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Show - V C A - I ' ' I1, I ' j hu" A V" k g m lt if b i ' r ' v 3 ,,, -,.-- .-1eeklyM ' v"t Iricturli The Yukon Comes To Life Because of a world shortage of lead, the fabled Klondike of song end story is active again; but this time prospectors turn their backs on gold and focus their attention on lead which is now high on the list of metals critically needed for industry and defense stockpiling. In photo above, Otsito, 104-year old Mackenzie Indian and Ta'la, his 97-year old squaw, talk with Pother Henry Huybers, known as the "mining priest," who carries a portable altar to the mines. ! H ' ' I "if- - ! The tiny Canadian government assay office at Keno Hill (above) is a center of activity. Here E. Myles Flynn, of Consolidated Yu-keno Yu-keno Mine company, paid William Sime, government assayer, $100,-000 $100,-000 for a group of claims. In photo above, Sime (right) talks with Flynn about the claims. Photo Pho-to at left shows Charley Nord, prospector, looking at map, but his eye actually is on the Siberian husky owned by Mrs. Ruth Hen-drickson, Hen-drickson, who came in with the rush of '98 and stayed in. - - r ; s: H m iU ' i. ifv- 'IIs" y ili i ' ' , i vf j ' ' i " - . ' " h f ' . . ; , r 1 ' . "4 ' " f ; i ! r.k 1 '' V - I " .' ; v , . ' i '' f , i. a t v i " , I U - V: f i ' - 'jJ Flynn (photo at "f'l inspects lead and 7" being bagged for by Ed Tobarik dumP at Golena Hill. M;nn,who covered world- 8 mmng interests of tk Hoys Hammond for 7 years, says ore is ' grade he has ever seen. l .. If ' ' ' - s , y i ":" ?! a ' . j Terry O'Neill (left), with pack-dog pack-dog and guide, prepares for a trip through mountains to outlying outly-ing mine camp. Terry typifies the many young men now in the Yukon Yu-kon helping get out much-needed lead. The gun is "must" equipment, equip-ment, for grizzly bears weighing a half-ton and more roam the mountains and don't like intruders. intrud-ers. The grizzly is regarded as the most dangerous animal of the entire hemisphere. |