The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-29

and were surprised 30 ind the camp Of
a white man near the little patch Of auisr
water afforded by the peint.
THE owner Of the carp ~as Carmack.
Ha caught tire line We threw out and
pulled our heat into his little hafbor He
gave us . hearty welcome and showed Us
pleasant place 20 put our tents.
sEarries a Native.
Then IL developed that s-armack had
family with tim. Two little aa:k-shin-
ned children followed him everywhere.
and presently he pointed out his wife.
who war native a woman Of the Stick
tribe. He had heer in this country eight
years. and much OF tbs time had bean
spent wtfh tho Sticks AT Taklsh house
on the efasin * Lakes that form the source
Of the eastward arm ri the Yukon. Now
he Was making quite extensive prepaxa-
tlans for curing salmon. the annual run
pf which was expected 20 begin any day
Caarnsaek. who Is very intelligent
fHAa. gave us much information about
tho grper Yukon Ths riondyke had
feen knuwn for several years TO drain n
gosa country. and the sarst five miles of
II had been inatTerently pr0spected bat
the gola hunters were generally run out
by bears.
III the miners had made any encourag-
tag finds az the outset II would have
heaa different bar all other things being
equal. IN their estimation tney Coneluas i
10 try streams whore The hears were not
80 aggressive. And IL happened that
there was n reason for the bears being
so bad IN that particular place. II Is pos
s4hiy the hrst stream fer salmon OF all
tho sribest- 5e% az ihe great river.
''cafmack told us OF hts intention 10
prospect the Clendyks as soon as the
salmon sassoa w8s over -Four weeks
later. 50 we aftsvward learned. ne took
t@o Indians and started up the stream
After few miles Of lanoriaus pcilng
against a Yapld current they turned into
the FIRST considerable tributary that came
Ia from the right, Here conditions we're
favorable for prospecting. the Mater be-
inE ahailow. ard they found gold IN en-
yeugagsng quantities on she bars OF tha
creek. Tn@F followed the windinRs Of
this stream fer twenty or twenty-five
tni'es before they made locations and
weett 20 work
'f'te results were almost enough 20
turn th0 hrain Of $ pro<peetov whs, na4t
searched for many years IN the hape ne
finding gravel that would Yield few
sr&sas weight Of Eo'3 - tsse rsn Mere AZ
derth ~ thrse feet in ire low bars by
tac creek thty gru-A fiFt that carried a
dollar 70 tae rcars tn coarse rugged hsts
80 Eof8. Others have since found dig
stass tsntala y3cher
AS revois IS fhetr discovery was
they acre nns ious 30 remain in snle
possession ~ ~. win IRE exhaustion nf
saelr few days provisions. the fyeN In
disas were seat hack 70 Tho village ter
sarr'les
There "a a stes&mbcat, the T r wss-c.
oee 81 q Tcsf - tsres Belonging 10 a
taioaxe cet-sS-s0y. thas makes three or
fossg trips during gAe short SGracter sea
ssu frass ~ sfiehaeiS aesz ,he mouth Of
tas YWkHn. 20 Circle C3ty snd Forts Mte.
sa@ Distance II the latter place teir<
n"sf4s : Sea Fai'Ns frosu - Nlthrf's Dna
1f thesa }F5es - th& y esre-tNe arst tsu-
aAsys IS extended ahoos so n}es farther
No the river - carry sGop}tes 20 Sixfy.
Ms Aa8 Pert Ses&.fk. where ghers are
trs{5rg pests.
sailors Desert For the Gold Fields
Aesat ere ,a{eSle - August. Wher tne
Wssr~ arYsess3 at tra fnsiaa vtffs-e
~atfH * sheut hatf wa fS.aes r.svtv
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tHT@ Shs Pa sap5esN+e8 sl1wr mex s~.
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sffffs - Fost&ws crcv~3 n tti1e ~,
sT@es FNr tNe cess - go " nsr~ e. y re-
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