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THE NEW ELDORADO THE GOLD AND FIELDS OF ALASKA THE YUKON. Geography, Climate and Resources of the Now Famous Be(ion of the Far North Great Extent of Ground to Be Prospected. . 1 . Special Correspondence. Purchased from Kussia in 1867 for 17,200,000, Alaska was a portion of the United States for 80 years without at tracting the attention its resources and wealth merit. Everywhere apathy and ignorance preaviled in regard to this latest territorial Acquisition. Suddenly this was changed. In a single day the eyes of the entire world were turned to Klondike, and there they remain fixed On the 17th of last July the steamer Portland sailed into port with $800,000 of gold on board, and to the ends of the earth was telegraphed the story ef the rich placer diggings discovered 'along the Klondike and its tributaries, Then began that rush to the new mines which has filled the news columns of the press with its varied experiences for four months. Ten thousand men joined in it. Some are now at the mines; others are scattered all along - the trails from the coast to the Klon dike; still others are at Juneau, Dyea and Skaguay, awaiting a more favor able time for the journey, while not a few have returned to civilization, sat isfied with their experience or to make a fresh start under better circum stances.' Great and exciting as was this first rush, it was but the advance ripple of the great wave of gold hunt ers that will roll in upon the Alaskan coast the coming spring. Probably not less than 50,000 men will start for the -Yukon next year, and possibly four times this number may go. For this reason a clear and succinct description of Alaska and its resources, with a brief review of its routes ot travel must be of interest even to those who have no intention of seeking the northern wilderness. In the first place, it must be under stood that the Yukon river flows partly through Canada and partly through the United States, and that the Klondike region is on the Canadian side of the boundary line, though good placers, pos sibly as good as those of the Klondike, exist on the American side of the line. Beginning at the Arctic ocean, the boundary line runs due south along the 141st meridian as far as Mt. St. Elias, 10 marine leagues from the Pacific, whence it follows the coast line, pre serving a distance of 10 marine leagues from it, in a southeasterly direction to the latitude of Bi degrees and 40 min utes, which becomes the southern limit. All east of that line belongs to Can ada, part being in the Northwest Ter ritory and part in the province of Brit ish Columbia, the dividing line run ning east and west across both lakes Bennett and Teslin. The present gold discoveries are all north of the British Columbia line, but no one can tell what may .be revealed in the future. That portion west of the boundary line and belonging to the United States constitutes Alaska proper, and contains a total area of 617,703 square miles, of which 37,696 square miles consist of islands along the coast. It is "only on these islands and a narrow strip of the adjacent mainland that settlements have been, made ; and industries de- - veloped, except the gradual development of gold placers along the Yukon, ending with the recent startling discoveries. The towns of Alaska consist of but half a dozen of any prominence, besides the new places on the Yukon. They are Sitka, the capital, Juneau, Wrangel, New Metlakahtla, Kodiak and Dutch Harbor. Sitka is on Baranoff island, off the southeast coast, and has a popu lation of about 600. Juneau is on the mainland,- about 100 miles further north. It is the chief commercial city and during" .the winter season its popu lation exceeds 3,000. New Metlakahtla is a mission and trading point near the southern extremity, and Wrangel is a trading point on the coast at the mouth of. Stiokeen river. Kodiak is on the island of the same name south of the Alaskan peninsula, and is the seat of the salmon packing industry. Dutch Harbor is on the island of Unalaska, one of the Aleutian group, where vessels pass from the Pacifio into Behring sea. - Alaska is a region of mountains, there being no great valleys nor plains. Along the coast a high range of moun tains rises almost abruptly trom the water's edge, deeply indented with long arms of the sea. These present a series of Alpine peaks of the most picturesque description, the highest being the Fair weather alps, exceeding 15,000 feet, St. Elias and Logan exceeding 18,000 feet, and Wrangel, further to the north west, said to be stTll higher. Down the canyons of these coast mountains many tremendous living glaciers flow steadily to the ocean, filling the bays and inlets with great masses of floating ice. Beyond this coast range the moun tains are lower, but almost continuous as far north as the Arctic, and as far east as the great plains of Mackenzie river region. Yet there are many fine mountain valleys, with occasional stretches of rolling table land, in sum mer time brilliant with a carpet of grass, mosses and flowers. . The coast mountains divide the cli mate of Alaska into two distinct classes. A branch of the warm Japan -current-skirts thecoast, i ta influence modifying the clim He of the islands and adjacent mainland. - The average temperature for July at Sitka is but 65 degrees, while the mean winter tem perature is as high as 32 degrees. This is the most equable climate in the United States. The same causes pro dace copious rains or continuous driz eles, there being but an average of 66 clear days in a year. Across the sum mit of the coast range conditions are very different. The rains are cut off by the high mountains, and the warm ocean air is not felt. From No- . veinher to April the mean temperature remains continuously below the fieezing point, often remaining for weeks at a time below zero and occasionally going as low as 60 or 70 degrees below sero. It snows about one-third of the time in winter, but the snow does not become excessively deep, though frequently the storms are very severe. The mean temperature of the interior during the summer months is 60 to 70 degrees, there being many ""very warm days. The Yukon region, being so far north, has the long summer days and long winter nights of that latitude, though, being south of the Arctic cir cle, it just misses the continuous day and continuous night of the. Arctic summer and winter. .Aside from gold, the chief resources of Alaska are timber, fish and fur-bearing animals, including the famous fur seals which are giving the United States, Great Britain, Kussia and Ja pan so much trouble. Salmon are plentiful in all the . streams, of the islands and mainland, and millions are annually packed for market. 'Halibut and cod, herring and smelt, or -oola-chon, abound and have become of great commercial importance. The seal and sea otter in the water, and the fox, bear, lynx, otter, heaver, etc., on land, contribute thousands of their skins an nually to the world's fur supply. The fur trade is handled by the Alaska Commercial Company and the North west Trading and Transportation Com pany, both of which have headquarters on St. Michaels island, near the mouth of the Yukon, while the Hudson's Bay Company operates on the Canadian side of the line. Coal and coal oil have both been discovered and may be of future value. The timber of the coast and islands grows very large, owing to the humid atmosphere. It is chiefly cedar; spruce and hemlock. It has been little used thus far, though several small mills have cut it" for local purposes. The timber of the interior is much smaller, and is found only along the lakes and water courses. It fa chiefly spruce, alder, cottonwood and willow. Several small mills have been taken in for cut ting this timber. Agriculture is as yet an experiment, but little having been at tern d ted. Conditions on the islands are favorable for grass and such vegetables and cereals as mature quick ly. Even - along the Yukon region summer vegetables may be grown and possibly wheat. - A few years will show what can be done in agriculture and stock raising. " . The great interest in Alaska at the present time centers in the Yukon placers on both sides of the boundary line. Prospecting on the Yukon began in 1881. In the tall ot. 1883 the first gold was brought to Jjneau from the interior. The next year 300 men crossed the mountains and the number of miners steadily increased each year. The first work was on Stewart river and then Big Salmon, both in Canada. In 1886 the Forty-Mile creek placers, also in Uanana, were discovered, and the next year the famous Franklin gulch, on the same stream. In 1892 the Miller creek diggings were found, also a tribu tary of Forty-Mile, and on the Cana dian side of the line. The next year there was a large influx of miners, fully 300 working in the Forty-Mile district. In 1893 the first important discover ies on the American side of the line were made tn Birch creek, and the town of Circle City, now having 500 log houses, was started on the Yukon as a supply point. The next year over $400,000 were taken out along - Birch creek and Forty-Mile. In 1895 Eagle and Porcupine creeks began to produce in the Birch creek district. The total output of that year exceeded $700,000. In August, 1896, it was reported at Forty-Mile and Circle City that won derfully rich placers had been discov ered on the Klondike, a small tributary of the Yukon entering that river about 50 miles southeast of the international boundary and on Canadian territory. There was a great rush to the new dig gings, the older ones being nearly de serted. In a few days $1,000 were taken out on Bonanza creek, a tributary of the Klondike. By January 1, 1897, 400 claims had been located on Bonanza and Eldorado creeks, and 200 on Hunker creek, and later many others on Bear, Gold Bottom an.1 Too-Much-Gold creeks and their tributaries. Fully $1,400, 000 were taken from the Yukon placers in 1896. It was not so much the amount of gold brought out by the first steamer to come down last summer, as the'news that this was the result of but a little work in a few claims only, and that there would have been many times as much had the hundreds of other claims been worked in time to send the gold out, which caused the excitement. The method of working these' mines is to sink a shaft into the frozen ground in winter, taking out the rich gravel near bed-rock and piling it up to be washed out when the water runs in summer time. For this reason the gold washed out last summer could not be sent , away, and will not be brought down ' until next July, when it is exuected that several millions of dollars will come out as the result of the first year's work along the Klondike. The com mercial point for the Klondike district is the new town of Dawson City, situ ated on the Yukon just below the mouth of the Klondike and reached by river steamers. The Yukon &nr fiplrla evfonrl thousand miles along the stream, with ' a width of 500 miles. In this vast area there are. hundreds of streams and gulches, offering ample room .for the thousands of gold seekers to prospect for new diggings. The new discoveries re ported this year are on Dominion creek and on the tributaries of the Stewart river, on the Canadian side, and on Munnook-creek and its tributaries on the Alaska side, near the mouth of the latter the new town of Eampart City having sprung up. Not all of the thousands who go to Alaska next year will seek fortune on the Yukon. Some will go further north to the streams flowing into Kotz bue sound, where discoveries are report ed. Others will go to Copper river, flowing south into Prince William sound and heading in the same region as the Munnook and Birch creeks, and still others will prospect along the streams falling into Cook's inlet, where rich placers have been worked for sev eral years. The region where prospect ing will be done is as large as the en tire Paoific coast west of the Rocky. mountains, and should many new dis coveries be made a population of half a million people may be expected in a few years ' Firelighters are made in Germany by twisting wood into a rope, cutting it into short lengths, and dipping the ends of the pieces into melted resin.. THE FARM AND HOME MATTERS OF INTERESTTO FARM ER AND HOUSEWIFE. Discussion and Co-operation Aid in attaining Profitable Results - Keep the Implements in a Tool House- How to Destroy Alders Poulry Notes Farmers' Clubs. It has been clearly demonstrated the past few years that farming, above all other occupations, requires the exercise of intelligence on the part of those who follow it. An eminent agriculturist on being asked how he fertilized his fruit ful acres, made, the significant remark that he "used brains." Had his exam ple been generally followed, there would have been less reason .the past few years to complain of hard times and the effects pf low prices for farm products. Those who farm intelligent ly may not succeed in every case, but nine times of every ten they have the advantage. In order to keep pace with the march of progress, there should be an inter change of views and- experiences among intelligent .cultivators of the soil. There is no better way to secure this than through the medium of far mers' clubs, organized and conducted so as to accomplish the greatest possi ble amount of good. Every neighbor hood should have one of these clubs, They are deservedly popular, and they are destined to supersede the old-fash loned agricultural exhibitions where the monstrosities of the farm "were shown to an admiring world. The aim to-day is to attain profitable results from the tillage of the soil, and not to win prizes for the fattest ox or . the largest pumpkin. uiscusslon and co-operation among farmers are undoubtedly aids in this direction. During the long winter even ings wnicn win soon be at band, an opportunity will be offered for these. Ideas will be obtained which can be put into practice next season. Sugges tions as to the best paying crops and how to cultivate them are always In or der at these gatherings. Farming Is a different occupation from what it was a half century ago, and the agricultur ist of the present must keep up with the progress of the age. Questions of transportation and the marketing of crops in competition with the great West are more important that ever. Every agency which willv aid , In solv ing the problems confronting farmers Is valuable, and there Is reason to be lieve that few exceed in value the neighborhood club. Norristown Her ald. A Farm Toolhouse. What a farmer's toolhouse should be, and the tools It should contain, depends altogether upon the ability of the far mer. It is not to be supposed that he would equip himself with a full set of blacksmith, wagon-maker, carpenter, harness or shoe tools, but a few of each comes handy every few days. Every farmer, land owner, or renter, needs a good handsaw, a square, good augers, from two inches down to the size com monly used in the braces, etc. When buying small bits, It pays to buy drill bits. They do not splin thin lumber in boring, and they pay for themselves the first job. A post maul, wire stretcher, planes, cold chisels. drawing knife, copper rivet tools and a good claw hammer are essential and necessary -tools. With proper care there need be but a few breakages that can not be repaired- at home. Having con fidence In our own ability to do almost any kind of common repairing is half the Job. We small farmers are not all suppos ed to have a fine workshop or toolhouse with our work bench and vise, but we can have a shed to store our farm- im plements in, and while doing that we I can make room for the few tools we i possess. No man able to own farm ma ( ohinery can afford to let it stand out . and rust and rot away, just to try his j hand at repairing. I have a rough shed 12x24, that sheds a binder, mower, sul j ky plow, riding cultivator, walking stir ring plow, steel harrow, buggy, a two I seated carriage, and there is plenty of I room for all the small tools the average farmer needs. Go and build- one like wise. Colman's Rural World. Destroying Alders. The common sweet alder often be comes a nuisance, as its seeds are left by birds in the corners of old rail fences, where a clump of them will soon grow. It is not a difficult shrub to uproot and destroy, as its root, like its top growth, is very soft, and easily cut. All that Is necessary is to dig on the side of the clump next to the fence, and then hitch a span of horses to a Chain hnllnrl tifrhtv grminrl ff kn.t. " " ...... L.l LUill. close to the ground. As the horses pull, the roots will come Into view, and can be cut off with even a dull ax, as the strain on the roots will make them easily severed. It Is only the work of two or three hours for two men and team to destroy a large clump. If tne fence can be taken down and the ground plowed and newly seeded, a fine turf will be a year hence in the ders, space now occupied by worthless al- Care of the Sheep. Those, who set out to feed sheep will do well to observe a few essentials. First among these is a dry yard. It need not be large, "but must be "ry and well bedded. Keep It fresh and j clean. Next, insist on. absolute quiet of the sheep. If necessary, keep ev erybody and everything out of the yard except the man who feeds them. Let nothing frighten or disturb them. Wild, restless sheep never fatten rapidly. An other essential is constant access to clean, wholesome water. Feed at reg ular intervals and at a uniform ration. Make all changes gradually. Sheep cannot be put on to fall feed in as short time as cattle. Feeding too heavily at the start is a very common mistake In all kinds of feeding. It Is of the ut most importance to start right. An ani mal that Is overfed at the start rarely' does as well afterward. Farm and Fireside. - To Keep Frnit in Winter. If fruit and vegetables must be kept in the house cellar, a room should be partitioned off in the coldest part, if the other Is too warm, and made secure against rats and mice. This Is best ! done by having the partition of brick and the floor of good cement, laid so ; that the rats cannot undermine It. N. t language can describe one's feelings on discovering the work of a family ori rats In bins of apples, potatoes or other j vegetables. Such a room should have a window open to the north, if possible, securely protected by wire screen, so that cold air can be let In when needed. Keep apples on the coldest side and potatoes on the warmest, if there is danger of freezing. In extreme cold weather an occasional pall of hot water or a lamp or two may be needed, but the colder such rooms are, up to the danger point, the better stuff will keep. Some think that young grass cannot bear sunshine, and that a grain crop Is needed to protect it. A nurse crop In winter is often of benefit by ' holding the snow, and thus shielding the . tender grass from cold, ' drying winds; but in summer grass likes sun Tl. sran shine, as well as does grain. robs the grass of needed moisture when both grow together. New England Farmer. Black vs. White Oats. The popular prejudice in this coun try Is for white oats, as is generally explained because the black oats have much thicker and harsher chaff. But this is not always the case. The black oats are generally heavier, and for this reason they are mostly grown In North ern Europe. It is in the moister Euro pean climate, rather than In our dry and hot American summers, that the oat attains Its highest excellence. The tendency of oats is to run out in this country, though if only heavy oats are used for seed, and the seed Is sown early, so that it will tiller, good crops can be grown several years before the seed needs renewing. When new seed is secured, It is usually called by some high-sounding name. Black Norway, Russian or Irish. Yet we believe as good seed can be grown In Maine as anywhere, and It will pay more South ern farmers to procure Maine oats for seed when their home-grown oats be gin to deteriorate. It never pays to use poor seed, lr neavy oats alone are sown, a smaller quantity or seed win be sufficient, as the plants will spread more. . , How to Set Fence Posts. In taking up 200 rods of board and post fence more than twenty-five years ago, I found that nine out of ten of the locust posts that were strong enough to reset were those that had been put In the ground top end down or the re verse of the way they grew in the tree. Those that lasted best were round .re gardless of size. Split posts, no mat ter how large, decayed more rapidly- than round ones. Where there were no knots in the post there appeared to be little difference between the soundness of those set upside down or upright. If there were knots, however, those stand ing upright took water more readily than those placed upside down. Dur ing my fifty years' experience with tim ber, I find that posts cut in the late au tumn and winter months before the sap begins to ascend last longer than when cut In early spring or during the summer. I have also found that If posts are cut in the autumn and win ter, they will last longer if put in the ground green than if kept out until they are seasoned or thoroughly dried. Jo seph Allen. Antiquity of Wheat. It Is believed now" that wheat is the oldest of the cereal grains, as It un questionably is the most important for human civilization and progress, it probably originated In Eastern As.a, which is also supposed to have been the place where man originated. There are many kinds of wheat, one of the oldest being a variety which produces a number of ears on each stalk. What is called corn in fhe Bible story of Jo seph in Egypt was probably this va riety of wheat. At no former period in human history was wheat so gener ally used for human food as it is at present. s Drink for Fattening Cows. Cattle which are stall fed and are fattened fast drink very little water. If they are given roots or pumpkins the moisture these contain supplies their needs, so that though water be offered them twice a day they will drink very little. It is not best generally to try to entice fattening cattle to drink much water. The more water is drank, the more digestion is interfered with. It has often been noted that people who are very fat drink very little, and not at all during meals. Yet there are ex ceptions to this rule. Have Good Tools. . Good tools and implements are better than .those that are apparently cheap but worthless. On a farm every tool should be sharp; in fact, not one should be allowed to become dull. The dif ference in the amount of work in a day with a sharp tool, compared with a dull one, may be more than the value of the tool. An Amusing Sight. One of the most amusing sights at the fairs Is the dairy farmer ridiculing the "fancy" farmer, who gets more milk and butter from one good cow than the dairy man does from four scrubs. - Poultry Motes. Poultry requires salt the same as ani mals. Keep all laying hens quiet and com fortable. Generally fifty fowls Is as many as should be kept together. Low-priced poultry must have plenty of opportunity for exercise. Fowls being fattened In confinement should have plenty of gravel. If the hens begin to eat feathers, feed them seasoned food, and give them a grassy run. Much of the diseases to which poul try are subject may be traced to a want of ventilation. Do not be guilty of selling only "fair specimens" for breeders; it will prove poor economy. Usually there Is more profit In mar keting poultry early than at any other time. Leg weakness In young fowls nearly always comes from high feeding and quick growth. Lime Is a great purifier, and can be used to an advantage to wash the coops, percnes and nest boxes. , Ducks should always be allowed as much liberty as possible, as they do not bear confinement well.. On many,,farins poultry keeping can be made auxiliary to the other farm work without Infringing upon It, and be made, to bring in good returns. Grange Bulletin.- v NEVE It AWAKE. Some people will never wake up till the fast horn blows, and then they'll ask if that's the horn for dinuer. Delays are dan gerous and ruinous. Thousands can say if they hadn't put off an opportunity, they ' would have been rich and happy. Some llnTmTin pafn, thinking it will pass off. But St. Jacobs . Oil never delays, and is always wide awake. It goes straight to its work of cure in a bus iness wav, and cures rheumatism m any form a id at its worst stage. It's a live remedy. Mid-Channel Mines a Failure. The recent experiments made by a special commission to ascertain wheth er the mines laid in the Dardanelles are capable of preventing the passage of ships have proved the utter useless- ness of the present mines, .and at the same time the extreme difficulty of lay ing down mines at all on account of the strong current. A BIG BEODL1B ABUT. The mightiest host of this sort is the army of invalids whose bowels, livers and stomachs hare teen regulated by Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. A regular habit of body is brought about through using the Bitters, not by violently agi tating and griping the intestines, but b rein forcing their energy and causing a flow of the bile into its proper channel. Malaria, la grippe, dyspepsia, and a tendency to inactivity of the kidneys, are conquered by the Bitters. Proposed Floating Tunnel. In connection with the railway com munication between Scotland and Ire land it - is proposed to send trains through a tunnel which shall float at a depth of 60 "feet below the surface, and which shall be kept steadily in its place by means of anchors. AN OPEN LETTER TO MOTHERS. We are asserting in the courts onr right to the exclusive use of the word "CASTORIA," and FITCHKK'S CASTORIA," as our Trade Mark. I, Dr. Samuel Pitcher, of Hyannis, Massachusetts, was the originator of PITCHER'S CAS rORIA," the same that has borne and does now bear the fac-slraile signature of CHAS. H. FLETCHER on every wrapper. This is the original " PITCHER'S CASTORIA " which has been used in the homes of the mothers of America for over thirty years. "Look Carefully at the wrapper and see that it is the kind you have always bought, and has the signature of CHAS. H. FLETCHER on the wrapper. No one has authority from me to use my name except The Centaur Company of which Chas. H. Fletcher is President. March 8, 1897. SAMUEL PITCHER, MJX A False Prophet. The reputation of a certain well known "prophet" in London, who but lately announced positively the end of the world in 1900, has been seriously impaired by the fact that a fortnight ago it was discovered that be had since paid a high premium to secure the lease of business premises for 15 years. Bread can now be cut and buttered by machinery. The machine has been invented for use in prisons, work houses and reformatories. A cylin drical shaped brush lays a thin layer of butter on the bread as it comes from the cutter. Berlin, Germany, is to have an un derground electric railway to connect the northern and southern sections of the city. Trains will run on a head way of three minutes and carry 160 passengers at a speed of from 20 to 35 kilometers per hour. Benjamin Biasell, who lives near Ballston Spa, N. Y., says he has voted for 18 presidential candidates, not one of whom was elected. FREE TO OUR READERS. 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The regular sizes are sold by druggists, price 50 cents and one dollar. English Peers. Of the entire number of English peer ages, only five go back as far as the 13th century. Of the 538 temporal peers, 350 have been created during the present century, 126 during the last- century, and only 63 trace their titles beyond the year 1700. A HEALTHY WIFE Is a Husband's Inspiration. A sickly, half-dead-and-alive woman, especially when she is the mother of a family, is a damper to all joyous-' ness in the home. If a woman finds that her energies are flagging and that everything tirss her, her sleep is disturbed by horrible dreams, and that she often wakes suddenly in the night with a feeling of suffocation and alarm, she must at once regain her strength. . The following from Mbs. F. S. Ben mjext, Westphalia, Sans., shows the power of Lydia E. 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The Century Magazine for 1898. The-Century Magazine, with its No vember number, enters its . twenty seventh year. During its long exist ence, by reason of its many notable successes, it has won an assured and commanding position. During the coming year The Century will maintain its exceptional position as a magazine of entertainment and as a leader-in art and thought. . " , , Its pictorial features will be notable, and it will command the services of the foremost artists, illustrators and en gravers of this country and of Europe. Nothing like a complete announce ment cf. its literary features can be at tempted now. Dr. Weir Mitchell, whose novel of the American Revolu tion, "Hugh Wynne," is the great, suc cess of the year, has written a new story for the present volume. It bears the piquant title: "The Adventures of Francois: Foundling, Adventurer, Juggler and Fencing-Master during the French Revolution." The tale is full of romance and adventure. Mrs. Bur ton Harrison contributes a new novel of New York life, called "Good Ameri cans," in which contemporaneous social types and tendencies are brightly mir rored and described. xhere will be a group of clever stories about horses and people who like horses, under-the general title of "Gal lops." "A Woman's Reminescences of the French Intervention in Mexico" will be given in a series of graphic and highly picturesque papers by Mrs. Cor nelius Stevenson. Further contribu tions to the interesting series of "Heroes of Peace" will be made bv Jacob A. Riis, Gustav Kobbe, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward, and others. For the benefit of readers of The Century an unusual combination offer is made for this year. There has been issued "The Century Gallery of One Hundred Portraits," made up of the finest engravings that have appeared in the magazine, and representing a total expenditure of nearly $30,000. These are printed on heavy plate paper, with wide margins, like proofs. 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