The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-03-26

| WV NAVhhifh ElNFT near ltt
mouth. It'is about fifty miles from
mere and three miles above Fort Re.
nance, on the east branch Of the Yu.
Ron. The town started at the mouth Of
the klondiek river has been named
Dawson, and already boasts sawmill.
lhree saloons and about Fifty cabins.
BONANZA creek was discovered In the
latter part Of August. and Ia one month
the discovecr took cut 1900. Since
the cold weather began, 90 thst.holes
could not he sunk by thawine the gravel
COMMONLY called burning" the creek
proves to be as rich Ss any yet found In
the Yukon country. One Of the richest
claims has pay streak 30 feet wide Of
. feet OF bedrock and feet Of gravel,
which will average, II is claimed, o. "a
the pan, but I think IN cents Ia nearer
II. For two miles each way from this
claim good pay has been located at close
intervals.
About hall a mile above the bis.
coyery claim IL q tributary Of BONANZA,
called ~ Dorado, which has very good
pay for a mile and \ haliirom its mouth,
though II lie not equal TO that on tho
first claim mentioned.
lIunker creek has not been pros.
pecied much yet, but will doubles,
have some good claims. Bonanza creek
is about twenty-five miles long, and on
Il and its tributaries there are located
probably 400 claims Of 800 feet each
and hall that many in bunker district
OF that number, some will never pay
many will pay wages and n goodly
number will pay wages and maybe .
little more, and goodly number will
Riye their owners snug sums.
The prevailing wages Of the country
are d per hour, depending on the dis
tanco from the supply point. From ~,
TO eight hours is winter days work.
The digglngs at the head OF Fort,
Mile and Sixty Mile rivers are from on,
TO ten years old, and whiio none Of then
are no extensive as BonanEa's, they hAv,
had digginge a. rl,h As any but the yer,
best on BONANZA.
Now, AZ TO the methods used: Tn
diggings are Of two classes an,
winter. Most Of the creeks have
slight fall aud wide bottoms, tn
gravel being covered bv 10 10 ieet {
muck, or soil, mot glacial dirt.l Th
bedrock is often 20 feet deep, and sinS
tho ground never thaws more than ~
or three ieot from the surface. drains
bitches are expensive; no each whit
more burning is done, which consists
thawirg the gravel by fire, removing
and repeating. The muck thavs bu
little. and makes agood roof for driitine
The dumps are sluiced with the Or,
water In the spring. Sometimes III
creeks do not freeze up solid and IN
water gives trouble-that being the cas-
this year in places where the ayerag,
temperature Tor the past few weeks wa
10 below zero There IL promise Of
cold spell-ihe coolest, 40 below zero
being recorded to-day. Last year a
this time the daily mean was 50 to o
below zero
Summer diggings are expensive 1,
open for work, but the net returns mr.
often more than II burning had beef
the method. In most eases lumber ha
to be whlpsawed, the average cost be-
ing $50 per thousand feet. Other thing
being In proportion, considerable OK
pense Is incurred before the ground
ready to shovel into the sluice boxes.
In all probability there will be wor
Tor all that come IN In the spring. Bc
mama II In an unprospected section q
the country, though there may not b
many more creeks found. No on,
should think to came unless he can Ian,
with 800, u he purchase his outfit a
juneau, and twice that ifhe purchas
after arriving here.
But little attention has been paid /,
quartz particularly, as the hills an,
valleys are covered by a heavy Trowtl
81 moss. So far nothing bnt small
stringers have been found In the bed
rock. Nuggets are often found which
are more than half quartz.
Forty While, Northwest Territory, Jan,
n, lSo7.-Mining and Scientific Press.