The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-13

oA HsEAtti AzselE axe AJSUk 5yo G-dAtLS VIC
rated on a large basis and employing from
4 six 10 fifty men each. The original dis
coverer was George Corrnack. Bert Hutch
I inzon, formerly cf New York. and who has
mined on Miller creek for The last two or
three years, owns No. 3, and from last win
ter's dump took out 80 GO. No. 10 was
worked in similar manner by Harry Nc
Cullach and Mr. Gailbrath and out Of sew
erai good size dumps realized SO 900. From
No. II F. W. Cobb of Massachusetts. and
formerly member OF the Harvard football
team. and Pete Okswig. an old miner from
Miller creek. In one cleanup Melted 5000
each. L. r. Rose owns No q. and has
| earned like sum. II. l.. Smith worked
No. "a on lay. and fran the first large
| dump took out so go. George Moran, an
Old Alaska miner. had lay on No . ana
produced So COO Ben Void owned No. IS,
and from the first small dump took out
+! eco or Sl2 GO and then sold the claim 10
Frank Desmore an old-timer. for $4,000.
The latter and his partners in one cleanup
realized So 600 which was the result OF
twenty-four hours work. and in the last
| two weeks they have taken out $1,000. No.
| e is owned by Alex Mcdonald. an old Col
orado operator. and Jim Doherty. OF Olym-
| pja, and they are taking out large guam
titles of gold. Two years ago Mcdonald
came to the Yukon fiat broke and without
! grubstake. and today he owns an interest
In thirty-one claims and IS conservattvely
| reported to be worth IN round figures
| si.25o 600. Thomas PelEy Frenchrnan.
| owns No. 90 and last spring and summer
| took out s20aoo All Of these claims are
situated in what is called Upper Bonanza,
| or above the original claim staked out by
the first man TO lind gold. The
| season was too far advanced last winter
| when the first discovery was made to work
the ground 10 any great extent. conse-
| aueutiy very little prospecting or develop
3,.e ftvs IA Gf.1v me ia
made is of the most favorable character
| On Lower Bonanza ] took note at random
| OF the following claims:
| On the discoveries claim some 81 00o
| or $500 was taken out this season.
| No. 4 has been prospected but little. but
| In one box length Cax1a feeO $40 was
| taken out. Nos. 7 and show up well,
I and the latter claim in three box lengths
| yielded s6e 900. No. A, owned by G. X.
| lilly OF Seattle. in two box lengths pro-
| dueed $1,000 No. 10 was bought from
| Louis La Paiene by lilly and Robert
| Crook. and The first few days work
| turned out Sc. so. John Horne out OF No.
| IA in a small dump realized $4,000 or IS Goo.
| No So is owned by DR.. Wills, Of the
! mounted police. and a Mr.. Swanson, and
| has been ground sluiced TO some extent
| and very big results obtained. No. SO was
/ bought by J. .. Hestwood early in the
! summer for 81 600 and recently he sold
OGS-HaN interest Tor Nl1speb, bSS8hSS ftd4-
| izing several thousands OF dollars from
/ various clean-ups. On lower Bonanza
| very little actual development has been
| made aud most OF the work done was
/ drifting.
bunker n Promising Creek.
| Hunksr Is n promising creek and in the
| hume -ous prospect holes sunk some ex-
| traordinary fine results have been obtain
| ed Eut the nfarshy character of the soil
t..~ ID. Of a+s-I ",
| the bedrock has prevented any drifting
J whatever II WIS very late IN the season
| list spring when gold was first found in
| this creek and the excitement and small
/ number Of men 70 work he claims on Be-
| nanga and Eldorado creeks prevented any
| extensive development In a few weeks
| or = soon as the ground freezes 10 depth
| OF fifteen or twenty feet drifting will ccri-
| rnence and th. richness Of the district VIII
| have been determined 20 some extent.
| The manner OF drifting or working
| claim in the winter season IS - sink
| hole about eight feet wide 10 bed rock.
| and then workrnen go below and tunnel
| out IN various directions after the ground
| has been thoroughly thawed ~ large
| ares IN the drift holes. \ nlAr stands n
| taa windlasS above and hauls no the earth
| and gravel and throws * On the dumps.
/ In the spring and summer s}uICe boxes
| are buiit ard me dumps washed 1t
! rnigh, be ~eil 50 remark that the rifles in
| the boxes are far from being So construct
! 90 "a II save goa less than the size OF y
/ nirkead ard consequently there IS much
1 metal las5 and IN years Is come. as IS now
| inStarced in California Montana. Idaho
| ana other mines. companies with inn
| proved machinery and facilities for saw
| srg fre gold vii recperate shese kIentiike
/ GiggirSs ard realize millions of dollars.
| Gold Bottom aud Last Chance creeks
| ara tributaries II EGHker and show
| lag zinc prospects. running froT7 g cents
| 20 30 ounce to tlc pan The miners have
! great fa3th IN these streams. and many
| men ~ expert nee are ct She opinion that
| the yte.d this coming winter ard spring
! Will compare fRNoEa bly, @tEh th@ s3lches
I nlora thoroughly proSpectsd. Rear creek
| atnutleS inse the K}oa33Ns between Hun-
| ker and BONANZA creeks and tha pans suji
| OF grave. taken oat 81 taa prospect hoEss
! Frnru Of he bed roek sho@ some 1e.y fI1e
| specimens % sulAll nUzgaSs and gold half
/ The size of peas.
The district - the sout1 ~ she klon-
| dixie called Indian rsvey district promises
/ 70 De Nery vscA- and hundreds of claims
/ have been st&kea oNt. Ssanpesles have
| rushed OF 70 Dominion. sulphur ana
! Quartz creeks ana st4Ae& Gut every f1as
! % available ground - the number OF ssu
! Or 49, claims. Prospects q places aye sx-
/ ttenaely good. tlt. As before stated It IS
! In passIhle 10 aaeain anything Ike salts
| factory resasts he tne summer season. ard
! X All proea Bag b. tao or three months
| t-sseve anything .ika forecAs; us cae out
t1AA car - sfyew wIeE any ae4yve o. "a
| aaclssty Cis, au - sse territory IN tna
/ creeks th21 have mentioned taere u 10.
| A cain tNaE can os s,sked ont to-day
/ There ara many miners Of experience h.
| shIs locality wee believe tnat some rns
! g,sa-.~ --,lraes MI ~ discovered IN rns
sseaar; river. some I'd 81 Isl a-.as above
/ is confluence WITH fAS J asor SORES az
| pvosraE>to~s ara QIs there Go" ara the mo
/ gIian, ths 2t>vy fTostS coass definite re-
| ypsrtS ene aAT Or re othe~ cza b.. rxae~-t-
! es Near t1e @2tsee o. tr@ rfenr pans
| have shown scrae very COCO Indication.
ans .hers Is As rn&ca = nos more rszs,,,
| u look forward - tae dsFvgey-nert ef
! sc-z@ good claims - tAAt district as xhere
/ w4s ye&- 2xe Il tkp \ lSs-4.k.
WILLIAM :. JONES