The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-02

ing time shall never forget. Marble and
Stafford were afraid to try il. so / got
Charles Clark and a young man named
Morford TO handle the oars. We took off
our boots. coats and hats and left in the
boat about ton of provisions. With the
boys at the oars and myself at the tiler
we pulled into the center of the big eddy
at the mouth of the canyon. In an in
slant we shot into the canyon and through
boiling water 1t gave me all could do 10
keep the boat straight. Before We had
time to be frightened We were safely on
the outside, having run five-eighths of
mile in two minutes. We then landed and
put in the rest of our goods and pulled
down to White Horse rapids. Here we
found twelve boats and about forty men
and women. None of them seemed to
know what to do.
II examined the rapids carefully and
called for volunteers 10 run our boat
through.
CLARK and Morford stepped up and said
they would so anywhere / would. Al
though all the others advised us not TO try
It, they seemed very anxious for some one
To make the run. With the entire party OF
forty or fifty men and women lined up
along the banks we started The boys
were at the oars and my hands were on
the tiiler. Just before we struck the
rapids | told them 70 stop and forced the
bow Of the boat square in the center. For
"a half minute we did not know if we were
on our heads or feet. The boat was lifted
in all kinds of positions. The boat being
so large I could hardly keep her straight
hut luck and muscle pulled us through in
about two minutes. three-quarters of a
mile. When We landed there was a great
cheer and Marble looked as happy as II
he had received a letter from home.
Five or six men offered s25 each If we
would run their boats through, but the
risk is too great unless you are in your
own boat. by running the rapids we saved
two or three days time and a lot of hard
work.
"On Lake lie Barge We struck a gale of
wind, and after struggling for two hours
were driven on the left shore two miles
from the river. where we landed and camp
Ell until . o'clock the next morning. The
rest % the trip was without incident, ex-
cepting that we had TO contend with head
winds.
On the Creeks.
II have been up on Bonanza Eldorado
and Bear creeks but find everything To-
Gated from head to mouth. with a poor
chance 10 get a lay any OF them that
Is worth having. We will probably win
ter on bunker creek on claims ~ and 30
as we have a very fair offer on these two
claims ON No. ~ We get - per cent Of
all we take out on No. ~ the owners
allowed two Of as alive take cut between
row and May !. r have not accepted
either proposition vet. T. left Dawson the
same day I arrived and Just returned this
morning, having made the trip 10 bunker
creek ana hack, twenty-five miles each
way. have had no time 30 look around
yet.
''Thero * plenty of gold here and be-
litve II can keen In provisions for a year
or two. that I will come ont n. X. Pro-
visions are scarce. One cannot get a pound
Of -four or bacon az present. as there has
rot been steamer here for two months.
bat think = we are careful We can r,,ll
through the wlntsr all right"
Rich Hunk.r Greek.
Speaking IN another letter OF the show
Ing on Hunker creek. he said: AZ believe
y is going 20 prove a rich guch On
claim Ne. s., below discovery. the parties
struck six feet n gravel which ran from
5" cents % si-5A 20 the pan. On No. 50 they
struck SIX feet of gravel which showed 81
cents - the pan. Either claim viii prove
rich when bedrock is reached"