The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-22

GleIlT PllIR Claims.
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BkaEWay has undergone Q mesampr-
ppeeas during the past week. From . well
established town with all the eonveniences
terprisinx business men and good trade.
the Lynn canal town has become. % far
a. appearances 60. AZ much . placer min
ing camp - though It's location was on
the klondIke. Placer claim location mo-
tees are posted all over the town. on the
stumps on vacant lots. on buildings. on
residences and in the streets. In various
paris OF the town men can be seen at work
IN the sand with gold pans and shovels.
This all came about through the report
ed discovery OF god In the heart OF To
city on last Saturday. How long tas
placer Calm plassers viii cover Gkagway
could no; be foreioid BY the passengers
Of the steamer City OF Seattle. who
brought the news Of the latest northern
freak to this city yesterday.
The reported gold discovery Was made
on = lot owned By Jonathan Ae4rsne.d on
Seventh avenue Nerrineld had hired
boy to dig out stump. and while diggins
around the latter noticed colors in the
sandy soil. He called the attention Of
ii. G. Morse. an old miner. to the shining
grains scattered among the sand. The
latter secured a god pan and started to
work. The first pan. II h said, showed
O0. No one would believe that was gold.
on 10 make an acid test. The paintings
stood the test and the doctors pronounced
1t pure gold.
Since that announcement. according TO
the 1eattle's paseengers. excitement has
grown apace. Placer claim locations have
bsen stuck ND in all parts q the city.
Among those who nave stsked out claims
are mentioned Mayor Baton. Of Skag-
way: the doctors who made the gold tests.
Jonathan Mortified. on whose property
the discovery was made, and many others.
Long shorty Rigelow. q well known
Yukon character, poated his notice on the
residence OF Bernard Moore. the locator
OF the original townsite Of Skagway.
This move made Moore very angry.
He and his friends say that the placer
gold excitement il simply scheme TO
rob him of his TOWNSHIP rights by making
out TO the government that the ground
Is more valuable for mining purposes than
for settlement. There Is no doubt but that
the frst pan Of gravel taken out from
0MQqT
Other pans have showed up almost as rich.
Moores friends contend that the Merr.deld
lot was .salsed'' = few days ago with q
quantity Of gold from Hunker creek. They
say that the scheme il q big one and that
other parts Of tho TOWNSHIP have also
been .'saited.'' The property owners are
putting up placer locations on their own
property. that they may not lose the
ground in case the ind should turn out to
be o true one.
According 10 Capt. George Roberts. Of
the City Of Seattle, his steamer has made
a new record for the round trip between
Seattle and Skagway. She held the old
record. which was days and - hours.
On the trip completed yesterday she was
out OF port just days and hours She
arrived In port yesterday morning about
O'clock and left shortly after for Ia
coma she win probably take the steamer
City OF Kingston's run between Seattle
and Victoria for q few Gays. while the
latter goes on the drydock for , needed
overhauiin4.
The City Of Seattle brought down large
number OF passengers. none Of whom came
direct frem the interior. Billy Leake. an
oid-time Circle City miner. was among
those who returned. He has been a.
SkaGway for several weeks r. M Pond.
who has number OF valuable mines I'm
the K.ondike region. WAS another OF the
passengers. He has been spending some
time at Skagway and Juneau.