Alaska and the Klondike gold fields : containing a full account of the discovery of gold; enormous deposits of the precious metal; routes traversed by miners; ... . wu t—1 c < o Q< w u < o. O 2u < 3z Q < UO X CO o t/5 STRIKE IT RICH ON KLONDIKE. 93 out, there is at least $250,000 in sight. Last season I workedthirty men, and I intend to employ more next year. B. W. Shaw, a former insurance man of Seattle, writing fromKlondike, says he does not expect to be believed when he sayshe counted five five-gallon oil cans full of gold dust in onecabin, the result of awinters work by twom
Alaska and the Klondike gold fields : containing a full account of the discovery of gold; enormous deposits of the precious metal; routes traversed by miners; ... . wu t—1 c < o Q< w u < o. O 2u < 3z Q < UO X CO o t/5 STRIKE IT RICH ON KLONDIKE. 93 out, there is at least $250,000 in sight. Last season I workedthirty men, and I intend to employ more next year. B. W. Shaw, a former insurance man of Seattle, writing fromKlondike, says he does not expect to be believed when he sayshe counted five five-gallon oil cans full of gold dust in onecabin, the result of awinters work by twomen. He adds that 100ounces have been takenout of a single pan. William Kulju soldhis claim for $25,000,brought down 1000ounces of dust andstarted home for Fin-land. Fred. Lendeseen wentto Alaska two years ago,and in July broughtdown 513,000 in dust,besides having an in-terest in a claim. Greg Stewart sold hisshare in a claim for$45,000. Thomas Flack brought along $6000 in dust - for expenses,and said he had refused $50,000 for his share of a claim, outof which his partners realized, respecti^-ely, $50,000 and $55,000. J. B. Hollingshead had $25,000 in dust to show for two yearswork. M. S. No
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