The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-02


ths beaaef, founded on ekperlencA that
chat somewhere txibu4axy - one or rsore
streams where there are rich coarse 600
deposits. IL q post were maintained on
the river ss is believed that AaxpxsaanSiy
rich paacers would soon be found there
II they can set In enough provis-
EXPECT 10 hear great things rom
the Koyukuk. Every one Of the eiEht or
ten white men whom we talked with who
had been in there were eager 10 so IN
again"
At Jackson creek, eight miles above the
mouth Of the Tanana. they have elected
DF. r. b. West as recorder. He has a
son creek is located for twenty miles or
more. and is thought to be very rich. DIR.
West was formerly OF Mount Vernon.
Wash.
News IT Dawson.
1t was rumored at Dawson that they
had received word from the far north
by courier or carrier pigeon that Andree
had been seen, and that he had reached
the north pole, but there appeared to be
no grounds for the runaof.
A few days before they left Dawson
there was big stampede to Swsde creek
So many started I'm a hurry that five died
from exposure. either going or from the
effects of the trip. They could not give
the names of any OF the dead men. At
Circle City they saw one young man who
had lost one foot by frost. and A man on
Lewis river had lost both feet in the
same way
The people of Dawson were confident
that the laws which were so obnoxious
yaa ln<Sf ,nfn thox fal
to enforce them. All expressed belief
that Major Walsh would materially mod
ify them
At Fort Yukon they met w. A. Harr.ng-
ton. formerly Of Seattle. They had their
Christmas dinner at Fort Hamiin with
Mr. Fawcett, brother of the gold COM
missioner at Dawson. Mr.. Fawcett had
his wife and little baby with him, and
had charge OF stores Of goods at that
place. He had attempted to get to Daw-
SON. and had failed like the others.
Both Mayor Wood and Mr.. Carr were
eager to hear the latest news of the
United States and of Seattle. They had
been practically buried in the interior ever
since they went in last September, and
had heard nothing from the outside until
they began to meet people near Lake La
barge. They heard a rumor of war with
Japan somewhere on the way out. but
the Spanish trouble was only learned
when near the coast.
Mr.. Emmons, of the other party. is
very sure that there have been no finds
OF any consequence In the Lake creek or
Walsh creek districts His party met
party of seven old acquaintance who had
been there prospecting and were on the
way out. The seven men had each taken
up claim and bad prospected very hard to
find something worth while. The sum to-
tai OF the strike was less than capsule
fun OF gold. These men intimate that the
strike Is fake. pure and simple.
Mr.. Emmons says that a newspaper sells
for as high as an ounce OF dust in Daw-
son. Mr.. Slayden. who is a dentist, got
s. once for pulling one tooth.
Speaking of stampedes, Mr.. Siayden
sad: ''The men viii start without grup
clothing or supplies OF any sort Two or
three men will be seen going out OF town
In hurry. Somebody will find out that
they are going to some new creek, and
they win follow instantly. Starting in
that way. they go unprepared for the cold
and often saccumb. The victim will die
on the road or be found partly frozen on
the trail. and be taken care of by some
other prospectOr who chances to come upon
him in the snow. Amputation is OFTEN
necessary. and the victim often dies after
the operation. have never seen men so
crazy to do anything as they are 10 join
in one of these stampedes."
Sayden, Ernmons and White all got
claims. although they went In only last
fall. Emmons lost his entire outfit going
In, by the overturning of his boat. They
all intend TO return soon with supplies
The five men all go-south on the Queen.
POLLOCK.