In richest Alaska and the gold fields of the Klondike; how they were found ..together with a history of this wonderful land from its discovery to the present day ..and practical information for gold seekers . ates troops. If been successful Healy would probably have beeone of his chief lieutenants in the government. Healy did not join Walker in his expeditions after wfailure of the Pacific republic. He was in that enteprise only for the daring and excitement of the thinand after it was over he went to the plains. It was theithat he found the surroundings that best suited him, life
In richest Alaska and the gold fields of the Klondike; how they were found ..together with a history of this wonderful land from its discovery to the present day ..and practical information for gold seekers . ates troops. If been successful Healy would probably have beeone of his chief lieutenants in the government. Healy did not join Walker in his expeditions after wfailure of the Pacific republic. He was in that enteprise only for the daring and excitement of the thinand after it was over he went to the plains. It was theithat he found the surroundings that best suited him, life he preferred above all others. For years he iihabited the camps of the Indians, followed the trail of tlbuffalo, and traded in skins and furs. Other years 1spent in prospecting in the rich hills of the Rockiemaking a good strike once in a while, cleaning up >good bit of money, but always pushing on to somethiri new. At the time of the Mormon war, of course, he macfor Salt Lake City, and was happy in the activity 0f the times. Later he became sheriff of onethe counties of Montana, which speaks well for his cou UP * ??(. 1 m 1 Hi, ^ • ?:•:. ; r,v c r 1 %? Hpfe#^ , V 3 OLD SITTING BULL. 4I j age. No tenderfoot could hold his job as sheriff in Mon-tana in these bad times. The cowboys were full of badmedicine. It was during his days as a scout and a guide on theplains that he fell in with old Sitting Bull. There was awarm liking between Healy and the Indian chief, if thatferocious old red man can be said to have had any likingfor anybody. It cannot be said that Captain Healy went to Alaskawith any idea that there would ever be any such goldexcitement there as has recently developed. Twelveyears ago no one suspected that the river beds up therewere shining with the yellow metal. Healy went thereto engage in the fur trade. That and salmon fishingmade up the list of everything Alaska was supposedthen to be good for. Being a prospector and a minerof experience
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