The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-03


tas1ss 1AlI q the Aner5eaA - -
/ Al1srtet hos been Ing knoWn am pf01A-
ally worked. Many nsw locnxtone wese
maes upon H. upper tr5bueaffes 40 v1n-
Ter.
Anessean Cresk
American ereek ID t1fb1tary Ok Asssion
creek. which comes into the Yukon mtg
mikes below Foxty-,Gs.e. Taefe vas ersas
stampede to American creek last WINTER
Considerable development work vas "a
progress with such results that many 3d.
were made nj good figures Tiger cise.
In same district was also being soca.eo.
a townsite has been started At the mouth
Of missson creek. 70 be called Eagle CITY
We found Mr. Bevsngton. OF 6eAtfie, tnefe
AZ recorder. and each located . business
lot on Front street." ~ future store
site II business prospects justify. oesieve
this district via turn out r1cn.
Twenty miles b4iow Mission creek Sev-
ensy-Aasie comes IN. This creek h IN the
mineral district and 10 attracting atten-
ton. Sixty miles below is Sam creek. five
miles further Charley creek, ten ml1ee
further Charley river. and ten niles fur
Their Coal creek. ali being located last
winter
tbs - IN oso, eAse. nnluMs u,sisscI,
enDf4Gne cor - ~ ss .s,Iu
rush tsok many miners ont OF the Circle
CITY district. but they are now coming
back. Old creeks are being worked. Be-
tween Gree City and Fort Hanlin the
Yukon nats. intervene for distance Of
90 miles. me HlnesI s.ouna - II con-
sioefaoie instance ilUan tne Hssr.
Fort yukon or PorcoDine District.
Although hut utfI. N knovn ~ she min.
efai ground on the Porcupsne. Il = report
ed and believed that large mineral dis-
tricf "a to be found on the upper vatefs az
,ht. ,,,,~n.~ h...rh - a. v..s.
pectors were 0oing out from Fort Yukon
last winter northwesterty to the Cham
dellar mountains, and southeriy to the
upper waters Of Beaver creek. where rich
fiuds were reported.
Lever Rampant district 10 an extensive
district, running for l60 miles on
both sides OF the Yukon. from
Fort Hamilton TO the mouth OF the
Tanana. II In the most promising district
In the Yukon basin after the Klondike.
II includes the Munook creek country.
but that ID but one feature Of Il. While
Il has scarcely been touched and has come
into notice hy accident almost a number
Of its CT eeks show most encouraging de-
posifs. Had not stranded Dawson passen-
ks uesa aoIeu my" ."I ISL .,.,.,,
concealei as 4 has been ever since Ed
9hs1in abandoned Il fifteen years ago.
Thirty miles above Hampar. ci,y. MIX. ns
xsrv nromi.sr~ Ten ni,.. below. Alder
creek comes in. having been pretty fully
located las. winter.
At Rampant City. weli-chosen point
for town. Munook creek en-
tiers the Yukon. IL an uh-
pretentions little stream, looking
just ~ scores OF others DO In the same
district, but It's disclosures WIZ uIaW
thousands TO the lower nAmpaI. uisttscs
this year. Its tributaries are Miller. run
ter. Little Munook' Little Munoox JUNIOR.
Hoosser, COLO ran, chapman anu oenerA
These creeks nave all gwen sood prospecls
and been ioesteo, out tne extent ana
richness OF the pay streaA nau Dsen
ascertainea on Dut ono cresA-Ltie Mu-
nook WneIe the Uospectofs iouno pay
streaA ea6htecH Lest wac anu TWO ieet
thish' averaging 81 10 inc pan, win coarss
gold ana nuggets running UP 70 nve ana
e-sat ounces. opposite fsampart cay To-
cations were being made on hiyu creek,
Shenin, spicer ana jackson creeks. bring
ing Va 5lsnt GOWN 10 the mouth OF the
1ansna river
Shetalu Creek ard Ed Sheath.
Thu bi.,orv ~ chsa,. crsek !. q ,ooa
u,...
os "a TAG way :" "".ca HaneIA
ground has been oyerloo'ssd in Alaska.
About fifteen years ago the lata Ed Shelf
I'm ,~h. -.
'' Aoi'1He W 'he o'a'
cosefJ OF the tombstone mines In Ar!-
xon% fitted out an expedition TO prospect
the creeks howing into the Yukon.
Shefifn was unique character. In San
Francisco h always wore high-top MIL
itary boots and a blue miners shtrt.
Within fifteen miles after ht. ar.-.no.
in.o mineral territory in ascending the
Yukon he found a fine surface prosneet IA
gold as coarse as oats at the mouth Of the
creek that has ever since borne his name
% well was he satisfied Of she rtchrea.
Of his md that he returned IN Gan Erar.
isuS and procured A so 600 outf,t Yor ~.
wnrki-g or the creek during tha foi,ovirs
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