The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-07

Mary 4 miner w1o stunned TIRE seFeri-
tiee q a winter n tire Yukon valley, Alas-
kz i non rsgrstttng that e E1s rot o.
the ground when TIE Eto1cissss E1e1ness
was discovered A.. advises would seem
20 indicate that the desirable proper ties
IA the Klondiks are now located and OF
the crowds Of men WHO flooded the new
'saiEgsngS' when TIE frs: exciting rs1orts
reached the miners at Circle City and
Forty Nile. some az LEAST vii bring our
fortunes.
That but start has been made in the
discovery % the Yukon's vast mineral Fe-
sources IS the expr~ss@1 belief o. many
wno have prospected IN that country. ara
the significant Indian prophecy telling OF
TIRE OGDEN prize lying ''eigat sleeps away
81 recalled. Miners are sGperstItious. and
tnefr eyes glitter as they think OF those
eight sleeps away. But away from
whztg In all that vast territory wnat
starring point IL intended in the Tnys1eri-
Gus prophecy. eight sleeps away. a. god.
too much goldT'
The rush q soon 70 begin. and asain
vii pass through and from thls city t1ose
eager men who would pick wealth from
tire sands or wrench IL from The rocks
There vii be a repetition OF the scenes
made 80 familiar last seaS0n- In the
bright sunshine Of early spring crowds vii
gather on the docks. their interest center
Cd on the steamers or schooners about 10
sail for the north with their loads OF men
ard promiscuoas csrgoeS. TIE strangely
clad men. the dogs. the great bundles OF
supplies. The ssds. VII become as Ia
miliar as before. and the rece~44ng cheer
from many threats as the laden yesse.s
draw away from the shore viii strike
again on the listening ear. There may be
a difference in this: Last year the out
going proSpector was feT erish. this year,
"a. ~4raA - -
those who have gone before. he viii start
prepared for hardship and disappointment.
A letter from the Kloa6ike is at hand
II was written by Phillip KEY. formerly
a resident OF Seattle. and reflects. as no
mere formal description could, the hopes
and fears Of the new camp. Kelly wrote
on November T. when he lad been but a
short time on the klondike, and had yet
TO learn what fortune had in store for him.
In part IL Is as follows:
You have no doubt heard more or less
about the greatest stampede ever known
on the Yukon. great many of the
Forty Mile crowd were ahead OF Us 20
the bonanza excitement. NY partner and
I are on Nos. 81 and 50 below discovery.
We are not up the creek as far as We
might have wished. bat our Gains may be
good. for gold in paying quantities is being
cleaned up hy miners even further down.
The next claim below us prospected good.
= 10 - cents 10 THE pan on the bars
George Carmack found his drst prospect
among the sixties, and among The lot -
cent color George Carmack and two In
dams siuiced out 81 80 In eight days. The
boys on No. Is below ssuiced out between
$40 and $50 IN four hours work On No.
shove A fellow rocked out an ounce and
haI day. s2i. On No. q above. a hoe
Hss sunk through SIX feet Of muck and
three feet CT gravel. The top gravel goes
3 cents 10 the pan ard the bedrock s..
The largest prospect so far on Bear
creek is 40 cents TO the pan. The gold on
this creek Is coarse. Ten-ceut coiors are
common. My partner and / got In on
Nos. and 8 above discovery on Bear
creek After they threw Bear creek and
bunker Cod Bottom into the same dis
trict ! gave up No. on Bear creek for No.
below. on Gold Bottom. II these creeks
turn out good I look for quite a town to
| spring up here. I bought a lot on the
water front and have paid for IT,
In the grocery line we have been TN
| sbse TO get everything we wanted. such as
| coffee. sugar and oatmeal We have
| eigHt sacks Of -four apiece: one case OF
| milk. 100 pounds OF beans 50 pounds OF
bacon. box OF fruit and 100 pounds OF
| moose meat at . cents per pound Thorp
| Is here with hts cattle. Tie butcnered
| them az Policy and wants - cents pound
| FOR the beef. I killed bear and lynx
| on our last trip up Indian creek
"A good deal OF stealing has been going
| or. mostly OF grub. Over half the men
| here have only 100 pounds o. -four each.
| - IS going 20 he a terribly hard winter
| FOR s0rle Of them. We have a csbiu built
/ on ouT Slain on Bonanza crack and ex-
/ pect TO move up there as soon a. the
| Klond;ke freezes up, The Yukon Is ex-
| pected 20 Jam any day II T. fuI OF feat
! Ing ice. Cold was discovered yesterday
| on a creek between the KlondIke ard IN
| 3ian creek bat We have ali We can attend
/ 20 and are not going"
Under a date FOUR days later Kelly an
| nounces thai the river has frozen. and
| that re and hts partner will proceed a.
/ once 20 their cabin on Bonanza. Tic also
| announces that 50 cents 20 the pan has
| been taken out on q claim below theirs
| on BONANZA, which gives him cause -
| hope that their own location is good one.