The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1874-05-09
stickeen River Mines.

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| The following items from the Stickeel
| river mines We compile from the Victori:
Cozoaist.
We have been placed in possession of sew
eral letters from the heart of the Cassia
gold diggings, all of which speak hopeful,
ofthe prospects. The general impression
is that a great gold field has, been discovered
but the writers, almost to man, deciar.
that there are already too many men on The
spot, and that work cannot be successful,
prosecuted until May. A few had hit upor
the expedient of thawing. out the GROUND
and washing it in rockers, and were making
from $40 to $50 per day.
William Jeffrey writes to Charles Robin.
SON, from the Hudson Bay Company's fort,
on Stiekeen river, dated 18th of March.
The writer says that he and III. Saunders
and w. Bradon had overcome great difficult
ties. The frost was severe, !" one half the
pot boiling while the other half froze. y
The difficulties Of reaching Cariboo in early
days were nothing to those encountered on
the Stickeen. The snow was 10 feet deer
in places, and two or three trips had to be
made to get the stuff up on dog-sleds. The
weather was changing, and a thaw had set
in. Typlor and Clarke were left behind.
But the writer and party stood the hafglships
like s.bricks, and had oyertalSen some
men WHO left Victoria six days before them
Several miners were at the fort, sick or
frost-bitten. Mr.. White, at the fort, was
very kind to all.
A letter from miner on Dease lake says
that he has been out prospecting. Snow
covered everything, and the ground was
frozen; but fires were built, and the pay
dirt thawed. Good prospects were had.
Several large, pieces Of gold were found in
the dirt. The writer says the country is
rich. 4
The miners have held 4 meeting and
decided to exclude Cinnamon from the
diggings. Two Cinnamon had already gone
in, and are allowed to stay, by promising to
write to their brother Cinnamon not to
come up.
4 Large qaantitiesaof goods are cached
along the river banks, and will not be moved
until the ice is ont Of the river.
Thesapply Of provisions in the mines is
very short. Bacon is sI25 per pound,
-four si.40a pound, $3.50 per pound for.
tea, and 4 rise anticipated. There are no
provisions at Bucks Bar.
Mr.. A. Martin, to whom we are indebted
for the above information. brought down
13a ounces af dust.
The Olympia Coursfet. says: i letter from
Mr. Charles Potter, at the Great Portage
On the Stickeen about sesenty-sive miles
from Dease Greek. came to his wife In iii
/ his city to-day, and she kindly permitted
a few extracts sphe mace. The writer
says he aud Mr.. Shelton went in ahead of
their eompaniolix aissI located claims for
Ill. ann then went back To assist iii getting
III the s.edsg with provisions, etc. The
leportsof any one freezing To death In that
region was false or course, 1t had been
cold weather, but that was about over. It
is yet hard to tell about the mines, the
ground IS frozen so hard that ii takes a long
time to prospect q claim. He would not
advise any one to come ,lp at present. All
the men who we're in there last fan say that
tlac mines paid well. One man took out III
one fIay. with Il rocker. nine 0nrseps ana