The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-29

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than has ever been known on the Yukon
+ There are neither provisions enough nor
sufficient shelter for people 70 winter IN
der Buildings cannot possibly be put up
% accommodate everybody, and winter
ing IN tezts Is out Of the question. Scores
o. tsecp1~ viii have 70 90 90 Forfy-sffIe
ard Circle City for winter quarters
While / hope for the best. / think the
outlook IA very gloomy for the majority
% the people who VIII winter II there
this season.
..steps stouie BE- taken TO az once stop
more people from going into the country:
& net. there Is sure 10 be starvation before
spring A big mistake was made By the
: companies At the start Of the season IN
taking IN too much whisky. TIE miners
want grub. not whisky. 1 am glad that
came out this summer and dent know
whether I wiz 20 back next spring or not
It wall depend entirety on he's things lock
II this rush keeps Up. / do not propose 20
take chances OF starving and Will keep out
O. the Yukon
There's lots Of gold OF Bonanza and En-
dorado creeks, but * is all located. and 10
buy even a small interest in any good
claim would take thousands OF dollars.
Aarbody who nax got money enough 10
buy an interest IN any Of the good claims
has money enough 20 live comfortably
outside. All the claims on these creeks are
rot winners. ~ any means
alone. Anyone wno has q good situation
would be foolish to throw il up and go into
the Yukon until more Is known about the
country. So FAR only the glowing ac-
counts have come out There are plenty
Of hard luck stories which are Jet to be
told. No one siIl lose anything by not
going 10 the Yukon this fab.
Il think paying ground viii be struck
in the Stewart river country this year
The bars on the river have been found
10 be rteh. Ien have made "a much as
5000 or Ss.ssg IN the summer b. rocking.
This was several years ago. Now the
hsrs are about worked out. The tTibutar-
!es. however. have not received much at
fenti0a yet.
q. X. ZEiiy.
c. X lilly, one Of the returning Yukon
ers. Is q 5eaftleiie whose hosts OF friends
Will be glad to learn Of his success. Mr..
lilly was for four years bookkeeoer in the
Post-InteiIigencer business Offices ard left
his position in 1894 10 engage n mining. His
first trip into the Yukon was in the spring
Of 1885 where he worked for wages on
Mastodsn creek. in the Birch creek dis
tYict lie came out the same year and
went In again last year. being the first Yu-
koner at Dyea that year. reaching there
February Is.
When the great strike was made on Be-
mana creek he was among the first 10
reach the diggings. and located a claim
which has since made him comfortable
for life. He worked his claim last winter.
taking out several thousand dollars. and
then sold Il for a round sum, and now has
an interest In one Of the best claims on
Gold Bottom creek. Mr.. lilly very mod
estly declines 10 state the amount OF his
stake so far but his friends say .hal his
cleanup win go fully s25.os0.
In an interview with the Post-Inteiligen-
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statements about this district which were
first brought out.
You can besieve almost any statement
about the richness Of the Klondike dig
gings that you hear. Ii is rich beyond be-
! lief" re said.
Every inch Of pay ground is located.
In fact II was all located before spring
this year. Newcomers viii have to pros
pee7 for themselves.
Bonanza and Eldcrado creeks are rich
est SO far, having been worked more ex-
tensiYeiy than any other creeks in the dis
trict
"Hunker and Gold Bottom creeks have
every evidence Of being fully as rich. Very
little work has been done on these creeks.
but 80 far every prospect has been more
or less fattering. Bear creek shows up well
The only claim that was worked there was
one near It's mouth. Two men took out
$3.50 In about two months time.
/ The last big strike We heard about was
on Victoria creek. one OF the pups emp
( tying into Bonanza few DAVIS before we
left Dawson It was reported that Victoria
+ creek was going $40 10 the pan.
French guch. Nugget and Chief
+ creeks. the tributaries Of Eldorado are
being prospected. but II Is too early 10
tell anything about them, as no discov-
cries have been reported.
''skookum gulch. the next pup below
Eldarado, emptying into Bonanza, IS
50 II - Fsla af he
mouth sold for $4,000 cash.
Adams creek. the next below, is show
ing up we'll and is being opened up with
good prospects.
Boulder and senydiok creeks. emptying
into Bonanza, have rot been prospected
much as yet. but are fully located.
Between Bonanza and Hunker creeks
on the way up the river. the only one OF
any importance emptying into the klon-
dixie ia Bear creek bunker and Gold
Bottom creeks aTe the limit Of the very
rich strikes so far as reported.
1T is hardly fair TO Judge the Klondike
by the returns Of this year. sensa-
tionai as they may seem. The work that
has been done IN practically little more
than 'gophering.' II was impossible 20 do
systematic and thorough prospecting OF
claims. Next winter they will get down
TO solid work. Then look out for results
I think during the winter season of 's7-'ss
fully $40 0oo0c0 will be taken out Of the
Klond!ke district The Klondike you
understand now Includes Hunker district
In fact every creek emptying into the
klondike is in the Kiondke district.
"ny all means advise people TO wait un-
III spring before trying 10 go in. II is my
honest belief that there cannot help be-
ing the severest kind Of suffering on the
Yukon next winter. | doubt II u will fan
short OF actual starvation for many"
After spending a few weeks In Seattle
Mr. Zslly VII visit his parents IN Illinois.
and vii return 20 the klond.ke in the
spring,
y. ". Powers.
y " Powers. Of Denver. has come back
from the Yukon after three years stay.
end - one Of The lacky ones from the Klon-
dixie. he went in over the Dyea pass IN
fSa& and vas one % The original atscov-
efers - the American creek IN iSs5 When
the klou6iko strike WAS made the report
ros he'd him az as claim. RE went sn tha
river travelling on the Sc with q dog team
with fhe therus 0tteter 80 degrees below.
Finding tha district al that was claimed
Tor Il hv returua3 io American creek Coz
as oat0t and on March g waS back st
1cuaB1a. where he ard Joe Goldsmith
p, s.vA a partnership IL working a iav ou
eiea. Carnlaek's discovery CT N The fourth
cav after starting eork Trey struck dirt
going s. 20 the pan While working On
discovery they incates claims Nh sn9
Ne ou Skocksr guica tributary of
The Eou8nza ccmfug En- rear Carmack's
claim Hundreds of rfespectoys Rad nazs-
"a over SkaaS31n ard considered il vsa- p
isee Afier forfy-fwo dsys Uork on ,he
termsek c}aiT ~ y cleaned sn s. se
Waite tbsv wsre drifting sn Carua-lsss
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