The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-06
SULPHUR CREEKS DIsCoTERER.
His Name L. Brimston. and He Tried Hnogs
fcctuaIly to Keep His Rich Find . secret.

fcctuaIly to Keep His Rich Find . Secret. 4
From the ST. Louis Globe. Democrat.
SEATTLE, Wash, Jan. 30.-AmonR the recent
arrivals from Alaska was George Brimston, .
young man who left here last March for Alaska.
Brimston is the discoverer of Sulphur Creek,
one Of the richest Of the streams in the vicinity
of Dawson, the mines of which are considered
almost as good as those Of Ell Dorado, Ono
would never know that this quiet young man
was the first to discover gold on this creek un-
less some one told you, for the mar himself
would say nothing about it. To q correspond
ent Of the Globe Democrat Brimsto finally
told the story of his search for gold during the
last four years. which has been at last crowned
with success in the far North.
''The first time I had that feeling to hunt f60
gold which causes men to brave all sorts Of dam
gers and privations," said the young miner, WA
when Seattle was first excited about Cook
Inlet. I Joined in with the rush and aftee -
long trip reached Sunrise City. worked hard
in the inlet country for two years. but could get
nothing ahead. By making q squirt I got enough
saved up to pay my way back to Seattle.
Then 1 heard O story of q golden creek iewaN
back in the mountains Of Vancouver Ialana6
I on Fitted carefully and for months searched
for tho stream, but could not find 10. I came
back to Seattle In March and. having no greAts
prospects. persuaded a business man to G1ubf
stake me for the Klondike.s
A Victoria 1 got q tip that there was o frA2s
tional claim on Ell Dorado which was a. yet uni
located. An old miner VIII was Q friend ~
mine gave mo the tip. and then commenced the
maddest race that q man oyer made into Tho
Yukon. nearly lost my NE several tmeI
tthe chlikoot Pass VIII our sieSy. AZ ZAP
FOR some time, SO Continued drsWins 6 our siSSSS
till Lake, La Barge ,was reached. Here 70
AS soon as there was open water we put ouH
boat in and several times we're nearly CRUSHED
in. a swift current just behind . monster ioS
oSfe tro sSSi&a eogsm emo tI' Instead Gaas drS ~ sisnio ana
otfIwhen our boat.struck tho cake. It went undSS
partners y" managed to get on The ico cake. but
drittgd down me stream q quarter q q mile 81
and even my hat Was gone. We were tSfasE
on to Dawson in other boats and landed WITH
out Ut a R RentPdt to OF w% sSPERliS Sn El Dorado Creek 70.
wage. 1'took out more gold than / had ovo3
siss. Sd q Gu ssi01 Is H 9ad It SEi1Saysd A f :s%s S r:
had for four years manufactured Whisky and
sold It to the Indians, discovered gold on DO.
r rnaloh but ft got to D DONE dosi too ts late to / I sst g so sSa
claim. The strike was made three miles from
twenIy.threo miles. is now located. Tho dirS
averages 70 cents per pan on the better claims.
Bel rock IL worm ABOUT ~ 10 tho pan.
81 started back to Dawson on the Goth OF
June. ! intended to so back to work for WAGES
and wait for another stampede. Instead of go
ing down dominion Creek to Indian River and
the hiil that separated Dominion from sulphur
Creek. 1t was a hard trip, but / struck Sui
phur next day about seven miles from its head.
Sulphur Creek also headed into Dominion Creek
and I could SEQ no reason why it should lot bs
a gold stream. ! began TO prospect in the mid
die of the stream and soon found colors. The
next day four men camo across the hill on their
way to Dawson, and, after telling them OF my
and II 1t turned out all right to locate claipS.
We sunk the shat, and at twelve feet the dire
was fair. When the shaft was down to gravel
We got So. 80. and the first bed rock We got was
worth $5.40 TO the pan.
We tried TO keep our new find a secret until
we could get 4 lot OF prosPectorS on the creek
under contract Il. give up half their claims for
showing them whore to locate. We did keep
weeks, but the news finally leaked out. Then
the Dominion Creek rush was repeated. only In
worse way, for there were more people In
camp without claims than when Dominion whB
Gated now. there are only sixteen claims work
Ing this winter. A number. OF pans have run
over $l4, and all OF the claims prospected are
paying well; The highest pan ] got on Tx
Gold Creek and skookum Gulch.
by Dec. 4 ] had taken out about . $1,000 frou9
my claim, and, as I could not buy grub at any
price. was compelled 70 come out. In company
made tho trip out over the ice. We had sS
dogs, and came through on short rAtionA.
had my fingers frozen several times. bus no4
badly. Our worst trouble Wac while crossing
wind was blowing . gale; We bad to hrs4k
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