The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-24
THEY NEED WATER.
Eldorado Miners Unable IN Take
Gold Erom Their Rich Claims.

Miles of gravel heaps. studded with glls-
tcning nuggets lie along the banks OF e.
dorado creek, under the bl.stering mid
summer sun Of Klondlke. Their COLDER
store IL left unwaxhed aud In many cases
great mounds Of rich gravel. mined from
;he bed rock underlying the old channel
or the stream al great cost Of labor and
money. win remain untouched ali winter.
This Is he condition OF affairs on FL
dorado creek "a described by the passen-
gers On the City ~ Seattle, who arrived
here from Dawson yesterday morning
bringing aavices 70 August 8 Scarcity OF
water is given as the reason FOR the delay
In sluieing out the gravel heaps nn Edo
RADIO. Other authorities have said tina, the
Ubiquitous royalty imposed by tie Cana
dtsn government upon the kioisdike rr,in-
eTs has restrained the clstsu owTers frolu
taking car sAs sold from their dumps As
ere ~ the passengers 90 the Seattle pus
r Yesterday The geld Is safer in the
dumps than Ia ssosne hank II viii az Least
Say There anti IL IL washed ouf. Perhaps
ere rovatty wij3 be iessensd or abandoned
altogether. Then the n1en VINO have no,
cleaned az taeir plies - gravel Will %
usluey ahead"
Neli fafarued men 90 the Seattle St8ts
that even II the EldoTado miners desired
- wash oat their sold. they have bssn
unable - do 30 on account - ne "
Nater They SAY tfat sAe stream Is lower
Iris year fhan for years, taat the miners
have pras al fer rain. ara eb3s WITH al
the1r work IN dsotm'ng the stream they
have been aGa be ~ sst wafer 81 the high
ssss PAGES az she gravel heaps
l. J. and T. Marks - Sau FT1n>ls,o.
vere passengers on 30 Seattle yesterday.
Tney went "a u4essa last spring as tae
CA.nf.a Mons % saltwater BIZ Gates OF
ft3oraao q ms They sese Interested - IN
hirsa IA a transportation company whleh ex-
ye~l.7cc.i uFsleh tA-~ same In = taas lsss
been encountered NV mary 0t ner coz serrs
reS - stlt4 Yukon TIE Gates party
resc5esi Dawson Mty =. being Sc IL 70
Advance gssarst - newcomers lsst spring.
Tae Marks brothers are thoroughly pastef
On the district Trey to'H : FgS. Fntela-
xencer reporter yesterday TIA. fire ahseres
~ vra+er ogs f-EicT7sao cge@k Ms are e
fs,.s sts3 rsuSvs gs~ rne rar-. sFsttEssv small
aeuasut - sso}s Sssss tleat saS asyea finaest
saais frers9 IN#vsNo y. tae Rsat}-r SeeseTsiay
Ties SAIL - sTS7t.
Ne, suare than aa'f - sla,ua~ - FL
fsrss9s Aaxs- hsz-f Nassfa ouf tnss s,lft1 ;tz@-.
y.nao ~ t%ft fh-ry Angus. Ghe E,sio-
RADIO miners wsre aapsug sor raia ard ssS-
a,7x sha little Aaser i1 ne xtrN& n - to
Ass. aaran:axe %e3 u'or~ thsn aslt -. re
.rfte5 usse ere NJ - aanrs chiefly ~
-Svv2etN a,xr' 49, and SIS aa3s-h~9 -.
sfs4s Massasr ,sss hz~n sssicvvi oK We
walked ap s~s xtr~2ra ~ever@. <ssfss s13 u
us ss> nfsxessAE rEl~ lo arad y gravel
tslgu., bu5 Nait rleaDe& NJ
v~rczss Na8sry. wsss ewss a. eAzhfh ~
,eresq ss ~ Is EslleTse8a = sfsil n nav
*aw. ~attlnx fsv hss esean~sp. e ass been
estimated s1as ssAs $50 iss scSS aas as-'n
taAs.e emr ~ tAe es2#ss tA.s wsaseF- rs
ssss.es&z,s has hsszm sssde - se@ ssr 20
xAiv.ex frxstYs se.s sg.an halg ~ ,he .ieEsp
fts+h hsA - lar ssarH sud There -
~ IL zee, x as> ssrsas - n~s ns1asss 81
Ne a am.i aushsesssss t&ssi3aT wEs& Re
ground xaa aegsas Il las y.si&sd say taA4