. Alaska and the Klondike. ving made the original discovery in the Klondike. Robert Henderson has applied to the Dominion Gov-ernment for recognition as the original discoverer, basinghis title on the representation that he had sluice boxes inoperation on Hunker Creek in July, 1896. At that timeit was known as All Gold. He says that after stakinghis claims he returned to Ogilvie for supplies. Securingan outfit he started down the Yukon again for his the mouth of the Klondike River he came upon GeorgeCarmack and his Indian associates, Skookum Jim and Tagish Charley. He advised them to
. Alaska and the Klondike. ving made the original discovery in the Klondike. Robert Henderson has applied to the Dominion Gov-ernment for recognition as the original discoverer, basinghis title on the representation that he had sluice boxes inoperation on Hunker Creek in July, 1896. At that timeit was known as All Gold. He says that after stakinghis claims he returned to Ogilvie for supplies. Securingan outfit he started down the Yukon again for his the mouth of the Klondike River he came upon GeorgeCarmack and his Indian associates, Skookum Jim and Tagish Charley. He advised them to go over withhim to All Gold and Gold Bottom and take someclaims. They did so, and then started back across thedivide to Bonanza Creek, then known as Rabbit they left, Henderson requested them, if they foundany good-looking prospects on Rabbit Creek, to send himword and he would pay the messenger for his says that on that return trip to the riverCarmack panned on the rim rock of Rabbit Creek with. George A. Brackett Washing out a Pan 6o ALASKA AND THE KLONDIKE sensational results, and was so excited over his discoverythat he forgot to send back the messenger, but hastenedon to Forty-Mile, where he recorded as the discoverer ofthe district. When Henderson went to Forty-Mile a littlelater he was notified that Carmack had already filed thefirst, or discovery, claim. Henderson claims, however, thathis original discovery was entitled to be regarded as thediscovery claim because it has since paid a royalty on$450,000, and afterwards was sold for $200,000, and isstill a valuable property. The honour of discovery is notempty, as the original discoverer is allowed to stake thenext claim above or below on the same creek. George Carmacks story, however, which is more popu-larly accepted as the true version of the original discov-ery, is that while he and the Indians Skookum Jim and Tagish Charley were fishing for salmon at the mouthof the Klondike they decided,
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