The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-27
D|SCOVERER Of SULPHUR.
G. Brimston the First Person to
Locate on the Rich Greek.
HE HAD SEVERE EXPERIENCES.
Left Seattle With Little Money. His
Boat Was Wrecked, HIS Escape
From Death Was n Narrow One.
and When He Reached Dawson
He Was P~uniIes~-After Making
His Discovery He Kept IL Secret.

In late reports from the Kiondike Seat
tie people have heard = great deal about
the wonderfully rich placer mines on Sui
phur creek. which joining with Dominion
creek. flows into Indian river. Il is not
generally known. however. that c. Brim-
stcn, a young Seattle miner, was the dis
coyerer Of the creek which is proving SO
rich Brlmston left Seattle in March last
and had a mos. exciting trip down the
river 10 Dawson. lie nnaIiy reached the
Klondike without pound OF grub and
with 10 ether clothes than those on his
back. Ills bat had been swamped below
the Little Salmon river and he barely got
our alive Being unable TO purchase
food supply for the winter. Brimsion was
compelled TO come ont. He arrived in Sc
attic on tae last trip Of the City Of Seat
tie.
Brimston has had some very interesting
experiences during the few years that he
has been hunting for placer gold. He told
his story yesterday 10 a Post-intelligeneer
reporter. lie said:
When the Cook inlet excitement first
began TO be felt here / got the fever for
gold and started north. Luck was not
with me in the inlet country and. after
working hard for more than year. l got
money enough ahead 10 come out. Then l
went on u prospecting trip into the noun
tains on Vancouver island. Again | had
no luck and found nothing worth locating.
In March / was in Seattle and having no
very bright prospects l persuaded w. A.
Carrie. OF this city, TO grubstake me Tor \
trip down the Yukon.
Il left here in company with Pearl Stet-
son and after hard trip over The Chill
koot pass. we got our goods 10 the lakes
The ice had not yet broken up. So We
hauled our supplies on sleds down 10 Lake
Lebarge. There We built our boat and
waited for the ice to move.
As soon as there was open water We
pat our boat in the river and started
down. We had several narrow escapes
from being crushed between the foes. bur
got down as far as the Little Salmon
river in safety. Just below the mouth Of
this river We We're floating along In a
swift current behind a big Ice foe. The
foe suddenly grounded on sandbank and
our small boat crashed into 1t. Instead
OF CHANGING off. our boat ran under the
Ice and We Were dumped into the river.
cake. but i fioated down the river for
about quarter of a mile until / was
picked up by man named Mcdonald
from Snohomish. We lost our entire out
III. but were taken on TO Dawson In other
boats, and were among the first to arrive.
/ was without hat when / got there and
went TO work for wages on Eldorado
creek
Il had not been working long until gold
was discovered on Dominion creek. or
course l joined the rush, but got there
after the good claims had ali been located.
Dominion creek was discovered on June 10
By a man who had been In the interior for
years. The discovery claim is located
about three miles from the head OF the
creek. The entire length OF the creek
twenty-three miles, is now located. The
dirt averages 10 cents TO the pan on the
better claims and on bed rock Will run as
high s. to the pan.
AS | had no show on Dominion creek |
started back to Dawson. Instead Of 60
ing down 10 Indian river. l started over
the hin towards the Yukon and on the
other side came To Sulphur creek. This
was on June ~. I struck the creek at =
point about seven miles from the hill that
separates il from Hunker creek. a tribu-
tary OF the Klondike. ! thought that
Sulphur creek should he u gold producer,
SO started prospecting in the bed OF the
stream | found plenty of colors and de-
cidcd 10 locate a claim Two days later
other men came along and told them OF
my discovery. We decided to sink shaft
to bed rock in partnership. This was done
and with very satisfactory results. Al
depth Of twelve feet We got l. cents to the
pan. AT gravel we got s2.55 10 the pan
and at bed rock So ! had the first
pick OF claims and took No ; below dis
covery. For five weeks We kept the mat
fer 80 fg Gnfy hssr k Ind
hopes that we could make arrangements
with fenderfeet miners TO locate claims.
giving us a half interest for showing them
the place one OF the fellows et the news
or The discovery leak out before our deals
were completed and the rush was directed
TO sulphur creek Single pans Of dirt on
Sulphur have run as high "a sii.30 The
most valuable pan / ever washed out
brought SieTo The entire creek is now
located. bat on account Of the food short
age only sixteen claims are working this
winter
As | was unable 10 secure a supply Of
grub To last ne through the winter. /
started ont in company with three Young
fellows who live i'm Victoria AKe left Daw-
son on the afternoon Of December II wi.h
SIX dogs and reached Dyea jas; in time TO
catch the steamer. The only trouble We
mad vas i'm getting across the summit Of
the t'htlkuot pass. IL was showing hard
and the wind was blowing n gale. We had
"a break q trail. but were lucky enough 70
Eef through al right ! VIII start back
again in May. l don't want 10 mix uD
again with the floating ice. Ny haste last
year was dre 10 tip that got Ia Vie
toFia that "a fractional claim on Elaorad,
creek was s;ill open for location. got
there 3uss 100 late to get Il This wear
Want 10 get hack in time for The clean
40 CA NV c'aius on Sulphur creek. All
Gold creek ard Skooknm gulch. only
brought o,' s2eoa with me his trip. as
very little development has been done on