THE NEW GOLD FIND.
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ENORMOUS AURIFEROUS DEPOSITS. A DESOLATE MINING COUNTRY. A BIG RUSH SET IN. (Per Press Ax.tociatimi. —t London, July 22. Farther telegrams have been reifcaeivetUfrom British Columbia describnsg'lhe additional gold discoveries at Klondike. The auriferous deposits are said to be enormous, but the district is described as the most desolate mining camp in the world. Ottawa, -July 28. The miners who have returned from the scene of the rich gold discoveries in British Columbia state that the gold belt extends 300 miles along the river Yukon and its tributaries. The country is fairly reeking with gold. A remarkable rush is taking place to Klondike from Colorado, California, and Montana. Experienced men urge that mining operations be delayed until the spring.
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Hastings Standard, Issue 381, 24 July 1897, Page 3
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124THE NEW GOLD FIND. Hastings Standard, Issue 381, 24 July 1897, Page 3
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