The gold fields of the Klondike; fortune seekers' guide to the Yukon region of Alaska and British America; . FRANK PHISCATOR, OF BARODA, MICH. He went to the Klondike and made a fortune in a year. 34 THE GOLD FIELDS OF THE KLONDIKE TO-DAY THEY ARE WEALTHY. These men, said Captain Kidston, of the Portland,are every one what the Yukoners call Chee Chacoes ornewcomers, and up to last winter they had nothing. To-dayyou see them wealthy and happy. Why, on the fifteen daystrip from St. Michaels I never spent a pleasanter time inmy life. These fortunate people felt so happy that any-thing would suffi
The gold fields of the Klondike; fortune seekers' guide to the Yukon region of Alaska and British America; . FRANK PHISCATOR, OF BARODA, MICH. He went to the Klondike and made a fortune in a year. 34 THE GOLD FIELDS OF THE KLONDIKE TO-DAY THEY ARE WEALTHY. These men, said Captain Kidston, of the Portland,are every one what the Yukoners call Chee Chacoes ornewcomers, and up to last winter they had nothing. To-dayyou see them wealthy and happy. Why, on the fifteen daystrip from St. Michaels I never spent a pleasanter time inmy life. These fortunate people felt so happy that any-thing would suffice for them, and I could not help contrast-ing them with the crowd of gold hunters I took with me onthe last trip up. They were grumblers, without a cent inthe world, and nothing on the boat was gcod enough forthem. Some of these successful miners do not even ownclaims. They have been working for other men for $15 aday, and thus have accumulated small fortunes. Their aver-age on this boat is not less than $10,000 to the man, andthe very smallest sack is $3,000. It is held by C. A. Branan,of Seattle, a h
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