The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-15
IN Mining District Bound to Be
Recognized.
- 20 Possess Advantages Over
-. Klondfke ~ IN Attraction
t.r Pr0spectors-Pine Greek and
- other Streams Yield Well
Three Nuggets Worth Eighty
DsIIsss-nig Rush Next spring.

.ro,S the arrivals on the Cottage City
a.. evening Was w. a. Bell. OF Skagway
sayr.,iy OF New " natcou, one OF the
,.,vS.. claim holders in the Attn mining
1xsr.ct John CuGihee, brother OF De-
..r,sve CuGlhee says that If there Is any
- in Asaska capable OF stating the ex-
=, condition ia the new district, Mr.. Bell
aihe man
II object" said Ar. Bell. 30 have Mr.
s-,,asase give ME such q high recommenda-
..or vnen ne. himself. Is thoroughly in
tanned on the Atlis country. I believe II
~as sfr cua.aee who said that the future
vUsli show Attn 70 be a greater country
Ear the poor man than the klondike. He
was riaisuled al the time. hut I am salts
sed his prediction mas come true,
II have been in that district two months
own SIX claims on Birch creek in COM
pasy with men named Case. Dick and
A,sxander. ! nave one claim on Wright
and ole on Rose creek On Birch creek
three OF az In removing the trimmings took
cut SO in thirteen hours. One bench claim
On Pine creek, quarter Of a mile above
discovery has produced ti.5to. The adjoin-
Ing claim at one SIDE has yielded $3.50
Across the creek one man packed dirt down
10 the stream in a sack. washed II out
alone and got $40. On discovery. Wright
creek ons man has taken out ST. 90 with a
rocker. Three nuggets from the same
claim were worth 4 total OF ~. The iarg-
ct ran ~
pine. Spruce. Birch. Wright. DixIes
Bear, Muska; and Ruby creeks comprise
the principal mining country so far dis
covered. All of these creeks prospect well
Wherever "A man has put in sIuice box
or rocker a claim has paid from $40 to $50
Ga ~
because IL Is easy Of access, easy TO work
! ard you do not have To pay royalties or
get permits. You can contract now for
tae delivery OF freight from Skagvay at 8
cents pound.
Already between 400 and 500 claims
have ben located. Those which have
BEEN ~ssked have shown up we'll Two
mea can 20 there with grub for the sum-
ner and their whipsaws and in a week be
taking money out Of the ground. In five
days two of my companions and myself
made our sluice boxes. carried them three
quarters of mile and were siuieing.
There will be Big rush in the spring.
operations FOR The winter have ceased
pfssunne that there will nor be more than
~ men winter there. The man who goes
sg In the spring Will simply have to take
ka chances with the crowd. The country
Is large and there is no telling what will
BE- discovered. A friend OF mine sem A
Irospeetor across country 10 the head
waters OF the Hootalnqua river He re-
turned with tbs news that he siiscov eed
twesve creeks In the country travefsed and
tsaf they prospecied we'll
The country as a whole is rolling. grav-
ely and spotty with groves one can ride
through 1t with a horse. There IL plenty
e. grass. and If one takes the trouble 10
eat II he can keep a horse all winter with
cut much extra expense. Iniians say that
Il dry climate. / Judge hal they have
abou; three feet OF snow in winter