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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1897
Page
31
A visitor describes old time trade where customers pay with gold dust weighed on counters. Shops use a weight system where a slip of dust equals an ounce. The scene notes baths, barber shops, and the routine of weighing dust for purchases.
A detailed travel note describes the Klondike up the river from Dawson, outlining two mining districts Gold Bottom and Bowanze, the creeks and tributaries, and a harsh forward journey. It warns about hazards along the Chilkat pass, canyon, rivers and lakes, and assesses provisioning limits for Dawson with 3,000 to 5,000 prospectors present.
An informant recalls Henderson’s August find on Gold Bottom Creek near Dawson and discusses the era’s yield reports. He cites personal pan results from claims on Hunker and Rouativa creeks, totals from Four Bears, El Dorado district, and steamship era transfers, noting exaggerated claims and limited crew sizes.
The narrative catalogs animals and furs in the Yukon and Klondike districts. It notes many mice damaging stores, various foxes otters beavers minks and weasels, deer moose and caribou, abundant birds and waterfowl, large whitefish lake trout and other catches. It mentions buffalo horns as evidence of past buffalo presence and discusses fishing methods and seasonal conditions along rivers and lakes.
The article describes placer mining methods in the western United States. Miners drill shafts to bedrock, locate pay streaks, then drift and fire along the streak to loosen gravel. Dirt is hoisted by windlass, with timbering, sluce boxes, and sluicing used to wash out gold from gravel and black sand.
A fragmentary note argues for manufacturing in the area, noting silver abundance and copper chunks found in streams. It mentions local smelters near Tacoma and potential transportation needs, with references to copper and mineral-rich hills and rock geology.
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