The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-27
EDITION

denee oS T-ospsctors aeinE in the country
81 any time, nor Gs3 obtain any infovEaa-
tlon tEcan Indians whom 7 met occasional
~. eNcertsaS oEce when met an Indian
MO showed nae a piece os f9oat copper in
is native state. win white quartz adher~
inS 10 il. I also found specimens * very
T1cA Sray ccppeT buS VAS unable 20 dis
cover the lc3Ee trosn Whtch lt came. Al
thaGEh there were goos3 indications AZ cop
per II the country
Tae sold belt ia Which this salmon
creek ar8 vas made crosses TIE Ssfckasn
lse miles 10 that river. aud a. this posnt
Eh" poTpAyTT coGnrTy is oVcrisid with
trc1. It j. q hig country and ft arorsS an
excellent nejd FER the prospeetor. but
would not advise auy one 80 80 On shss
winter because they VIII experience rreAt
AaT1ships and VIII encounter deep snav.
II oeSan showing before Z started from
the mines ard along the river lt had Rs-
taine3 a depth - SIX inches. Il vv4lf =.
time enough 20 make ,he trip ln the
spring. when better progress can ne made
ard better results obtained There IS
plenty cf room for miners srd prospect
ors. and while have all that I want there
IL more FOR others 20 plck up There Is
no use On Eolng 20 the Kloaalke or any
other country beyond ths American
boundary for msa who are IN search ~
coed sold mines. FOR Southeastern Alaska
contains great mineral wealth and the
klzAlE1 AfE LfNEN ENE ire TAXING.
I'm the Sffckeen.
There IS an easy grade up the Stickesn
Tor wagon or railroad. and the country Is
quite accessible. salmon river while il
may not appear on the Alaska maps. is a
considerable stream. having its source In
the mountains where 7 made my discos.
cry flowing thence into s2lt water. It In
about fifteen miles long and I should Judge
that IL carried so or 40 miners Inches as
L sal "a Nxtn
my quartz discovery. but nothing above
it I think, however. that placer ground
could be found along the stream clear 70
It's mouth
There viii he no one in the country this
winter excepting Indians ard trappers.
game being quite plentiful I don't knew
how early IL would he advisable 20 at
tempt 10 get in, but should think the snow
viii prevent any prospecting before May
or june The climate in summer Is SINH
lar 20 the Puget sound country. with
little more snow in the winter and more
rain IN the summer
The nearest trading point Is Fort
Nrangel. and ! presume that place viii
receive considerable benefit from this new
and rich discovery IL Ia on the main
Alaska route of the steamers plying be-
tween Seattle and Juneau. and can be
readily reached BY those vessels or by
small sch0oncrs and sloops"
Mr.. Smith makes his homo tn Spokane.
for which city he took his departure yes
terday afternoon. carrying with him the
largest and richest collection OF free gold
ever discovered In Southeastern Alaska.
convincing evidence OF the extraordinary
wealth Of that country.
The statement made by Mr.. Smith In
regard 20 this astonishing find in South
eastern Alaska IS only confirming the i'm
pressions OF mining men generally on this
Coast said Col A. y. Hamilton. while
Aass tfes Il - a.
great deal of quie; prospecting and In
vestlgation has been going on. and now
actual results are being obtained.
There are but few who have heard OF
the rich discoveries q free gold on Cieve-
land peninsula. where the gold was 50
closely associated with harna lies that IL
was somewhat difIleuit 20 distinguish
where harnaelez began and the precious
stun ended, only by the color. The story
Of these discoveries has not been told. but
the men are here who can tell II II they
feel 50 disposed. They made plenty of lo-
cations. and the ore IS rich that they
need have no fears Of winters stam-
pede.
But the story Of Mr. Smith is the one
that VIII attract almost universal atten-
ton. Alone in the rough and rugged
mountains OF Southeastern Alaska he has
pursued his search for gold. following the
roat up Salmon creek for FIVE weeks. never
faltering. never hesiiatirg, and at last re-
wsrded for his patient Effort By the dis
c0very of one OF the richest gold lodges vet
revealed 20 qFospector or miner In Aiaska.
A pay streak in n fve-foot ledge that VIII
give returns OF siooeo0 20 the ton, II is
not surprising that he told the reporter he
had enough. ard was modest enough 10
quit when his stakes inclosei three claims
scaxl 800 feet each. II was quite enough
should the other four feet and half in
his wonderful ledge prove entirely barren
OF metal. II is contact vein between
porphyry and slate. traceable on the out
crop for distance OF 900 feet. with the
pay on the foot or hanging wall. pre-
sunably the entire distance This should
satisfy Mr.. Smith any other man, be-
cause II casts klonaike in the shadow and
makes unnecessary the tollsome journey
over the passes in search OF wealth on
Bonanza or Eldorado.
Mr. Smith In his modest way says
there II a big country 70 prospect: n is a
country too under the American flag.
where there Is no royalty demanded and
levy for the crown II Is in a country
easy Of access and exceedingly INVITING.
and IL bids fair 10 divide the honors with
Kloudike or any other gold country in the
world"