The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-29


J. Rowan ...----.....---..-.-.-'--... -
Jim Bell -....................... s GO
Joe tfclasT21sh .-...........+...--..+..- -s.ss1
-. ". Powers ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. = 80
w W Caldwell ................---.... g. so
Win Oler .......................... sa.sao
{. X lilly ............................. SEQ
r. ". --...-.-..-.---------.-...- -a-sf3
" Iabn ...+....-...-...-..--.--+--. Aa-tka
O. ,. lansing lr4Ns
"A b2ck4sy -. ......-.-+--.-.----.--.---- HSaasl
r taFnflsfn .-..-.--.-+..-.-.-----...- 4het9
NJ. r Gowlsr -.....--...--..------.. $50
The miners without exception estimate
that not less than from s.. 0e9.1ol 10 SIS.
90 0aa VIII be taken out OF the kl0nd4ke
district next winter. Many OF them think
The amount viii reach fully Sl5.@>o CO
All this summer The miners have BEEN
getting Into shape for the winters work,
and mining viii be done upon defllite,
systematic plans and claims worked 70
the utmost limit Last winter the work
done was little more than prospecting.
on all the claims where pay has been
found the owners have now made every
preparation fer work Cabins have been
built. wood gathered sluiee boxes made
and everything ready for start
a. the first possible moment As soon
as the ground freezes the mining and
drifting viii begin. and continue without
Irterrrisssou until about May I. The dirt
will then all be ready 20 shovel into boxes,
and when the tee breaks the sluice boxes
VIII be In operation.
Last season. on account OF the remark
ably rich strikes. work was confined al
most entirely 20 BONANZA and EtdoTaeo
creeks and the pups enptyirg INTO
them. Even on these creeks not over ons-
half OF the claims were worked
The hillside claims along Eldorado sRd
Bonarza are being worked Tor tne hFsE
tine this slImme~. They are showing Up
rich. On sovua u then a. hign az ="
day has been made with . rocker Near
~ all OF the hill claims were located oy
men who went IN during The spring. Al
TIE ground Is now entirely taken UP.
These claims require more work than the
creek claims, "a the dirt must be esrFisa
10 the creeks for washing They VIII IN
doub.edly add materially 10 the amount OK
dUs. taken out
! Bear creek. Hunker. Gold Bottom and
Dominion creeks viii be worked tor tAe
first time this winter. There IL every reA-
son 10 believe that these creeks VIII rank
alongside of BONANZA and Eldorado. Last
winter nothing bat prospecting was zone
on any OF them. Rich pay dirt was found,
however, on Bear. God Bottom and Hun
! ker creeks The richest prospect found
on Gold Bottom was on lilly and Baker )
claims Nos. ard above its mouth.
On account Of pay being discovered IN
ElE4fAN9 ana bDE&41ld t81% ever @sffat
rushed there 10 work and get a stake
enough ahead 50 that they would be in easy
etrvIlrrl stances the coming season. Al that
time there were nor over ] o09 people IN the
district. and practically al ot them we're
/ concentrated on the two creeks mentioned.
t and cons se4uently other creeks were ne
elected until spring
Early IN tho summer work was started
on claims on Huuker. Gold Bottom and
Bear creeks
i on Hunker creek there are - claims
staked 81 below and 90 above discovery.
on Gold Bottom there are . claims. on
+ Bear creek there ara q below ana IS above
/ discovery.
| on No q on Bear creek Dutch Kid"
( took out S5.o90 ln dust this spring. work
! ing only in April.
On Hunker creek S1.esa was taken out
/ OF No = below discovery By Harry
+ oieson. who commenced work first in
March
4 On Gold Bottom rich psy was located.
but no work was done. Claims or this
I creek are now held at from Sla.s0 %
+ 81 s0
Next spring. when the reports come IN
/ from these creeks II Is expected that they
+ ~7ffl surprise even the old timers
The latest strike reported has been
! made on Dominion creek on Indian river.
1 This was made the latter part % Ma,
! there
( rev district The reports coming from
I nousInio creek srs very favorable. and
1 coarse gold Is being brought back TIE
! yrosuectBrs have found - high s. s. -
Z 10 the pzn in the gravel No reports
/ had come IN that holes bad beeD sunk %
+ bedrock up 70 JGly Il. when the steamer
+ HeaIy left Dawson The creek has been
stassd for miles. II heads IN the same
I ranga a. Hunker. Geld Bottom and B0-
! raaxa creeks running. however IN oP-
I p0SitA q dlrecGlons.
/ Indian river enters the Yukon about thlr-
+ - miles above the Klon6ike- Quartz ard
z Wolf creeks other tributaries Of ina-2n
+ river. have ben worked more or Jess 2ur
rhe psSr gour years with good results n
I coarse gota The hz-s q the river have
also Yielded good pay during thst 'ine-
TIE Indications for quarts have been
F mere favorzhis CT I1diAr river 5r41 any
{ s.str7ct on the Yukon N@El-1ez1@d - p
+ psrKs have been found cu Dominion aad
+ LsuartE creeks. sEt az last reports 70 At
sewftou had beer paid 10 ether tnan Placer
claims. A nu-lbsr q quartz prosF Fe1sars
are nrw II re district ard quartz lceA-
yiors vii undoubtedly - made
The creeks la TIE hloEsa4Ae Sn1 lT--.l-1 :
river districts abcve mentioned ard taetr
"uups" O. tributaries comprise a. 80
/ strikes a anv Importance thst had Eee1
{ reported gp - dly IL
ssuce MAJ thsre have beer stzuuT'eses n
+ every tairerEsou frUE1 dawson CITY -~s
+ guic', gs s repaTt c&Ee IL fr5n ans cTeek
i sas fn4l-ae8 by rs1s1 o. miners
Hundreds - uzsz bATe 1ee-a -1nflas Tos
/ s.Tao Alleh cold cresk. the cres& -
rsc~ress 10 gse about foTcy niles 4p tne rser.
/ ard oa whseh fne Indians claim they
+ nave uannad S13d oat r fFytag F@aa
/ FOR Years PAST. Up 10 ths pFessnt -izae
nsrstug sas seen f8Gsa tEaT answers LAe
( description given ~ TIE isdlsrs
Gue q re ssans pesl-s ts.s sumner - -
/ ,9 Ff~nssrSaa cresk which hoNs innc ~
Ynkaa ansas slx nzis - hesoN st-waTf ~
- Tre p-asp@cts Cd nst sTsye s-tlsfAo-
terv poe szaewa Eo3s s~iEg fo1aE q
srssfss~ working Ehs ersez
ReEaraEag rna Cprsr H5ou1Ss n5-hlH )
= kuown 81 @sshsE 1he wA.tes o. -
TralA-z Msn ass 1aw syr-king cut ta'
thr HeaeHaT@rs af tae river, zn1 1ts cgEzn-
t-y wal - zu3is thoroQgaly prespsotsa
Ihls sesser-
Tae present i1e&loas q as izagtsTt&ssss
Gn tnr Esene Ee District &ys ez-sEzes-
within a rG-z--z - sSr-y -LA%s~