The San Francisco call., 1896-10-09
NEW D|GG|NGS OF
DEADWOOD GULCH
A Rush From Forty Mile
and Other Places to
Another Rich Camp.
Mat Weber, a California Woods.
man, Holds Down the
Best CLAIMS.
ARE NEAR CIRCLE CITY.
William Dalton's Experiences of
Three Years-Enormous Herds
of Cariboo.
ARE NEAR CIRCLE CITY

William Dalton, a gold miner of far
Circle City, Alaska, arrived here yester-
day. and is at the Lick. He says there Is
a new gold excitement in that part OF the
Yukon, and there is rush to it. The dis
trics is the richest yet found on the Yu-
kon. 1t is known by the name of Dead
wood Gulch.
"The new diggings of Deadwood Gulch, p"
said he, ''are seventy miles northeast OF
Circle City, on the opposite side OF the di-
vide, between Crocker Greek aud Harri-
son Creek. The principal of placer
ground there is Mat Weber, formerly a
woodsman in the California redwoods.
He got there first, and because of his dis
covery is, according to the mining laws,
allowed more ground than anybody else.
"When left about forty men in all had
been working in the new district. The
ground is so rich. in some places that 1t
runs as much as, seven ounces to the pan,
which is something enormous. VI course
this is seldom.
"The average is about $50 day to the
man. The cleanup of seven men for five
days shovellng was reported to me al 257
ounces. The gold is worth SIG an ounce
in coin, or SIT in trade.
"In consequence of the new discovery
there is a rush to Deadwood Gulch. All
the miners of Forty Mile have pulled out
for the new dlggings, and others are also
going there from different sections. In all
probability there will be a big camp in
Deauwood Gulch.
~ have been mining on Hogham Greek,
near Circle City. About 500 men have
been at work there, and they have done
reasonably well. l have been on the
Yukon three years. and consider it the
best gold country of which l have any
knowledge.
'.If it were not for the ice there, which
lasts substantially the year round, it
would be the greatest of all countries. We
worked our mines by first thawing the ice
by fires made from the dry wood, an
abundance of which is to be found there.
81 intend going back TO the Yukon in
March, for since the depression in silver,
when left Idaho, i consider that the best
place for miner TO make money. Circle
vile has about 1900 people as popula-
ton when the miners come in for the
winter.
'At certain times of the year there are
a great many carIboo in the region where
l am mining. / have seen in the spring
as many as from 500 to 5000 at time cross
ing the divide. and in August of each year
have seen them crossing back.
II saw an Indian who killed los one aft
ernoon. He sold the hindquarters around
to the camp 50 leg. This might LOOK
like making money, but whisky costs 80
cents drink there, and the Indians drink
u great deal of it when they can get it.
These legs wouldn't weigh over twenty
pounds each. The cariboo are very thin
at certain times of the year.
"There is a worm that gets into them,
excepting in the part / have stated, and it
renders the meat unfit for use. If you
pull off the hide and hold it up you will
find it full of holes and worthless, made
so by the worms"
Mr.. Dalton was accompanied to this city
by G. Shea who has been mining near
Juneau, and ]. E. Evans of Cooks Inlet.
Mr.. Evans says that outside of the Polly
Mining Company, which took out about
$50, 900 during the past year, and two otner
companies, the gold OF Cooks Inlet doesn't
amount to anything.