THE GOLDFIELDS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.
Seven Thousand Men Blocked.
“Nothing to Justify a Rush.”
By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.— for Press Association.
London, September 1. The Daily t'hronicle's correspondent lias visited the White Pass of Klondike. He states that 7000 men and 2000 animals are block) d between the sea and tho summit of the Pass, a distance of IS miles, while hundreds are arriving daily. The route is strewn with dead horses ami stores. Tho amount of gold obtained lias been grossly exaggerated, and there is nothing to justify a rush, while tho cost of working is enormous. He ndils that the Pacific Coast has gone gold crazy. The New York Herald e'rrespon dent writes in a similar strain.
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Pahiatua Herald, Volume V, Issue 539, 3 September 1897, Page 2
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