The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-29
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TIE A:asxA 1findng Record Of octoh~r
has the following budget Of news from
he Yukon. It saw:
The latest arrivals from the Tar inferior
Ennd who viii doubtless be he last 10 come
EGo the river until after the stream SHAH
Ebocome frozen over are William r. Pee
So partner. Joe Buss, and = Companion.
~ Sullivan. who left Circle City on Sep
E1ember and arrived here Sunday u1orninx
list IN a small boat from Dyea.
A yakes Wagon Reaa.
me wagon road from Gree City 20
=Grst work Of public nature ever a.
Exempted in the Yukon region. While the
couxe followed by tire road In order 10
<Ayosd swaInpa increases the distance ~ L.
zUates from point to point the sup~riorfsv
~ tie route more than conpensates the
k1zsra travel and no one now thinks OF TAX
Ing the trail. Tho summer freight rates.
FAowever. remain at the cid fixure--4o cents
kDG pound TO Deadwood and 60 cents 10
k1astodon creek from Circle City.
sonse View Discoveries.
Several new discoveries have been made
Ia the Birch creek district during the mas,
SEASON. On Harrison creek. Joe Garrsty
E3ocAted the discovery claim and two other
Epromfsing claims are opened up. many 9TH
kefs have been located hut not yet proven
20 be profitable ground On EaRge creek
1.-TWO claims have been opened which pros
Epoct very high. hut no very thorough pros
fpeeting OF the ground can be made until IL
70 frozen, a. the bedrock lies deep ana
Epster seeps into the prospect holes 50 rap
Icy as TO prevent work. Several other
&er1ches have also been found whics, may
<4nfn out veil, bat work cannot De begun
#nntH the ground II frozen.
Deadwo0i creek IL the banner section
s th5 season. with Mastosion close second
There are 50 Gains being worked on the
Former. and OF them John Towards Is tn.
8Dest. Howard bought this claim from Tom
s Anderson. who thought IL about worked
eat and sold a half interest for 81 900, and
Howard secured the remaining interest for
so. He worked seven men this sumner
and took out from to 11iz ounces per day
per man. At last accounts ne had Cleared
%oomething over $3.50 this season. Chris
HarrnKton's claims on Mastodon creek
Enfe the best there. Harrington bought one
calm for 1900 and his first cleanup from
Ab three strings OF boxes paid for the
catnn. and left him . balance OF about 100
ounces Mr.. Fee estimates the output from
these two creeks at fully double the
amount produced last season
On the way out the party learned OF a
new discovery made on the Clondyke river
which empties into the Yukon from The
|&ast about midway between Forty-Miie
and sixty-3file creeks. II II reported that
about 30 claims have been xfakesi out on
the three principal gulches embraced in
4 the discovery. which are named respec-
E9svely Gold creek. Gold bottom and Too
yGuch-Goid creek The new diggsngs are
E1ocated about three miles above tgae mouth
- the Condyke river and are. Of course,
~ British territory. BEly Stanton. who
EAas also returned from that section. cor
Esoborates the report OF the discovery and
ID enthusiastic over It's richness.
The First Floating Ice.
Mr.. Fees party encountered the FIRST
seating ice 10 miles below the mouth OF
ne Hootalinqua. and the next day met
portion az the Thorp party rafting down
the river bound for point just below Five
Fingers, where they VIII build RATS to
carry the cattle down The diver. The Tab
teena river was found too shallow for
Sheir loaded RATS. so the cattle were put
lahore snd viii be driven across country
40 the Yukon below Five Fingers. where
|1hey Will be reshtpped. II Is thought that
here Is little danger of their being frozen
ID provided no time II lost
BLY, Ash and casey" Moran were met
Eeear the foot OF Lake Lebarge. hale and
Aearty. but grumhgsng at a weeks delay
~ the lakes by adverse winds.
Most Prosperous season.
Mr.. Fee has spent four summers In the
Yukon country and Is now on his way TO
visit his old home In Lewis county. Mis-
ecuri. from which he has been absent
@elnce 1919. He will return next spring as
~ stili owns ciaims-six In ALTON the
creeks discovered by him and elsewhere.
Ind when he again crosses the summit he
MI go prepared TO prospect certain quartz
Propositions which he has found and
Which are promising in appearance. Sum-
ming up the situation he advances the
Ecplnion that the present season has been
Generally speaking. the most prosperous
Fever known In tse interior and the next
Evil rot fall behind the present. He says
Mat the immense resources Of Alaska are
les yet unsizpectcd and that the amounts
/ % far recovered are infin.tessimal in COM
@psrison with those which await discovery.
The vast suriferous regions within our
Boundaries have "a yet been Barely touched
u few and widely separated spots.
nishop Uow~'s Trip.
RI Rev. Peter Trimble ROVE. bishop Of
Alaska. says the Alaska News. arrived
.ffcm Sstks on the last Topeka, having re-
Harmed from s.ooa-miie journey through
|tAe valley OF the Yukon. thence across
bsring sea TO unaiaska. and home via Eo-
EAak Bishop Rowe shows but little evil
esuee OF the hard trip made and Is en-
h1slastic tn his praises of The many heaa-
/ Ties OF portions OF the country through
which he passed. In comrsny with Nr. j.
n. Wilson. connected with the Alaska
commercial Company. the start for the In
terror ws= ruadc from juneau early last
epy1ng. during the annual influx ~ miners.
Eops were made az various points along
the Yukon. visit being had with Bishop
Bompas nj Fort Yukon. Same time was
spent at Circle City and also at the Epis-
tcpal missions on the lower river. At ST.
Aschsess the revenue cutter Bear was
aken and a trip ~ the eastern coast OF