Alaska, its waters, land and life; an illustrated lecture . d two ounces of gold. There will unquestionably be rich and extensive quartzfinds made in the Yukon district, but such will not occur until the attention of miners havebeen largely drawn from placer mining or the present population of the country, whichoutside of Dawson, is about 3000, receives such accretions that the readily located placer ground becomes taken, and hunting for quartz willbe as easy as seeking new placers. As it is theconditions are much against prospecting for hills are covered with moss to a depth ofthree
Alaska, its waters, land and life; an illustrated lecture . d two ounces of gold. There will unquestionably be rich and extensive quartzfinds made in the Yukon district, but such will not occur until the attention of miners havebeen largely drawn from placer mining or the present population of the country, whichoutside of Dawson, is about 3000, receives such accretions that the readily located placer ground becomes taken, and hunting for quartz willbe as easy as seeking new placers. As it is theconditions are much against prospecting for hills are covered with moss to a depth ofthree feet, which obscures the ledges, makeswalking exceedingly difficult and most of the yearthis moss is solidified by a concrete of we are at Dawson and there arrives with usa great concourse of people, in uncouth boats withsmoking stoves, boats wherein they have beenconfined for the fortnight past. They have floatedwith us from Lake Lindeman down and now have,Winter Quarters at the Mouth of the Peiiy. for better or worse, reached their
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