The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-06
Beneath the Surface It Is Found
Tesming With Gold.
STEPHEN A. GEES DISCOVERY.
Old Cook Inlet Pioneer sinks a Shnft
With Grntifytn ing Results - New
Mininsw District 0rEanixed--tsut On
Wave-Waxhed Blun In "A How'll
ing Gale a score of Men Held
Their Meeting Around Ft2e.

From the wonderful dead glacier ON the
shores of an arm of Yakutat bay comes
the latest gold story OF treasufy-laden
Alaska IL is not a strike of wonderfu4
richness. but vast area OF new ground
in which, 1t is said. men can average $40
a day and not have to undergo the hard
ships and expense OF life in the interior.
Il was discovered by an old Cook inlet
pioneer but number of prospective Cop
per river miners. who were making their
way into the interior over the glacier.
have profited BY it.
The story or the new gold fields was
brought TO Seattle by James Layton. OF
Tacoma, who arrived a few days ago on
the br:gantine Blake!ey. Layton sold the
Calm he had located 10 Robert j. Place
for $a,59o and y per cent. OF all the gold
taken out. He is going back ON the
Tslakeley IN a few days with n new outit
OF provisions. and Will be accompanied
hy few friends. To Post-lntesigencer
REPORTER yesterday Layton gave the fol-
.1wing interview regarding tue uscoV-
eIies;
''it was about March Is that stephen \.
Gee. a pioneer Cook Inlet miner who has
been prospecting in various parts OF Alas
Ia for more than eight years. decided that
the moraine OF the dead glacier contained
god In paying quantities. This moraine
extends back from the shore of Disea~
chantment arm about eighty miles to the
Ice of the fourth glacier OF the series that
line the shore Of Yakutat bay. Float gold
can be found almost everywhere IN the
gravel OF the dead g.acier. but no zone
thought of going down TO bedrock until
Gee started his shaft. He had not gone
far before unmistakable Indications were
found that there was gold in paying guam
titles. Gee claimed that he could take out
81 least $40 per day and had not reached
bedrock. A number OF claims were To-
Gated. and several Of the men began TO
help Gee with his shaft.
ION the evening of March q we gath
cred together and organized the Hidden
Glacier mining district or Alaska L. r.
Williams was elected recorder at the
meeting, which was presided over by A.
Flinner. There were too many of us 10
gather in even the largest tent SO a big
fire was built on the bluff. Tie wind was
blowing a gale, and out in the hay the
waves were washing over each other in
foamy white caps 1t was cold. but we
managed to get through our business. The
following claim owners attended the meet
ing: Mark I. Fiemming, STEPHEN A. Gee
Rev. Car, Hendrickson. Arthur Potts
William Rock Fred Potts, l. A. Gustaf-
son, ID. ID. Garvey, Martin, an Indian
guide Frank Ruckard, Thomas Naggs.
Charles Il. Van Huberer and the officers
of the meeting.
'Of this number Mr. Hendrickson is
missionary who has labored among the
Yaku,as Indians for the last ten years.
Martin Is a fuli-blooded Ina.an who has
been very faithful In guiding parties into
the interior. The others are newcomers
on their way TO the Copper river. who
have given up the trip for the prospects
at the glacier.
II left for the third glacier on the day
following the organization of the district
/ suppose a number OF the newcomers
have gone to the Hidden glacier country
and located. The gravel bed in which the
gold was foSnd extends eight miles inland.
and IL from one-quarter to ene-ha.f mile
in width. It is sixty-five miles from Yaku-
tat,
White on the steam schooner Augusta
l went In as a hired prospector for the
Stinson party, and accompanied them over
the glacier and almost to the Aisec river
before ] decided that I had better start
In for myself. They were within nine
miles of the AIsec river When 7 last heard
from them on March -. After reaching
tho river they would have little trouble
working their way to the hesdwaters Of
the White and Tanana rivers The new
glacier god fields Will he missed by most
Of the prosnectors as the third glacier f.
tire one crossed by most of the prospect
nfS IN going into The fy,teviorp