The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-04-25

The steamer Otter has returned
to Victoria, bringing one PASSENGER
and'the following news ifoEi the
northern mining country.
Afr.l A. Cboguette (Buck), who
went up on. the first trip Of the
Otter this year, has been through
to thefmines, and reached Wrangel,
On his return, the night befor the
Otter arrived. He reports having
discovered another paying g,ilch;
also, that Ike Stevens & 90 were
making SS a day on a piece of
ground Which they had been able
to thaw out on one of the creeks
discovered last year. t8
Mr., Sylvester, the expressman,
was at Wrangel, awaiting the
arrival of the Otter, and intended
to start again for, the mines the day
after that vessel left. Several of
those who went up on the last trip
had returned to Wrapgel, finding
travelling difficult on account Of
water on the ices Itis improbable
that the Sth keen River will be
open before the end Of this month
The Mass and Skeeny Rivers are
still closed, and the Government
trail men who went up onthe Otter
do not expect to be able TO ascend
the latter for another ten days.
Two miners who left Victoria
about the end Of January, and who
have been through to the diggiugs,
furnish the following information
of"patters and thipgs'' there.alg}
The snow from Bucks Bar
averaged about 80 inches, was soft
and spongy, there having been no
night-trosts to form q crust, and
snow-shoes were necessary. Excel.
lent use was made of the dogs in
hauling the tobogans. The men
who were first on the creeks had
the operations to the old
diggings. Six and q half miles Of
Dease Creek were staked off, and
the miners, after obtaining good
had commenced to build
cabins. About $50 men we're on
the creeks. 1g'aTl ja5'tll @''iHt
s5Proyisions of all kinds wersfom
81 TO 81 Goa poundlat any place
above Bucks Bar. There was no
supply at Bucks Bar. There were
only ab1ut so sacks of -four at tho
sale at $50 per sack. q
The trip with a. loaded tobogalh
rom Bucks Bar to DeaR Creek,
consumes nine days Men were
laid $50. for packing in goods. 9tlg
Two hundred and fifty men were
on the Stickeen River
,anks. /" '''.''''''o2 ',S' "
I9Snow On Dease Creek was tour
md five feet deep. The thermom.
ter stood below zero on several
consecutive days in March. .,,.fe
When our informant left, the
boys" were thawihg earth 70
respect the claims. a ara.ad 9H'
The Government trail men,, who
vent up on the last trip of the
liter, were still. at, Port ESsingtoh,
proceed with their sup
lies.
"A great number Of British
Columbia Coast Indians had started
'r Stickeen to engage IN packing.
The ice in Stickes9 Riverl 1is
reaklng mp slowly In some
laces the traveller comes across
feat tissurHs and cbasms oihhthe
,e, through which the water 6Oanhs
nd spouts in its eagerness to- Egr-
lount the barrier. 1t other parts,
here the current is not rapid, the
'ater lies on the fields Of ice ahd
ZEN have to wade through it~aist
eep Of course all this makes
.ayeling both difficult and hazard
US, and few care to ilnperil their
YES in Drawing the difficulties ahd
ave encamped ohothe river hbaHk
await the fiual breakigytia'ads
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DIR. Everson has excited tbe'fde-
sion of little people OF bothNsexes
y stating3in allectlre thar 'Eliatle