Show DONT SEEK GOLD IN ALASKA mt most of those who have tried are ar now stranded add and d the warning of an old resident of alaska to all who may be tempted to seek their fortunes in the gold fields of f that region should be heeded 11 II declares declares that nearly half balf the men there now are destitute and unable to secure employment ul all the established establish ci M mines i nes accessible from the coast ar fully ily stocked with miners and pros pecking pec e li ting ng and developing are all that is pl left f L As for employment in other voca eions there is none to be had there is no doubt that much truth exists in the accounts of rich discoveries that have been made there but th hardships which accompany the indu try are too severe for any except abo those sufficiently equipped provisions an necessarily very dear and no work of in any kind is possible during the greater part of the year the mines which have secured rich n r turns are owned by wealthy corporations enjoying c aery ery facility which a poor man is d nied bied the recent reduction in steamer rates to alaska coupled with the babij lous stories of rich discoveries has resulted in crowding crowd ipg the boats engaged on the run hundreds with barely suf focient to pay their passage are going north they do not realize that th condit conditions ons are wholly different from those in in new mining camps elsewhere the extreme cold imposes limitations which prohibit an ordinary mining boom an evidence of the severity 0 of 1 the cold is shown in the fact that in for gold the quicksilver will not act aa s it does in a milder climate but permits all the float gold to escape retaining none but coarse gold alaska alas a has great possibilities for wealthy investors but none for f or men who depend on their daily labor or who want t to take chances of making a valuable discovery in prospecting it ii i i one thing to find a rich deposit in in that remote and difficult region and another to obtain a purchaser As for depending on be secured by pan washing in the gla cial moraines mo mor raines nines considering the very short season reason during which that may b I 1 done it should appall the hardiest handiest har diest spirit besides the richest deposits are far inland to which no one dare pene unless he be be amply provided with money and provisions san francisco call |