The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-27
RICHES OF THE KLONDIKE
WHAT WILL BE SHOWN PRESENTLY
BY AN OFFICIAL REPORT.
Figures Showing Results of Working
in Ninety-six Placer CIaims-what
Newcomers May Expect.
ecial Correspondence Of the Journal.

creeks. All xmas OF Individual statements
have been made as to the prospective value
of these gold discoveries, but the report to
the government of this special commission
err will constitute the most exact and trust
worthy data that have been sent out of the
country since the excitement began. The
Investigation or examination has been thor
ough and conducted intellgently with the
purpose of ascertaining facts only and not
of booming the territory. The official re-
/ port may not be made public from Wash
ington for some months vet but / am able
to give a digest of its contents taken from
the original notes made by the commits
sioner.
FL Dorado creek, which is the tributary of
the Klondike river nearest to Dawson City
about ten miles away--has been the most
extensively prospected. with claims running
up to ninety-six. The official report as to
the value of these claims is as follows:
No. /. Physcator' s)-Drifted last winter and
| $780, 900 taken out. Four men working in day
took out s4S, 900. 1t is very rich.
No. .. berry Smoothing done. Isolated pans
show promising results, but must wait for more
| before prospects can be determined
No. S--Nothing as yet has been found.
| No. A. berry Smoothing done. Not even pros
pected. There is fraction of thirty-three feet
between and 4, and from this $1,000 has been
| taken out
| Nos S and 6. Berry s)-The upper part OF
| and the lower part Of have produced about
S13OOOO, the result Of drifting last winter. They
| sluiced on both claims this summer and took
out about $4,000. The pay streak here is very
| wide. extending three hundred feet clear across
| the fields.
| No. IA hole sunk and they took out
ss1, 900 in four box lengths. That was all that
> Is vi
| No. S.-Produced about 100000 last winter and
| will do about the same this winter. The pay
streak is wide
No. 8. (Demar s)--This is very rich. but no one
| can determine how high the ground runs. 1t has
produced between $4,000 and 100000 1t was
drifted one or two holes and has some Of the
richest ground on the creek. Some Of the big
gest pans have been taken out of this creek.
| No 10 Ericsson -This was bought from the
original owner for 10000. Ericsson has taken out
drifting about $4,000 and he suiced about So 600
| this summer.
No u-One cleanup was made Of $2600o and
in two cuts a sum in the neghborhood of 100000
was realized The pay streak is wide all the way
up the claim.
No 12-Langlow owns $50 feet (one-halD of
this claim and he took out half box length of
dirt and cleaned up $4,000 The other half of the
claim is owned by Mr.. Ellis and he has done
some wonderful work in his ditch, taking out
close to $4,000.
No. 10 (nswiftwater Bilrs')-very rich, pos
sibly one Of the richest on the creek, and the
amount taken out this winter win be enormous.
Nos. Ii and 15,-About $4,000 taken out IN
drifting.
No. 1s Q.ippy' s. about 1000 taken out.
No II Piccotte s.)-very rich ground, but no
| one but Piccotte knows the output.
Nos. 1s-23.-Nothing done.
No. 24-Worked slightly. but no figures OBJ
tainabIe as to amount taken out.
No. rs Cworden' .)-About $50, 600 taken out late
last winter. Very rich.
No. 2s.-Nothing done.
No 27.--About $4,000 taken out Of a couple OF
small dumps
In a fractional space Of ifty-nve feet between
Claims % and 2S one small dump yielded about
$4,000.
No. 2S.-Nothing done.
No. % (Chares Anderson S. )-Ground sIuiced
this summer and $4,000 taken out Of thirty-eight
feet He was offered $4,000 for 12O feet and the
upper end next to Claim 80, but he refused the
offer.
No. 30 alexander Mcdonald s.)-He has taken
out as high as $4,000 to the box length. About
$4,000 taken out of two cuts twelve box lengths
in all. The pay streak is about forty feet wide.
Between Claims 80 and 81 is fractional claim of
thirty leSI. IL hdS LCeA ptSblJ WCii NOAASu 1Aie
about $4,000 taken out. The best pay here was
under the bank
No. 31-Bought from original locator for 500
and afterward sold for $4,000. One of the first
big sales made. They didn't strike the pay streak
until a little before the close of the season and
then struck it rich, but the water was scarce and
they were obliged to close down.
No. S2.-Big prospects found, but not much
taken
No. 3s.-strike made on the Ilower end and $40
to the pan taken out.
No. 34.-Csood prospects, but nothing done vet.
No. 35.-Nothing done.
Nos. SO and S7.--Have taken out $4,000 to the
box length drifting Some grand sluicing done
this summer with fair results
Nos 3S to 46.-Not much done, not In
prospect work Good ground
No. 47.-very rich ground. About 900 taken
out of small prospect hole.
Nos As and 49-Nothing done
No. 5O.-Two holes sunk and very rich dirt
found
No. 51.--very little work DONE but pans taken
out show the ground Is very rich. Preparations
being made to work this claim vigorously as it
has the appearance of being one of the best in
the creek.
Nos. 81 and 5s-owned by Seattle parties. Moth
ing done but good looking ground
Nos. 81 to e5.-Nothing done.
No. GA little work done this summer. with
good prospects.
Nos. 81 to 76.-Nothing done
Nos. II to s6.-Staked out, but nothing done.
1t is probable that all the upper part Of the Ell
Dorado will prove as rich as the lower part when
| it is thoroughly worked.
Bonanza creek is next easterly by about ten
miles to FL Dorado and has been the next most
extensively prospected. The mining claim called
| Nd ad
George Cormack is the central point from which
the new claims have been numbered the latter
being called either above or below as the
| location happens In the claims below Dis
covery'' this official government report shows
that from Nos. TO 10 the ground has been
worked considerably, averaging about s. 900 to the
box length. The pay streaks run from thirty to
one hundred feet wide. There are rich spots in
| No. 8, where they took out enough money last
| spring from the dump to make first payments OF
| $500.
From Nos. 10 to 20 the pay streak goes as high
as $4,000 10 the box length and in some places is
| six hundred feet wide. One claim runs seven
hundred feet wide and good pay all through.
In the twenties the pay streak is wide and the
ground runs $500 to the box length.
In the thirties there has been very little done
and what has been done doesn't amount to much
In the forties little has been done. though on
some claims the ground has run about $1,000 to
the box length.
In the hfties the ground averages 81 500 to the
box length. The only claim worked extensively