the Alaska. Mr. lany respects. ly exceptional >m the Pacific •ssibly twenty he northwest- ivhich may be oes not set in xcept on the t of Washing- not only as ind incessant k^erage but 66 winter, but in , including in astal margin, gor in vinter, m cloud. In sets from i to ; that the sun a great many TO THE YUKON. 20 We are indebted to the United States Coas'^ and Geodetic Survey for a series of six months' observations on the Yukon not far from the site of the present gold discoveries. The observations were made with standard instruments and are wholly reliable. The mean temperature of the months from October, 1889, to April, 1890, both inclusive, are as follows; October, 33 degrees ; November, 8 ; December, 1 1 degrees below zero ; March, 6 above ; April, 20 above. The daily mean temperature fell and remained below the freezing point (32 degrees) from November 4, 1889, to April 21, 1890, thus giving 168 days as the length of the closed season of 1889-90, assuming that outdoor operations are controlled by temperature only. The lowest temperatures registered during that winter were: Thirty-two degrees below zero in November, 59 below in January, 55 below in February, 45 below in March and 26 below in April. The greatest continuous cold was in February, 1890, when the daily mean for five consecutive days was 47 degrees below zero. Greater cold than that here noted has been experienced in the United States for a very short time, but never has it continued so very cold for so long a time as in the interior of Alaska. Winter sets in as early as September, when snowstorms may be expected in the mountains and passes. Headway during one of those storms is impossible, and the traveler who is overtaken by one of them is indeed fortunate if he esca^ 2s with his life. The changes of temperature from winter to summer are rapid, owing to the great increase in the length of the day. The mean summer temperature in the interior doubtless ranges between 60 and 70 degrees, according to elevation, being highest in the middle and low in the Yukon valley. PRICE OF PROVISIONS AT DAWSON. Living, of course, comes high. The region produces little or no fruit or vegetables. The meat of t'ne caribou and the moose is sometimes scarce, and there are sea ons when no salmon can be obtained. Here is the list of prices that prevailed in Dawson City when the miners started away : Flour, per 100 lbs |i2 00 Moose ham, per lb i 00 CLribou it.eat, per lb 65 Beans, per lb 10 Rice, per lb 25 Sugar, per lb 25 Racon, per lb 40 Butter, per roll i 50 Eggs per dozen 2 00 Better eggs, per dozen 3 00 vSaltnou, each $1 to $l 50 Potatoes, per lb. 25 Turnips, per lb 15 Ten, per lb... I 00 Coffee, per lb 50 Dried fruits, per lb 35 Canned fruits 50 Canned meats 75 Lemons, each 20 Oranges, each 50 Tobacco, per lb i 50 30 TO THK YTKOX. PRICE OF PROVISIONS AT DAWSON -Continued. Liquors, per drink 50 Shovels 2 50 Picks 5 00 Coal oil, per gallon i 00 Overalls i 50 Underwear, per suit $5 to $7 00 Shoes 5 00 Rubber boots |io o f ' 00 k THE FOLLOWING GOODS ARE LIAt .E VO DUTY. I'er cent. Ad Valorem. Axes, hatches, shovels, spades, picks, etc 25 Baking Powder, 6 cents per pound. Bed comforts 32^^ Blankets, 5 cents per pound and 25 Boats and ship sails 25 Boots, shoes and rubber boots 25 Breadstuffs, grain, flour and meal, all kinds 20 Butter, 4 cents per pound. Caudles 2S Cartridges and ammunition 30 Cheese 3 cents per pound. Cigars and cigarettes, $2 per pound and 26 Clothing- Socks 10 cents per dozen pairs and 35 Knitted goods of every description j. Ready made partially of wool 30 Waterproof clothing 35 Cotton knitted goods 35 Duck, from 20 to 00 Fur caps, capes, muffs, etc 25 Jerseys, knitted 35 Linen clothing 32^^ Oi'ed cloth 30 vSacks or bags '^o C offee, condensed 'c Roasted 2 cents per pound and ,■• .Substitutes 2 cents per pound. H;xtracts 3 cents per pound. Condensed milk 3 cents per pound. Crowbars 35 Cutlery 35 Dogs 20 Drugs 20 Earthenware 30 Edged tools 35 Fire arms 20 Fish hooks and lines 25 Flour, wheat 75 cents, rye 50 cents per bbl. H' w . DUTY. TO TllK Vl'KOX. GOODS ARE LIABLE TO DUTY-Continued. Per Cent Ad Valoreju. Fruits, dried 25 Prunes, raisins, currants i cent per pound. Jellies, jams, perserves 3 cents per pound. Furniture 30 Galvanized iron or tinware 30 Hardware 32^2 Harness and saddlery 30 Horses 20 Lard 2 cents per pound. Maps and charts 20 Meats, canned 25 In barrels 2 cents per pound. Oatmeal 20 Pipes, tobacco 35 Pork in barrels 2 cents per pound. Potatoes 15 cents per bushel. Potted meats 25 Powder, mining and blasting 2 cents per pound. Rice iV( cents per pound. Sawmills, portable 30 Sugar 64 100 cents per pound. Surgical instruments 15 Tents 32'^ Tobacco, 42 cents per pound and 1 2 3'2 31 40 MII-K CANYON. 3'2 TO THE YUKON. THE CLIMATE AND DISEASES. Extract from Assistant Surgeon A. E. Wills' report for 1895 : "The climate is wet. The rainfall last summer was heavy. Although there is almost a continuous sun in summer time, evaporation is very slow, owing to the thick moss which will not conduct the heat. In consequence the ground is always swampy. It is -iv r.fter several years of draining that ground will become dry enough to allow the fro . ut, and then only for a few seasons. The heavy mist rising from the open places -i river settles down in the valley in calm, extreme weather. This dampness makes ti^v cold to be felt much more, and is conducive to rheumatic pains, colds, etc. " Miners are a very mixed class of people. They represent many nationalities, and come from all climates. Their lives are certainly not enviable. The regulation miner's cabin is 12 by 14 feet, with walls 6 feet high and gables 8 feet in height. The roof is heavily earthed, and the cabin is generally very warm. Two, and sometimes three or four men will occupy a house of this size. The ventilation is usually bad. Those njiners who do not work their claim'> during the winter confine themselves in these small huts most of the time. "Very often they become indolent and careless, only eating those things which are most easily prepared. During the busy time in summer when they are shoveling in they work hard and during long hours, sparing little time for eating and much less for cooking. "This soon leads to debility, and sometimes to scurvy. In a cold climate, such as this, where it is impossible to get fresh vegetables and fruit, it is most important that the best substitutes for these should be provided. "The diseases met with in this country are dyspepsia, antemia, scurvy, caused by improper food, sameness of diet, overwork, want of fresh vegetables, overheated and badly ventilated houses, rheumatism, pneumonia, bronchitis, enteritis, cystitis and other acute diseases from exposure to wet and cold; debility and chronic diseases due to excesses. In selecting men to reside in this country, I beg to submit a few remarks, some of which will be of assistance to the Medical Examiners in making their recom- mendations. "Men should be sober, strong and healthy. They should be practical men, able to adapt themselves quickly to their surroundings. Special care should be taken to see that their lungs are sound, and that they are free from rheumatism and rheumatic tendencies, and that their joints, especially knee joints, are strong and have never been weakened by injury or disease. It is also important to consider their temper- ments. Men should be of cheerful, hopeful dispositions and willing workers. Those of sullen, morose natures, although they may be good workers, are very apt, as soon as the novelty of the country wears off, to become dissatisfied, pessimistic and melancholy." hoiegra'phis ^tuiie r - --— - '^ 838 MARKET STREET. t t t ^SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. v_ Wo niiike a Spet^ialty of taklntc IMiotoH of People grolng to iind comlnir from the Klondiko. All the latest Alaska ViewM on Sale at our Ntiullo. You are kindly Invited to give nn a call. « J ONES St LOTZ.» m ugh there is to the thick swampy. It to allow the )ni the open is dampness olds, etc. nalities, and tion miner's The roof is nes three or 'hose miners >e small huts hings which shoveling in uch less for liniate, such portant that y, caused by Theated and tis and other eases due to "ew remarks, their recom- al men, able taken to see d rheumatic have never lieir temper- s. Those of s soon as the ancholy." 3 , CAL. K from the t)u are TO THE YUKON. 33 LATEST AMENDMENT. Ottawa (Ont.), August 12. The Department of the Interior forwarded the following notice to the Yukon, "Clauses 4 and 8 of the regulations governing placer mining on the Yukon river and its tributaries are amended by reducing the length of a creek and river claim to 100 feet; and the length of a creek and river claim to be granted to the discoverer of a new mine to 200 feet. The fee for the renewal of an entry for a claim has been reduced from fine- to fl.S." Ottawa, Ont., August 15. The regulations made by the Dominion Government covering the collection of royalty on gold mined on the Klondike were published in an official gazette issued yesterday, as follows : " That upon all gold mined on claims referred to in regulations for Government placer mining along the Yukon River and its tributaries a royalty of 10 per cent shall be levied and collected by officers to be appointed for the purpose, provided that the amount mined and taken from a single claim does not exceed #500 per week. And in case the amount mined and taken from any single claim exceeds $500 per week there shall be levied and collected a royalty of 10 per cent upon the amount so taken out up to $500, and upon the excess over $500 per week taken from any single claim shall be levied and collected a royalty of 20 per cent, such royalty to form a part of the consolidatecl revenue and be accounted for by the officers who collect the same in due course. "That the times and manner in which such royalty shall be collected and the persons who shall collect the same shall be provided for by regulations to be made by the Gold Commissioner ; and that the Gold Commissioner l)e and is hereby given authority to make such regulations and rules accordingly. That default in payment of such royalty, if continued for ten days after notice has been posted upon a claim on which it is demanded or in the vicinitj- such claim by the Gold Commis.sioner or his agent shall l)e followed by the cancellation of the claini. " That any attempt to defraud the Crown by withholding any part of the revenue ilius provided for by making false statements of the amount taken out, may be punished by cancellation of the claim in respect of which fraud or false statements have been oonmiitted or made ; and that in respect of facts as to such fraud or false statement ©r non-payment of royalty the decision of the Gold Commissioner shall be final." The regulations governing the disposal of placer mining claims along the Ynkou and tributaries were amended so an entry can only be granted for alternate claims known as creek claims, bench claims, bar diggings and dry diggings, and that other alternate claims reserved for the Crown are to be disposed of by public auction or in such manner as may be decided by the Minister of the Interior. The penalty for trespassing upon a claim reserved for the Crown is immediate cancellation by the Gold Commissioner of any entry or entries which the person tres])assing may have obtained, whether by original entr}' or purchase, for a mining claim, and refusal by the Gold Connnissioner of the acceptance of any application which the person trespassing maj- ;it any time niake for claims ; and that in addition to such penalty the tnonnted police, upon recjuisitiou from the Gold Commissioner to that eflTcct. may take the necessary steps to eject the trespasser. .•\ clause in the former regulations, providing that a discoverer of a new mine is ciiiilled to the claim ami shall be granted a claim for "bar iliggings " 750 feet in length, li.is been amendiMl so that the grant may apply to creek and river claims instead of " bar diggings." 34 TO THE YUKOX. DOMINION MINING LAWS. 1189. Privy Council, Canada. At the Government House at Ottawa, Friday, the 21st day of May, 1897. Vreseut — His Excellency, the Governor-General in Council: Whereas, it is found necessary and expedient that certain amendments and additions should be made to the regulations governing "placer mining" established by order of Council of the 9th November, 1889; Therefore, his Excellency in virtue of the provisions of "the Dominion Lands Act" Chapter 54 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, and by and with the advice of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, is pleased to order that the following regulations shall be, and the same are hereby, substituted for the governance of placer mining along the Yukon river and its tributaries in the Northwest Territories in the room, place and stead of those regulations established bj- order in Council of the 9th November, 1889. (Signed) JOHN J. M'GEE, Clerk of the Privy Council. To the Honorable, the Minister of the Interior. Regulations Governing Placer Mining Along the Yukon River and its Tributaries in the Northwest Territories. INTERPRKT.'VTION. "Bar diggings" sha'l mean any part of a river over which the water extends when the water is in its flooded state, and which is not covered at low water. "Mines on benches" shall be known as bench diggings, and shall for the purpose of defining the size of such claims be excepted from dry diggings. "Dry diggings" shall mean any mine over which a river never extends. "Miner" shall mean a male or female over the age of eighteen, but not under that age. " Claims " shall mean the personal right of property in a placer mine or diggings during the time for which the grant of such mine or diggings is made. "Legal post" shall mean a stake standing not le.ss than four feet alxjve the ground and squared on four sides for at least one foot from the top. Both sides so squared shall measure at least four inches across the face. It shall also mean any stump or tree cut off and squared or faced to the above height and size. "Close season" shall niean the period of the year during which placer mining is generally suspended. The period to be fixed by the Gold Commissioner in whose district the claim is situated. "Locality" shall mean the territory along a river (tributary of the Yukon) and its affluents. "Mineral " .shall include all minerals whatsoever other than coal. Nature and size of claims. I. Bar Diggings; A strip of land 100 feet wide at high water mark and thence extending along the river to its lowest water level. St day idments and stablished by inion Lands advice of the f regulations mining along )in, place and her, 1889. :il. River and extends when r the purpose ids. )ut not under le or diggings et al)ove the totli sides so an any stump cer aiining is ler in whose Vukon) and k and thence TO THE YUKON. 35 Bartlett Springs LAKE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. The only place in the world where the Yukon Miner can gain all that is needed to overcome the rigors of the Arctic. The HHvtlelt SpriiiKt >vlier« the IJte- giving Wnt«*rH Flow, Xvlfe ! Healtli ! {S1:rei:i.e:tl:x ! EASY OF ACCESS. FRUIT, Eggs, vegetables in plenty all the year round. OPEN SUMMER AND WINTER Greatest Specific in the World for ail Liver, Kidney and Stomach Complaints, and all Blood and Skin Diseases. The only Mineral Spring in the World where Health and Happiness can be gained every day in the year. BOATING I FISHING ! EVERYTHING I ROUTE TO THE SPRINGS: Southern Pacific R. R. and C & L. R. R. via Colusa Junction and Sites. For further particulars address BARTLETT SPRINGS, Lake County, California, .or Call at. '1BARTIrETT^>PRI\GS ^S OFFICE 22 FOURTH STREET, f .30 TO TIIK Yl'KOX. I THE RED FRONT What We Carry for the Klondike Coontry. Mackinaw Coats Mackinaw Pants Fleece Lined Coats Sheepskin Coats Duck Coats, Rubber Lined Leather Coats, Corduroy Lined Long Canvas Coats, Fleece Lined Esquimaux Suits, with Hoods Duck Vests, Lined Duck Pants, Wool Lined Leather Pants Leather Vests Calf Skin Coats German Socks Heavy Wool Socks Wool Mitts Corduro}' Pants, Extra Heavy Corduroy Suits Extra Heavy I5tt> Blankets Rubber Boots of all kinds Rubber Overs Lumbermen's Felt Boots Moose Hide Moccasins Miners' Heavy Shoes Buck Mitts Fur Caps Pack Straps Skin Hoods Money Belts Arctic Socks Packs Sweaters IT WILL PAY TII()8K WHO CONTEMPLATE (;OINn. r SHERWOOD & SHERWOOD ITV^RORTeRS AND EXRORTERS. • • • PACIFIC COAST AGENTS kor. KEYSTONE TrtonO^tam WHISKEY SCHLITZ "The Beer that made Mihvauket; famous." £.& J. BURKE'S Bass' Irish Old Tom Gill Guinness' Stout .jcotch Whiskies John Dewar & Sons' ow mghiand scotch Whiskey. GOODERHAM & WORTS "Special" Canadian Rye Whiskey. Tijc ^lab Cocktails PURE WHISKIES r: o KENTUCKY BOURBONS - - in wood PENNSYLVANIA RYES - - " " Russet Champagne and Sweet Ciders, in Glass. CROSSE S BLACKWELL'S Pickles, Lucca Oil, Jams. Sauces, Vinegar, Olives. EPPS'S Cocoa. FRY'S Cocoa. COLMAN'S London Mustard. CURTICE BROTHERS' "Blue Label" Tomato Ketchup Knickerl)Ocker Corn, Boned Meats, Preserves. DURKEE S Salad Dressing and Spices. PORTLAND * • • SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANOELES 600 fee heneat claima 001) SKEY Milwaukee mess' Stout ^^ hi skies and Scotch TO TIIK VLK«>N. 41 ELES will issue to tlie party wl\o ace lawful for him ti> give notice to the owner or his agent, or the occupier to appoint an arbitrator to act with another arbitrator named by him in order to award the amount of compensation to which the owner or occupant shall be entitled. The notice mentioned in this section shall t)e according to form to lie obtained upon application from the Gold Commsssioner for the district in which the lands in question lie, and shall when practicable be personally served on such owner or his agents, if known, or occupant, and after reasonable efforts have been made to effect personal service without success, then such notice shall Iw served upon the owner or agent within a period to l)e fixed by the Gold Commissioner before the expiration of the time limited in such notice. If the proprietor refuses or declines to appoint an arbitrator )r when, for any other reason, no arbitrator is appointed by the proprietor in the iime limited therefor in the notice provided for by this section, the Gold Commissioner for the district in which the lands in question lie shall, on Ijeing .satisfied by affidavit that such notice has come to the knowledge of such owner, agent or occupant, or that such owner, agent or occupant wilfully evades the service of such notice, or cannot be found, and that reasonable efforts have Ijeen made to effect such service, and that the notice was left at the last place of abode of such owner, agent or occupant, appoint an arbitrator on his liehalf. 23. (d) All arbitrators appointed under the authority of these regulations shall be sworn before a Justice of the Peace to the impartial discharge of the duties assigned to them, and they shall forthwith proceed to estimate the reasonable damages which the owner or occupant of such lands according to their several interests therein shall sustain by reason of such prospecting and mining operations. ( b \. In estimating such damages the arbitrators shall determine the value of the land irrespectively of any enhancement thereof from the existence of mineral therein. ( c ). In case such arbitrators cannot agree they may select a third arbitrator, and when the two arbitrators cannot agree upon a third arbitrator the Gold Commissioner for the district in which the lands in question lie shall select such third arbitrator. ( d ). The award of any two such arbitrators made in writing shall be final, and shall l>e filed with the Gold Commissioner for the district in which the lands lie. If anj' 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 his Kxcellency the Governor in Council on the 9th of November, 1889, shall apply. QUARTZ MINING. Regulations in respect to placer mining, so far as they relate to entries, entry fees, assignments, marking of locations, agents' receipts, etc., except where otherwise provided, apply also to quartz mining. Nature and Size of Claims. .\ location shall not exceed the following dimensions: Length 1500 feet, breadth 600 feet. The surface boundaries shall lie from straight parallel lines, and its boundaries beneath the surface the planes of these lines. Limit to Number of Locations. Not more thau one mining location shall be granted to any one individual claimant upon the same lode or vein. 42 TO TllK VrivOX. Mill Sites. Land used for milling purposes may be applied for and patented, either in connection with or separate from a mininf? location, and may he held in addition too mining location, provided such additional land shall in no case exceed five acres. IJEST GENERAL PROVISiONS. Decision of Disputes. The Superintendent of Mines shall have power to hear and determine all disputes in regard to mining property arising within his district, subject to appeal by either of the parties to the Commissioner of Dominion I{^ GOLD! ^'^ BUT WHEN YOU GO TO BK SURE TO HAVE SOME MEDICINAL Klondike Whiskey OR OR Copper River B RANDY OK THE ATIjAS brand. iS: NOTHING SO PORE AND NOTHING SO REASONABLE! — • ^ ♦- » — MoHNS & Kalteivbach. H. L-IBBES St COTV/^PHNY ( INCOKHORATKU ) 133-137 Post street. San Francisco, Make a Specialty of Fur Clothins and Blankets FOR ALASKA OUTFITS. PHcos Reasonable. Goods Strictly First Class At SMOKE JNA IIIIIIUIIIII' el. Main Hlo. SOME DY RAND. ONABLE ! ::!isoo. NY tets rst Class TO THE YUKON. 45 Additional Locations. The Minister of the Interior may grant to a person actually developing a location an adjoining location equal in size, provided it be shown to the Minister's satisfaction that the vein being worked will probably extend beyond the boundaries of the original location. Forfeiture. In event of the breach of the regulations, a right or grant shall be absolutely lorfeited, and the offending party shall be incapable of subsequently acquiring similar rights, except by special permission hy the Minister of the Interior. Form **H"— Application for Grant for Placer Mining Claim and Affidavit of Applicant. "I, (or we) of hereby apply under the Dominion Mining Regulations for grant of a claim for placer mining as defined in the said regulations in (here describe localit)') and I (or we) solemnly swear: "First — That I (or we) am (or are) to the best of my (or our) knowledge and belief, the first discoverer (or discoverers) of the said deposit, or "S.t:ond — That the said claim was previously granted to (here name the last grantee) but has remained unworked by the said grantee for not less than "Third — That I (or we) am (or are) unaware that the laml is other than vacant Dominion lauds. "Fourth — That I (or we) did on day of mark out on the ground in accordance in every particul.i i the provi.sions of the minmg regulations for the Yukon River and its tributaries, tlu ^ lain: for wliich I for we) make t' i- i>pli- cation, and that in so doing I (or we) did not eiieron. on any other claiiii i mining location previously laid out by any other person. "Fifth — That the said claim contains as nearly a- ! [iis. "Sixth — That I (or we) make this application in good faitli u> acquire the claim for the sole purpo.se of mining, prosecuted by myself (or us), or by myself and associates, or by my (or our) assigns. "Sworn before me At this day of i8 ("Signature) " "i8 V::-^-^^^*^^ **~v.^ Pioneer Traders in Alaska in General Merchandise ^ Miners' Supplies I iiH-rates fast Steii'ners V)ctweeu San I'Yancisco and St. Michaels, and large River Boats and lUirges between all points on the Yukon, in Alaska and Northwest Territory. MONTHLY STEAMSHIP SERVICE BETWEEN SITKA ft UNALASKA AND COPPER RIVER ft COOKS INLET. ...Kor full particulflrs apply to. . .310 SANSOME STREET, ..i^L.SAN Francisco. Alaska Commercial Co. 46 TO THE YUKON. Form "I" Grant for Placer Claim. Department of the Interior. Agency i8 In consideration of the payment of the fee prescribed by clause 12 of the Mininy; Regulations of the Yukon river and its tributaries by (A. B.) accompanying his ( or their) application No dated 18 , for a mining claim in (here insert description of locality), the Minister of the Interior hereby grants to the said (A. B.) for the term of one year from the date hereof the exclusive right of entry upon the claim (here describe in detail the claim). Granted for the miner-like working thereof and the construction of a residence thereon, and the exclusive right to all the proceeds derived therefrom. That the said (A. B.) shall be entitled to the use of so much water naturally flowing through or past his (or their) claim and not already lawfully appropriated as shall be necessary for the due working thereof, and to drain his (or their) claim, free of charge. This grant does not convey to the said (A. B.) any surface right in the said claim or any right of ownership in the soil covered by the said claim, and the said grant shall lapse and be forfeited unless the claim is continuously and in good faith worked by the said (A. B.) or his (or their) associates. The rights hereby granted are those laid down in the aforesaid mining regulations and no more, and are subject to all the provisions of the said regulations, whether the pame are expressed herein or not. Gold Conmiissioner. Form '* J "—Certificate of the Assignment of a Placer Mining Claim. No Department of the Interior. .\gency . iS This is to certify that (B. C.i has (or have) tiled an assignment in due form dated 18 and accompanied by a registration fee of two dollars, of the grant to, (A. B.) of of the right to mine in (Insert descriptioti ol claim,) for one year from 18 This certificate entitles the said (B. C.) to all rights and privileges of the said (A. B. ) in respect of the claim assigned, that is to say, the exclusive right of entry upon the said claim for the miner-like working thereof and the construction of a residence thereon, and the exclusive right to all proceeds therefrom for the remaining portion of the year for which the said claim was granted to the said (A. B.), that is to say. until the 18 .. The said (B. C.) shall be entitled t > the use of so much of the water naturally flowing through or past his (or their) claim, and not already lawfully appropriated, a.s shall be necessary for the due working tli' leof and to drain the claim free of charge. This grant does not convey to the said (,B. C.) any surface rights in said claim or any rights of ownership in the soil covered by the said claim, atid the said grant shall lapse and be forfeited unless the claim is continually and in good faith worked by the said (B. C.) or his (or their) associates. The rights hereby granted are those laid down in the Dominion Mining Regulations, and are subject to all provisions of the saif a residence That the said irough or past essary for the the said claim id grant shall rarked by the ig regulations , whether the ussioner. ing Claim. iS in due form of the grant lescriptiou o! f the said (A. itry upon the ence thereon, n of the year lay, until the ter naturally )ropriate(l, as >f charge, said claim or d grant shall orked by the nioii Miiiin,i!; her the same TO THE Yl'KOX. 47 GEBMEA BREiSTFtsT THE MOST DELICATE, DELICIOUS AND APPETIZING OF BREAKFAST FOODS. 1 lb of GERMEA makes 4 lbs of solid food 1 lb of Oatmeal makes 2 lbs of solid food GERMEA takes 3 minutes to cook Oatmeal takes 60 minutes to cook GERMEA has 95 per cent nutri- ment Oatmeal has 73 per cent nutri- ment QERrVEfl WILL PREVENT SQ^RVT. nssjoner. The " I^Iiniiig and Scientific Press " of .San Francisco, in their editorial on Yukon Miners' Outfit, selected GI':RMHA in preference to all other cereal products, because it contained nutriment in a more condensed form, a.id because it was very quickly prepared. GERMEA: Made In- the SPKRRY FLOUR CO., vSati Francisco. THE JOHNSON - LOCKE MERCANTILE CO. 48 TO THE YUKON. AMES & HARRIS MANUFACTURERS OF TENTS, BAGS and COVERS PACIFIC COAST AGENTS FOR A. J. TOWER'S Oiled Clothing THE BEST IN THE WORLD FULLY GUARANTEED 100-104 SACRAMENTO STREET, San Francisco, Cal, 10-12 N. First St. Portland, Ore. TO THE YUKON. 4» IRS GEO. J. BEHKER, Manufacturer of AND Dealer in Manufacturer of the Celebrated 401 Montgomery Avenue, VICTOR, PURITAN, KEY WEST, -Corner Vallejo,- PRIMA DONNA, .... San Francisco, Cal. WASHINGTON and MEW MEW T Warehouse (D 220 p^' 222 i Commercial Street. E. A. P ARGO CO. WHOLESALE Liquor Merchants 316 FRONT STREET, SPECIALTIES: San Francisco. CHASSELAS GRAPE BRANDY AND J-— JOCKEY CLUB WHISKEY MODERN •:• LAUNDRY •:• CO. Office, 385-387 EIGHTH ST., h,..t. I'olsom and Harrison, Telephone, i^outh 61. .JiB^^HlHMHHiMM.k-^.SAN FRANCISCO. LACE CURTAINvS A SPECIALTY. SPECIAL ATTENTION TO WASHING FLANNELS AND SILK. Repairing of all kinda I promptly "^^ attended to. 7^ Your Patronage respectfully solicited. ' WachinO called for and ■^ ITdamilg delivered to I any part of the city. 50 TO THE YUKON. SCROLL TAG TWISTS AND Mastiff Plug Cut UP TO DATE," ARE WITHOUT AN EQUAL I J. B. PACE TOBACCO CO., 405 Front Street, San Francisco. ^^ry^ ^m ^m. €. Br0xun Qln. — [ — ^ 320 ^nnsnmt Street ^^^Snn ?tmitxsttx SCULLY & SON... _> Peter Scully Thos. E. Scully Importers and Wholesale Dealers in ...FIN E WINES AND LIQUORS ^ 420 SACRAMENTO STREET Alaska Trade a Specialty. P — - .^^n Francisco, Cal |< '; TO THE YUKON. 61 W ^ALASKA^ SLEDS and BOATS These Sleds are built in two sizes — Sy2 ft. long, ao in. wide on runners and 8 in. high Smaller ones — 7 ft. long, i6 in. wide on runners and 6 in. high I'rame and ^unner| made oi Oal?, ujith Soft Steel on Bottom of f^unners. ALL TENANTED AND PINNED. ALL BRACES OF GALVANIZED IRON. Weight of Small Size, 20 lbs; Larger One, 30 lbs will Carry 1,000 and 1,500 ll>s. /. For STERN WHEEL BOATS from 30 ft. to 150 ft. in length, apply at Office Sar> prapeisc;© Caupel? Qd. NORTH POIKT and STOCKTON STS. ...San Francisco, Cal. Take Green Kearny St. Cars. s» TO THE YUKON. ARK IN rSH KVKRYWHKRK. t^Z^^^tI^zno 1 Most Powsrhl in Tone ! REGINA Nos. 14 & 15. MusiCAi, Automaton WITH NiCKKi. Slot Attal'HMKnt. No, 14, Single Coint), 78 Steel ToDgnes $50,00 No. 15, DDDlei, 156 Steel - - $75.00 niniensions, 21 x ly x 10 inches. Tnne Sheets, 15' -• inclies iiaineter - - 60c. Case in Mahoxanv or Oak. Ca// and Hear if. Catalogue Free. :M AN, CLAY §t C« GENERAL. AGENTS, COR. KEARNY & SUTTER STS., SAN FRANCISCO. PIANOS, ORGANS AND ALL MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. QwQsdd o S. R. MOUNT, Prop. 213 MONTGOMERY STREET. BEST WINES. LIQUORS AND CIGARS First Class Lunch Dally from 11 A. H. to 1 P. 1*1. Cosy Card and Reading Rooms. TELEPHONE, BLACK 2061 TO TUK VirKON. 53 ft SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES. Tlie California Safe Deposit and Trust Co COR. CALIFORNIA & MONTaOMEHY STS., SAN FHANCISCO, CAL. IFFERS to the public the most complete facilities for the storage of OOL-D DV7SX and valuables in their magnificent FIRE AHD BURGbAl^ PROOF VAUbTS In connection with our vaults we have beautifully appointed offices and reading rooms for the use of our patrons, among whom we number all the prominent MINERS lately returned from the YUKON AND KLONDIKE DISTRICTS. I ^9 ^ — }- ^i Importers and ^^^cS^i Wholesale Grocers im ^ mi C/^yps )Tc NfW York OftU-e: 17 AVIllIiiin sti-oot. San Francisco. TELEPHONE. FRONT 74. ( Tlie No pa Consolidated Q. M. Co's ) Agency OF \ The Aetna ConsoUaated UM. Cos > QUICKSILVER. \ The New Idria U. M. Cos ) A4 TO THE YUKON. F. H. TVLCR C. L. LABADIt B. H. TYLER & SDN, Tmporters (zrul J^daitizfnctzirej^s ^ ^ " o TEAS, COFFEPS, SPICES, Baking Pouider & Flavomng Extracts Tyler's ^ Plantation Coffee Tyler's ^ Spices Tyler's Best Perfection Baking Powder Tyler's XXX Flavoring Extracts Tyler's Pure Teas of All Grades SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR KLONDIKE MINERS ^ 308-314 FRONT STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CAJ^. :¥r N/ITION/IL POTTLINQ ConP/INT 337-330 WALLER STREET T.i.phon. w..t 299. ^ SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. BoTTLEnS OF THE FOLr,OWING BRANDS : Standard. Miiiichener, Extra Pale, Pilsner, Culmbacher AND THE CELEBRATED "BLUB RIBBON" NATIONAL. EXPORT LAGER. -^^"^ F. G. SAOHS. Prbsidbnt and Manaobr •^•E. 7V^MRTINONH<* Inipurter »f and Wholesale Denier in FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC — MANUFACTrRBR OF Cordials Syrup of Tainarliiil MartlnelU's Cider Farnet Branca ..U/ip^s ai)d lJc|ijor5 714, 716, 718 FRONT STREET Telephone Main 6166. —i *?'r FranciSOO, Cal. Contractor Nc 1^00 Cable Th .ABADIE acts Spices trades NERS CAL. bacher ] Manaobr ior5 o, Cal. TO TIIK Yl'KON, AA EXIIPEIDITEID J QUICKEST KNOW-HOW ALL ROUND OUTFITTERS Contractors to tbe U. S. GoTernment for EverytliiiiE nsed at Alaska Goyernient Stations YOU NEED US WE CAN HELP YOU No Orders Too Lai'^e! No Orders Too Small ! Ipok IN AT US Cable *' FIDELITY. To Suit Us and Profit tho Buyor! c SMITHS' s STORE H 25-27 Market Street, ^^SAN FRANCISCO, CALA., U. S. A. THE MARTINELLI Italian Restaurant (Late of the Rebecchino's) \ii MONTGOMERY AVENUE, Commercial Hotel Building. Italian OF fren^hDinneF 50?t| Private Parties a Specialty. GENTLEMEN Sober up on NAPA SODA. They should see that they get JACKSON S ! 56 TO THE YUKON. ROYAL BAKING POWDER being the strongest and in more concentrated form, goes further and is the only powder adapted to A^lfinlia, where transportation is difficult and expensive. The ROYAL BAKING POWDER will last in any climate: does not deteri orate from heat or cold like most baking powders. It has passed successfully through all the trials of A^rctic iviiitej's, and has been the only baking powder that has giv«»n perfect satisfaction. W.iners and explorers going to the A.rctic siiould see that ROYAL BAKING POW- DER is alone supplied them. One can will go nearly as far three cans of most powders. ■j " Buy a hijfh- class baking powder only. Others are wasteful. A dollar's worth of ROYAL will make more food than a dollar's worth of an,' other kindt however low the price. ROYAL makes perfect food ; always light, sweet and wholesome. Othei powders lose their strength when opened and will not always leaven alike, sometimes actually spoiling the cake and wasting expensive flour, eggs and butter. f r* ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK. 6 YEARS IH WOOD AT TIME OF BOmiNG, 10 »t <« »»»» tt J HOME COMFORTS TRAVELERS' COMPANION 0>NN COCKr^, !■» Made from the Best and Purest Liquors, ^^^ ^^ Blended after the formula of the Most Expert Barkeepers in the United States. ASSORTMENT. CYRUS NOBLE OLD BOURBON WHISKEY LOMITAS BRANDY MANHATTAN MARTINI VERMOUTH OLD TOM GIN D!«t HAGUE (HOLLAND GIN GROWN DISTILLERIES COMPANY Bonded lExpott BottCers. PACIFJC COAST stores: too -102 FRONT STREET SAN FRflNCISCO. Headquarters for Yukon joiners ! m SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. HE FOLLOWING are among a number of Yukoners who have registered at the CCmMKRilAL HOTEL: ' L. N. M('^iu'st(^n K. J. En^rlisli W. H. McPlK'c T. M. O'Brien U. (;. Hetties Frank Diiiymore John »Isoii F. Hart Harry Smith Joe Cooper Hank Siiiitui«r.H P. Wjbor>r W. R. Lloyd John Hunhes J. Waldron A, M. Hnyos P. Mtl^oU W. K. Picolt<' Oscar Ashbey Nell McArthur Tim Bell Kills L«^wis Joe DertM'lie J. Blancliard Bongral HcArthnr Sftin Matlipw Cash Aniclicr F. Boucher 'John Marks AntiTHs Oalhraith (Mta Yi. Ua|>|> W. H. .I«>jn's Joseph Ca/elais P. McBonalrt John MIron J. A. Kiwell Alpx. Orr H. Dove John iMIIler W. H. McTnicjfart M. KniitsiMi Jim Winn X. Mereier F. St ravens J. Van Armstein E. B. I#jfsrHt C. Klliniron Napoleon Huol Joe Juneau J. Pearson J. Horn T. Morrill Joe Wik>*on ('. Bonovan F. Mfttfeldt .1. Murray W. LpTis H. Shafer T. J. Allen J. (iSuyer N. W. Pow«'r« H. Scliroilcr K. Parks Sam (rJrin E. Slyntfstad Vi. K. B«N»tli H. I'Hcrson B. F. i.<»veft K. N. Prince E. Fredrick V, Sojcrln ('. Kn.rmond F. Codiifa K. Hester J. Siminza P. S.— Any lnfV>riiuill(»n ooiuHM'nlniur ttit' Avoinlorful Vl'ivOX HIVKir and flio <; MIXKS will hv cheerfully K^lveii at the ""•*' EDWARD HOLLAND, Proprietor. AM. c. ttHO<^n CO , pniNTKfft^ ale sanvomc KTNcfr, ». r.