Klonavke.

Te Aroha News, Volume XIV, Issue 2070, 20 January 1898, Page 2

Klonavke.

(To the Editor.). Dear Sir, —As an Australasian mining man of eighteen (18) years standing, a member of the A.M.A., just Vet'urDed Sfrom the Ghilcoot Pass, I desirb to point out to fellow workers the following facts i The reported finds in the Yukon Basin are correct, to get there, the cheapest, quickest and best route is by the Canadian - Australian line from Sydney I o Y ancouver, British Columbia thence per boat to Skagway Bay, and thenge over the Ohilcoot Pass. There are men in Australia who are advertising San Francisco, Seattle, and Victoria, 8.0., to whom do not listen j .also turn away from any person or cadl|)any wlfo try to get you 'tcT Juneau or Skfig , FSy £ay, these places are in the. United States where one haa to pay double for his outfit and from 80 to 35 per cent additional is added as duty, directly you step into Canada. The goldfields are in Canada and a great mistake is made if you land elsewhere.. You should have at least £75 to get to Dawson from Sydney. As the summer advances it will be oheaper, particularly by the all-water route from Vancouver, which is long, but cheap, say, £BO at the oiitside. Goods per this route will be' from £3O per ton downwards, the seasons sud competition’regulate all prices. Do not leave Australia before first week in February. The above I have learnt by being on the spot and by speaking to Mr Ogiivie (who surveyed Dawson city and the alluvial claims) and MrSefton, Minister of the Interior, who was sent by the Canadian Government to inspect the different passes. The agent for Canada iu Australasia (J. 8. Clarke, Eaq., Pitt and streets; Sydney) will bear- mo cut the above.—l am, etc.;, . * A- Ross, Member A.M-A-.