The B.C. Mining Journal
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2024-04-25
issued: 1898-02-12
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note: Q â¢*^;'<A-£eg,. THE B.C. MINI JOURNAL. VOL. 3.,NO. 41 ASHCROFT, BRITISH COLUMBIA. FEBRUARY 12.1898. $2.00 PER YEAR T0 KLONDIKE THROUGH CARIBOO. OMINICA. CASSIAR. AN-tUiSCE TESLIN MANS i)UTE The ninny letters of inquiry received , rugged mouutaius, which continues un- of lato by tho residentsof Ashoroftuud broken for hundreds of miles to the those residing along the Cariboo road,'north. Thoro is an interesting bit of at Clinton, the 150, Soda Creek and romance about your road after leaving Quesnelle, shows that a knowledge of Quesnello. It follows what is known as â -.the actual condition of the overland route to the gold fields of British Columbia, tbe Northwest Territories uud the Yukon, is being eagerly sought for by the public. To meet these inquiries this issue is published. The Xew York World sent a special correspondent, Mr. W. M. Pindell, to investigate tbis route, aud he ''ad this to sny in nn article published iu the World, October 24th. Put in a nutshell, the routo iu question beuius at Ashcroft ou the Canadian Pacific railroad; follows the Cariboo stage route to Quosnelle; from Quesnelle follows tho trail of the old Great Western overland telegraph line to Hazleton; from Hazleton to Telegraph creek on the Stickiuo river, and from the Stickine river to Lake Teslin. Lako Tesliu is the very headwaters of the Yukon river, and from its extreme upper end, where the travelers will land, it will be au easy mutter to transport themselves, thoir horses aud their suppltos by flatbout to Dawson city or to auy other point along the Yukon whero thoy may think there is a better chance of finding uold. All this wii bout the aid of a map, and without information concerning tho wide stretch of country U) bo traversed, is very vague aud meaningless. It requires, however, only a glancj at the map to grasp tho general features of the route, and as I have just returned from ti journey over a part of it. and as I have talked with peoplo who havo traversed much more of it, I a…
note: Title changes in chronological order: The British Columbia Mining Journal (1895-05-09 to 1896-05-02), The B.C. Mining Journal (1896-05-09 to 1899-04-29), and Ashcroft Journal (1899-05-06 to 1967).
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Ashcroft (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0441696
language: English
lat: 50.721389
long: -121.283611
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Ashcroft, B.C. : F. S. Reynolds
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