. The Yukon Territory, its history and resources . dio were unaware of the innumerable hardships to beencountered on the journey to the new diggings. In the spring of 1899 nearly all the creeks in the Klondikedistrict had been staked; and in a few years this remarkablyrich district produced millions of dollars. Though rich gravelswere discovered on Gold Run, Hunker, Dominion and Sul-phur, and much gold has been and is being taken from thosecreeks, yet no creek has been discovered that can be comparedin richness with Bonanza and its tributaries. Creek claimXo. 16 Eldorado (a tributary of Bonanz
. The Yukon Territory, its history and resources . dio were unaware of the innumerable hardships to beencountered on the journey to the new diggings. In the spring of 1899 nearly all the creeks in the Klondikedistrict had been staked; and in a few years this remarkablyrich district produced millions of dollars. Though rich gravelswere discovered on Gold Run, Hunker, Dominion and Sul-phur, and much gold has been and is being taken from thosecreeks, yet no creek has been discovered that can be comparedin richness with Bonanza and its tributaries. Creek claimXo. 16 Eldorado (a tributary of Bonanza), containing an areaof four acres, alone produced $1,500,000. Creek claim ISTo. 17Eldorado, containing an area of 6 •?i acres, produced$1,300,000. The richest gravels so far discovered in the dis-trict, however, are gradually being worked out, and severallarge companies are acquiring, under the placer mining law,large numbers of claims on the different creeks, for the purposeof operating on a large scale by dredges and the A Yukon Garden. CHAPTEE AND GOVERNMENT. In 1894 a detachment of the Northwest Mounted Policehad been sent to the Yukon under the command of InspectorConstantino, who was authorized to represent all the differentdepartments of government in the district. In the followingyear the mining industry had grown to such i)roportions thatInspector Constantino was no longer able to handle all thebusiness he was called upon to transact, and an officer wasappointed to take charge of the customs. In the following yeara gold commissioner was appointed, and the recording officewas removed from Tortymile to the site of the present city ofDawson. In 1898 the Yukon was created a Territory by an 2i 15 10 YUKON TERlilTORY Act of Parliament, and provision was made for local govern-ment by a legislative council composed of tlie commissioner andsix persons to be appointed by the Governor in Council. InJuly, 1898, Mr. William Ogilvie was appointe
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