The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-02

I twenty pounds OF mail matter. and many
| a waiting wife will be made glad when the
men get to the end OF their journey.
Two small adventures only marked the
long trip, and neither of those was very
serious. The first happened away down
the river. The Indian, who was ahead,
breaking the trail. saw q white rabbit. He
gave chase to endeavor to hit it with his
stick. The ra bhit. however, got out OF his
way, and in doing 50, ran in front OF the
dogs In a moment the two men found
that they had all they could do to hold
their risky teams. They were up ON
bench Of the zee which had frozen before
the river had fallen and there was steep
deciivity running down to the lower level
Of the ice which had formed later. Judge
Wood had only six dogs to hold. and he
found IL q difficult task: Mr.. Carr had
eight, and as they were large, powerful
animals they tugged so hard that they
got away and started after the rabbit fun
tilt, dragging the heavy sled over MIR.
Cars PROSTATE body. They had wheeled
around in starting, and this threw Mr..
Carr off his feet. The dogs plunged down
the steep bank of ice and were gaining on
the rabbit at every jump, when the sled
became caught in the rough Ice and
, brought them to an abrupt stop. The 9TH
er incident, which might have been
serious accident, happened on Thirty Nile
thin strip OF shore ice at the side of that
stream, the weight of the sled which Mr..
Carr was pushing was too much for the
ice, and a large chunk broke of. The
crack was right under his feet. and with
great presence of mind he jumped and
gained the solid Ice In time TO save him
SELF.
Recent Discoveries.
Speaking of the rivers and creeks below
Dawson. which the prospectors going in
this spring would be interested In. Mr..
Wood end Mr.. Carr had much information
of recent discoveries and late develop
ments
Forty Mile river has been prospected
this winter and Is attracting much atten-
ton. Chicken creek, on this river. Is re-
ported as showing up WELL
| On American creek, upon which there
was suc'l stampede the past winter. they
have laid cut new townsite, called Eagle
City Ii Is Il miles below the boundary
and promises to be an important point.
Seventy Mile creek is again becoming
prominent, and more thorough prospect
ing has been done the past winter than
ever before in its history. 1t promises
well.
Sam creek, Charlie river and Charlie
creek have come into prominence during
the winter. There have been several stam-
| peties TO them. Many OF those who went
down TO Fort Yukon in the food scare
| for provisions, stopped on their way back
| and staked on these creeks.
| The many creeks in the Circle City dis
! trict are all looking up, having been
| worked considerably during the winter
| Abandoned claims IN that district are be-
! ing worked again.
| AT Circle City the Yukon fats begin and
| they extend 600 miles down to For, Ham
l Enc At the lower end OF the fats are tn
| Lower Ramparts, extending for 100 miles
| along the river on bith sides. from For,
| Hamlin 10 the mouth OF the Tanana.
| Munock Is about at the center OF the Low
l err Ramparts.
| In that locality Beaver creek, Mike Hess
| creek. Alder creek and Munook aud its
| tributaries are all looking fine They have
| been the scenes Of strikes and s,ampedes
i all winter.
| Other creeks below which have also de-
| veioped into rich creeks during the winte.
| are Hiyu, Russian, Sheffln, Spicer and
jackson.
1 The inability OF all these men to get to
| Dawson last fall proved a wonderful in
petus 70 prospecting and developing the
| mines on the American side. There are
at least 1000 people below C-rcle City
on the Yukon. and they have all been
| busy This winter. The unpopular Cana
| dian mining laws have also done much 10
| Induce prospectors 70 go 10 work on the
/ American side. and will do much more
| this year.
Several nuggets Weighing IN the neigh
| borhood Of FIVE aud seven ounces were
| found on Mciane's claim on the Little
| Munook
l. The koyuk0k river is becoming one Of
Importance. Judge Becker. CT Milwaukee.
was headed for the koyukEk all the time.
bnt he kept IL 70 hirnsesr until he wanted
! 10 tel X. About this stream Judge Wood
tells an interesting story. lie says:
| he koyukuk river is a very long
! stream. 1t comes In so miles below the
Tanana river from the north side OF the
| Yukon. / suppose IL runs for 1000 miles
| or more la general parallel to the Yukon
| and Pcrcupine rivers. Ii crosses the Arc
| tic circle some eeo miles from the mouth
| aud there Is 4 good navigation 10 that
point for steamers At one tim. there was
u trading post there called Arctic esitw
| and the buildings Sill remain, though de-
| serted. The miners who proxpsefad there
4 always got good results ard II was owing
to some SORT Of y misunderstanding shat
| Trey deserted II. ard the post was ss.seor-
1 timed I; has been estimated ,hat over
| S1.a9 has been taken from taae bars an
! The river along \ stretch Of no miles dur
| ing ths last ten years bu: Il has been
| almost forgotten in the Increased PROM
| reno. given other streams After we get
| 20 MaReok ve heard now and then sroYa
( the laassns az the richness Of the Eosf.-
| kuk river. and We tcok pains 10 sparn all
| we could CT tue stream II Ia an alnos. IN.
| accessible stream overland. but that Is
| the way they Sc. II requires a sr1p over
I sha mountains of 80 miles. The Indians
| and Write Hsen who have worked on that
/ river have gessea from so day UP "a
! 40 summer, working ca the bara II il