The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-28
MlDRG FOR WALSH CREEK
Chllkoot Pass Blocked With Men
fastening to New Strike.
LATER REPORTS ARE BRIGHTER.



ore OF the greatest ssaUspedes n the
history Of the Alaskan god excitement Is
os the "a kss ard rivers whose waters sow
into ths mighty Yakan. The confirmation
OF strikes OF wonderful richness on Phil
walsh creek started hundreds or pros
peet!ye klondikers towards the new dis
eoyery in ali haste and with the highest
possible outfits. From the camps Of the
pfospsctors wintering along the shores OF
Lake Bennett and Lake Lindeman came
the first inst ailment Of the stampede. DER
Ing the hast two weeks hundreds Of men.
pushing their way across the White and
Ghi.koos passes cached their heavy out
fits ana started for Walsh creek along
with many citizens of Skagway and Dyea.
TIE detailed report OF the Walsh creek
creeks had been foaGd Was brought 10
skaxway by Charles Fitzpatrick. of Phila-
deiphia, ard q. V. Parker. who came out
direct after having located good claims.
Their story OF dirt running s75a per pan
started the stampede. Il IS estimated that
s.yua people have reached the creek by
inis TINE. which il more than enough to
.oeate the entire stream. The aew creeks
reported 70 be- rich are Soda. Lake and
Cedar. which fiow Into the Lewis river
from the west SIDE.
Fitzpatrick and Parker arrived az Dyea
creek March 6. Both men had sacks Of
gold which they had taken from their
ciaisns on the creek. and the news they
brought caGssd graf excitement ali along
the line.
kilpa'sick's story Of the strike and sub
segment development OF the creek. as was
told - passengers vino arrived On the
steamer Australia yesterday, follows:
Phil Walsh creek flows into the Lewis
river foar miles below the Big Salmon
river, and is twenty-five miles In length,
Instead OF fffy, as was first reported g
A. Efeede and one Timons. Members of
an Eastern party that was wIntering al
the NORTH or the Big Salmon. drove In
discovery post two and a half miles M, the
creek on January II. The creek was ram
Idly taken tip. and when Fitzpatrick came
10 stake his cain he had to take No 90
above discovery. When he and Parker
left the creek on March 6. lis claims above
and forty below discovery had been stakes,
our and recorded. Fitzpatrick says that b.
this time lao people must he on th..
sfuoed. which Is more than enough 10
locate The entire creek. The regulation
claims are 20 feet in length. and run from
rim rock 10 rim rock. Bed rock Is from
seven 10 eight feet below th,, surface In
20 the time they left no one had gone
deeper than four feet. and at that sie,th
the average per pan along the creek was
20. A number Of nuggets hai been
taken OUT and Parker had a sackfui with
him, some Of which weighed s, and 81
me art seemed 10 Increase In richness
with depth, and every one believes that
when bed roek Is reached Phil Walsh
creek VIII be found richer than the K!oa.
dixie. Fitzpatrick says that one woman
has been fortunate enough TO keafe :,
claim on phii Walsh creek She ia Mrs
Ia Joxy. who formerly lived at Skaeway.
man named couley. who was a member
or the same party as discovered Walsh
creek. made rich strike on Lotto or lake
creek few DAYS before kiipatfIck left
4 shaft had been sunk OH discovery claim
to the depth OF eighteen feet and bedrock
hdd not vet bs~n reached. The gravel AZ
this depth ran from s. 20 70 $50 per pan
Lake creek is seventeen miles dawn the
i.ewiS river frcm ths. mouth OF tha rig
Salmon. Il Is "A very small creek. scarcely
more than Two feet wide Discoveries have
also beea made On Soda ard Cedar
creeks. which flow iste the. Lewis river
from tae ves' side. Fitzpatrick did not
know any details Of these strikes. John
! ftche. who arrived in Skagway dlr.ct
from Dawson on March g. confirmed th..
Lake creek discovery. tie reached the
cfesa 90 March 5 aud located claim ~.
above discovery. Tie strike lad been
made un March ). Very few people we're
t'}eve when Plehe Jeff.
kalpaifick says that an bis judgment
sofne FstnsE ARbiy Tlch strikes viii be
/ made aHflHg fhe asxi three months IN he.
e-strszt between sl}@ Big Salmon aad Little
! river i{a says,
'For instance. ! thsak the south fork If
tlss b3e Simon rsFsr WIFI turn out rich
sF0sslss{ T. alsoas ~ miles frotl J4-~is
FiffF ard has tae*er been pYoaperted 10
efr extent Ihs H9gafFy viii be thor-
/ ougfa}y ssesesoDsd hy ths present stampede.
re s@paie Mi Rock 10 phH Walsh creek
&#s3 naean& 4 all }oestri will scatter osft
aTsr 5as eounfrs Every one ~ ths creek :
ss.efys ts bear gald Ia greater or less guam
sit}cn Those a Ao ~ers compelled. bv the
eartT f+f#se 40 81 ths river 10 winter At
! the Dnaih e he Big Salmon wefs ser.
mech siisgusts1 ae not neiHx ss,ie 80
Tfaeb baws8n. New tgrv are r1orr than
Elaf tHAt iNeF %ere 0Ash4 20 q Gowa-
11~ eNsct - the ls;@ nsvs froRa the ia-
ftg.er h4s been - raise excitement ~
skaNway ARID Dyea 30 : feSsr pitch. One
after another the c-jixenS 81 the towns
have taken Su8sD packs sGa started 0vsg
ne "a sSes - get 81 the new ~ Dorado
with the Fasteners bound far he interior
tas. gold STORIES fwon Walsh cTeek have
caused sha ETsa t@St excitement. f0r sar-
srai DAVIS past these waH a great jam a
Sheep camp - rgeu hsst@wiag across ths
pass 4, stutes ss Fa8ry a. twenty in 4
stan9 cpt.lG ~ sesa struggling 1p .rs