The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-19

Gen. e. N. Carr. the well-known Seattle
attorney and military man, who has been
wintering on the Munook, and Frank l..
Hawley. a hardy SeattIeite. who for ten
years has been doing his share in the devel-
opment OF the gold fields of the interior OF
Alaska. have Just completed one Of the
most remarkable overland trips In the his
tory Of the north. They succeeded in push
ing from Rampant City to the shores OF
Boring sea. and then across the mountain
Gus peninsula OF Alaska to the North Pa
cific shore. a journey of 1890 miles, every
one of which was fraught with hardship.
They left Rampant City on January II
and were io2 days in reaching the coast.
They were only able to travel fifty-seven
days Of this time, owing to the terrible
billiards. that seemed determined to keep
them from completing the trip. Starvation
threatened them time and again. They
drove their dogs over the frozen surface OF
the mighty Yukon for some 600 miles Leav-
ing the Yukon at Holy Cross mission, they
pushed out over the snow-covered timber
less tundra. and for days and nights were
able TO cook nothing but a little pot Of tea.
They reached Bristol bay March o. but it
took them another month to get to Sitka.
Mr.. Hawley narrowly escaped losing his
life In the icy waters Of the bay, and the
men had serious trouble in crossing Seikoff
straits. They caught the steamer Queen
at Sitka and reached Seattle yesterday
morning.
VIII Yield xI.5OO.OOO.
Hope of finding gold took HawIey and
Carr into the Munook country. and the fact
that 1t had been found and in wonderful
quantities caused them to come out so IN
expectedly. Neither say just what It was
that induced them to take the terrible trip
TO Kadiak across the icy interior. 1t was
undoubtedly due. however. to the wonder
full strides that Little Munook creek is TAX
ing as a gold producer. Gen. Carr has very
little TO say regarding the gold possibilities
Of the Munook country. He says that he
does not want to start rush to Munook,
and win say little save that "some gold
will be cleaned UP this spring from claims
on Little Munook creek
Frank L. Hawiey has no scrupies about
the rush business and makes the point
blank statement that something will be
wrong If little Munook does not turn out
81 800 600 when the dirt taken out this win
ter has been cleaned" He tells with per-
feet candor OF pans running as high as $50
each. and says that s. pans are common.
The pay streak had been definitely located
ahz srAf
when he left there with Carr IN January.
II was only question Of a few weeks when
men working on claims above would get the
pay streak we'll in hand. Work on Hunter
and Hoosier creeks on either side OF the
Little Munook. was only commencing when
Hawiey left. but there was every indica-
ton that they would he nearly as rich as
Little Munook Russian creek was showing
I'D we'll and viii add Its thousands to the
gold output. The other creeks had been
little worked.
Hawley leaves the Munook for a short
business trip and viii return there as soon
as possible. His trip out has something to
do with the purchase of claim No. above.
or Little Munook. at the magnificent price
OF SIC oon Gen. Carr and his associates
purchased claim No. for 81 .0n Hawiey
ard his partner offered sa5ooo each for two
other claims. but the high prices paid had
put a stop 10 claim selling, Gen. Carr will
return 10 Munpok after a short Eastern
trip He came out, 1t S said. 30 get sup
plies and make financial arrangements 30
extend his own as well as his partners
interests az Munook. He win take Mrs.
Carr. Mrs john NJ McCiraw and Miss
Kate Mct3raw 10 Rampant City when he
gees back.
Hawfey a Pioneer.
fIawley IS one Of the pioneers Of Alaska.
lie has been in the van Of the crowd that
has rushed around through the interior Of
the great North country. sfampeting from
one geld district to another. for the past
ten years He drew The lire a, the siam
pede from Birch creek 10 Dawson. and did
not realize until too late that ne had over
looked the bigges, discovery that had ever
h1en made in the interior He was then
al Birch creek and decided that he would
find another klond!ke and II possible an
American one. where thousand-foo. Claims
and no crown royalties exist
Hawley arrived az Munook from Birch.
creek last August. aeott: a month before
iae Seattle people reached there OF their
way 10 Kiondike Three men who had BE-