The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-17
GRIZZLED MINERS WITH
DUST FROM THE NORTH,
Schooner Gen. sfgiin. With Thirty
i've Men From Cock Inlet and
$4,000 in Yellow Gold.

Unhe.aided and unlocked for. tire
schooner Gea- Siglin. Capt Johnson. ar
rived in port at clock yesterday after
were forty-.ive grizzled and roughly
dressed miners who waved their hats oRd
shouted as the schooner giided slowly Up
the Aarbor in tow O: the tug Mystic.
Quite a neat little pile ot gold dust.
from $500 20 $1,000 was brought down
BY the men who returned on the Sig
lin. Those who had the most OF the yell
low stuff were oid-timers who had been
mining in the Cook inlet country for the
last three or four years They are all il
good spirits
When questioned regarding their expe-
r;ences and the extent OF their wealth, the
men looked wise and remained silent
They evidently imagined that they had
struck big thing and were going to keep
il TO themselves.
". G. whors, of San Francisco, was one
OF the lucky passengers. He lad with him
a fat sack Of gold dust which he had taken
from his claims on Renal lake, near the
Juuet and Copper creeks. about twenty
five miles from Sunrise City. The value
Of the dust which he brought down with
him Mr.. Whorf refused to state Aside
from this he talked freely.
Il have been mining IN the Cook inlet
country four years. he said, "and have
prospected in many places / came up TO
Seattle from San Francisco and went north
in the schooner Norman. Most of my
work has been On the banks of kenai lake.
near the Junet and Copper creeks, where
! have several claims located. The soil is
mostly gravel. which is worked by the
hydraulic method. 1t yields from s. 10 IS
for each days cleanup. Shortly before l
started down, two large parties, known as
the Los Angeles and San Jose Hydraulic
Mining Companies, arrived at the lake
from California, bringing with them hy-
drauIic machines. When I started the
San Jose company had gotten to work,
and in two days had cleaned up s24n. This
work was all done with one nozzle. The
company from Los Angeles had not start
ed work yet.
"A party of thirty men from Santa Cruz.
Cal, known as the Bowhead Mining Com
psny. Is working on Skelock lake, about
forty miles from Sunrise City. The ground
is running from Is cents to 81 per pan.
Severa, smaller parties are also working
claims near by.
"A corporation known as the Sheckle-
foot Syndicate Association Is building
wagon road from the head Of Resurrec-
ton bay 10 the Snow river. about ~ enty-
five miles distant. Ten miles OF the road
have now been constructed. From Stow
river the road IS 10 extend 10 the head OF
kenia lake.
II am down here for the purpose of get
ting provisions and some hydraulic ma
chinary. / expect TO return 10 Cook inlet
by the next steamer leaving for that place.
and will take with me sixteen dogs for
trave! from Sunrise City 10 the head OF
the lakes
Henry Ohlemutz German, was another
passenger on the SigiIn. He came down
from Sunrise City. where he has a dance
hall He came TO Seattle 10 deposit n
large amount of money In one OF the
banks. and to purchase goods for estab-
fishing saloon II Sunrise City.
As the Sig.in was leaving Tycnak on
the morning Of July 2, the schooner Stella
Erland arrived there In tow Of the steamer
kadiak, OF the Alaska Packers Associa-
ton. Besides the Golden Gate. no other
sailing vessels We're seen while in the
north. Following is lis. Of the passan-
gers brought by the Sigiin:
r K. Shepard. Thomas X Daugherty.
a. w. Albright, T. c. Lyon, John Vanor.
Cutler, II. Wilcox. r. Divers. l.. 3. Hen
derson. c. L Casseman. s. La Point John
Reynolds j. Jardine, Robert Oliver. Her.
man WoElieG. p A. Lamp. John II kooas.
Alice Gnrber {. II. Shamel. r. Marshall,
Alfred wirz f. I.eyessuer. r. B. Baigie.
Miron, w. r. whefen. 4. Shoemaker. ".
q. Whorf. F. Liebengarth. r. Lewis. Hen
~ ohlemutz. John Nanors H. Wilcox. Il
l. Richardson. c. Il. Machuia J. Il. Ban
dolla, j. W. Smaliey. y. u. Mercer. A /.
Mercer. ". e SLACK. T. NJ. Boone and f.