The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-19

many conflicting reports published
- he s.tEa ton In Alaska az 10 lis
[.ss,a a. a mining country has called
letter 10 the Postlfnts.llzsncsr
| ~, c<,s Cling, Cook in.et miner. who
- 4 calm TIA. has pad nlzn " day
x,fnx the past season. and from which
-eects 70 take o1t so. 90 mex; season.
-. rstnr. true 20 his name. has "clung"
80 srospere6, ana believes IL mary
-. Who visit that country would DO
~ ssu.e thing ard 10. talk so much they
sss.ss fare better and give the country a
fssssr name throughout TIE civilized
-,N. Hss letter 10 dated Juneau City.
nrso6er j. He says:
sls,s miners and prcspec-ors that came
..-r from Cook inlet with tigcouraging
- aeout the country had only tsseus-
800 % bsme-uot the country. Most Of
~ weye sailors and knew more ABOUT
sreIssnx ropes than prospecting, and spent
- time la the saloons than in trying
:. tearn how 10 prospect Such people do
! s.nntry more harm than good.
"a : matter Of fact. there In gold at
~ inlet If they only look for IL. / have
- a 70 my claim and made on an sv-
r day al summer. ! intend 20 take
= shx,us $1,000 next year. i viii com
~-ss work early In the spring. I am
go safissied with the country and feel
-. Il viii be a big rnining camp. The
.s.~ate q similar 10 Southeastern Alas
ss. last year. however. was late sea-
~
-fba Yukoners are coming out of the
sdron nos and all bringing out good news.
- NJ part l think the interior Q bet
- nining country than the West or
|. - Inlet. Al. the miners speak well OF
~ Forty Mile dtggings and ali have good
- -ratr
- have come out by the Dyea and Dali
- trai with from $1,000 TO SO. 800 in
"a dust and nuggets. The latest reports
z ths Hootollnqua district tell OF 80 dig
snnrs found where George Scott and his
nrtners we're prospecting last year. II
Z ee.faln there are no failures in the Yu-
kan or the HoctolinQua districts
aTimes Ia Juneau city and Douglas IL
haA are looking better than ever for
AZ dina OF year. Everybody Is at work
"a not 4 man In either town to 90 odd
- TIE Alaska Treadweli Mining Com
oasy was locking for men. but they could
~ ret them for any wages. They are
Advertising for wood-cu.ters and are pay
~ = . cord delivered. They have to
nls Il only about q mile from the stump
al an get Indians to pack II and ptie'it
e = cents 4 cord. Robert L. Purvis Is
IA fssoussnd delivered. He also wants
ssous 80 men TO work for day wages. The
AaskA Mex,.an Mining Company wants
- miners and the Ready-Ballon 10 want
~ miners. iaborers and wood-chogpers.
with al this going on. these Cook
bet prospectors tell discouraging Stories
ond give the country q black eye. As Q
after Of fact. every man that asked for
ssFk got II. and the smallest wages paid
y mines or logging camps Is t2.50 q day
~ hoard. Miners can get 81 . day. and
hard to get them at that. Next year
Va zee the biggest boom that Alaska has
es9 hsd. There are new mines found
uery day. and all assay we'll
The Bald Eagle Mining Company II
/ fsaalng full blast again. They are finding
rock containing chunks OF suiphurets six
Inches In diameter. and the ore works bet
Ter every day. They win enlarge their
AA TO forty stamps next season. The
10 Chief mine will build q forty-stamp
MI next year. and Mr.. Mill has arranged
4 fsr twenty-starap mill on his property.
which is a bonanza. There will be 100
Ganps dropping In Sum bay in 1881.
6uetiehem bay Will have two new mills.
~ size II not known yet. Archie Sheips.
William Hindle and James Kemp are rum
| Eng their arrastre. and the ore looks bet
VI aHr auf ineS sHsy No doWn on the ieuEe-
~Rsrness bay Is lively camp. and prom
4 hag prospects are being found every day.
I'VE mills are in course OF construction.
The Powell Gold Mining Company 10
working about 500 men In is mines In the
ftward City district. This IL Boston
company, al. the best IN Alaska TO work
r.
AT Sheep creek about 600 men ARE en-
yayed. The Powell company Is largely
nsrested there.
Alaska, for its age, IS the greatest min
. la sountry IN the world. and Is fast CON-
e 10 the front "a the worlds greatest
Earcs az the yellow metal.
Ar. Golienstein is building a four
lamp Easu within 1000 feet OF the Juneau
alrnouse. The Ready Bullion Co. viii
ssM twenty-stamp mlIi next summer.
All business r. in lively stir In Alaska.
"a -. L.. III