The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-01

PAN VALUES OF BONANZA AND Ell
DORADO CREEKS.
Results FROM the CiondyEe PfaccFs
Compared with Tests urde Last
Aarch-Berry.s Big Pred urer-Pro-
ductfon Follows Developments
Fortunes To lie Nade-Possftfft-
ties OF fse Future.


q soaE article or the Giondyse ptaGsrs. 5n
which the results are compared with
an analysts made last March 81 the ran
saise OF the two richest creeks. Bonanza
Ard Eidorado. This analysts Is based en-
talks with several n1en who had spent
most Of the winter on the creeks and
saw banning being done ca various
claims. The article says: We expressed
the opinion that the Elderaac would
froye To De tn@ richer creek and cur
surrnts@s have proved 20 be correct How
did We arrive at this RESULT We care
fully Kept record OK the banning results
on both creeks. ard the average NJ thar
time was as follows; On. EIdorsao
creek No. O. s.. No. e. s4.55. Ne. s. 80:
Nc. 6. as high sIs3: No. !. abort the
average OF No. s. No. g. AZ high 500:
from No. 10 No. is from e. 80 SO
on an average. although szis was washed
out OF ore pan on the latter claim. From
Nc. Is 10 No. 81 all tho claims were re-
rarded an good. bait not enough banning
had been done to justify forming any
spiniOn Of the average value. Upon No.
3 "a nugget worth ksse Of Irregular shape
"as found. From Nc. 81 10 rim rock
sasre hal not heen sufficient prospecting
ocne. bes the opinion then was tina: ali
tie claims were good
itcrry's Mig Producer.
Even as far back as last March the
hest developed cisim IN the country
that OF Clarence Berry No. on Elder
ado. &c which he then owned a half in
tersst He aIao owred one-th!-d inter-
est in Nos. and 8 He employed twelve
-sera all the winter taking out pay art
and depositing II upon the dump.
To give an idea of the richness OF The
claim We cannot do better than say that
Berry paid his men fi.z5 an hour uatll
someone offered more, and that every
night he melted Ice Ia his cabin and
rsnned out sufficient gold from tbs frozen
dirt 10 pay the wages of his men.
Berry knew where there was very rica
ground on hss claim and he very offen
panuei cut from $40 10 So 10 the pan.
when requiring money Il was only neees-
saey for the owner Of the claim TO take
out some OF his rich ground and wash IL.
Ns hays had all kinds of estimates CT
the amount which Berry's dump would
produce and the highest we heard was
sls}tso. so that IN announcing the result
- $1,000 1t goes 10 show what rich
country has been discovered.
Results from bonanza.
We gave figures In the winter which
showed that the lower portion OF Bonan-
~ creek averaged all the way from xi0
I" 80 10 the pan, np TO No. Is below
discovery. From discovery TO No II
above the value was from S. TO $40 Then
from there 10 No. % the average WAS
~ q.
the average Is from SO to 50 ceats From
this point up the creek there has not
been enough prospecting done on which
10 base any average.
We hope soon To be In a position 10
give the results from the various claims
on Bonanza which may be depended upon
and we can then compare them with the
banning average OF early In tho summer
as given above. We know that Rhodes
has taken out probably si5o. COO from his
claim. but then il was well developed and
We are expecting big results from there,
but We want 10 get the information from
g number Of claims. so as to get the right
idea Of the general value OF the creek.
ara prove the assertion SO often made Ct
tis continued richness from end to end
Production Follows Developments
Che thing has been learned In the Clon-
dyke. and that Is that production Is pro-
puFtionate To DEVELOPMENT We have
found that the yield OF gold follows the
work done on claim. When Rhodes
made such "a good showing ON the start
II encouraged others to open UP their
claims. and quite a number changed
hands at bonanza creek and the owners
left there for the coast TO obtain sufficient
sHpphes TO last them for a long period
Then came the bis returns from No. :
on kldorado and the great Excitement
WAS transferred 20 that creek, and there
WttH FEWER absentee owners ana IN
sequence more work was dene the evt-
ctace az which we have had ample de-
monstration Of in the big sacks Of sold
which have heen washed out.
Fortunes VIII lie Made.
The iarRest results attract the most at
fertion. therefore most Of the stories
which have reached the coast cluster
around the few big producers. and OF the
sales made only those involving large
81
ieauy smaller sums than She ones spok n
If which have hesn taken from Eldor-
ado. Ru. properties which in any other
country on the face OF the earth would
attract Universal attention are almost
irss sght az IN tho clondyke, because
theN have only yielded sioece sl5ca and
seatss Next fall these Same claims VII
ts 50 far developed as 20 hold their own
With the rest or the creek. Berry hal
good start. ara after reaching bed rock
ceHld command sufficient funds To hire
men Sad pay theru wages ecuaI 20 the
production ~ an ordinary placer mine
We have uo particular reason to assume
That other claims VIII prove Tess product
aFe THAN his when they have had the
Same amount az labor expended upon
tacu. Several inea from Seattle went
II with the first party this spring ard
thcy RE interested on R0nanza creck
aaa intend 70 prosecute work with al
t]N men to"N can pfeutAhly employ
voa>iisiiities Ger the Future
II comparatively few men III ,he
Iatttd ume a. fhoir disposal are able 10
produce million dollars Irofa dirt raised
t. the surface during she wlnter months
wtfh practically no preparation az all,
WHAT NH Dc the result Whon all gha
claims are bcing vigorously developed
with p3ei'ty ~ labor to draw r~on7 This
f. a very Important question. and 81. one
ffsasht with considerable interest 20 the
great number ~ men now on sheir way 20
the miues. II we think a moment tsat
there haS no1 yet been q barren claim on
either al the cFeeks che possibilities Of
.Ae future are tremendous. I.et Us make
this a htsle clearer. TAc banning In
the winter gave promise o. exceed IN xf,e
ssch results. These rich results have
heem attained in every Instance, where
;he claim has been worked We have
therefore the TtSht % ASSUME thxt .sfy,l-
lar r~salts Viii rev ard the Efforts OF the
owners % other claims On ths same
creeks which have bean 40 productive
this season. The cnty eVi.enca one had
o. the probable value q a SLAIN was thu
amount 90 goGd obtained in single nan
Suppose we follow TITS sdea OF. Tor 4
~ usent Ma or Eleorado creek pan
- CAT rs hlsh 81 SIS to The 2sa last
wtntcr hefose work was aons on IL
This Is tho claim which produced So 40
fv0ua me winter damp. New. then. No
;, next 60 Il. yielded precisely the sasus
results ~ the pan. Why will re. No
when 3, IS eGeass up as much a. No &
hSS Beer Etve the sane results There
u ssFas3} 10 etswer 20 the query Then
sESih. ire next claim. No s psnnes ctit
a. hfsA N& ~ % {he ran. The same ar