The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-07
I|f POTATOES N 4 HILL.
lem wARD TELLS or A BIG FIND
- THE AMERICAN SIDE.
.~.- rhyee Years of Prfwafton and
Adventure He Stumble. Against
vhss he Says n "a Good ThInE-
=. ossas Ms Party In Seattle.


-..raar, thar have yet been foand in
=. Klan6lks serf.tofY said Davi1 Wsr4
post-Intf siEsnner reporter wngf~
.s.,@s h the efHcs e. the Sss England
- yesterday.
w.rd was . passenger or "a. AK las,
80 essnrmmaaA hla iesnttgy Under ths
- xsnsansioaN aftss mf J De- ia II
80 after three Teafn spent r. tls4 Iukon
.~ussrY ane les .AH 4a4@A k&tm 81 ps4-
go. fsnrer .ns agvsatare but Adaa =
sssry Il disosysry ln Amsrsexa Territory
= sssrtflnx ehsrsefes.
lsk@ Pots Toe. On . asfl
i ease eown thFo4wh Ds~~gn CITY sn<
<~~~ sA~ faaitoa tfs4 cewtlnn@9 NJ
N.~< are sm rs6 % - nsrs srwfn
<-sr n ear fer A SEER sirne. waite pre~-
.~ssas twe YeMrx ara l wmm throaxn to-
/. x.nralAs xoanfrs esf eensa6sr~a Il 80 -
go waive wEieh shows res easily a
- nzy - nsa&tAsen- On. rsa.om % se-
s.ass sxp<rlsAos coants hat for nsts. D.
- eauntry. - riches are usoTs likely
a. ~ sfarnbs~d upgN thar found in tie as
- sag / ss~nt two gear. ~ tne most
as<4~ursganx failure. until early Last
scr4nx. wh~n ! fosna what I vas decking
A. 30 81 a mauner and shape Totally
ss<s~sfv 20 a. my panf minlng expert
xness ART es@gu e. - hotn . mineral
Sgsss ane xaolazisf a. well ~ a prarsacsf
srsn~ / ~sN wsFkln9 along 40 q hlw
sysksssry Of the YukoF f@r ds@n or she
hn<fsczn side 81 the line. Accompanied
h. sse native Indians. whS w~r~ acting
q guides ard packers for me. when |
sssn6 handful of nuggets In Iess than
fwe feet from the surface. We were about
- esmp. and the Indians we're 6kxginx
hn<s 10 drive stakes for cache for cur
rsvsisiens above reach Of our dogs. when
sAw s~vsfal small nuggets In shs dirt
Wnh pick and spade we all three began
suxuing the ground over, and while half
ffenx.ed with excitement I worked until
sxhsasted. Water was at hand. and in
shs er8des' way We washed out the dirt,
although the larger OF the nuggets could
be plcked by hand out Of the dry dirt like
potatoes from a hlIl.
II was a pocket" continued Mr.. ward
aand soon cleaned the richest OF IL up.
have kept what | first found, and her.
iaey are" and he drew from his pocket
small leather bag and poured its con-
ssnls inio his left hand. The palm was
hlled heaplng fun with all sizes OF the
precious Jumps. II soon dispensed with
he services OF my Indian guides. and
With good weather before me. concluded
10 stick right by this all summer
wsnt up the river nearly hundred miles
ard partly prospecfed score or more good
sized creeks. | found gold everywhere
sad the conditions under which the most
Of II can be mined In radically different
from the Kiondik~. II can be worked the
year round. The only regret have about
Il Is that | will not be able to keep II ali
fcr myself I came back In order 10 make
arrangements to develop the fields and
u.ns on a large seal. by a mechanical
precess which I have demonstrated as
PRACTICAL am going TO take a score or
more OF my friends with me on my re-
turn In the spring. and the location won't
b secret long after We locate what
claims Ne need there.
No. | am not much afraid that others
Vii gst in ahead OF me- and Mr. Ward
hafhed quietly. Jack Frost II Keeping
tuaYd for me. and he has things pretty
vel locked up. | viii be At the mouth or
re Yukon river with my party in our
beat hy the time the ice II out Of the
river, and we will be there in advance Of
the ruaA. which Is bound 10 came.
To outaf IN Seattle.
Il will outrt the entire party from Seat
IL ard viii take provisions for two years.
We VII build our small river steamboat
here also and lock 90 Seattle rs our base
q supplies. The American field VIII pos
SIS - many advantages over the Cana
dan that With an ouput only equal the
sush viii be all cur way. With no govern
Hfnt reservations. no restrictions and no
duties. the newcomers will all come into
~ American side. and Seattle Will get
rs hsneHt Of II almost exclusively.
Yes there wis be roon 20 take care -
. Who come. and tee chances Ct success
u tso1s m sarly will - nearly certain.
A. fpF ihtse whom / take in with me-. Il
~ p tssleF than 0ndlng r. for they viii
y ia thirsty horse led 20 a trough full
e nateF. 30 Z hardly think l will tell
f32 JUST whsge &c g. az this time further
uAn a7siHg Il Is much nearer the mouth
q tAs ruksn than It's source.
hsve with Fns hlse a lot Of samples
q gasfk nassfy outeropplngs. and also
~ pieces g conxiarnar8te. What 10
Ca thl1k OF thlk~" and Mr.. ward hsid
- uires q what ~ called erngiomer-
- stout hair aRsia as lsrss as ar egg.
AS psrpofca Win so's. one side OF Il
iheH Sc closely with small particles ef
~ meta that 81 had tbs appearance OF
ffa'siafs hcn.y cells. - re cenwlofusTate
7 svTy flch. but sosns OF ;ss quartz il CT
lpAsefnee character. we viii not have
= eeiAss about quarts mining in Alaska
ftr many years" continued Mr.. Ward
laaf g mighty hard ard expensive work.
asa nature has sawed us the trouble, |
an eensinesa that placer deposits are
Isxasar throughout the entire territory ~
We river, ani the tepcErap ny Of the eonfi-
~ = sneh that II il easily seen that II Ia
Nsgin stream that has followed Is ort.
IT'S saufss since is frst tiny start head
6 toward the sea
y ere e tie most favorable locations
@'asx tie siTeam ! found natural ae~
ssFaetian e Such insiEnGHcance that IL will
'sHsaTe hui slight enEineeriug skin and a
- o. . uf dynamite 80 remove n 20 that
- course q The etver can De diverted and
y eFessnt bed aid bare and dry Ter
&sts y ever la.rty miles Il VII re
n
~ WaFt treated the difficulties Of com
- eni lightly. He eft the city yesterday
~ ne East. Intending 20 return - BIS
saaeF Rome in Kansas city. II Is his IN
8aQer 70 rstutn 70 SEATTLE in q few weeks
y Fteci his plans for tho building Of
's.e' . carry himself and chosen party
- Fstnfn trip 10 Alaska. lie has
serA store e nuEEetS. but declined 20
- se&t amount = Dust he brought back.
.As ycn n the Peet-I rt siiigcneer's race
- ne Tee tickets 10 ne ktnnaike gold