The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-10

CAMP MOUTH OF WALSH CREEK.
four miles below the Big Salmon. b. c..
April 8. lSsA-Ths stampede to Walsh creek
stfn continues 40 the result Of the endless
number Of exaggerated reports given out
By the one thousand and one monumental
tran liars thss abound between skagway
and Dawson. This stampede, started as
the result Of finding few coaors . few
miles UP the creek. has proven . loss OF
much valuable time. provisions and energy
70 several thodsand men Who were On
their way to the Yukon and who dropped
their Quilts ON tho lakes and started Tor
Walsh creek with just enough provisions
to enable them 10 make = location and re-
turn 70 the lakes to resume the moving
Of their outfit into the Yukon district.
Many Of these were turned back after
coming nearly 100 miles, but many more,
not satisfied with the contradictory re-
ports OF the familiar trail liar, went ON
only to be disappointed on their arrival.
These men lost weeks In making the trip
and returning to the point where they
dropped their outfit, and Notwithstanding
made by conscientious miners to stem the
tide OF stampeders. none would listen to
reason. and the trail Is still lined with
deiuded men who see dark designs in ev-
cry mans words who Is advising them Tor
their best. The truth OF the matter Is
that Mr.. Breed prospected UP the creek
about four miles and found "colors."
This was the lattsr part Of February, dur
ing the time Major Walsh and party were
camped At Big Salmon as the result Of
their being wrecked at Freeman's point,
about four miles below here. Breed struck
bedrock at discovery upon q bench after
going down only six feet. There he found
good colors. but nothing to be considered
rs a paying proposition. One pan Ii known
to have yielded from - to - cents. and
that Is positively the best known OF It.
for other pans failed to keep up anything
like such an average. and Ia fact the hole
was subsequently filled up. This little re-
suit was magnined to the capacity and
inclination Of the now familiar trail liar,
ard the cents were raised to dollars, 30
that many were told that gold was being
panned out Of discovery claim at the
rate of $3.50 to $3.50 pan. These reports
were soon spread along the TRAN up and
down from Skagway to Dawson, and the
who will follow the lead Of their predeces-
sors in venting their disappointment In
choice trail profanity.
Indians at walsh Creek.
There II quite . settlement Of Little
Salmon Indians now located ct the mouth
Of this now called Walsh creek. which
they can the Thenchu. meaning Moore
Lake river. They ciaim that there II gold
way up the creek near the mountain.
which II to 10 reached only on snow
shoes after travelling from twelve to If
teen ''sleeps"-meaning days. These, like
all the Indians in British Columbia. are
90 lazy, dirty aid such internal liars that
they discount even tho trail liar, and no
dependence II 10 be put In anything they
say. They advance all sorts Of fairy sto-
ries IN order to be hired at enormous per
diem wages.
I walked twenty-five miles up Walsh
creek today for the purpose OF looking
over the ground and II possible locate
claim. took with me ono OF our COM
paniops Mr.. George Cron. q practical
gainer from Montana. We found the creek
staked up to clnim No. 81 above ''dis-