For three years,
by himself, depending mainly on his rifle, living on straight meat a
large portion of the time, he prospected many of the Indian River
tributaries, just missed finding the rich creeks, Sulphur and
Dominion, and managed to make grub (poor grub) out of Quartz Creek
and Australia Creek. Then he crossed the divide between Indian River
and the Klondike, and on one of the "feeders" of the latter found
eight cents to the pan. This was considered excellent in those
simple days. Naming the creek "Gold Bottom," he recrossed the divide
and got three men, Munson, Dalton, and Swanson, to return with him.
The four took out $750. And be it emphasized, and emphasized again,
THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST KLONDIKE GOLD EVER SHOVELLED IN AND WASHED
OUT. And be it also emphasized, THAT ROBERT HENDERSON WAS THE
DISCOVERER OF KLONDIKE, ALL LIES AND HEARSAY TALES TO THE CONTRARY.
Running out of grub, Henderson again recrossed the divide, and went
down the Indian River and up the Yukon to Sixty Mile.
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