The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-29
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When ffsers has nss been from t~o .
ARE. raskea. or rather starnpetfs~ - -
newly discovered alxginss Over - men
left 4 day o. two ago for Eureka creek.
cr.s of the tributaries of Inf.iar river
distance Of asvenfy-gfve niles fhTouEh
p4thlees tract Of wild mountainous eoun-
tfy 70 ereafs 4 Tsssh % tEls character
aIl that n necessary - fer a WHISPER %
be- ossfheara TIE exhibition ~ nAff an
ounce 81 coarse gold and hiaE 50 -
where II came from. II half al hour fF91f
10 to so men viii - sfrgEg cut along the
trail III the direction Indicated Some q
shnas are ~ such haste az not 20 take
siaax hlauketa o. faoa, though tha Dis
kanee f~ frern thirty - fifty nnfies. 4 few
NIGHTS ago aasne on~ came n ard reported
a god strike or Montana creek. htsie
stream entering the Yukon On the cas-
side. The nignt was ruiserahiy dark and
stormy ard a Hight snow was failing
s.l.f~e-ef.acces. or feuderfeet the appfila-
slon applied 70 new arrivals. were wildly
excited and few of toward the creek.
Some went En- boats ard rolled up against
n styung current and others crossed over
the ns0gBtaln and two or three gfaiches.
THE Arss arrivals built fires. ard With
torches Measured so feet and planted
their stskes. Frank slav.H. the we'll
known pngnisst. was the second man 70
locate . claim. At 1870 o'csocs IN the
evening seven claims wero stske9 OF aud
pen7ie eonsiuged 10 arrive by the score
until nov, when upwards u se9
cia:ms have been located. Every locator
Wa tired. wet. hungry and cold Some
Western Yankees we're late arriving. and.
observing that the rfEhtfuf holders were
in no apparent hurry 70 get back 20 the
government recording Office To ME their
claims. whan tho opportunity was AZ
hassa they steasfhfIy removed the original
stakes and planted their ewu. and fhen
made a bee line 20 Dawson City and re-
corded their claims When the first To-
Gators presented themselves 20 the officers
and asked permission to locate they we're
told that the particular claims In question
had been already flied on ard they were
too late. without prosecuting 4 long and
tedious contest there WAS 10 alternative
bat 10 accept the condition. l. Il as
equally important 20 reach the recorders
Office and be the first 90 fiie as Il IL 20
DO ths ilrs; 70 locate claim.
stalking Claims.
In stalking claims II IL necessary to drive
four stakes. with the locafors initials
thereon. 20 cover an area OF
aDons ESQ square feet The
first. or initial stake. must be as near
the northeast corner as possible. and
written Notice must be placed there stat
snR In effect that AZ certain hour and
date the clasman; located q mineral ioca-
tion Of 80 feet and he intends TO 50 record
In the government office a period Of
three DAYS IL allowed ard ORE day ADD
ditionai fer each ten miles distance from
the recorders ofilce to filr a claim in the
osfiee. Within one year the holder must
have remained and worked on the prop
srty continuously for three months when
upon the payment IF slea a certificate Of
ownership issues. Men are IN demand 10
represent the rightfui owners % claims.
and are pald from 81 GO to 81 90 for such
service.
Wonder OF the Century
joaquin Miller has been here for three
weeks and has personally visited most Of
the creeks where extensive mining Il be-
ina prosecuted lie says that the output
ef gold on fidorado and Bonanza creeks
far exceeds the widest dreams Of the
most sanguine California miners In the
golden days of ~ No ono can properly
Appreciate a sceae 81 six or eight men
taksng gold out or claims by the hundred
weight md the poet Of the siarras"
AYERS that Fl the last ten daya 81 has
seen mare Koid ;han he ever saw durlne
hls pas life There Is hardly a cabin
along either ~ these creeks but contains
from leo 20 fa.0aa ounces Of pure virgin
gold. Re said. "lt : The greatest gold
producing reaton Ia Inc world aaa wu
become one 81 the wonders ~ thls mar
Neioas plnescenth century ryativc-
" speaking Il B. no exarTeratIon 70 say
that from Of the Bedrock Ia Rcrie ~ the
mines huekese ~ gravel como ua where
efe-flfth ls p3re g5it are the output runs
frena 500 81 ss0e "a day 10 TIE man The
gold is coarse ana easih saved slough
the afutce boxes are - rather antique pat-
tern and noe unlike fhe boxes used rs
early California Wtaers IL En- q reason
able assertion 90 cny thnt there 81 e vast
ars5 81 CcuutrF here where there s. ro'd
IN ABUNDANCE and There WI probably ta
other errekr struck Who're tac mines wiu
produce a. much -<eaIfh us those Of EI-
dert3e ard BgnsuEn. And. again there
may not hut the DEVELOPMENT and pros
pectiug tAi8 coming winter tviii definitely
settle tho question. However. there sre
hundreds - clslms hero8besfs that WIZ
pay from SO to So a daX 20 the man. ana
~ the course % d year or two when
wages drciiee lo S. anJ 81 a Gay. and tho
price of provisions Eoes down % per cent
capital wia c1me in and develop these
properties. which ufl provide employ.
inent fer thousands ard thousands q
iniae works. and produce millions II
dollars ire Eela. During @ tropical rerioa
renturiss ago a heavy fun ~ gold Cow ID
ever the great Yukon valley AND in tho
beaa Of ed rivers there r. vet 90 81 found
n s1rrfsluE abundance. The rreas ard
very serious impeachment - the davelaf,-
ulsf}t of tae mining Interests IL she as-
renee ~ necessary trauRpaFIailcn gBci'l-
ties. The present acet % steamers on fhe
Yukon river c8uno5 carry food Tor mere
than SEQ people. aud J we0ld nag be sur-
lFleea a. see s. Ropula ign IS s8 fs1 or 7a ess
people torv Hevt Ye8F-
Z De reports sent eat as 90 the WELD -
sofa arr nat exaggerated but 20 : Ger
tatn extent aFe misleading and have cre-
@ted ihe impression that shc mining carps
SO Use ~ ndkr are faii cf ola ftr-e
oiurrs ~ho have mare Eeta ihan they
kitaW what tn 5e With and that 81 Pa ms
troutlr Sd iozEte 2 Paving claim. Gp 70
a9te uearaF iaa claims have been ulsf
ASA .hera afe iess thau toa cialuaa whtch
h%Fe Produced f5U ana upwards ffun-
erefi ~ rnen are arriving dsiiv vtfh grua
sl3kts e78 hare te hs lele to pick up a
froU'atlt 3aesuga io "a moa' or So. Per-
hstN tag3 WH. hgs ( am afraid uany VIII
eNa yssaye ei.tef psnEs cf 3lsalpelntu1ept
There IS H.snis ~ Ee'd Aere and 80 8s ia
free aa water l2f s..iuafe purposes ana
tHr ifrFey ncsst n of lt ia }a tNf esafs sf
aT Bees GHtetl-rs as escr walked sn .+r
Freh ra baHses tn ia-Ee c'tfts some -
thf et sHa sh~ew3esg epefster2 tHst et-r
Pa ynf~.nF properties PA Ca.o-sft
HeHt7 af California are here tnaktre ice
faHs a4 tt ts the g.racffre;. ~
rw remes who Save scr1fen sal'v se-
r3 r'-h r's'fos sat ARE dazzlEar taer.
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