The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-28

DAWSON. CITY. n. w. r. SEPT a.
Another strike has be0n made and ths
camp il on nre with excitement. In the
last twsnty-four hours nearly 80 bench
claims have been staked out on a sldehiii
in skookuru gulch, In hair a day last
Friday a foo, belew the surface two men
with rocker picked oat Ss5 In gold.
Two nuggets valued a; Sa7 and So respee-
lively we're found and hundreds of others
worth from S2 20 50 were taken Out q the
sldehills. Thousands of people in the last
year have walked over the erouud and no
one suspected .ta richness. Yesterday aud
today houlaers were turned over and thers
lying exposed TO the light of day were
nucEets scattered in the gravel. The
moss Is about twelve inches thick. and be-
meath lg two men yesterday picked up
over ySoo in coarse gold. Experienced
miners are unable 20 offer a theory as 10
how the gold got there. II Is worn bat
Hstle. and jnst below iu the guleh some
rich specimens Of aoat were found The
opinion Is general that rich beds q qaartz
heavily impregnated with gold lie con-
csaled Just beneath the surface. and that
they are concealed hg heavy layer of
mass. In many places small pieces Of
quartz were found lightly adAsTing 70 the
gold. which 81 NOT worn nor polished.
Some ene advanced an Idea that It Is tha
bottom Of an old bed Of El Dorado creek.
but he condition of the gold aud the ley
Of the land alongside OF The mountain ex-
plo8ed the theory. From surface indlca-
tions 1t would seem that the claims are
destined 10 produce far more wealth than
the mines az FL Dorado or Bonanza
creeks. Alexander Mcdonald. the richest
man In camp. said that the locality Of ,hs
gold proved the old saying that gold il
whore you ind it." The best miners In
Alaska have walked past the location.
and no one ever dreamed OF looking for
gaid in that harron-looking Mill In speak
Ing Of The output of gold ard the recent
discovery Mr Mcdonald said: III il my
opinion that we have only found the edge
Of the pay streak. and in the next year
or two The world win be dazzled with the
riches OF the Klondike. Vino ever heard
OF finding nuggets under bouiders. and on
the top Of the ground of such barren
looking MOUNTAIN a. that oneg II science
went Tor anything there would not be an
ounce Of gold IN the mountain. No. am
free 10 confess that I know nothing about
placer mining. These recent discoveries
have been too much for me and some one
vii be sure to ind world OF wealth"
intense. Hundreds ot ounces of gold are
being taken out with the rocker and cra-
de. AMI ihe miners are wildly excited.
The entire mountain is stakea and people
are leaving Dawson City hy the score.
Notwithstanding that violent snowsiorrn
prevails For miles around the new dis
coveries there are hundreds Of camps.
and many u The miners who are taking
nuggets OF The ground are guarding the
claims with guns % prevent thieves from
stealing the gold.
All along the hillside. hundreds ~ feot
above fbe river bottom on Boulder creek.
many mon are working the top LAYER of
ground and taking 0ut surprising quar-
fi.ies % gold Mary of thern are fhawfnr
away few inches - snow AMI q foot or
two - moss. and exposed Or tbe aurfare
n the ground are nuggets varying from
s2 10 tls Many Instances are n0ted whore
c39irns have yielded 70 two men from 100
- tso q day sua fheg had 20 carry the
graves several hundred feet 20 the water
and work it with the rocker and cradle.
as was done 81 primitive mining ! walked
oar 20 the digging today eighteen mills
from here and vaw dozens ~ rnsn rsi.sfs
ing he gold of tho greund IKE ~ rnueh
gravel while others we~s standing guard
70 prevent ,hiases stealing the nuggets.
The Berry brothers. a. Fresno. who
evFn one ~ thr rt~Narf f. ~. 49,. 8 49,.
mines in the district hava uotiaef thesr
werkmen that after the tss gf tsrtga4r
they viii paw only go 3 day eevers4
other mine owners are lending their af5esst
Support ara rre~e is hardly any doUhs
but that preror~erfed EFFORT v,lu fa
rrsfa 20 tower fh4 existing standard rate
- re oer cent The situation. cgaossrts-
given woui8 rot seem 30 warraaf fhfs
proposed cst az thls tire, fer fha reaa4r.
tfas n aE the i8ys are vigorously worked
lu ere contracted agreement namely. 20
~ fsliv dffteo sad ali - fhe rav af-' n-
th4 dumps ~ May I ready f9r eYt71ef-.
There VIII not be more than enough vVork
naea 30 supply the demand az fha nres4ffr
rate - FI5 q daY Many o. the heavleee
nnlae owrerz whfle silently encan~s~fns,
tHe EeFrva 20 iDa1Eurate "a refuetHar "a
10 oF Ki4 q &ay. are afraid 20 offer thnf~
active ard 0nen support lest che wage
w3rhnra should conclude 20 operate their
own properties as most or thefn own
unserf'ane1 claims. ard afsrrfnatuafe
arHl0st THOSE f- symrzfhv with the con-
tew9tatef cut. The situation fhfa aeaaoa
viz hzTdiy hs favorable enough "a var
rant tne successful contamination ~ fh@
fBerrys plans. yet there ls harsfv any
doubt but foat g ulii - attempted The
wage gFgrkerH are quite bitter ard Ae-
usa1rs fn anrnea ss1red terrns fhe an
uaun-ernert made hv the perrvs. averrlsv
thaf lees tb8n year aEe THE Berry broth
s~s vere bet poer miners ard we're only
100 glad % ostafn ernpioyne - any
! character. ard that tgst because they