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SEPTEMBER 16, 1897.

MORE ABOUT THE YUKON GOLD

FLELDs.

The expedition of the Canadian Geolo-—

gical Survey to the Yukon region, ten years ago, established three things having an in:portant bearing on the gold prospects in Alaska and the Northwest Territory. The fir-t is that the gold bearing strata which have been so productive a!l along

the western coast of America extend with- -sential chenge into the Upper Yukop

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Valley as far as the Arctic Circle Throughont the whole extent of the moun- ta'n ranges that face the Pacific Ocean the same forses bave been at work, states Mr.

G. Fiederick Wright, in the course of an arucle in the New York Iadependent. Along a wide belt throughout the entire length of the continent a belt of paleozoic schistose rocks have been fractured and fille’ with a network of quartz veins, bearing more or less gold. McConnell noticed essentially the same formations Shere the Yukon crosses the Arctic Circle that he had been familiar with west of the Rocky Mountains, the entire distance south to the United States boundary,

Secondly, the Yukon River occupies a very Old line of drainage. Its drainage basin has been elevated 30 long above toe sea that the river has had time to cut long and deep cxnons across rocks of different geological ages, and to establish a pretty uniform gradient for a distance of nearly 2,000 miles. Schwatka built his raft at the head of Lake Lindeman, twenty-three miles from the summitof the Chilcoot Pass,and was transported on it 1,300 miles with only two or three short portages above Miles Canon, about 150 miles from the p’ace of its construction. But the same raft was used the entire journey. From Miies Canon the river is navigable for a distance of nearly 2,600 miles.

HAZARDOUS PLACER MINING,

The significance of this is that it indicat- es au enormous period during wh'ch erosive agencies have been active in the valley. All young rivers, crossing euch diverse geological formations, are obstructed by wate falls or rapids impassable to naviga- tion. The gold, therefore, which is found in the placer mines of the Yukon is the accumlation from &n immense amount of disintegrated rock. In the veins near the surface have beeu very rich an enor mon~ amount may be expected from the placers. But from the amount of ercsion, a considerable accumulation may have been arisen from veins of very low-grade ore. The geologists, therefore, were not able to make any prophecies as to the amount of gold to te expected. Nor is there any certain basis to go upon even after the present discoveries. There is little probability that anything but rich placer minescau ever be worked there with profit, and it is altogether likely that the pacer mining will always be of the most hazardous kind.

Tue effect of glacial erosion, to which reference is occasionally made in the p*per-, must be limited to the upper part of the Yukon Valley, considerably above the region of the richeet discoveries. That was tie third fact established. Russell, Dawson and Hayesall agree tiat while glaciers formerly enveloped all the islands along the Pacific shore of south eastern Alasks», they were of very limited extent onthe northern side of the mountains which form the southern border of the main!and. Jndeed, the glaciers on the northern flanks of these mountains scarcely passed the sixty-second parailel, not reach- ingeven to old Fort Selkirk. Hence, there is not much probability that any large amount of gold bas been carried by ice action from one drainage basin to an- other. The goldof the placers in the Kloodyke region is probably all of local origin, arising from the disintegration of the rocks through which the stream and its tributaries have flowed.

THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

The coaditions of life in that region are almost inconceivable to those who have not paid especial attention to them. Russel reported at repeated places along the middle Yukon that ice took the place of ordinary rock. Bluffs along the river on whose surface forests were growing would appear on close approach to be precipitous walls of stagnant ice covered with a smali amount of soil and a deep carpet of moss. Anywhere on the surface one had but to dig down a few inches to fine solid ice. Indeed, the ground never thaws there to a depth of more than a few inches, The placer mining will always have to be in frozen soi], except on the margin of the large streams. But the rich placers are en the small streams from thirty to one hundred miles back from the Yukon.

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WHY NOT LIVE TO 120?

Why should not men liveto be 120 years of age? This is what excites the reasonable astenishment of Lady Gienssk, who contributes an an article to the Nineteenth Century with the thought-

ful purpose of distributing the elaborately prepared tables of the life cffices. Lady Glenesk’s theory appears to be that animals live five times the period required for growth. Man stops growing between

125. It people had only thought of tbis early in the century tliere should have been among us today certain

veterans who would have told us the exact

facts about the battle of Waterloo, and given us persona! sketches of Napoleon as he appeared when crossing the Alps. Lady Glenesk points out that eleptiants tive to

be over 150, and yew trees over 1,200 years and *“*we have no accurate means of a-cer-

taining the wha'e’a age,” so he may be as old as he is big. Then again, a parrot is never known to die simply of old age, and certain toads, unhappily embalmed inp

bygone ages when the earth was in con- vulsions, have lived ia humble obscurity for centuries. The thought naturally occurs, thatif men could live as the parrots do they could have expectations of reasonably long life, while if women were embalmed at infaocy they migbt live even longer than the ancient toads of science.

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A man may talk of disdaining physical strength and prowess until Doomsday, but the fact remains that he cannot look at a picture of an »\ old-time knight, magnifi- vi cent in his physical pro- portions, dauntless in his physical courage, and armed, ready and eager for a contest to the death with any comer, without a thrill of admiration. Mental superior- | ity is desirable , and admirable, > but is the ‘game worth the can- ova dle,’’ when it is

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» The unhealthy , \man may gain the pity and even the admiration of men and women, but it is a question whether such a man ever thoroughly yains their respect. The man whose arteries bound with the rich, red blood of healtf: carries with Him a force and an intensity that command re- spect, even though he be slightly inferior mentally to the weak, nervous man. While no medicine in the world will add an inch to a man’s stature, there is one famous medicine that will fill the veins and arte- ries with the rich, red, bounding blood of

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Mr. Isaac E. Downs, of Spring Valley, Rock- land Co., N. Y., writes: ‘ For three years I suf- fered from that terrible disease, consumption, I had wasted away to a skeleton. To-day I ti the scales at 187, and am well and strong. The ‘Golden Medical Discovery’ cured me.”

Vanished Inafiuence, ~ Yabsly—I understand Brown has lost all control over that small boy of his. Griggs—Yes. He tried to, show kim how he used to walk on stilts when he was a boy.—New York Press.

His Attitude. “T fear,’’ said the tutor, ‘‘that you are not up on mathematics.’ “‘No,’’ candidly confessed the scion of the plutocratic house, ‘‘I am down on ’em.’’—Indianapolis Journal.

Bifurcation. These words the damsel thought she heard Her skirts to whisper as they stirred, **Maid of Athens, ere we part. Remember thou bow legged art!’’ —New York Truth. When they put a man in jail he cannot follow his natural incl vations. He cannot eat what be wants to--he is limited toa very frugal diet. Is it not equally true of a dyspeptic ? For all of the real enjoyment he gets out of life he might as well bein

jail. Hecannot eat what he likes, vor enough. He suffers much, gets little sympathy. At first, perhaps a little

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The Tsar’s visit to Poland has done much to restore peace and goodwill in the historic city of Warsaw and other parts of Poland. Nicholas II. has received a warm welcome from the peop'e, who have spon taneously greeted him, instead of waiting to be inspired with enthusiasm by the sharp points of police swords and bayonts. Certain reforms introduced into Poland, such as the admission of Polish into the schools, freedom of warship for Roman Catholics, and the remission of the 10 per cent. tax imposed as # punishment for

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THAT BASE BALL MATCH AT ST. PETERS. ’

Sir,—Io vour issue of the 9th inst., “Spectator” gives free rein to his imagina tiov in bis account of the base ball game between the St. Peiers and North Side teams, ag wel! as Other matiers about those teams.

He says that the North Side team was composed of picked piayers from Tignish and other places. This is os talse as it i foolish. Herefers to one of the organiz- ers of the team, wo, at present, lives in Charlottetown. Why does he not tell us that the player to whom he givea special mention onthe St. Peiers team (ana who certainly deserved it) belonged to Lot 40? Why not make public the fact that St Petersaud Lot 40 united their forces against the North Side contingent.

Next he says that St. Petsrs deteated the NortnSide twice. The fitst game ended in a tie, but to say +e weuld be too honest on the part ef this worse than bu ngler.

Again he vlanc.y tells us that the um- pire did his auty to the entire satisfaction of both teams. How then can he account for the openly expressed dissatisfaction of the Norih Side team? Can he tel! why the umpire should—in the 3rd or4h innings with the plav at its cloeest and tue North Side score more than double that of St. Peters’—yive he st. Peters team their first “ whitewash” by declaring a North Side player cut on a third strike, pitched while the bateman was picking® up his bat after running on a foul hit and before the umpire had called play? (Here it wou!d not do any harm for the umpire to learn when to call® play”) Whydid he allow his own pitcher to do as he liked and give tle batsman bis base when the North Side pitcher made similar errors? North Side here showed their satisfaction by refusing to play unless the duty were taken from him and given to some one else,

The North Side team secured a disinter- ested person to umpire the game on their ground and r quested St. Peters todo likew se. Instead of that a person who knew nothing of baseball was taken and tutored for the purpese. He cndeavored to show his authority and showed any- thing but a knowledge of the rules in the first ot vhe game by trying to prevent a Nur’h Side player frouw coaching at third ba-e.

Considering the odds against them the North Side team did well, and under more fevourable circumstances may yet show that they are in no way inferior to their opponents.

Justice.

Plants That Thrive Indoor:.

Plants suitable for indoor window gardens are: Geraniums; begonias, not including the Rex sections, as these are not adapted to house culture; oleander, plumbago, cacti, ficus, palm, aspidis- tra, lantana, fuchsia speciosa, anthuri- um, amaryllis, sword fern, Chinese primrose, primula obconica, calla, abu- tilon, anthericum, Swainsonia, helio- trope, chrysanthemum and azalea. For vines, English ivy, hoya, passiflora, cobea and jasmine. For hanging plants, othonna, saxifraga, money musk and tradescantia. For bracket plants, fuch- sia speciosa, sword fern, begonia gut- tata and geranium Mme. Salleroi will be found excelient, also the single petu- nia cf the flower garden.—Eben E. Rexford in Ladies’ Home Journal.

Jack Tar's Reply.

A sailor was recently brought before & magistrate for beating his wife, when the magistrate attempted to reach his heart by asking him if he did not know that his wife was the ‘‘ weaker vessel. ’’

“If she is, she ought not to carry so —— sail,’’ replied Jack.—London Tit-

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Not So In Practice. ‘*Do you accept the theory that man is a free moral agent?’’ **Well, i¢ may be ali right in theory, but I’ve heen married 80 years. ’*—Chi- cago Journal.

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What motives impelled those early navigators and explorers to make such socrifice of time and money to embark noon such uncertain expeditions upon unknown waters and desert wastes; to inaperil their lives and fortunes upon such rash ventures, to undergo years of toil, such terrible anxiety, and suffer- ing? With them, as with men io all ages, gold and glory took front rank ainong the motives. But, strange as it may now seem, it was not the eye or ecr’s delight only nor geographic curi- osity that was consulted. The sense of smell commanded a greater attention and was a greater factor in prompting the astounding enterprise. We are speak- ing of an age when sanitary science cut no figure in the affairs of life, an age before the ingenious Yankee had made and patented a thousand varieties of toilet soap, an age before a gospel of personal and general cleanliness was preached or practiced. Perfumery, to tuke the place of soap and water, was in great demand. Rare, expensive and loud perfumes, to antagonize and stifle the offensiveness of unwashed nature, commanded a premium, and its extrava- gant use then indicated wealth and the upper crust of fashionable society.

In keeping with the ideas of the times, it was the sign and seal of aris- tocracy, as creditable then as discredit- able and unnecessary now, however rank the perfume. Spices and perfumes were not indigenous in Europe. Such mer- chandise came from the extreme and unknown east by caravan to Alexandria in Egypt. The transportation, added to the cost of production, made such goods enormously expensive. Portugal first, followed by Spain, and lastly by Eng- land, all desired a monopoly of that trade. This it was that brought into prominence the great navigators. —H. Hekes’ ‘‘John and Sebastian Cabot.’’

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the Land of ~~ bolden Nuggets

JOSEPH LADUE the pew Bonanza King of the Klon-

j dike Gold Rezions, gives the facts, His book reads like ‘“* The Arabian Nights” BUT Joseph Ladue KNOWS whereof he writes. He was the first man on the spot when the first gold was discovere!1-.+ August, 1896. He located one rich claim, and immediately purchased twelve others at a low price before their value was known. He has refused $100,000 for any ONE of: these claims, as they »re rich with virg:n gold nuggets beyond the dreams of avarice. Joseph Ladue then

Established Dawson City,

at the mouth cf the Klondyke and Yukon Rivers, by erecting ' the first house ia the region in September, one month after ‘the gold was first discovered. He bought 178 acres from the | governinent on the city site where his town lots, 150x50, ae now selling for $5,000 each. °

Mr. Ladue was fortunate enough to be successful in his trading post investments to have on hand ample capital to carry out his plans, and there is no man living who is better posted on Alaska and the great North West Territories than Mr. Joseph Ladue. He has just returned .from that country to his old home in Schuyler Falls, N. Y., where he passd a large portion of his boyhood and eurly manhood. Mr. Ladue left his home nearly twenty years ago to seek his tortune in the West, going first to the Black Hills, where he was successful in gold mining, thence to Arizona and the Pacific Coast, and finally located in Alaska and the North West, where he has covered almost the entire country since 1882. Mr. Ladue is a typical pioneer; strong, hardy ana resoluve—a man of iron as one must needs to be to go through the hardships he has and come out with a constitution unbroken and unimpaired at

his muscies to good advantage to bimself with the result of an abundance of the world’s goods far beyond the dreams of men, but he has evidently ail his time been closely observing the conditions of that strange country—the Yukon Valley — which has so suddenly become one of the great centres upon -which human interest throughout the world is focussed.

When the wonderful stories began to come down trom the Yukon country it was naturally concluded that it was at least half exaggeration. That any such amount o1 gold could be taken in so short a time from a country most unfavorable conditions was held to be incredible. But when the great bags of virgin gold began to be poured out

time and space), people began to wonder, and the wonder grew day by cay asthe real facts were disclosed, and now people who are well intormed as to the facts declare that half the truth has not been told of the golden treasures of the Yukon Valley

Aa we have already said, there is no man alive to day

Ladue. Wha. makes his talk of it specially interesting aad reliable is the fact that his knowledge of it is practical. Ii

and the long winter nights year in and year out for 15 years

aud its tributavies.

In presenting his book to the public we do so knowing that it is by an authority on the subject of which he writes. His first work entitled

“KLONDYKE NUGGETS ”

is a brief description of the new gold regions, and anyone

selves of our ; NOMINAL OFFER,

which places the facts in the possession of our customers, RESIEFIBER, that our office is the sole distributing point for this locality, having closed exclusive arrangements with Mr. Ladue’s publishers.

The cover of the work is beautifully printed in red and gold, the gold showing one of the author's nuggets as nearly as it is possible to reproduce 1t on paper.

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