The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-30

accident OF the kind in thirty years
searching. New diggings will doubtless
be discovered from time to time, but when
and where the sages cannot tell. One in
this country is quite a creature Of circum-
stances. II he chances to be within reach
of discovery he may stand a show OF OBJ
tanning claim, but should he bs some
distance away he stands no chance what
ever. l have been out on stampede or
two and staked a claim, but the chances
are there is nothing in it. Some have an
idea that they Will go out and find some
thing If they should stop to think that
every creek, gulch and recess has been
prospected years ago by experienced min
ers their enthusiasm might lessen.
"AlI the gold in this country is from
twelve to twenty feet under ground, and
frozen ground, too, so you see the free
and wandering avocalion of the prospec-
tor is no easy task. 1t takes two or three
weeks of the hardest labor 10 sink one or
TWO holes on creek. 1t is not like other
countries, where gold is on the surface.
Here surface indications count for nothing
and all pectors' rules are worthless.
One creek may be rieh, while another in
inviting may be absolutely worthless. OF
all creeks e. Dorado and Bonanza are the
most uninyiting-low and marshy, COW
ereq with willow and all kinds of under
growth-but there gold was found lying
like grains of corn, awaiting the eyes of
II al. Indeed, / may be pardoned for
again repeating that people who come
here should not expect too much. Where
one has become rich thousand remain
| poor My ADVICE is, if any one comes,
bring al least a years provisions and
enough money to pay a passage back
home. 1t is no place for man to attem pit
to play gentleman. Every one works
hard-the hardest of his life, l dare say.
Don't let the reports of the great amount
of gold going out turn your head. 1t all
came from the creeks above named, and
the owners of the claims realize their po-
sition only loo we'll.
Bear Hunker, GOldbottom and Domin-
ion creeks will be worked for the first time
this winter. There is every reason to
believe these creeks will rank with
Bonanza and Ell Dorado in richness Last
! winter rich pay dirt was found on the
| Bear, Goldbottom and bunker creeks.
Inc TlCDeSL prospect lOuuu on GOld pOllom
was on Z;llah and Bakers claims Nos.
and 3. above It's mouth. Early IN the
summer work was started on the claims
| along bunker, Gold bottom and Scar
creeks On Hunker Creek ninety claims
are staked, sixty below and thirty above
the point of Discovery. On Gold botto N
there ara fifty claims and on Bear Greek
there are twenty-one below and eighteen
above D scovery. On No. 81 on Bear
Creek Dutch Kite" took out $1,000 this
spring, working only in April. On Hun.
ker Creek $1,000 was taken out of No. 10
below Discovery by Harry OIeson, who
! com menced work in March. On Gold
bottom rich pay was located, but no work
was done. Claims on This creek are now
held at from $4,000 to S25, oOO
| Next spring when reports come in from
these creeks 1T is expected they will sur
prise even old-timers. The latest strike
reported has been made on Indian River
! in the latter part of March, and. there was