The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-17
Important Gold Discoveries Made
Near Telegraph Greek.
ASSAYS REACH NEARLY SAoo.
james II. Hayden. Jr-- of seattle,
0ne of the Fortunate Leeators-
Excitement Han High for n Time
and Gold Hunters f.aekrd to the
scene of the Find-Miles OF Rich
Placer tiromna on the stickeen.

Important discoveries ot p.aeer and
quartz on the stiekeea river. within ten
niles from Telegraph creek. we're made
early In January last and : sGaaI-sixed
| stampede 10 the aess reg0n resulted. Tie
quartz ledge. reported 10 oe very rich,
/ lies ten miles from TEE graph cs2ek. II
vas fled on hy number OF respectogs
early IN January and locarsoa notices wefs
sent ID the office 81 the gold commission
er Of tie district al pease Lake.
Tals Information. the first authentic
news 10 reach Seattle from Telegraph
creek. IS contained in letter 10 Maj
James Il Hayden. the welI-knawn Seattle
banker. from his son. James K, Hayden,
1r.. who IS BOW ~ Telegraph creek Dir.
Hayden Is also well known In SEATTLE. He
has been engaged In mining enterprises
for several years. Last fan he weat north
~ way ~ the Stekeen river and Teie-
graph cree1.. While ~ the latter p.aca
reports reached the camp concerning thu
discovery Ok an Immense ledge IF very
rich quartz. and ar. Hayden vas che Of
the first 10 reach tie spot. lie located
several claims. aud assays 0. samples sent
10 his father indicate tha; the ore il
very rich.
SIR. Hayden has also been successful n
other enterprises on Telegraph creek lie
Is one OF group of men that has OBJ
tanned lease on no miles OF rich placer
ground on the old channel OF the St!ckeen
FiYer. Pans on the surface. according 10
the letter written by Mir. Hayden 10 his
father. averaged Is cents and nuggets are
frequent Work on the properly has been
begun With energy. ana Mr.. Hayden ex-
presses the be.ief that he has found a
fortune better than most men's luck in
the klondlke.
one Of Mr. Hayden's letters IS dated
January !. The other IS dated at Tee-
graph creek. February u. The follow
ms excerpts from oue cf The letters con-
tain the account CT the quartz aud re-
ferreti to:
There is quite a quartz excitement
around hera now. and X gives promise 81
amounting IL snal-s.zsa klaHdike. In
any ease, I've 81 us~Frank Calbraith W.
MARTA. Charley Wright. Harry Chap
mas. and ulysef-have located eight ella ms
in 'wo grouns. We IF; here al , O'Clock
in the morning last Sunday. taking three
deg ieaps- The property is only ten
miles from here. on the SticIleen river.
w arrived there about daylight ana went
rsEht - stalking claims. Tuesday morn
ing Wright and Chapman and two do,
teams went on "a pease Lake. a distance
Ok ninety miles. n cord the claims wa
then came back 20 Telegraph creek and
now the excitement Is Al the top notch.
W. have three claims fn one group and five
tn another The ledge IN both places IL
fi1m so To- @si feet wide our ASSAYS
have r4B from s. 70 so per ten. wth an
average of alscut So. We can't bank
WY much on car assays ye,. as the Ap-
piiauses hcrt ara limited"
NJ H2ydeo enclosed tiro samples from
be of 5Rst .,
over 10 =. r Rosarei}is Cor assays Ma
Has deu yesterday received ;he rep0rt
from NJ. lsogardus. which gave the fell
iowo9E results.
NJ ! f&s2. u pr ton geld S--s0 per ton
silver
n ? $50 ga sa'd and a trarc Of silver.
IA 3S4 lr gold
M. to regs.s pJr ion in gold
Ne. $50 cents peg ten Io gold
u ~iJ be seen that Nj. HAYDEN ASSAYS
made - Teleersph crack barely ind
Gated tbs richness NJ the ore.
Concerning lie PAGER claifus q the IJav
d-a party. /; IS stated That h. lease they
hAXr secured ~ miles az placer ground
along 'he osd river channel From pros
pect ~ abon; thirty pounds ~ grave! ,hat
NJ Nri&at g'rough, - he camp Ire dirt
AFe FsS"d - cents per pan. Several small !
a4HeetS ~cre taken oUt cf the prospect |
N"ls. iA# t!.f- vas tax p oG ;ha r.rn and !
~ attempt was us35s t7 zo 70 bedrock
Sir i4sSdeu saws that Vrr& ca a croSs-
cat so the channe. vas hegun and !eyrl- |
opUi at WtH be prosecuted IF she dirt !
<aatCurS - az az good Hs r~eS+~: frae- |
saet=. aad tne lv3iaa' inu. are favorable
- wl hsve a k.9aaRe ~ oar OWE h
SAYS.
NJ Hay!sn sacarel passege ~ the
stssmtr Bristol iass Angus. ana whaa
InAf steamer f@ae7 In an au~na0' 20 get
passengers - = Miches1 ne returned and
went 'o ForE Wraaset. detern.5aet 20 pro-
ceel en 81 - gold fields o>sc ehe :. eAeen
ros4se he sanoGacsz his Intention ~
ff1Sti-T she Cou7s~g he.&eea TeIe-
gfsns creek an3 Lake Teesia. which BE
sf;ss-3@rs 20 1e rlch - :oi~eTs.s