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

The early reports Of the gold fields OF the
klon6fke credited their discovery 20
George Cormack, Familiarity known among
his associates in the mining camps at
Sixty-Mils as .Siwash George" Well
known and recognized authorities since
that time have asserted that TO Robert
Henderson, veteran Alaska miner. -
due the credit of first finding gold In the
district now known all over the world as
the Klondike.
William Ogilvie. the dominion surveyor.
in recent address delivered at Victoria,
said that the first discoveries Of the yell
low metal were made by Henderson, in
company with Frank Swanson and a man
named Munson. They prospected for gold
on Indian creek. and not finding the pay
dirt rich enough for them they went on 20
Sulphur creek. This was IN July. 1895.
They crossed the divide and found a
stream now marked on the maps as Gold
Bottom creek, which is all located at this
time.
They found good prospects on this
creek" said Mr.. Ogiivie, and went TO
work Provisions running short, they de-
ciGed to make their way TO Sixty-Mile 70
obtain fresh supply, and went up Indian
creek to the Yukon. to SixtyMile. where
Harper had established a trading post.
striking upwards on Forty-Mile, they
came across a Californian, who was fish
Ing with two Indians. Now one OF the arti-
cies OF miners code of procedure Is that
when he makes a discovery, he shall lose
no time IN proclaiming II. and the man
henderson, felt bound to make the pros
pectors acquainted with the information
that there was rich pay to be got on Gold
Bottom"
The man referred to as Californian was
''Siwash George" His later discoveries Of
gold on Bonanza creek are now a matter
of history. Henderson is a Wen known
miner In both Alaska and the Northwest
territory. He has prospected Stewart river,
and Henderson creek, one Of the tribu-
taries. is named after him.
'wil you kindly tell me the way into the
business part of the city," asked a
stranger. stepping into a cozy little shoe
shop out on Howell street. The shoe
maker. genial Hibernian, not without .
certain terse and racy wit for which the
Irish are famous. replied:
Why. just follow this sthreet car track
and it'll take We there"
But. I don't even know which end Of
the track to take said the visitor. You
see. I've been walking about out here till
I've got all turned around
Now moi frind,' said the cobbler, 81
take it ye're goin' to the Klondoika?'
Yes" wonderingly.
well, take a bit of frindly advice.
Here ye are askin the way down town.
Now. all we've got to do is TO kape your
Dyes open. Ye've not to slip mora'n tn
PAGES from this shop till We see on one
soide of we Lake Union and on The CHER
the waters Of swate Elliott bay. Then
there are the tall masts of the ships in tLs
bay. foine forest Of thin shtarin' We in
the face. Besoides all that can't We see
thin tall brick buildin's and granite build
ms down town? They ought to tell ye
where the city is. They're monuments to
the Enterprise of the min Of Seattle. Use
your Dyes. moi frind, use your Dyes. Larn
to be more siif-relant. Why, here We are
on your way to the Klondoike. Why,
what are we goin' to do up there If We
can't use your Dyes? II We can't do better
than this, why. whin we shtroike White
Horse rapids we're just about as apt to go
up 'em as down 'enl. Larn to be more silf-
reliant"