KLONDIKE

THE A gold bearing stream in Alaska that flows into the Yukon. The name however has been popularly applied to the entire territory on and near the river where gold has been found. As early as 1862 gold was discovered in this region and in 1875 one Juneau, a French man, made a strike at Gold Creek which afterwards was the site of the town that bears name, Other rich finds were made in 1884 and 1886. On August 16, 1896, George Carmack who came from Illinois in 1890, made a gold strike on Bonaza Oreek and im 1897 the gold rush began, and between 30,000 and 40,000 persons entered the region within two years. Dawson City contained one hut in September 1896 and in 1901 the population was over 9,000. In 1911 it had dropped to about 3,000. Situated near the arctic circle the Klondike region is frozen seven months in the year, when mining is well nigh impo ible. Of the gold production of the field The Eldorado, four miles long, has produced $25,000,000. In the best year $22,000,000 was taken from the entire field. RICH (1724-1803), Ger. poet; b. Quedlinburg; studied theology at Jena and Leipzig; lived in Copenhagen, 1751-70; d. Hamburg; K. was the first genuine Ger. poet of XVIII. cent.; aimed at giving the Ger. nation a Christian epic, viz. Der Me ias (20 cantos pub. in 4 vols.); wrote numerous odes, lyric poetry, and several dramas.