The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-04

The very latest gold discovery on the
Yukon il In the Montana creek district.
eight miles south of Dawson City. and
half way between he Kl0ndIke and In
dian river districts. strike of = cents
70 the par made early Ia September
caused an immediate stampede. and by
September al the ground had been To-
cated- News OF the ind AID stampede
~as brought 70 this city by George T.
compton. who arrived yesterday morning
from Alaska on tae steamer AK He
had left Dawson City September at
noon with Clifford l. Moore and son and
n. c. Wooderfng. OF this city. At o'clock
that afternoon they were polling past the
mouth Of Montana creek On the bank Of
the river AZ that point was q crowd OF
men Compt0n recognized some OF his
friends in the party and ia response 10
his inquiries he was told Of the discovery.
dorado II Is about eighteen miles long
and has several small tributaries.
The discovery OF Moose Hide creek, s
miles north OF Dawson. preceded that CT
Montana creek By about three weeks. On
Moose Hide the best prospect was 75
cents 20 the pan
When the strike first became known"
said Compton yesterday, there was
mad rush. A number of tenderfeet were
fortunate enough 10 get good locations.
but they forgot after stalking them out 20
have theEn recorded. Their neglect soon
became known in Dawson. ard second
stampede resulted in the freezing out OK
the tendeFfeet.
1T II curious the way a stampede starts.
One man viii look In the recorders book
and see thar a claim has been filed on
new creek He tips il OF quietly 10
friend, who In turn tells someone else,
and in an hour or more everybody knows.
Discoveries during the summer have
not amounted 70 much, because K -
hard time 10 prospect The sUrface water
on the hills runs into the Eulches and flls
prospect holes faster than they can be
cleaned out"
Sulphur Greek Promising.
Compton. who has been in this city sew
erai years. left here March =. on the FIRST
voyage north OF the steamship Mexico,
which carried the initial crowd OF the
year 70 Dyea- He has claim No. Il below
discovery en- sulphur creek and a quarter
interest in No. below discovery. lie
claims 70 have secured ~ cents 70 the pan
IN prospecting. and when be returns IN
the spring expects 20 wash out a snug
SUM. lis brother Is now working on the
claim. making ready Tor the spring siuic-
ing
sulphur creek. discovered last July. IS
all located" said Compton. 'as are Do
minlon and Quartz creeks the other
tributaries Of kne Indian river. Discovery
claim on sulphur creek is eight miles
fron the head All the districts discover
ed this summer show the same general
charact tertstfcs IS the creeks of the kIou-
dixie district. and undoubtedly viii show
rich results. Way. it IS estimated that
The output Of the K3ondiks next spring
viii be from 81 go, co to 50 ooo.eo.
Plenty of Grub.
What co I ;hlak of the prospects of H
food shortage Why. I cannot say that !
agree with those waO predict starvation
s1 the Kian1ike this winter Z know I rad
plenty g grub aaa DO not know az any
body who was short, The warehouses Il
the trading companies az Dawson were
vel i,led. and me only bad feature Of the
situation Is the crowd - h3lf-outflEed
people which are row beginning &c arrive
a. Dawson. r they keep on psEug into
the cCuufry Htth NSht supplies there may
he some Nant bat 10 actual sfarva tfaa.
As FAR as know there are no miners in
tending "a ieaYe the Kiond.ke for fear .
a shortage.
Reports ~ famine originated With the
>icStwg ~ the company stores ~ Dawson.
That action = very easily explained Ger
fstu nartEes were trying ~ hur up the
nour. sugar hacon ard orher stsnle arti-
cIez ara set = cccrcr O. frs market As
soon Sc the eorn7anis- found o. olt tssv
locked I'd ard would ser -c,l linr .o-e ln
Dawson A. the same -1e fsry sert ort
a committee = three ro take orders l7 tae
rstre~ showing frsr .- usF r0t -elr-1tr 7t
ssfrnlv thar caused -ff-s - r'ese
Uambftnr 90 10 shat Down.
before long they .rtent 20 shu' A0v-
ra~,Nr~w IN pawEon ari ether raroF .r
fnr Nerthwest tsrr.to~T on 1rr wav 90
f-e veE>r W. rnet rt FTttv-NIe river f0gr
he-r lnaHs ~ Canadian mounted rafire
sarsas fsr ere ElontEe ThFv Esd au-
tr--tr tnav s4id 20 que stop - Eaw-
f.re .n ere serrtt--y. There were rs re
fv-.r-fe re1 81 thaf r1~rv ani 90 ths foot
-f TaEsa flEs Vere about s.xyy more. who
u s.so - onrth-
Mines - Elscrsfo Rarl-zl ars otaer
creeks cs trak E.stricf are row Ertenz Il
o,et preparatory 20 the winter Nark
Tar NE-F>rs rassrprrr~.
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.rr from uryes sra SEaTssv Alaska WstA
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