The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-11
IHE SEARCH FOR GOLD
8sports From Miners Along the
= Peace River.
MASKING OUT THE YELLOW
} Mountain of Salt Discovered Near
Fort Norman-etruck Rich Copper.
; Goal Seams Found-Chicksns
Pick Up Gold.

= Great Falls. Oct. 1o.-During the heat
Of the campaign the men who are
struggling owe the ice and through
the snow and muskeg of the northern
country In their search for gold have
been nearly forgotten. Nevertheless
they are there. and the reports which
xeach this country from them are filled
with their varying success. tn latest
news from the Peace river Is brought
by two mail carriers. Livingstone and
Greer. who have reached Edmonton on
their return.
On the way of Livingstone tracked
up the Peace from the Crossing to
Dunvegan and met on the way about
ID prospectors returning by the water
route. All those who left st. John with
horses are going through and making
good time, but those who had boats are
having hard work. About SO men Will
winter In the vicinity of st. John They
are parties who have arrived there late.
me parties beyond Graham have
pushed on so far as to be almost out Of
Communication from st. John, and
wood Is scarce. The Clifford Brothers
were at Fort Graham with canoes a
month ago. The Manley party had sold
their canoes and purchased horses. The
Sunny South party were go miles west
Of Graham six weeks ago 1t was re-
ported It st. John that the miners
were making so a day on the Omenica.
At st. John about Is men were work.
ing and washing 81 a day. Further
up the river they were doing better,
some making 50 inc 81 a day. About 40
men were working IN the river between
Dunvegan and Hudson's Hope and
~---, tw.- ala.r tho ixrnn ahnUn
that. Some parties were washing ana
prospecting on the Halfway river. with
what result was not known.
Another party has been prospecting
the country % Fort Norman. They
saw a mountain of salt. clear as ice,
and lots of very rich PIPER but not
gold enough 10 pay. French and Gard
liner, of the party. decided to remain
at Norman until winter and then cross
over to the Macmillan. Between Gravel
river and Fort Norman coal seems to
begin to show in the banks of the Mac
kenzie from one to 10 feet In thickness.
n continue all the way to Fort Nor
man. One place has been burning ev-
er since IL was first seen by Alexander
Mackenzie. 100 years ago. T. A. Steph-
en-, who has also been prospecting
through the Fort Norman country, has
some ore which experts pronounce bis
muth. An assay is being mad to de-
termine its value.
A piece of gold worth about so cents
was found in the gizzard Of a domestic
chicken killed at Worthwhile on Satur-
day evening last. The chicken belong
ed to Jos. Latoie. who OWNS the out
west half of 1S-15-25-4. Mr.. Lajoie had
been digging a well. and when at a
depth of about IS feet, gravel and wat
er were struck. The water rose so
rapidly that only a few shovels of grav-
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abandoned. 1t is supposed that the
chicken picked up the gravel from
amongst this gravel. The piece of gold
is about the size of a pea. quite smooth
and rounded. and somewhat darker
than Saskatchewan gold. Mr.. Boisson-
eault. fa~ther-in-law OF Mr.. Lajoie, who
has a some experience in mining. will
prospect the ground for gold. j. ii.
Picard has the piece of gold and is hav-
ing II set on a pin for Mrs. Lajob.