The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-23
AT FORTY MILE CREEK.
Canadian Law as to Mining Claims Stalk
ing and Blazing.

S9IhuliD Law as 10 aiming Nialins- Stah-
ing and Blazing.
From 1855 to the fall Of 1901 and
in the fall of 1891 Miller, Davis ana
Glacier creeks were discovered by
Frank Dinsmore. James Davis and .Jo-
seph Gauslaw, and there they found
the first rich diggings of the Klondike
country These creeks are tributaries of
Sixty Mile creek, but were reached by
the way of Forty Mile creek, being the
nearest supply station.
The first death at Forty Mile Creek
occurred in the fall of 1856, which
shows that pretty good period elapsed
before there were any deaths. The
victim was Jack WEIGH, about GA years
) old. When people talk about its being
an unhealthy country for strong,
healthy men and say that there are
1000 graves at Forty Mile, it is not So
They're lying.
In the fall of 1890 | quit mining
and went into the mercantile business
at the mouth of Sixty Mile creek, 40
miles above Dawson, and there | staid
with several men who wanted to pros
pect and had faith in that country
which did myself-in the vicinity OF
the Thron duck (Klondike) river.
Robert Henderson put i'll three years
there. staid with him. He was pros
pecting on Indian creek, tributary OF
the Yukon. running parallel with b.
nanza creek.
In the spring of 1886, on account OF
the high water, he could not work his
| claim, so he crossed over on to the head
waters of Gold Bottom creek, George
W. Mccormack gets the credit for dis
covering that gold, which he is not en-
titled to, because this Henderson went
from his claim on Indian creek and dis
| covered it. After making the discovery
he came back and told me about 1t, al
| had been putting up for him for three
years-I mean | had grub staked
bim-and he wanted me 10 move my
sawmill and everything down to the
mouth of the Thron duck, where Daw'
son City is now
had two American horses, which
Thought of Jack Dalton, who was con
hected in some way with Lieutenant
Glave of the Frank Leslie expedition,
The four of them went over there anc
made location. In the meantime Hen
derson took his boat and drifted dowr
the river to the mouth of the Thror
Diuck. which was the easiest way fo
him to reach his destination and carry
his supplies.
Coaxed Mccormack to Go.
At the mouth of the Thron Diucl
he met this man Mccormack. who wa
fishing for salmon, and coaxed him u
90 up with him and make location
telling him what he had dlscovere'
there. Mccormack did not want to g
at first. but finally went and made hi
location. he and two Chilkat Indians
THE names of these two Indians wer
Skookum Jack and Dark East Charlie
Gaming back, they crossed over iron
Gold Bottom creek, that being cut on
On their way back they struck TIL
Bonanza creek and found gold there L
having quantities. They went .
scratching round and made the discoV
ery out of which they got three claims
Nos. and 3, below the Discover
claim, and No. above
A claim is 500 feet in length alon
the general course of the valley an
across the creek from base to base OF IN
mountains. 1t may be 300 feet via
and it may be 1000. The claim mus
be staked with four stakes with you
initials on each stake Four corne
stakes and the cross line must be Gu
, from stake to stake or blazed out on tr
trees so that it can be seen.
You have go days from the date
the location to find gold and recor
vour claim and deposit 1t for record
,, that is. under the Canadian law. o.
! lieve il has been revised lately, thouef
No humping is allowed. According
Mr. Oeilvie's report, there were oni
two claims made up to the time .
made the survey but what were jumps
! Bile as they were not staked accordin
to law.
|, There were attempts to jump gre'
: many claims. but they were squasne'