The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-08

x mes.s prominent in the state
~ militia. returned Sunday on the
steamer DlriSo from Alaska.
| having spent since last October Ia tho
| klondike and In ire American creek dis
| rict. He believes Klonaiss mining will
| hereafter De conducted on more system
| alto basis. which viii make the famous
/ 2lacers productive for the next twenty-five
/ years. He has also great faith in the MIS-
| sion and American creek districts. and pre-
| diets thai Eas,s City. on shs American
side, VIII in tina eclipse Dawson as me
/ most important, post on thu Yukon.
/ Il LETT Dawson Angus; - no Sald yea
| serday. AZ that time wages were down
| TO 81 day. People were at that time ecas-
| ;ering out on the hi!Is and bench claims
/ on Bonanza, Eleorade. Hanksr. Bear. Do
rninion ana Quartz creeks are turning cut
! 20 be good working properties, These
| claims are 80 sses by go feet On many
| 80 day 10 being taken out. and in scxns
| instances as high as 81, e0c
| An old prospecter who had located on
| French Hill. without prospecting his claim.
| sold 1t for sl.eao. OF which sloo was paid
| down and soc was 10 BE pala when taken
from the claim. The purchaser rocked Out
! 500 the nrst two iaya Then ne went down
| OUT A.on He has now three rockers at
| work and is clesning up $4,000 q day. The
orisina! locator is the soresi man In AlssA
| ka- The Hill back of kIond!ks City Is De-
ing prospscted and Is turning out we'll.
| Next springs cleanup will give IRE true
| indication Of the wealth OF the kiondike
! More prospecting will be done this winter
| than ever before. All claims taken up last
| summer must be represented this winter
4 ~ hrr nsRE k&tr If s.s.la
| viii be brought out. Miners are beginning
| to find out that Decent dir; can be worked
10 advantage. Heretofore inexperienced
! men have been taking out the gold in
| very unscientific way. but men who under
/ stand the business are now getting into
! the country.
/ 'of the Canadian officials only Fawcast
/ Is now in Dawson. Wade came out the
same time did. ana We met Ogilvie going
/ In ! think the administration Will be bot
/ ter next year.
AZ Tor the American side. Eagle CITY
! al the mouth of Mission creek is the post.
! Mission creek appears 10 he quartz prop
, osition There are minerals OF all kinds
but very little wash gravel. 7 saw there
groupings OF coal and found ioa, coal in
the creek bed. On American creek every
/ claim must be represented ny July l. II
! is all summer work. Five claims are now
being worked there and all are doing well
Wages are 81 an hour. Eagle City will in
/ time be the outlet for the Tsnana, Charley
! Seventy-Mile and the LEFT fork OF the For
| ty-Mils districts"
II. c. Fining, one OF the oldest and best
| known timber cruisers on the Sound. has
Just returned from a trip to Camano ISL
ana. Mr.. Nining came to the Sound coun-
try In the seventies. and has been engaged
! In timber cruising nearly all the time.
There are very few sections of timber
land In the Washington regions that he
has not visited. and he Is considered
good authority
f, At the Dller yesterday Mr. Vining in
an interview with Post-In;eliigencer re-
/ porter said: II just returned last
night from Camano island, which Is oppo-
/ site Wildly island. ! travelled all ov4r
! the island and it Ia now getting very des-
;itute OF good timber. At present there
are five camps. bat they will not be work
/ ed very long. as the longs are most all
gone. There are very few ranches on the
island. as the soil is unfit for agricultural
purposes. Capt James r. Moore of this
city. has the best ranch on the island.
The Davis ranch is composed Of marsh
land. and the Larson ranch has a few
improvements John o'Brien has cram
berry ranch and has about forty acres un-
der cultivation. He has very good in
dustry and makes large shipments. There
, are about 80 acres OF land under cuiti
walton. and that represents tho best OF the
land
Since l have returned have thought
OF the difference there is N the logging
business OF today ard that or score ~
years ago. Then man could take pair
OF oxen and GO In the woods and COM
menee work Now 1t takes capital 10 log
Formerly oxen were used and after
while horses were substituted. Now the
steam enigma is employed. Then the mill
companies worked their own camps aGd
feliad their own logs. while at the present
| time loggers do the work and the mills
are supplied by them"
Mrs J. g. Horn who Il ore of the lead
Ing movers In the chsysanthsnum carnival
being gotten Up by the ladies or Olympia,
was IN Seattle yesterday. securing the CO.
operation or we.i-known ladies who Will
attend to this end OF the affair. The lady
was very successful In her efforts. and prs
diets q fine entertainment for Seattle day
~ thu carnival.
The object Of giving the carnival IS TO
raise sufficient funds with which to- pur-
chase d suitable souvenir for Admiral
Deweys flagship. the Olympia, which was
named after the capital city. In order 10
do this successfully the ladies in charge OF
lie affair decided to raise the necessary
tUr4S 2S having q 1iir
rl-rous aids selected by public votes. which
ara placed at the nominal sum OF cents
each The idea Is to have tina ausan hail
from Olympia and the maids OF honor from
other cities In the state. two from each of
the larger eitias ard ora each from ths
others In Seattle Mrs J. c. Names. Mira
H. @ strive Miss Marguerite Mckinney
and Mss Eiasu@ Hanfo!d viii look after
tfie details OF Seattle day. and aso the
voting contest.
II Is no, improbable tiiaf Admiral Dewey.
the nations hero of heroes, will be present
AT the carnival The navy department has
promised the Olympia ladies' thst the al
nliyal viii be present II "a Is called home
a. member Of the peace commission
Should this bs brought about Olympus will
be taxed for room 10 accommodate the
crowd that wifi pour IN 10 Go homage TO
"Our Dewey
" Pauke. a veteran Vsshtnston r9iner.
arrived in the city yesterday morning from
Mount Baker SIC returned hon1- II fas
evening To a post-inte,fganceT reporter
Nr fefuke asl8
- have gTea. faith IN ere Mount Baker