Proper Machinery Must lie SoeureU
The Difference Between Tlie
Thawer Ami Burning.
The experience of the majority
of miners the past winter is that, if
the creeks are to be properly work
ed and prospecting carried to bed
rock, proper machinery must be se
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cured. In a large number of in
stances goed prospects have been
found and, when the miner was al
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most ready to uncover bedrock,
highly enthused by the steady in- j
crease per pan as bedrock was near
ed, water rushed in, and the re
sults of weeks of labor obliterated
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in a few minutes. This is true of
Rhode Island, Slate, Ruby, Flori
da, the upper end of Little Minook
creek, and a number of others.
Josh Ray, who has been work
ing on Quail creek all winter, got
good indications on a bench, but,
owing to having to burn by the old
'-process, a great deal of time was
consumed in cutting and hauling
wood. Just as begot his ground
in shape to take out pay, the late
ness of the season and thawing of
his ground made working in his
shafts dangerous, therefore he w as
compelled to cease work.
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We could continue on wdth hun
dreds of similar cases. All had
good prospects; all had worked
hard, and the fact that they failed
to get a pay dump wras not from
lack of honest effort, but the ab
sence of p;op r pumps and. thawing
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apparatus. i
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A number of prospectors have
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said that the miner should have a
sma'l steam thawer for prospecting
—one that could be easily hauled
by ane man on a Yukon sled. If
the ground was found to be a pay
ing proposition, a larger outfit
could then be secured. j
It has been stated that the best
that can be done bv burning is from
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six to nine inches per fire. Two i
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fires can be put in each day. With
a thawer tour to six feet can be
sunk in the same time as twelve to
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eighteen inches by firing. The
comparison is more forceful than
any figures, as this has been dem-!
onstrated to be the case. In other
words, the miner who works with a
steam thawer has a pay dump; the
exponent of the old process, a hard
winter’s work and good prospects
—so good that in all cases he re
peats the same methods the follow
ing winter, with like results.
Steward Hicks Builds A Walk*
Steward Hicks has materially en
hanced the appearance of his “lawn’ ’
by the construction of a walk which
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commands the admiration of all
passers-by. It is composed of a
! choice selection of slabs arranged in
wild precision and is truly a marvel
| of rustic architecture--so much so
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| in fact that a person should not at
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I tempt to navigate it without the
1 aid of an alpenstock.
From The States.
Cba'iiherlaiii Gets Judgement - May
Kuekley Nearly Killed-Scliley’s
New Home.
London, March 26,—The Hon
orable Joseph Chamberlain has won
his suit against the Star and the
Leader, London newspapers, for
$5000 for libel. The Sta. and Lead
er made attacks on Chamberlain re
garding his dealings in the army
contracts.
New York, March 24.—Robert
Moulton ran amuck here yesterday
and shot John Eeffingwell.
Alexander Dingwall, a theatri
cal man, nearly killed May Buck
ley yesterday.
Southampton, England, March
21.—Andrew Carnegie, who has
just arrived from New York, states
in an interview that he considers
America foolish and England crack
ed over the Chinese question.
Washington, D. C., March 24.—
Admiring friends in this city and
vicinity have preseuted Admiral
Schlev with a beautiful new resi
dence, as a token of the high es
teem in which he is held.
New York, March 25.—William
C. Whitney has just succeeded in
effecting a lease of Volodyoski, a
noted English derby favorite.
Montreal, March 24.—The resig
nation of Archbishop Lewis has
just* been received.