The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-22

- Awsos. Aug i-1as savisass'-
on .ty Of migrating to Americas
ssrrstory in order 70 develop the
~ rich mineral districts On thai
side OF tbs boundary Hrs 10 just
now TIE general subject Of Aisousston
who ~ but poor prospects ahead under
the existing ebnoxious Canadian mining
laws. rnlss and regulations. A stampede
wAs stArtsd to the Forty -4Giis district last
January, resulting in rich nncs being re-
ported by prcspsct0DL Tts9t district Was
practically rsettled and relocated By tbs
stsmoedsrs. Who rsssaked claim after
claim all aiong tie Forty-afi.s and tts trfb-
ntxxiea. Including o'Brssn creek. with its
numerous SIDE strsam, pups and guichss.
New nApsss we're given 70 o,e creeks, ard
The satire Forty-AfiIs mining country was
divides Into four new distr!cts. with .
newly Appointed recorder placed Ia charge
OF each. All this wax done By the miners
themselves, ths army Of stamp<de4s ap-
bearing 10 have worked systematically and
to have kept withln the ssdri: Of the Amer
lean mining lava The new districts and
theiT feaaf ders Gse n follows.
Buckskin creek district taking In the
north Cork OF the Sorty-h:is, with John
Martin as recorder: Chicken creek district,
taking In Mye-s forks. Gold creek, Fitch
fork creek and others. with Huay Nathe-
son az recorder. whose headquarters are on
Chicken creek. Canyon creek district. with
g. Nelson as recorder. He u up ct the
TuEssiea hoaisa ana his cabin u ou q tr.bu-
fary OF the Canyon creek called Camp
AAln
country ard Its tfibutarsex from the
boundary line up. has bosn turned over to
Recorder r. II. Humber. who makes his
headqna<ters 81 Sam Patct's famous cabin
on tho boundary tina
A new map Of thses Forty Mia and Mis-
sion creek districts. copy Of which l en-
close. has been made from recent surveys
ana explorations by n. II. Ball. civil en-
gfreos, and J. g. Fritz This IL known To
be not only the very latess but the most
correct map OF tina. heretofore unknown
region Yet given to the general public. and
the i'ost-lntsaiige ncor can now be- said to
30 tho first paper to publish 1t for the
benefit Of its many readers looking 10 the
American side for location.
The F'orty-Niie district has been mined
after fashion for some ten or twelve
Years. with Indifferent success. The work
was primitive. ard owing to the frozen
condition OF the ground very superficial
Ihe results were sc unsatisfactory. in the
main. that the entire camp was practically
abandoned as Of no value when the dis
coyerins Were made at Circle City In the
winter OF lkss the system. then in It's first
trials, WAS adopted Of burning 10 bedrock
and drifting on bedrock by tbs use Of huge
wood fires kepi going ali night la order TO
saAw out the ground. AL tha, tine min
Ing on tho American side was al confined
70 HiFch creek. The IaSer results on the
borty-M'ie created somewhat of All excite
inent. which MA In measure checked
ny TIE fabulous strikes reported i,s the
hiond!ke district, which created an exodus
from the Foriy-Miie 10 this new Ei,orado.
AFTER NE practical and very satisfactory
experience In the klendIke of burning
Aoies TO bedrock became recognized fac
Tor III the mining operations OF this froxry,
region, IL became apparent 10 many fan,ll-
lar with the Forty Nile sf.rssrs tina, the
Same system There would give equally good
Results. snd many Of those failing 20 ST.
cure locations IN ne KlondIka district re-
tarned 10 the For.g-M.ie district. anu with
fua faiSh In ths hills on The American side
econ pulled OUT imy dirt enough 10 PROVE
the richness Of Uncle Sans aosnis,.an
Positive pFcof 81 rich fnds was sss,n; .p
here ever The Ire about the sniaale Of Las,
January. and vas followed by a general
*'asahefe. which ep 10 present writing Mas
detletoa the mining camp ia cansd:a, ter
riEeTy by number ek1esisng fna This
number ia beine added to now daily e~p.
ciA4iy from the ranks ~ The newcomers
VINO. seeing nothing IN sight here. are. wise.
iy' locking 10 he American side for aola
o. operation.
The british boundary Tine creaxes the
Fossy-Aiis river about twsnsy~tAree f,,iIes
shovs IT'S mouth II suon heca ne annase@s
70 the American sniTssrs here thaf aw.ns
70 the essortsens.e mining laws ..as-sa,s nv
tas ifefsfhen government something
shou.a ee done - con;so. ara cougns OPP
eFstions or American serrifevv entirely
within American lines both eessainx into
eri Eolng cut 81 the country. ia other
~oras - make an sll-AmsTicAn route 10
ard Tom ira States To lis end =, was
scuta hat an American town on Arnsrt.
can territory was Absolutely necessary A.
f>asr os operations Hence : nartv 81
Fsersef'a ta3elltgcs. miners went % ,h.
rnsaih 81 AxxiSa creek, en- TIE American