The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-26
NNE CREEK A PARADISE.
.vw GOLD DISTRICT THE GARDEN
sPoT or THE FAR NORTH.
n. RunEaiis. Surgeon of North.
~~st Mounted Police, Vow In Seat.
tie. Advise. Young Men to Go
There 10 seek Their Fortunes.

!. r. Raln nails surgeon OF the North
.~s. mounted police. arrived In the city
-ssyers1ag direct from tae north. Before
sorg9eg dswa b. went INTO the ALLIE and
r&as creek districts AMI says thai the
sssrsr5 is the u4ost wonderful place ifnag-
sssbge, TIE q. nlase IL like tina; Of East
s-r N4sl.ES ;oa. Flowers graW abundant
Il and garden produce may be raised, max
l~g rf1e place a regular Paradise TIE
sosafrr il = rolling prairie. bat plenty @.
xoss. can b. rad for fuel
ur RuGnal.s has travelled all through
,ss Northwest territory and was with the
rssty wac1 found thc remains OF the
nasns dwellers. the first ever uneartned
sest o. tne Rockies. He built tbs Ggs.
assse at skagway aud put in the present
satef system. Speaking Of the Pine creek
esslr.c, he SAID tnat the formation demon
stgate3 the fact that the country was
as:glsaliy mountains OK quartz. The gla-
esr cut It's Nay through the mountain,
grinding the quartz. Tna bedrock il
g1rf fcn OF TIE mother lode OF the country
and IL Of a slate form4 ton
.0ut Of all the claims which were stake6i
agriag the stampede. oagy about |. 30 were
recorded" said SIR RunnaIIs. There has
sniy eeen twelve claims " nich have been
works.i Dirt which has been washed has
sieide8 three and a half ounces 10 six
Ounces - the man per day. All Of the
tn benches which have been worked bed
rock ls al % tae way from six incaes 10
four feet In ne creeks the bedrock is
sot over s.x fees deep.
II fully believe that there will he a rush
G. al least 1860 people III there next
Fprifig. The country is wonderful. and
there is 10 use alsputlng the fact II will
q ny mind iae 2 rival OF the kionf Ike
where the klondlke Is Ilch In only certain
places the Pine creek district has gold all
oyer IL. TIE country Is very accessible.
sag lltfle expense viii be attached 10 get
ting In There. This winter The Skagway
railroad VIII D. completed to the summit
sna ne distance from there 10 Attn is be-
tween thirty and forty miles. The distance
Il 0ger slipping land. which some might call
peTfeeiiF level Freight viii be takea from
Summit to Atiin Tor a, prizes not exceeding
SEEMS pound, This winter many will
20 IN over the snpw. 4 four-horse team
would he able 70 Lake In a large amount
Of staff
February IL the best time. think. when
tae Iaiuers should begin travelling to At
In. The snow VIII make sleiehIng easy
and as the route Is not hard one, they
car take large outfits In quickly. II will
Dc Nay before any work can he done bat
those wh6 g0 IN IN February will be on the
ground win theft outfits and readv for
work. There is.penty az country and IL is
iast TIE place for young men 10 60 and
ae4uitc fortune. II VIII only take one
Gam - make naa we'll fixed with this
cords goods
aim lake 4 seems To fne, would be a
Splendid dredging scheme. because when
iss glacier cut ita way through the noun
IAN much ~ The gold MAS pushed into the
lax Al the upper end OF Attn lake free
miliing ore has bean found IN large quan-
WieS The surrounding country has not
seeh explored yct and gold viii likely be
iethd on many Of the unknown creeks
Just bet0re ! came down I went 70
PYRAMID aarhar and while there Ave men
60 sar!e IN from the Porcupine river with
Nj IN coarse gold. tbs result OF three DAYS
nWk fofcGniTe river is a branch OF
hiahen". which IL a tributary az the Chill
sa' river The foTcupne IS In America
tsffi1fy and The men spoke as II tho
country was going TO prove another win
aef Tor gold fame. The discovery h abouf
seventy mice from Pyramid harhor and
gen p" reached by a good aii-water route
Alaska Is n ideal country The haIr
aaS nel been told AMI IL viii b. many wears
aeioFe fnnch Is really known Game ia
seiindant ana the climate in the summer Is
= mid that much produce can be raised
me cry used to be- Go West. young
man. but now II r. Co North and dig up