Stikeen River journal., 1898-03-26
FROM THE GOLD FIELDS,
Rich Finds on the Rosebud Cause
 a Stampede.
DAWSON WELL REPRESENTED
Another New City Springing Into Existence Major Walsh OH
 His Way Out.

NlCuOIld l lillCS. MdfCH C. AHlOiiC the passengers on the steamer Danube, which arrived yesterday afternoon from Skagway, was F. Nichols, of Maple Creek, N. w. T., who left Dawson City early in February last making his way out over the frozen rivers and lakes to Lake Bennett. from where he came over the Chilcoot pass, experiencing terribly cold weather. with fierce winds. The weather was SO bad while crossing the summit that he feared more than once he would be frozen to death. Nichols brings contirmatory news of the big strikes on American creek. on , the American side, and says big stam- pedes have taken place from Dawson to that creek. Many very rich finds are reported from that district. He also brings news of an exceedingly rich
 trike on Rosebud creek, newly dis covered gold producer, and tells of the enormous stampede from all directions 70 that creek. Rosebud is tributary If the Yukon. joining that river about four miles above Sixty Mile, and about
 ifty-three miles this side of Dawson. It $ on the same side of the river as the
 .Zlondike, and from all reports prom ises to be equally as rich as that now famous river and its tributaries. ROse- bud creek was discovered by sone prospectors who were bound out on
 January 5th, last. They were passing down the Yukon's banks trying the dirt in places, and at length their tests showed color. On burning some gravel at the mouth of the Rosebud they found gold going from four to ten dollars to the pan, and on exploring the creek found that it.was richly gilded all the way up. The news was brought to Dawson towards the end of January, and soon the trail down was alive with men, night and day. It is estimated that over five hundred Dawsonians' joined in the stampede. MT. Nichols being one of these. He, however, is not practical miner-he took in cat tie last summer-and not caring to change his vocation, came right out, intending to go in again as soon as | possible with two hundred head of cat sle. Rosebud creek, at it's mouth, is now covered with tents, and soon q new city will spring into existence there, for many of the miners, having faith in the richness of that creek, arc prepar- ing to erect cabins. Mir. Nichols denies the reports which have gained credence of the alarming prevalence of scurvy and typhoid at Dawson There may be few sick men there, he says, but no more than there are in any other city the size of Dawson. He does not fear starvation in the mining district. nor shortness of provisions. There will be enough tO do he says, although, he added, on second thought, they may be pinched somewhat. if the river is late in break ing up this coming spring.
 Nichols says that Major Walsh. ad- ministrator of the Yukon. is on his way back to Skagway, and will arrive there within few days. He, with Judge
 Mcclure, Captain Bliss. and Messrs. Wade and Mckeown, were at Five Fingers, on their way to Dawson. when
 Nichols met him. They had fifteen or twenty dog trains and were well out fitted. While they were at Five Fing- CTS some mounted police arrived with mail for the administrator, and he im1 mediately turned back, and with one or two members of the party proceeded to the coast. In conversation with Nich1 ols. he said he was going back, and
 would not go to Dawson this winter
 Judge McGuire and the other officials continued the journey towards Daw.