August 19, 1915 (271 words)

   “In a recent publication of the Smithsonian Institute, Mr. H. M. Cadell reports his studies and investigations of the Klondike and Yukon gold fields, including an interesting review of the early history of this district as well as a prophecy as to its future development.

   The name Klondike was once in every mouth, and late in the 19th century it nearly became a synonym for all that was rich and prosperous. But of late it has not been so common, its early bloom having faded away. The sensational pockets of fine placer gold, which attracted hordes of hardy adventurers from every quarter, are now nearly depleted, and no new ones have been discovered to maintain its earlier reputation. But this part of the Yukon district can no longer be called a poor man’s gold field, it still contains a considerable quantity of alluvial gold which can be secured by the application of capital and brains. It remains a region well worth visiting, for besides gold it has other possibilities of development. There are many points of geographic and scientific interest; in this remote and imperfectly explored northwestern corner of the British Empire there are numerous problems awaiting the discussion and investigation of the geologist and the geographer for years to come.

   The vast territory of the Yukon district is imperfectly explored and although it is far north, the climate in summer is warm and favorable for agriculture and grazing. Exploration is now readily effected from Dawson, and Mr. Cadell hopes that fresh enterprise will reveal new resources that will lead to the permanent settlement of this remote and almost uninhabited outpost.”

(The Wallace Miner – Wallace, Idaho)