The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-22
SOME ONE HAS STRUCK /
bring News Of . Vigorous Ruah to
American Territory-very Few

Since Forty-sIile Circle City and the
other American creek diggings were de-
serted in iSss. when the miners xtampeded
for the klondke to mine the yellow metal
under the British dag there has been no
return stampede back to the American side
untn Angus, Q. On that date 800 men
left Dawson In small boats headed for the
north fork of Forty Mile. where very rich
discoveries had been made. The news
Is brough. TO the city By the passengers
Oh the steamer Diriso, some OF whom left
Dawson as late as August l.
No one seems to know Just how the
news OF the new strikes on Forsy-Aiiie
reached Dawson, except that 1t was
brought UP river by some men In a small
boat. No one knows how reliable 1t is
or what the exact paintings are. 1t is
enough. however. that there was a STAN
psde out Of Dawson for American terri
tory. and a very generous stampede at
that.
George Alexander, OF Dungeness. who
returned os the Dirigo. told the story 10
, Pos,-ints!lgencer reporter yesterday
afternoon a. follows:
There was great excitement jus. before
We LEFT Dawson over 4 reported strike Of
great richness on the north fork OF Forty
Mile creek over 5D people left Daw
son for the rev dIggingx on August 2 and
J They were mostly tho newcomers on
me verge OF desperation at the crowded
situation around Dawson They welcomed
Tho new strike as a godsend. and rushed
or without waiting 20 hear more The
Old nsiners are. a. usual, scofanx at the
strike, as the name q a nsweon,er Is con-
nected with the discovery Newcomers
have made good discoveries before, how
ever. that turned out all right.
Forty Mia IL long creek Before
the hsondike discovery most % the work
was done on the south fork. TIE dig
gtngs were considered good enough before
the days OF Eidorsao and bonanza The
chalmers locked for discoveries to be
made ,hls year on the north fork. and Il
locks as II some one had ssr,sck 81"
The nse-, who came down on the p!r.go
lsTt Dawson On August Oh the ua-riYer
steamer Willie Irwin. At the White
Horse ra.Ii1s part took a sawn1ill tender
fo- Tbs head % Bennett and others wait.
81 fog she kI!lsourrs. ole ot :hss regular
steamers TIE ssral tender became un-
manageable before she gos ou; .. the sw.f,
curreG. 81 She head ~ sas White Horse
and narrowly ESCAPED going sn:o tile rapids
stern .irss- Sse struck the hank aai gas
made fasi 9atil her ru1aers could b~ ~
paired.
The miners themselves estimate that
there sas akcus zoe pounds OF anse or th>
isrfgA &ost " sh@ raeu sook oz.ssise
ssaserg~sEns ard ke4t their gSlf locked US
irs3s during tire tip Very little was
deposited w5iS Ire furSer. Dawson gold
- worth saeat 50. A pound, consequently
Ira briggs treasure would hFTgg nearly
Slssa a. tiss assay cfssce
Tie richest 'Ta~zT esl board according 70
'Se cfHe~rs " The pir!go sUege Nexsgx
Mitchell. C@oweG. J. T. Case wyzn;
III Humphrey. ca-Gt-a ana Burns Each Gre
o. saens - s@aa - have 4 a~avy sack az
dast r. Mitchell. - Montana came cnr
10 s-aaas a-s wife. TIE ays. nap%r ~ sa~
F2Gt&ffe1 re passenger is, OF sng rss-tn
n%s'aF~S sSe&s-s%- kuxsfse. In xssch Ms
A'tcasSss szs7>e agT~sasesf, He hs,a rassess
hsr oa ssae Say acwn sr~5 sears ssss VIII
&c 10 Isa @er- Jack White az wlrn!
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enss year. eas was ras on the sssxsas
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