The record-union., 1897-08-21

REDDING, Aug. 20.-Hart T. Gavin
and Morse started for Coffee Creek on
Tuesday and reached Tower House,
eighteen miles from Redding, at noon.
They decided to try their luck in that
vicinity and went up Yankee Gulch.
Water was scarce, but by digging holes
they got enough for panning purposes.
Near the head of the gulch they found
rich dirt, and in two hours panned out
$50 30. The largest nugget was 50. They
have concluded not to go to Coffee
Greek Yankee Gulch is good enough
for them
Ninety prOspectors came up last night
and this morning. A stage line has
been established through from Redding
to Trinity Center. Prospectors are not
all going to Coffee Creek. but are
spreading out over this and Trinity
counties.
Much excitement has been caused
here by a report that the Southern Pa
cific and Santa Fe railroads had
learned from careful inquiry made at
various Eastern offices that east of the
Rockies there are several hundred peo-
pie who will begin their journey to
the Klondike of Northern California
within the next two weeks Whether
there is any truth in this rumor or
not, it is certain that If prospectors con-
tinue to pour into Redding as fast as
they have for two days past it will
not be long before the hilltops and all
the gulches will swarm with gold seek
ers from Centerville to Galatians and
for several miles in width. That the
section would be nearly all good pros
pecting is admitted.
H., I
the Hurst and Fowler lost brick in May,
came in from Sugar Loaf Mountain,
four miles west Of Redding,. on the
Centerville road. A friend Of his, who
claims to be reliable asserts that the
old man and companion have taken
out pockets aggregating $1,000 during
the past three months. He SAYS little
of his fortune. being desirous of keep
ing a good thing as much to himself as
possible
E. P. Conner and brother took $1,000
from a pocket on Salt Greek, northwest
of here, two years ago. At that time
they had a shaft down thirty feet. and
after removing the pocket. abandoned
the claim and went to Ohio. Conner
returned here not long since and, vis-
iting the old works, prospected a little
on the side of the shaft Within few
feet of the surface he uncovered an
other pay chute, from which rock was
taken out which glistened with gold.
He is close after another pocket.
A letter received here by w. T. Hud-
son from his son, who is mining on COf-
fee Creek, stated that the writer had
just returned from Hickory Gulch.
Near the headwaters two miners had
just taken out $500 from a scoop
shaped hole in the hillside eight feet
long by two and half deep.
A stage driver met a party of men
at Carrville that has cleared up S400
in dust in a few days. A rich quartz
ledge four feet wide is also reported
discovered on Coffee Greek.
NOT SUCH A RUSH TO KLONDIKE.
SEATTLE, Aug. 20.-While the rush
to K1ondike seems to be abating some-
what, it is believed that if the steamer
Portland, which is due next Thursday
from the mouth of the Yukon, brings
cargo of gold, the excitement will be re-
newed and several thousand more peo-
pie viii rush to the gold fields regard
less of consequences. Thus far this
week 544 prospectors have lefs Seattle
for the north.
RAILROAD COMMUNICATION.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20.-The
special correspondent of the "Bulle
tin writing from Juneau, Alaska, un-
der date of August 18th, says that
railroad communication between Ju-
neau and Dawson will be one of the
things of the near future. Next spring
5000 men will be at work night and
day, and the road will probably be
completed before next fall.
The proposed road is to start from
the head of navigation on the Taku
River to Lake Teslin. Light draft
steamers will be operated from each
end of the new road, and it will take
four days to make the journey from
Juneau to Dawson. There is a survey
ing party already in the field consist
ing of W. A. Pratt of Wilmington. Del,
II. c. Jennay. p. I. Packard, promoter
of the road, and A. E. Johnson, his as
sistant. Another road is being sur
veyed to start from Skaguay Bay.
crossing White Pass. This road will
be built by an English company.
THE AL XII SAILS.
PORT TOWNSEND. Aug. 20.-The
steamer Al Ki sailed this afternoon for
Alaska with $50 passengers and 300
head of live stock. J. p. Mccormick of
New York took an outfit for the con-
struction of cable road from Dyea over
the pass to Lake Lindermann. He says
the cable road will be in operation twen-
ty-five days after his arrival at Dyea,
reducing the cost of transportation 6U
per cent.
Messrs. Thompson and Remington,
representatives of a Montana live stock
syndicate will leave the Steamer at
Fort Wrangle and locate a new tran
to the Yukon by way of the Stickeen
River Valley. They will employ large
force of men to construct good road,
upon which stages will be operated.
LOS ANGELES SCHEME.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20.-The Cham
Der of Commerce of this city has decided
to send representatives at once to
Alaska and the gold fields, provided with
literature of all kinds. regarding the
merits of the 'land of sunshine. as an
ideal home for millionaire gold miners