The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-13

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| rich. so far as is known. as the KIondlke
| region, II has sufficient attractions to in
duce several of our passengers TO get of
there"
Where Munook Ia.
Mr.. Misamore, OF Portland, came from
| the Munook September 10.
| The Munook," he said. lis named after
| an old Indian who made the first strike.
| The discoverer IS working his claim with
| the aid OF a son, and bids fair 10 be rich.
| The MunoOk runs into the Yukon 400 miles
below Circle City. II was discovered Aug.
| Is, two years ago and now has 100 loca-
tons fled. About sixty men are working
| On Munook and its tributary, Hunter
| creek. The cleanup for two months
| work on one of the best claims this spring
was l22 ounces. The Munook has the ad-
| vantage of being easily worked. Discovery
claim is only four miles from the mouth
] o. the river, and on Hunter creek discov-
4 cry Is right al the mouth.
There is lots Of gold. 1t seems to be
/ everywhere. But the cry of the people IL
! for grub There is none TO spare on the
I Munook and no place 10 get any. When
the Healy called at Munook on her way
up the river her captain was besleged by
|, twenty men for the privilege OF buying
food. He refused, saying that he must go
through with such provisions as he had.
grub. but could get nothing. That set
tied me. / packed up for home and Sc
cured passage for st. Michael on the
Hesly.
when 1 went In this spring Bonanza
and Eldorado creeks were all located and
/ wasted no time on that district. After
taking part in several PUSHES | concluded
to try Munook, which was beginning TO
attract attention. Tanana river, which
heads up near Forty-Mile and empties
into the Yukon 800 miles south OF Circle
City, is also showing up well at the head
waters. A good deal of talk IS heard OF
Copper river This heads on the other SIDE
OF the ridge from which Munook springs.
and the two rivers are In a manner asso-
clated by an interesting incident. With
the government expedition, which. under
Lieut.. Mills. explored 10 It's head the Cop
per river crossing to and descending the
Munook was a cook and general rousta-
bout The ex-cook now has the richest
claim on the Munook river. He returned
to the country after the expedition had
left Alaska and struck a fortune in the
ground over which It had tramped. Lieut..
Mills Is the man who named the much
dreaded Niles canyon on the Yukon.
There IS opening UP a prospect OF q new
route into the Yukon basin by way OF Cop
per river. Until the nature Of the rivers
headwaters IS more thoroughly under
occurring. Lieut. Mills party is the only
enc have ever known 10 get through. and
he had TO uss force in compelling his men
TO proceed.
Haggerty's Munook wealth.
A San Francisco dispatch OF September
18th said: Hugh HagEerty is one OF the
few OF the Excelsior passengers who did
not come from the kiond.ke territory. He
Is a san Franciscan and predicts that
~ a frag m ~ 81 ~ ~ H~a
Will 5e a new Klondlke for future pros
pectors. He IS going back n the spring
20 Little Munook creek. 40 miles from
Circle City. as he looks upon this as The
coming treasure district. There ara more
tributary creeks and more chance for ex-
tension OK the fields Realizing THAI this
would be the center Of 8 rich country. The
Alaska company has established a. ne
mouth q TIRE creek on the Yukon a trad
ing store. and VIII keep stock there all
TIE time Mr. Hsggerty said:
We have on the Munook a territory
which 7 think VIII - az productive "a the
valleys or the Canadian side. Our pros
poets have shown az good returns The
territory Is much like the Birch creek
country. about Circle CITY. Indians have
found many nuggets. ard though they wil
10. work Ike white men. are taking out
gold IN considerable quantities. hut vii
not tell where thev get H. This Ieais nns
90 me belief tAat sc much gold viii be
found a. VII Re tae result % the Develop
meut % the unper river districts
on The American side q the line We
have the hezt order. and ttere is more
safety Of lie ard property. We aave rad
only one shooting. and then neither daHllst
was nit. Il was mining camp e8a~raL
sri after meeting had heer held the men
wers warned tE&t any more shooting
wo4.d result n heir bs.rg driven o.; 4
IRE country without any return. Thia end
- the whole s@sl~. miner can ,@ave
BIS goods 81 q cache ard q awav fo-
yes- sn3 or his return find them urdis-
tuTeed.'
Hunker and Munook.
When the Sander lsst St Michael the
talk - rev discoveries had turned 20
Hunksr creek. tributary % the K1aa-
aka RG& Aurook creek. Twelve men ar-
eardInE e last reports. were az work on
Au1ook ard ore. James Langfara. ire
FIRST miner wa0 Eot 70 bedrock took cut
* cE1ces FROM box and a hall This
took two use- week
TIE rav art O. Hlrke- creek. acrerss~r
% the sanders passengers. Is as rlch ss
ere average to BE teu1t 81 TIE kloaaka
Il yields 81 least 3 ceats 20 ne pan.
Quarts IA the Cassiar.
Large quarts ls3ess q q grade e7asI Il
rot saper.cr % TIE Tres3psu have been
s-seSSs-s@ c. ia DIVIDE between CAESAR