The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-20

- there r. paying quantities would
assgred by every i1Sscz tor. TIE
s..ss az she hsar diggsazs 81 iae koyukaz
1 =. sssr kr0Ec FOR a long time. Tsn
szo I a14Eat gid which rad been
- az, tse.@. ard even f1Aeu Gat~--
1 - ~ ryosgsct or The river ~ some
-, tine Bar sirxings rave yiel1ex
: - a. - a Gag 70 the MAJ. Bot uns!l
=. ..s; swo years no prospecting asd
| -. s1ss outside tire bar Probably
/ e -ser hav= b~sa mere ard ros over
.-s,.v~fye ioc@fians ara new recorded IN
= srstre t.lstr5et the territory Is vas:
=. ,here i. roarn ,or thousands
as ysa g. ~ ne Yukon, IL l. Joined
ne se.t-n=r.8 ss6e ash 81 niles from
- mouth by the Koyukuk. The latter
: .asy o. aecesa About ~ miles above
:. ,caassuce with the Yukon. the Koyu-
- breaks inlo ssY@n branches. each ore
arr rive ard tas Quite, for a regular
s,rvgss % eo.3- bearing crseks The cen
a. s6.k Is the ThI9ck@asneuae, the
go s-sncA = she SieBerataa. while an
So zaa ~ &C. AID - b. tFr riches,
nzil.a Ala-ra ~ for TIE s,sa!.Irr If
s~ss nsrrses ! can 4Q7te no authority ana
- ssuagiF gg8dea cs sound on the GER
~ sors i Traioway bar. long known
!, rglEegs. 'Iat- tsr. e5s 1VeYea gve ar
~ sesrs sgo. r--es f4Iy sixty feet above
Z. river. Or it are stskeG gw4lve cla snrfs
= txsnfs aares 80 "a. on bedrock there
: sv~ 20 s4gst fe"t - gravel and one
.so-s season I've miners took out ,hese
e. A, Jusf aSove me bar :. q so5sn6l a
ssa " Ignite Goa ne vein IL about
sa.rsy fse, thick ard has been stak~a for
= sn.ire length. only samples have been
u Ia taken 0ut
6sId-Lin~d Barx.
Il weui in 5ais last April with ;xo con-
raaiens. We took the trait from. For,
fIsHslin. and. crossing jim and FISH riv-
sfs AMI tAe south FORK. struck Tie center
lsrk twelve m.Ies above Tramway bar.
There we found plenty Of timber 70 build
. bali. acne of the 1rses grow az fiftean
inchss il d.aalst~g Before starring dawn
the r.yes ws staked on T~eive~Mua and
Loas srssks. flnSiing gold in every pan 81.
ssffses prospec ong Ia fact. Il. least 80
Esiles - tie Roy 3Huk, before IL branches
Il faG 81 soG~Hned bars. and coiors tan be
sssaa sSsIy where. Seven men who had
sa,sn iD Just before us had taken IN
sss.s1s - ssf:sa4 Of the many creeks BE-
la< obliged D. want OF supplies to hurry
esE sc did not remain very long on the
Tfgsr Yukon or tha way d8An claims
o. Hgses bar aud Ell another. the aan. Of
xhleh | DO cot know were located Tn.
.ilsF sAs 80 feet high. and / paaned col
sFs as aiKn ~ as fifty feet. On fi,lsss bar
.fabsake can always be gotten cut.
Nhe2 the water Is not too alsa for sue
sFssfsl work, pans OF from 10 10 II centa
ssea are common Even In high water l
tsak 0ut scent pan or course. Tor big
returns. the bars must bs worked with a
sTeags 81 gravel pump.
We had intended 10 40 40 the AIataa
rssT which Is reported 70 be vastly rich.
b. wrfe co;npt llea by the oVef1urning OF
~ h1ai. seven miles above Traiit.ty bar
aaa Be iass Il our outfit. 20 start down The
rvsT Al anee The nose of the boat caueb.
" = .sudtar and in a twinkl!ng lad been
easssssa bY The current I saau, sshore.
sri ny "3mpan.ons r!ghied Tia, boat
n oa.y articles recovered wer. y sack q.
sssr. package Of tea and some bedding.
VI managed e. borrow "a little yeast from
is-se men neaf the scage Of our disaster.
D-7ias oar threc weeks trip doan The nv.
e IS fre9 on tea ana aap-jteks. Not a
- 81 any othe. food pazsel! our Iips. AZ
;as fneath u en-. koyukuk left ms two
esIFa3es They Will set supplies and =,
tzeE .ar ihe wiI.ter
Two get $50, 900, 900
a-eaF " AVA 10 t3SE Di 1s&DasEt tOFA IN
;Asle th.s IA and winter. atd by nrxt
sFf.ag tHe value Of the new distract viii
es practically decided. have heard taat
40 yssr ;sn parties took out Sao.ou tn
}sfsa SEEKS with rocker. They worked
sae y ID small creeks. probably a trlbu-
AT y the AlAgna. Tao god a~t.afry -
= s'aeit distributed and prospecting mas
30 80 limited thaf a prediction OF the
are or tho hoyuhak IS impossible Il
ass he advantage ~ being "a American
ts5;eTy alla easy 70 reach. steamers g0-
Is ~ the river VIII be troubled with
saEc!.s - wood. For the arss =. mile.
ssr poplar cottonwood. willow ana other
gef1 aai Ulu-somh8Stihie wood can be
es's.aed Further up spruce and other
sood fra wood ahounds Another trouble
ar steamers viii 30 10 hrd a Iautang
Asr1e Cliv. WIEN Ia fourteen houses aax
M Qn.Haatt,d since the rush 20 Circle
III III s.fe Il t1e town * "a miles up
- nvsf. bu' IS houses have been almost
ssisely sNep> away by = recent flood All
cher landings have suffered from the al
aas. rise u ms ttvar. The w1t@r goes mp
,senty g. tblrty f,et. and carries All
rs g. III tae whole length % tie river
thSse A." net i hslf-fageu places suitable
- lsRd ngs
Hulk TIC koyukgk may hs cooked -
- astonishing results hut would az. urEs
a the destination OF the t+nderfeot.
fhf7e az tnaaea people u1w - the coau-
= = iAvs'op any disroyeriee that may 30
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