The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-16

gulches. Packers gulch, the first gulch
flowing into Coffee creek is producing a
large amount of coarse gold Adams creek
two miles below, offers rich prospect, but
has not yet been worked to any extent;
HICKORY creek, still further down, and all
the continent streams. are according to all
indications, literally lined with the precious
yellow sand and nuggets.
Confirmation of the reports of marvellous
nnds is given by G. l.. Campbell,
perenced miner sent from here TO learn the
facts He thus telegraphs from Trinity
Center, near Coffee creek: Although some
OF the stories that have reached the outside
world have been somewhat exaggerated in
passing through many hands, the truth Is
good enough OF itself, and is in itself a full
explanation of the absence of Alaska fever
from Trinity and surrounding counties. In
the first place there is hardly single in
stance of absolutely unrewarded efIort in
this part of the State. The properly di-
rected efforts of the miner have paid him
at least excellent wages, and, in great
many instances. provided him IN a few
years with a LIES competency. Since the
Graves brothers struck their $4,000 nugget
there has been another strike about twenty
miles away on Hickory gulch, where the
discoveries are said to be on streak of
dirt that goes 800 to the pan.
The Graves brothers mine the Blue Jay,
was visited to-day. Although little work
has been done since the owners left, APP
pearances on the spot above and below fully
justify what has been promised for this
claim.
THE big nugget was taken from a ledge
several hundred feet up on hillside, which
get was found lying snugly against the foot
wall, imbedded in manganese"
The claim Of the Graves brothers, the new
gold kings from which gold TO the value of
$l06, 900 was taken out in a little more than
one weeks time comprises ninety-siX acres.
The brothers have refused princely offers TO
part with their claim. 1t is so ruch that its
owners are devoting themselves TO getting
out simply the nuggets that are secreted IN
pockets. When the pockets are exhausted
they have fortunes still untouched IN the
milling ore, which is now being piled in
dumps to await its time.
Richard Graves, who is now in San Fran
cisco speaking of the claim owned by him
and his brother says there is a ledge OF
quartz on the surface, running northeast
erly and southwesterly for a distance OF W.
feet within their land. They expect, he
says to strike pockets still richer than the
ones they have already opened. They nave
tunneled on side hills. en- the level ana at
no greater distance than twenty feet have
found nuggets, the pockets being on the wall
between green and yellow porphyry.
Murphy and Burgess are the names OF Two
miners who have, within the last few weeks,
grown from absolute poverty to afluence.
They made their strike on Hickory creek,
about fifteen miles from the Graves BROTH
ers' claim in Morrison gulch. one day when
Henry Carroll was taking out some quartz
from a vein on Hickory creek Murphy ana
Burgess journeyed by and stopped TO make
inquiry about the diggings. They were ad-
Vised by Carroll to go up one OF the Iorks
and prospect on a side hill. This ADVICE
was followed, and on stripping a piece OF
ground about 300 feet up the hill they Iounu
that i'm the bed rock between the formations
Of norphyry there appeared to be seam
or dixie of quartz. The decomposed quartz
or dirt to their delight yielded from - to
500 to the pan One pan full yielded $4OO.
Already the two prospectors have taken out
over $40 600. The discovery of Murphy ana
Burgess created the widest klnd Oh eXclle-
ment all through the district.