THE GOLD RUSH.
CONFIRMATORY OPINIONS OUTSIDE PROSPECTORS FORESTALLED. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright. Received July 1, 9.20 a.m. ST. JOHN'S, June 30. Mr William Pigot, president ot the Stewart Land Company, declares that the new gold find near Stewart is. an excellent strike, but that it is a mistake to call it a ledge of free milling gold. Other reports show that the entire country had been staked out before the majority of the prospectors arrived. GREAT PRIVATIONS. Received July 1, 10.30 p.m. LONDON. July 1. The Times' Toronto correspondent reports that every Alaskan liner is crowded, and it is es imated that 15,000 persons went to Bitter Creek in June. The excitement resembles that of Klondyke Hearing of the discovery st Stewart, half the population left Prince Rupert, and travelled over the Stewart route, sutEerng great hardships and difficulty, owing to the inadequate food and shelter.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10030, 2 July 1910, Page 5
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148THE GOLD RUSH. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10030, 2 July 1910, Page 5
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