The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-13

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naah,e a Rfse digging. but ali rs~xa. cg,,
tN4-s 20 rave for go0c thgs tzIl N "a
no eo@1fry Tor mar % ais s5l.rs
AZ passing Fort Cu4Sav the nsse,-~
1efs 81 me police. a grsesfsl act ~ss eor.
4h@n ne ccrnnsnslsnt eIppes hts "a,
asre~ ur1ss II EonoE az -. stars zrs
sAHDss which we're flying a. II. aa.t
h@aG q he mail 1naL Cirr.. cYrv r.x
Isa%Esd saT1y ~ July gne a req - f,~~~
Gays was asen- The mall "a. t,s-r~x
.se' 20 me postmaster. TIE two Bags cor
tanning Almost z.5eg letters. Ths 800
hson of Cirele City wzs fcasrt 10 l. co-,-
si1sraely larger than that OF Fsa~s,r u1sa
ana Ensre iitt1s over two y@z-x 80
mere vas nothing ossf Cat 1rsa~y rast.
u gfc1u9 aos stands q zsxrx.sa,s.,sr5-
s1i'f slstls CITY wnicf 1arfnx o. go
lS0H~sss~s over 1855 c92a.zslor During
sl~ past year great many nex ass@ n.<s
.. * oeen erected and trades ana
%F~s@SSloEls that formerly were ,s~h~a~s
OF VI tHsi section o. the country -. rn~
10 nogFlshlns condition Tva.sro-e s,aro.
"~"fSfnss nave In great ,rasss-a ..,n
peahtsS the hEsie 9fngy cabins Of hs.,
tNo years ago. anc there "a a x~o.~.s a.
% prosperity which !. "a never ,ags9n1 tn-
sIeaton o. good tines We nav. n from
ne11oe mat ne ala nos meet a man
~no was fiscoUtsnfet or x-trrsatln~ a.
the country. Every on. naa naon~v .ns
Mere were not fes VINO nsc e.gusorr-
aose fortunes slowed away la their ouck-
skin sacks
number % new creeks wp-. so,,rs
last winter. one in particular "a .v.snr
FegusaF stampede. II IL called guxnnei,.
s"eH ana Is about 100 mics sfown ths
river from Forty Mile An ~gvsfear-er,s3.
portage from mat paint nrsnys -. -
me ciRgings l. was found early "a Iarcn
sh1 as soon AZ IL became known miners
lof Red There from Sc 10 $50 rnfles around
me entire creek Tor distance - nearly
lHif1y niiie- sas taken ap and thoz4sh the
EhsfR'om-t-r registered 60 degrees below
zero. greai deal OF banning and pros
Seffing Sas done 10 ASCERTAIN the vsiu.
q Inc and. The gold u al roarse ana
"'ss-is are quite plentiful a number OF
pans running IS high as So ard ss0 The
0ornaton and location IL such fnat the
O'ksthks VIII all be winter work As the
creek freezes so.isly from the bottom IN
10 many places tveniy feet Thick Neg
%tftAez nave been made on A.st0aon
creek ard Il ALL % one % the heaviest
producers OF the season New ground
las $50 been opened ap on Independence
creek. srea; deal 81 drifting having been
ions during the winter party Intended
20 oStdt as soon "a the boat with sglDgiies
arrived and prosper the headwafers OF
Preacher creek. a tributary of Birch creek
moving into X sixty i've miles 0elua ths
circle CITY portage Tas creek i Il. miles
ions and has never been prospectea bat
once, and then oy man who was more OF
naturalist than pros srfor and zoent
most Of MA time looking f0r fozsrs some
Indians brought 10 Circle City during the
winter several ounces OF gold which they
said came from Preacher creek and il vii!
doubtless receive a thorough prospecting
this season
Last fail what Is described as a mountain
OF quartz was discovered and Iocaie,. three
miles above Forty Mile ard a rnl test OF
s@scTai toms has been sent 20 San Fran
cisco The ore IL free milling ana sew
era assays have given returns OF from 81
20 III per ton In god. Should the test
prove Satisfactory a stamp mill will be
taken IN this fall ard erected as speedily
as possible
All Of the Juneau contingent that left
Tor circle CITY this spring have arrived
safely Harry Ash has the largest dance
hal in the place ard - running raII blast
Dances are 81 each and whisky IL 50 cents
per glass Business n this line Is not a.
brisk as u viii be IN the winter Oscar
Ashhy and Billy Leek arr also well settled
and doing well Dr. Spencer Harris. the
physician OF the johnson party % Cali
fornans who passed through juneau las.
March. has opened drug store and pos
sssses the only pharmaceutical establish
raent on the Yukon A rr~a. many more
men Will spend the spproA ching winter at
Circle City than ever before ard the camp
Will probably BE- the iiveliest on the river.