The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-03
AT COOK INLET.


4 Thriving Town springing Into Ex-
fstence at Sunrise City.
4 correspondent Of the Alaska Mining
Record writes ~ follows from Sunrise
City. Cook inlet. Alaska. under date OF
May 10:
the present time the following vessels have
landed their passengers and cargoes on the
mud Oats at the mouth OF Six Mile creek:
Schooner Loyal, Is tons. "A passengers;
steam schooner Albion from San Fran
cisco. with the Ducey crowd including Lib
persons, there being six ladies' and several
children among them, also twelve pack
animals. and stock for a store: schooner
Ella Johnson. 40 tons burden. with 20 pas
sengers from Seattle: Helga Caro-
line with eight passengers from Juneau:
schooner Stella ErIand, 70 tons burden,
from Seattle with Ave passengers and
complete store outfit which will be located
at Sunrise City. so far this spring about
40 persons have landed at the mouth OF
SIX Mile creek and nearly that number at
the mouth of Resurrection creek. twelve
miles below here. Sunrise City being CEN
traliy located and having the best harbor
VIII be. and. in fact. Is now. the metropo-
lis of western Alaska. All here now n
hustle and excitement, and the ringing Of
axes and saws II heard IN every direction
in the laying of foundations and building
OF cabins to hold town lots. The Juneau
contingent lie moving down the forest In
the west addition TO Sunrise. and the
Ducey crowd is further down the stream.
but most OF them think seriously OF Join
Ing issues with the Juneatl;tes and planting
themselves IN the west addition. The first
transfer OF town property in Sunrise was
made to The Mining Record gang Messrs
Swinehsrt & Howard purchasing the
Town Hail." the largest building in the
being moved into II. Lumber Is In great
demand and none in the market. Proyi-
sions were scarce here last winter. but
miners are now laying IN their summer
supplies and have commenced shedding
them 20 the digg.pgs NJ the creeks.
On the 6th inst public meeting was
held to lay ont the townsite of Sunrise
City. plat was mapped laying the town
out into lots, blocks and streetx and a
town recorder. Mr.. Maxwell. was elected
Local regulations were passed upon assign
ing the number OF lots at not more than
two to each Individual by location; ten
days were given TO record In ard lay a
f0xie foundation. and one year in which
20 erect a building. Lots are s0xlea feet
In blocks 200 feet square and sc-foot
streets The recording fee was placed a,
81 per lot.
The opening OF spring here e. al leas;
a month or six weeks later than at Jlx
neau. Journeys back in the hills have 10
ha made on snowshoes. No prospecting
TO speak OF has yet been done. although
the creeks are lined with new locations
stakes sturk in thu snow. Six Mile and
its branches IL now located from rnouts,
TO head AS sample OF how IL IS being
carried on. one man. Alexander. from the
Sound country. representing a company lit
out over the portage with cup OF -four
and a rind OF bacon on his back ard melt
ed pair Of gum boots In his haste to
reach the mouth OF Six Nile Evidently
Alexander was traveller and stake cutter
from way back, for commencing at the
mouth OF Six Mile he biazed every tree
and bush a. he went ~ the forty long
miles 60 the head and when last heard
from he had got to the top OF the range
and was still going. with The whole of the
Kenas peninsula yet before him
As Il ~ too early in the season 10 PASS
Judgment on the mineral outlook OF the
country. we defer that Until another date.
but from all accounts believe IL to be
more than fair. The work OF saving out
siuice lumber and opening up claims on
both SIX Mile and Resurrection creeks
and their tributaries has been carried on
during the winter and washing ~tn soon
commence.
A NV discovery OF coarse gold Dig
gings - reported on the head OF the
Kenai- ana that ts the section that Is now
the most talked about. and where much
Of the first crowds VIII go.