The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-20
OFFICIAL MEMS OF alaska.
Circle City's Winter Not So Gold
az in the Dakotas.
GOOD PROSPECTS IN DicoINoS
Hsrch Creek Dfsfrfet the Richest
whisky Famine ut Dawson Al
xauces Prices 10 k.5 n GALLON
Charge for uauiimg Lumber sew
emteen Miles. 5000 Per 1000
Activity fn Real Estate.

Activity in Hsna Issste'
An interesting ard offIelal report 81 con-
cisions ia Alaeka up 10 s&st August /, has
been made 5y Samuel .. DunaaFn, an
agent o. tie United States department OF
Labor. Inc report contains mgc4s matter
mat is rev. aa1 gives accurate ensgnren-
usent oa other phases OF life la the kIen-
dlka The following SHOWS these portions.
"a record of tie temperature last VIII
ter and spins at Fort Yukon, which Is Just
within tie Arctic cirsIe shows that the
AVERAGE temperature for December Has
degrees below zero. January. "a degrees
below February. - degrees b"ioS. AsAfen,
8 aassFeeS above. The cOisSest day VAS
January ig, wnen tue ib@Tmonletef regis
tered 80 degrees below zero Tne longest
period OF continuous low temperature was
from February IL To =. inclusive ts4e tAt.f-
mDneter allowing for the ten aa}s sis
following readings beiow zero H.. -. -
s-x, u. 5zlx. -. ~, -. =
''Wnile dweI.arz Us a. more salaDFIpus
climate Will no doubt read THESE ns3fe@
with 4 sslyer the o.d-ttners are Unaili-
NOUS la SAYING that the winter OF lStt~ts
waa TIE Biiaest ever known 70 %oTtiiefh
Alaska The weather on tH.- uken 1851
winter on aceos4nt ~ the 4fyH1ss OF the
atmosphere and the aa-ence OF Winds. vas
almost uniformly pleasant i tfmp~f&~
tufa Of ~ degrees below zero tEeF" bfinss
no more discomfort than 81 degrees below
ia the HakGtAs. Tie writer has sAptfloiac~
ed lar moge dissgreeao.e weather In Mill
nesoia and Montana than that wnich pre-
vailed last winter - Circle Clt}.
American Greek District
The American creek district was thor
oughiF pr4sp-cted last winter, and gfrat
deal Of development Hoik *as oui!ei Dat
IL was impossible to- secure ANY accurate
data in regard 20 the output 1t il re-
ported thaa some claims yielded three
ouuces "a day to the man. Several Claims
have beeI, sold at prices ranging from
$s'+s} to $1,000. Al the mouth of MISSION
ofook of which stream American creek -
IL tributary a town known as Eagle City
has sprung az during the last few months
and June . there were about -, people
there living principally III tents- a num-
Der of substantial Jog HOUSES have been
built and many more axe III course OF
cons trtiCtfUU.
'+1nis Is the natural distributing point
for the Fort y-Ini.e district. there being Il
short portage over low divide, and thc
mines al the head OF Seventy mile may
also oe reached from American creek Tne
commercial companies are establishing
trading posts at Eagle city. WITH a. view
IL supplying the American creek. Forty
mile and s3s.ventF-fuiie ligEluSs. capt t.
II Ray. 4 5 A located military reser-
walton al Eagle city ia February i.sSt. a8d
has recommended line establishment oi u
post there.
Other American Districts.
The Birch creek district. FOR which
Circle CITY IS the distributing point, s,ili
maintain its position as tn. richest ana
most productive gold fields ON the Anefi-
can side \ score or more 81 the owners
81 Birch creek claims returned from Daw-
son Ira tie winter and Worked their prop
efIies la limited way. the scarcity Of
Miners and supplies making IL Impossible
10 operate the mines to their fGit capacity.
f2triy in June the owners Of two adtoin-
Ing claims on Mastotun creek sent regUI-
si;ions 60 their agents at Circle City for
2n miners Tor summer work. bat tAey were
able To secure the services of only eight
or ten men At that time about $50 IN. u
were at work In the district. ana IL is
estimated thAt the output viii reach s000.-
80. hail OF this ptuduct coming from Mas
todou Eagle creek has produced some
dumps which washed " s. - e. tae bucket
or " cents &" the pan. y rich discovery
wAS made ia the winter on the North cor
MfieFb fork or i-4E,e creek, PROSPECTS
showing as high a. s. TO the pas. Many
twenty -aore claims have beeu iVcste1 In
tho district for hydraulic psTDosssz and "A
f!ombeT Of properties have been bonded
sales 81 this natIr@ having been made Al
price, rauglus from 500 To $1,000. Wages
remain a. 81 an hour.
coal creek. Nffy miles above Circle
s1tN, WA Thoroughly proeprctc,t during the
win ~. anJ Nhs staked Cor thirty miles
ht.c Il" l4tts" pay Ma found. thc creek
lromlSea We'll for hydraudc operations
This statement ~ also true Of many creek =
III the American creek and Seventy all}e
districts
Much prospectus and some 1eve .o0r1ent
work have be~n 3one iu thr Sevraty-N l~
District Oser forty new creeks haye been
sjaksd. m" soeaiieus numbering over 1890
\ ie@ sW.ss AFe F~tnried a snaN pr5>es
tli-ftmerE aaN~ ErNlf f4fth tn The futsEra NJ
Seventy Mite toq Matte has been isra.4
a. The mouth Of Seven 81 Mlle creek. and
TIE placo s. known a. star CiIy. 4 rtsn-
tef " au!i4inX~ S"re e courss az oonstruc-
ton tier, jams - A1A tAe town contained
population NJ shout @-s.
Prices al Dawson.
iNrire tae .ttt.r t4s. ~ ,4. winter
were Nas "li- 81 famine what Ia =.
steck ther, was aeiHK tn sae hauds ~ a
~ - l~'fi Keep rs. ~ io CD4rgVi s. a lrfak
The FIRST tquor so r,a p Dawson f-ofg1 tfu-
titfr sas l1 Sails"s % brandy w1lch sa.t
i4r 80 Hit.ion \ favored .a8.y itIpst Nho
hal permit for the tnfrs ~ css et;.n<
q Nhiahy arrived as t.sW -sri .aflA .a Nt>.
81 wlN.f1 az Ssnr sat n.s -s~ea sa ttiA
- tie = gallon 81 Est.-t. .usrc:> assured
p trstn4s tn"t after rsp.ne ABB fees and
IeNi sii's expenses. 1" htt CLEARED IN na
Three ~ four TYPEWRITER operators br..
aa'l-y .@tE ,tsf-las 50 etats s. to.o. and
DsrlDS So" Wz0f.r .tasraper= ..r.s.st..
~ sV@f t@e }'st. t@nEa "a fesH aAte az s.
sitecr
Large slst.as ~ etsnav s.rf. a..tos.s ,.......
tF~ oae t@sekfr 0hA worked tte r-..
sAfrS fA2s sr .}e8frt S-s.'s" ae % f-...!.. an.
its e.Hr Fs geesk a15siossZa 20 ...- .1 ..
9 AiSA 80 $ "A pound foT v3 euG g x "a
ioa iar rav-
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: tue - HH ta-se tar ns Atc1 D.. Es-R.
tfa'Ftrro aa.l5ss A.e e. taa.~ .e..r.
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go Fs-.'stf s+ue n41.s $50 -e
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