The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-28
Six Gold Mines Disposed Of by
Chris Neebur and Carl Hunt.
EACH ONE CONTAINS AFoRTuNE
Deal Closed In This City. the Pur-
chasers Being 4. j. McCune. of
Utah. and Eugene short, of SpO-
kane-Some secrecy as to the
nanxa. Sulphur and Other Creeks.

One of the biggest deals on record in
klondike mining properties was consam-
mated yesterday afternoon in this city.
Six claims. located on Bonanza. Sulphur.
Dominion, AIl-Gold creeks and French
gulch changed hands. The total amount
involved In the transaction was between
Sl5o.oo and saa,coo. No definite terms
have been made public. both parties 10
the deal withholding this Information.
The purchasers are f. j. McCune, of
Salt Lake, Utah, and Eugene J. Short. Of
Spokane. They are acting for themselves
and for Spokane and New York parties.
Mr.. Mcclure is brother of A W. Nc
Cune. the millionaire Montana and Brit
1sh Columbia mining man, owner of the
Payne silver mine, in British Columbia.
lie is also associated in a number OF min
ing properties with Marcus Daily and w.
l.. Hoge. We'll known III mining circles in
Butte and Anaconda.
Chris NeebuF and Carl Hunt are the
sellers. Neebur is an Iowa boy, and Hunt
mined for several years IN the kootenay
and Oregon before going 10 Alaska. Nee
bur was for four years in the Yukon coun-
Try and Hunt spent three years there.
Both were in the klondike early in the
the states. They occurred a number of
valuable claims on the principal gold
bearing streams in the camp. After TAX
Ing out = large quantity OF gold from No.
above Discovery on Bonanza. they sold
a half-interest in the claim for SO go.
Here are the numbers OF the claims sold
10 McCune and Short:
No. 81 below discovery. on Bonanza
creek. This claim was valued at s5oV1
last summer ia the klondike. LIT has been
developed sufficiently to show the pres
ence Of the pay streak similar in char
acter 10 other paying properties on b.
nanza.
No. l above upper discovery on Domin-
ION creek. In two weeks prospecting
during which space ten feet square was
drifted out on bedrock. Hunt and Neehur
took out 81. ego in nuggets and coarse gold.
NO. = on French eulch. a tributary of
Eldorado creek. On which good prospects
have been found, running from % to rs
cents per pan.
No. So below discovery on Ali-Goid
creek. This property has been pr0spected
sufficiently TO determine the existence of
gold. IL has not been developed 10 any
great extent.
No. IS below on Sulphur creek, a trib-
utary to Dominion
No. "a below discovery on Quartz creek
The Deeds Executed.
Deeds to these properties were executed
yesterday afternoon. Negotiations were
begun nearly a week ago between Neebur
and Hunt on one side and Mr.. Short and
Mr.. MeCune On the other Mr. McCune
makes his headquarters in Salt Lake city.
and came to Seattle with Mr.. Short for
the purpose of purchasing desirable Klon-
dixie properties. He said yesterday:
There is very little 10 lie told about this
deal. You can say, however, that expert
enced mining men all over the West are
watching the reports from the kiondike
with the purpose OF assisting In the de-
Velopment of that country. In fact more
interest is now taken In the klondike by
mining men than in any other district
II has the call so TO speak. This Is why
i came 10 Seattle. l am not alone in this
transaction. Mr.. Short is associated with
me, and we are working with certain
New York men whose names ] do not care
To give you. We do not care 10 have pub
lished the amount paid fer these claims
You can say that Mr.. Snort and l have
carefully investigated these claims. as
far as was possible without personally
visiting them. Although there are many
wildcat mining schemes issuing from the
klondike. yet | believe that there are
good claims to be had in that camp. Ii
only requires good business sense and
Mr.. Short is a well-known Spokane min
ing man He followed the tide to Seattle.
believing that this city was the proper
place TO engage in Klondike enterprises
He left for Spokane yesterday afternoon
a O'Clock and within few days will
so east on business.
Two Lucky ProSpcctors.
Neebur and Hunt arrived in Seattle
from Dawson on January II on the
steamer Corona. They are among the
lucky Klondike winners. but their riches
came 10 them only after long periods Of
hardship and toll. Neebur Is something
of d veteran in the Yukon He went in
in the spring Of 1894 and spent eighteen
months on Stewart creek. Hunt followed
Nee9Ur into the Yukon three years ago.
They Joined fortunes in the Birch creek
district When the news OF the strikes
IN the klonaike camp reached them. they
boarded the first steamer-the Weare-
but were frozen in before they had pro-
ceedcd far on their journey. Then they
returned 10 Circle and started with four
dogs ana 200 pounds Of provisions over
the fee. This was December >, $50. They
were tiftyhye days making the Journey.
as they had 10 "doubie-trip it for the
entire distance covering in all nearly
eight hundred miles. They took a large
that the miners in the klondke were
short
After striking Dawson. they secured
haf-.nteresf Ia No. above discovery on
bonanza. They worked the claim sink
ias several prospect holes 10 bedrock
They took out considerable gold and then
disposed OF Gheir interest in the property
for 81 ~. Ia the summer they prospect
"a on the newly discovered creeks IN the
district and purchased where they be-
!ievod tAe dust was 10 be found
W g took out over sl.es from single
prospect hole on Dominion creek" said
Mr.. Necbur yesterday. Il am satisfied
that Dominion and sulphur creeks viii
he found 20 be as rich Eldorado and
Bonauza.'
Regarding his experiences on Stewart
river Mr. Neebur said: In the TWO
summers and one winter ieat / passed
on the Stewart. I earned good money
washing gravel on the river bars The
bose money | made was on the bars at
the mouth Of McQuesItou creek By SIM
ply rocking the pay gravel. I made as high
as * peg day. tx IS my belief that when
the Stewart river country Is opened NJ.
as Il VIII be eventually. u Will BE- found