Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-04-02
RICH STRIKE IN KLONDIKE.
The Biggest Stampede Yet Recorded In the
Gold Regions of the Far North Hun
dreds of Waiting Men In Linz.

SKAGUAY, Alaska, March "a, via
Seattle, Wash, March 2s.--Onc of the
biggest stampedes yet recorded in the
Klondike region was occasioned on
February l9 by very rich strike on
the divide between the Big and Little
Skookum.
The strike was made in bench dig
gings on high hogback 800 or 400 feet
above the level OF the gulches. Pay
dirt running from 81 to S35 to the pan
was found. Following the announce
ment of the strike occurred a stampede
from Dawson of immense proportions,
and the entire ridge was staked out in
a short time.
This news was brought to this city
this week by Mr.. A. Piche, official
courier and dispatch bearer for the Ca.
madam government.
Mr.. Pichc says there was immense
excitement at Dawson when he left
over the SkoOkum strike, and that over
200 men were standing in line at the
recorders Office to record claims.
Mr.. Pche also brings the news of a
new strike on Lewis river, which is of
great Importance, if it develops as is
promised.
On March 6 a man named Connolly,
while prospecting small pup" lead
ing off the leads, about Is miles below
Lake Lebarge, found pay dirt, which
Is promising. Piche personally visited
the claim and took from s? to s. from
single pan. The discovery is about 80
miles up the stream from the leads.
The latest reports from the Salmon
river country are brought out by
Charles Fitzpatrick, who arrived here
from that district yesterday. Fitzpat-
rick says the find on Walsh creek is all
that has been claimed for it; that he
took from his own claim 81 50 to the
pam He says there are already about
! 900 people at Walsh creek, which is
| 500 more than can secure claims on
that particular stream. The creek is
not 80 miles in length, as first reported;
1t will not measure over % miles in
length. He says, however, that the
whole country in that locality is min
eral bearing and that, in his Judgment,
the next three months will see some
further remarkable strikes. He says:
For instance, think the south fork
Of Big Salmon will turn out IA paying
investment. 1t is about l?5 miles from
Lewis river. Then there is the Lotto
creek, which has already shown up fa-
vorably, running about Is cents to the
pan, and | could mention four or five
other creeks in the vicinity equally
good"
What is regarded by many as mport-
ant, a rich gold strike has been made
in the immediate vicinity OF Skaguay.
For some time past systematic pros
pacting has been carried ON in the hills
surrounding the Skaguay trall and at
last it has been rewarded
Thomas II. Phipps and Ralph Ii.
Smith claim to have unearthed lot of
rich quartz bearing, free-milling gold.
Thc location is kept a secret, but is de-
scribed by them as being within an
hours walk OF the port office"
The value OF the find cannot be de-
termined until returns from the assay
Office at Juneau are made.
The prospect bears every evidence of
being more than surface cropping.
Samples picked at random were beaten
up with Il hammer, and PARTICLES of
yellow metal washed from the dirt ex-
cited much interest. The locators
claim to have abundant capital to de-
velop the mine, and say a bucket tram
way will readily solve the problem of
getting out the quarlz.
Charles Mccarthy, well-known
ward politician OF San Francisco, was
shot through the legs in this city yes
terday morning by Charles Ritter. a
waiter in the lIorsesios restaurant.
The row grew out OF a drunken brawl.
McCarthy's wound is serious though
not dangerous. About the same hour
another shooting affray occurred on
Mex inney street, in which several
shots were fired. No visible results
We're left save IA bullet hole through q
sign of a newspaper office.