The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-28
NEW GOLD DISCOVERIES.
THEWoRK oFA PROSPECTING PARTY
SENT OUT List YEAR.

Very Rich Finds Around the HeadNvateFs or the
Peace River in C-anada-Reports from There
50, THAT Region Will Rival the Niondtko
District = Hnormous Pincers Discovered.
SEATTLE, WASH, July 27.-Among the minors
who are Quitting here for the Klondike is Mr..
NJ. r. Fitzgerald. Replying to an inquiry about
the Northwest Territories, he said; The Klon.
dixie is but u speck on the map OF that
great gold country Last season 1 spent
ak months in tho Peace River country
In the interest of the Forty-third Mining
Company Of Ottawa, going in the capacity Of q
prospector. Our exploring party included
thirty-one men and sixty-three horses. Ash
croft, British Columbia. on the Canadian Pacific
Railroad, was tho starting point, thence over
the Cariboo wagon road to the Quesnelle River,
go miles. Crossing Upper Frazer River. wo
travelled northwesterly, following the old tele-
graph trail to Stewart Lake, stopping at Fort st.
James. distant 200 miles from ouesnelle, and
430 miles from Ashcroft.
"we struck the gold country ct Horsedy and
were in It the rest of the journey. Crossing
Stewart Lake at Fort James we took the trail
to Manson Creek. travelling $50 miles
to the Omineca country, where Col. Wright
Of Ottawa and Capt. Black Of Victoria arc OPEN
Ing up largo hydraulic mines for their
respective companies. Here coarse gold
10 found together with nuggets Of silver.
being tho only place In America out.
side Of Mexico where silver in this form
has been discovered. Camping at Black Jack,
We prospected the country and made . number
Of locations on which machinery has since been
placed. and mines are now in operation.
Breaking camp at Black Jack, we crossed
the omineca River into an UNEMPLOYED region,
travelling north 40 miles from omineca or $40
miles northwest of Ashcroft, our initial point.
This brought M into tho Peace River country.
where We spent the balance Of the season. pros
pecting and locating mining claims.
ave took up $500 acres Of placer ground
along the Peace River. At . depth Of 1s
feet We struck bedrock and found the ground
to prospect $500 to the cubic yard, and
In some instances as high 40 $500 were
obtained. The largest results were oh
tanned on the river bars. Tho gold IL coars'
and II what II termed barley gold with occa
sional nuggets worth from Sl6 to P1s. Peace
River 10 abouu the size Of Frazer a
ouesnelle, fully half Q mile wide. nowinf
east through Q low country for q dis
lance fully 1900 miles into the Grea
Slave with Its source on the eastern slop
Of what We termed spurs Of the Rocky Noun
tains and far south Of the Klondike and Stewar
rivers. It win DO the frst county to receive tn
overflow from Klondiko and Yukon, and 1t
record VIII provo interesting.
"while the season 10 abort. like that Of tn
Klondikc. there are some advantages possesse
over that country. The ground mover freezes t
such depth, and mining 10 much easier. VIVA
IL known rs the Arctic Divide lies south Of tn
Peace River. but the vegetation grows quit
rank In the few short months Of summer. Sue
vegetables e. turnips, onions, and radishea hav
besn grown along the shores Of Stewart Lake.
"a wandering band Of Indians known
Foxes. very peacefully disposed. 1.-Two In tn
country, trapping and hunting for the Hudso
Bay Company. I purpose prospecting tn
country between the Klondike and Peae
rivers, and I will go out well prepared for tn
journey. The Northwest Territories are no
surprising the world, and they have still great'
surprises In store"
There were no steamers sailing direct 4
Alaska from Seattle to-day. but tho city is fu
of men waiting for vessels that will depa
nearly every day from July 80 to Aug. o. II
steamer Kingston carried out over 200 men t
night to connect with the Islander. sailing fro
Victoria tomorrow.