The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-14

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ID 70 swe 5srsrsr. parties, tbs second c1e
DOT 1ESeeysrt-g The h.aa6er aatsl. perhaps
- had Ezre considerable prospecting On
Il. and sness zavs5y - surrender his pos
esssss ard get no satisfaction. bat turned
cat ~ the ofsce IL he attempted - reznen-
stra:s. TIE greatest xvfrSiie, perhaps, o.
r.. was shs arbitrary ard s1SasG caacs.2a-
ton % III bench esssrns On Dominion On
the plea thar the records were 50 mixed
ira. nsw SO: Of ciz-s ard books would
have - b. made out Ta3ssSanS o. r,er had
traIps. over -1esss mountains. packing
provisions u their backs IN order 70 make
these locations. ard every ran est his
ssztI who was Tot able - buy ( outright
sr fee the rascafs Clerks Ne opportunity
vas given these men 20 rsstaks their own
Claims when TIE territory was again
thrown open fer stalking. tar the reason
tAa. before the aafe az re02ensrg al ilas
Eooa claims ware folaG . have been re
served By .As ring ard hy Q&ist,y chang
s-g the date ct reepeHias twszIy-four
aoars earlier saoSe who stood II were on
ne ground ars;. ard al ne promising
property vas gene before 1As general
crowd couii &c; or :se groan6.'
Mining situation.
Speaking Of the mining situation IN he
Yukon. both On Canadian ana American
t-r-i:ory. MT. w.sAaar sad:
When VIZ left Dawson The mine OWE
srs Of paying properties were making ex-
iensive preparations fer TEXT winters
Work. There VII BE very few lays given
OF. OF SoInza ard Eldcraco is The help
NIL bs hired or good paying .uigss ana
the Ho1ey lost by laymsn last winter viii
9sts- the knowing ores from accepting
Ike TERMS for The coming winter. THIS
applies Largely 70 claims below discovery
on Bonanza and aho~e 81 on E2cra6o.
Many lays have been undertaken by new
corners as q scr, Of foriora hope on some
Q. the uaGeveloped creeks. and The results
will Dc watched with great .nteres, a. next
springs cleanup. for it Is safe 10 say tsat
the future of sll those districts. both
American and Canadian. Viii largely de-
pend on next springs results
1.-The discovery OF bench. or hillside,
claims has proven the salvation OF thou
sands OF newcomers. for had tFle same coz
aittons existed that generally prevail in
ordinary mining camps great suffering
must have followed the Influx CT SO many
poverty stricken people unable 20 cope with
the high prices OF provisions and the sever-
ity OF the climate. The accidental aiscoy-
cry, however, Of these cd back channels
Up on The side ot The hills has developed
a lot OF poor mans ground, enabling hun
dreds 20 make handsome wages by The
simple rocking process. ar1 finding rlcn
dirt where even six months ago no pay
was ever known 10 exist. This gold is
being taken out almost exclusively by new
corners who had no work and no money 70
either buy creek claims or pas the thieving
fees extorted by the clerks l. the god
commissioners offiCs.
Bonanza. EldCrajo. Bear Dominion.
Sulphur and Ali-Goid have all shown them
selves TO have been. az some remote period.
gouged out By some great sub,erranean
Fr-p fxa@ .f,-z, TN..I -
some very large stream. The average
height OF these benches on tie line OF this
old creek bed is about 80 feet. and Is
marked and distinct and quite uniform on
all the creeks on wh!ch 1t mas 50 far been
discovered. 1t appears 20 have been 4
shallow stream winding over comparative
~ level country. The present creek chan
nels having been gouged out by glaciers.
did not follow out the short bends and long
winding sweeps Of the ancient stream. but
simply follow ed its main course, hence
where the old stream, was not GU. away
by the action OF glaciers. the rich deposits
Of gold are stin found up on the cid high
channel
Not So Much Wealth Per Capita.
There will be more mar worked ana
more gold taken out this coming winter
than last: there Will, however. not be as
much wealth Per capita owing 20 the
largely increased population and wages viii
De comparatively low, averaging perhaps,
800 a month and board. A movement vas
on foot among the more prominent mine
owners to provide q cook and mess house
for their respective mines and board
their own men. This. IL Is figured out, viii
prove economical all around. giving the
men regular and better food and the nIire
owners better results in point Of work by
saving h- nd 3sfls .tr
pairing their daily meals.
1T has been figured out at Dawson that
about 1o9o men VIII winter on the Yukon
and tind work along the creeks OF the
various districts, Tbs would mean that OF
the 1900 who are said 20 have gone into
that country this last spring and summer
fully 5000 either have already come OUT
or are coming on. a. fast a. they can ret
away. Every boat leaving Dawson, either
up or down the river Is crowded and the
many who are there stranded expect 70
come cus over the fee.
sulphur Dominion. HUNGER, Cola Run.
Eureka and Au-Gold. and perhaps a few
other new creeks. will be extensively work
cd this coming winter. More men VII! be
worked on E!dorado this winter than last
and the creek itself Is expected 10 h,a pr,,t
~ well worked out. I, Is not probable thar
a large force OF men Will be put 10 work
on lower Bonanza as the creek Is too wide
ard rs gold TOO badly scattered FER SUE
cessful individual work. n Is reported that
most Of these claims are rapidly Aiding
their way Into the possession az large syndi-
Gates With plenty Of working capital ana
that they propose - work them together
on q large ana open scale. This, however.
cannot he done fer another year and the
mines viii remain idle this winter. Hunker
will DC worked pretty generally this season
and much gold Is expected 20 come cut OF
the mouths OF the many side gulehes ;-.bu-
tasy 10 Hunksr which owing 10 the wash
from the cid high channel are nearly all
rich az their opening into fIunkav
Cnexcefied for the Purnose