Klondike and the Yukon Country: A Description of Our Alaskan Land of Gold from the Latest Official and Scientific Sources and Personal Observation ... with a Chapter by John F. Pratt ... New Maps and Photographic Illustrations |
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... named Beecher came down a - foot and by dog sledge , starting out early in March . He brought $ 12,000 to $ 15,000 with him . He was purser of the Weare last summer , and went in after the close of navigation in October or September ...
... named Beecher came down a - foot and by dog sledge , starting out early in March . He brought $ 12,000 to $ 15,000 with him . He was purser of the Weare last summer , and went in after the close of navigation in October or September ...
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... named , and the centre for these diggings has been Circle City , on the bank of the Yukon , about 140 miles west of the boundary . On the British side of the Klondike River and the El- dorado and Bonanza Creeks , tributary to it near ...
... named , and the centre for these diggings has been Circle City , on the bank of the Yukon , about 140 miles west of the boundary . On the British side of the Klondike River and the El- dorado and Bonanza Creeks , tributary to it near ...
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... named George Carmack . A party of miners , drifting by the mouth of the Klondike on July 9 , 1896 , found Carmack camped in a lonely spot there with his family . His wife was a native woman of the Stick tribe , and he had two dark ...
... named George Carmack . A party of miners , drifting by the mouth of the Klondike on July 9 , 1896 , found Carmack camped in a lonely spot there with his family . His wife was a native woman of the Stick tribe , and he had two dark ...
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... named , is now driving a band of sheep on the trail to Daw- son City , where he expects to arrive in August with fresh meat for the miners . This Dalton trail is well dapted for driving stock , but for men to tramp it is believed to be ...
... named , is now driving a band of sheep on the trail to Daw- son City , where he expects to arrive in August with fresh meat for the miners . This Dalton trail is well dapted for driving stock , but for men to tramp it is believed to be ...
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... may be said to have had its origin in the invention of the flume by a Con- necticut Yankee named Mattison in California three years after the discovery of gold . The flume was a very simple thing , consisting of a 100 KLONDIKE .
... may be said to have had its origin in the invention of the flume by a Con- necticut Yankee named Mattison in California three years after the discovery of gold . The flume was a very simple thing , consisting of a 100 KLONDIKE .
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KLONDIKE & THE YUKON COUNTRY A Louis Arthur 1861-1925 Coolidge,John F. Pratt No preview available - 2016 |
Klondike and the Yukon Country, a Description of Our Alaskan Land of Gold ... Louis Arthur Coolidge,John F Pratt No preview available - 2015 |
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Page 179 - That whenever the summit of the mountains which extend in a direction parallel to the coast from the 56th degree of north latitude to the point of intersection of the 141st degree of west longitude shall prove to be at the distance of more than ten marine leagues from the ocean, the limit between the British possessions and the line of coast which is to belong to Russia as above mentioned...
Page 179 - ... point the line of demarcation shall follow the summit of the mountains situated parallel to the coast, as far as the point of intersection of the...
Page 196 - States and those who have declared their intention to become such, under regulations prescribed by law, and according to the local customs or rules of miners in the several mining districts, so far as the same are applicable and not inconsistent with the laws of the United States.
Page 179 - Island, which point lies in the parallel of 54 degrees 40 minutes north latitude, and between the 131st and 133d degree of west longitude (meridian of Greenwich), the said line shall ascend to the north along the channel called Portland Channel, as far as the point of the continent where it strikes the 56th degree of north latitude...
Page 200 - A claim shall be deemed to be abandoned and open to occupation and entry by any person when the same shall have remained unworked on working days by the grantee thereof or by some person...
Page 196 - All valuable mineral deposits in lands belonging to the United States, both surveyed and unsurveyed, are hereby declared to be free aiid open to exploration and purchase, and the lands in which they are found to occupation and purchase, by citizens of the United States...
Page 195 - ... the laws of the United States relating to mining claims, and the rights incident thereto shall, from and after the passage of this act, be in full force and effect in said district, under the administration thereof herein provided for, subject to such regulations as may be made by the Secretary of the Interior, approved by the President...
Page 199 - Creek and river claims shall be 500 feet long measured in the direction of the general course of the stream, and shall extend in width from base to base of the hill or bench on each side, but when the hills or benches are less than 100 feet apart, the claim may be 100 feet in depth.
Page 203 - Any party of four or less neighboring miners, within three months after entering, may, upon being authorized by the agent, make upon any one of such locations, during the first and second years, but not subsequently, the expenditure otherwise required on each of the locations. An agreement, however, accompanied by a fee of $5, must be filed with the agent. Provided, however, that the expenditure made upon any one location shall not be applicable in any manner or for any purpose to any other location....