Stikeen River journal., 1898-04-23
ABOUT TIE CASS|AR COUNTRY
Coarse Gold Found North of 'Io,c.
 Rrap'1 Greek.
SECTION EAST OF LAKE TIE ;IIJ
Supplies Must Be Taken In Stcanhnuts and Saw Mills ai
 Lake Pack Trains.
\ h>brruft. E. C. Journal. 9 April lsaa.

ANhrrnft. R. f.. Journal, .,pril lsaa. Mir. J"An SAt.s of GicnOra. has been staying iii Ashcroft for the past week, and from him Wr al,. able to give th. latest news of the Lake Fcslin country. Mr Sc;.lN has lived in that .ccton for the past three Ncals. and speaking Of the country in general stated that tht. section ; ling north of Telegraph creek ie considered Il very promising one hY al. old miners
 Mir. ScalN aud d party N ith him found on acleek, lying ngnolhwc>t of Telegraph creek about sixty miles. gold eoulse enough to rattle in the pan, an.l the H. dlcations good for diggin4s. lis party could not remain on account of short age oF supplies, and no onc La, visited that section since. He is of tac opinion that there l. ;'s good q .eelion bctaccl the Stikccn, aGd the eain.on river country. lying east Of Lake T eaiin. il. ran be found anA here, and that lcf. placer, ana; quartz mines >, ill be fuul4,, there.
 He has heard ycrl encouraging re- pof,s of the 'At:n ,n rirci, country. bni W,ts never down sp far ;ts that himself. ao.nr rich quartz clains have been located ell tar s,ijlaen aad ill Gassia., ltse.f.
 ] Mr. ;sea!z Jeff Telegraph Etee't on the l, of purro'' of purchasing horses fer rsc mp i'll at section. He considers the overland trail thoroughly reliable way ol reaching the upper coantry. and ha. hllc here engaged George Bruce as rirgl brt fDH John Iaiihrcath ; paci train oi about sixty head of ani- tI!at-. Df fed there is itbunlan,c in l nearly all sections. especially on t!e ] t"sin Ia :e tiaii. u almost any poin; al ahan'i;t.irr of -gt'l, cll be found tui' aniinais. There is al tie present ti)!;e np prov i-i0n- ot any con-rqucnre ao i Telegraph Creek. The iiudson's Bay ] company vii. nave ~jrrss $ tt t,lennr.1 tnd ai Lake ie~lin in the sprin :. Il, l soon a7 they c;tn complete their a. ranGcincn,s after the river opens. Dt!:er tr;it,in stations will also be opsncd. \. regard, Tc-iin lake. ;t steamboat i, n=,r in process of con- ,tluction and | saW mill established i .ulilbcr vii! not i,c eNccss tclN high. as taere vii ae lnoar ti.an onc mill rrol ably eeNcra. at i.ate i'eslin.
 The G.vuora-I ..,t,c Icsin trail will he in !g"otI order oar> in >ar seu-,n. i Iher, are more tLan ,,n9o lnrH HON OH the riysr l,-in- slcds. and all are taking in their nNn outfits; and A.r. Sea N sa>s l the greatest troauIe with ti4eia k thas they are o,erlo@dud. and Nit1"ut stock i and lccJi caanot -..t through. lie al,p' ,ly, il i- not safe ior any number of men to go into that ro.,ntty Witholt /, supplies or arr'un--uua'Ur~ for thrlA this i spring. Later on in the sa;i .ril. peg hape in .luiN. stocks of gooG, ill hc in for @a.e: ana if ta1 demand i, not greater than the ,app.y mcn e;lH lnon purchase supplies. II k safer and bet tcr fer men to be prepared Ne.ose reaching there to have supplies al- ranged for.
 Alr. Scaly has nothing bat good words to s,ty oi the entire country. and ] look- to sec wonderful increase in tht. I gold output for that section.