The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-28
ONE IHOUSANDP(UNDSOF|T.
THE GOOD LUCK OF A RAyCHER
AND A MINER IN THE KLONDlkE.
One From snohomish. the Other From
Monte Crisf0-$I0O.0OO Under
Bunk-No Place Where Days
Wages Purchase So Much Food.
BY the Pozt-In.elligencer Alaska News

BY the Post-Intelligencer Alaska News
Syndicate.
DAWSON CITY. Sept Is.-one thousand
pounds in gold was brought down from
El9orado creek today on the backs OF four
cayuses and together with about ton or
other gold will be shipped TO Seattle and
San Francisco. John Ericsson, miner
from Monte Cristo. and Fred Braseth.
a logger and ranchman from near Sno-
honish, are the owners. The latter,
together with Thomas Blake. own
claim No. ii and under their bunk in the
cabin on their claim is S1o0,oeo more which
Will come down tomorrow or next day.
Ericsson owns No. 10. Neither OF the
claims have had one-quarter the ground
worked. The gold is medium coarse and
the gravel from off the bed rock is fairly
yellow, as il is in all other claims near the
stream.
On Eldorado be tween 20 and IS (the latter
is where the largest nugget of $3.50 was
found) it is particularly rich. and had il not
been for technical ruling of the govern
ment, the discovery claim would have been
in about the locality where No. 80 is now
situated. All along the creek, and particu-
larry in this vicinity. gold by the sackful is
being taken out and shipped down to Daw-
son City.
A short distance above Eldorado and
which was discovered last spring. and out
of the prospect holes large quantities of
gold as large and not unlike shelled corn.
have been taken and pronounced the finest
specimens OF yellow metal yet mined.
Skookum creek passes through claim No.
above discovery claim on Bonanza and is
on the same side as Eldorado. where both
gulches come together. The opinion is gen.
orally shared by old miners that Skookum
gulch will exceed Eidorado creek in riches
before the approaching season is over.
Some of the largest nuggets found in the
district have been taken out of Skookum
and run 1876. $ls2 and $3.50 respectively.
From all indications bunker creek is
proving 10 be very rich and will no doubt
equal If not excel Bonanza. Near the dis
eovery claim much prospecting has been
done and everything is in readiness for
extensive winter drifting. The prospect
holes have given up some fine nuggets. and
are fulfilling the prophecy made by In
spector Strickland. of the Canadian police,
at Seattle last July, when he arrived on
the Portland and said that Hunker would
be one of the richest mining camps on the
kiondike.
Below Discovery claim on Bear creek
some excellent deposits of gold were found
on bedrock and the mine owners are max
ing great preparations TO burn the ground
and sluice the dumps early in the spring.
The indications could not be better. but
above the discovery claim very little extern
sive prospecting or cross drifting has been
performed. and 1t is too early to ascertain
the outlook.
Gold Bottom has promising future and
every claim for miles around has been
staked. The gravel from off the bedrock
shows up well and particularly near the
original discovery claim. This guch
though not fully prospected. is the object
of all the richest mine owners in Dawson
City and many of them are endeavoring to
acquire interests in the claims. Hardly
painful of gravel from off the bedrock has
been taken out that has not contained from
81 to s..
Another mine owner who has attained
success is Emil Stauf formerly young
insurance broker from San Francisco and
for time was employed In the store of the
Alaska Commercial Company. Some three
or four months ago he branched out in the
mining business with comparative little
capital. AT present he is interested i'm 1s
paying properties and is fast becoming one
OF the young and successful mine owners OF