The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-28
Discovery That Caused a Big SIAM
pede In KlOndike.
TWO HUNDRED IN LINE
SCENE PRESENTED IN FRONT or
RECORDERS OFFICE.
Excitement Attending Rich Strike On
Divide Between Big and Little
Skookum-Pay Dirt Running
From S16 to SIS Per Pan-Walsh
Creek-Klondike News.

Skaguay, Alaska, March 27.-Via Seat
tie March 27.)-One of the biggest stam-
pedes yet recoruad in the Klondike region
was occasioned on Feb. Il by very rich
strike on the divide between the Big and
Little ShooIsum.
The strike was made in bench diggings
on high hogback 800 or 400 feet above
the level of the gulches.
Pay dirt running from SIC to S35 to the
pan was found. Following the announce
ment of the strike occurred a stampede
from Dawson OF immense proportions and
the entire ridge was staked out IN an IN
credibly short time.
The news was brought to this city this
week by Mr.. a. Piche, official courier ana
dispatch bearer for the Canadian govern
ment. Mr.. Piche passed through Skaguay
last December bearing government dis
patches for Dawson. He came out over
the Skaguay trail and has gone back
upon his return trip.
STANDING IN LINE.
Mr.. Piche says there was immense ex-
element at Dawson when he left over the
SkoOkum strike. and that over 200 men
were standing in line at the recorders
office to make a record of their claims.
Mr.. Piche also brings the news of
new strike on Lewis river. which is of
great Importance if IL develops as is now
promised.
On March s, a man named Connolly
while prospecting small pup leading
of the Lewis, about 70 miles below Lake
lie Barge. found pay dirt which is big
claim and took from 81 TO 50 from a single
pan. The discovery is about three miles
up the stream from the Lewis.
The latest reports from the Salmon river
country are brought out by Mr. Charles
Fitzpatrick. who arrived here from that
district yesterday.
WALSH CREEK.
Fitzpatrick saws the find on Walsh creek
is all that has been claimed for il. as he
took from his own claim $3.50 TO the pan.
He says there are already about 1000 peo-
pie at Walsh creek. which is 800 more
than can secure claims on that particular
stream. The creek is not so miles in
length as first reported. 1t will not
measure over % miles in length. He says.
however. that the whole country in that
vicinity is mineral bearing and that in his
judgment the reXt three months will see
some further remarkable strikes. He
says: For instance, l think the south
fork of Big Salmon will turn out paying
Investment 1t is about rs miles from
Lewis river. Then there is the Lotto or
Lote creek, which has already shown
UP faVcrably. running about 70 cents to
the pan, and 1 could mention four or five
other creeks in the vicinity equally good"
IN SKAGUAY'S VICINITY.
What is regarded by many as an i'm
portant and rich gold strike has been
made in the immediate vicinity of
Skaguay. For some time past systematic
prospecting has been carried on in the
hills surrounding the Skaguay trail. and
at last il has bsen rewarded.
Thomas II. Phipps and Ralph Smith
claim TO have unearthed a ledge of rich
quartz bearing free milling gold. The
location is kept a secret but is described
by them as being within an hours walk
of the postoffics."
The value of the find cannot bo determ-
ined until returns from the assay office
at Juneau are made.
The prospect bears every evidence of
being more than a surface cropping.
Samples picked at random were beaten
UP with a hammer and particles of yellow
metal washed from the dust excited much
interest. The locators claim to have
abundant capital to develop the mine. and
say bucket tramway will readily solve
tho problem of getting out - quartz.
SHOOTING AFFRAvS.
Charles Mccarthy. a well t..own ward
politician of San Francisco. was 81
through the legs IN this city this morning
by Charlie Ritter. waite in the Horse
shoe restaurant. The row grew out of a
drunken brawl.
McCarthys wound Is serious, though not
dangerous.
At about the same hour another shoot
ing ARRAY occurred on Mckinney street
in which several shots were fired. No
visible results were left save a bullet hole
through the sign of a newspaper office.