The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-18
THE PASSING IHRONG.


arrivals from Atiin City concerning the DIS
soverv ~ r,acers on the new creek by an
old urospector named Mckay, At! oy MIN
kept a profound secret while ne worked sne
rich .3iggines until some wandering So9d
hunters found him cot.
NJ King, OF Victoria who Is engaged II
the milling and trading business at Lake
Bennett. saws that when he lef, the Pine
creek country there rad been big STAN
pes4e Of gold hunters 10 mckay creek us
tant abouE eight miles from Atm Cay;
As j heard the account OF lae new ina,
said Mr.. King, a. the Butler notei .ast
night, 1T is certainly one OF the best tnas
has beer made since the fiEst discovery on
pector. and he had found good pay graves
on the creek bearing his name severa!
weeks before the discovery became puns.c
PR e9me UPON eon Meksys cabin one day
while hunting over she district surrounding
Atlln lake. They saw where he had been
pecting for themselves. The results were
greater than they had dreamed OF, ana
when they lad staksd out their claims ana
brought out word concerning me new creek
there was i great rush 20 the spot
1.-The miners al Attn City hive been spec
ulating ever since on the question OF now
much Mckay dug ou. of his ground be-
fore be Was found out By the newcomers
Ii Il known that he had washed UP large
amount. but he VIII not tell how much /, Is.
''There will be not far fran 5.cu9 claims
worked in the Pine creek dasSr.e1 next
year" continued Mr.. King. The miners
now on the ground are making prepare
tions for big development work as soon as
spring opers. The character Of the A'lin
lake placers Is such as to make their oper-
alton in winter impracttcable. Bedrock ~
found from one 10 nine feet from the sur
face. II docs not freeze az naid or as desp
as In the k,ondike. consequently prospect
ing by burning IL not practicable on ac-
count Of water"
Del Hartc, OF Okanogan county, who was
in the city recently. Is one OF the noted
characters Of that part or Washington.
Commencing there on nothing, he mas risen
10 prominence through successful mining
deals. In ls92 Harie owned general mer-
chaniise store a: the little mining camp or
Golden. Everything was booming and the
country was full OF alleged mining experts
with alleged millions behind them. Early
III the summer a man named Sharpneck
reached camp. and ne succeeded IN Tying up
the Trlune, really valuable group OF
claims owned By Spokane people He went
10 Chicago. where he bought machinery
and a stamp mill and men were put at work
on the miro almost before any one realized
what had happened.
Harte furnished Sharpneck supplies for
the men and became the promoters bank
or as We'll. unl!l the Chicago hacker came.
The latter looked over the faire and ma
chinery. expressing himself well pleased
Bat when he examined the books his rose
ate view changed There was something
the matter with them, and he refused 10
put another cent into the project, though
ne had already spen. over slo,e". Harte
heard OF the row, and as Sharpneck owed
him over S5.oo. he acted quickly He So
cured attachments against the plant. The
loss of tina. $500 would have ruined him.
That was on Christmas day, Then he went
to Davenport, where he placed before {. e.
May, banker, Il scheme 10 secure control
OF the Triune. May and Dr. y. Fred E,sseg.
Of Spokane. furnished the money to secure
the mine. which. after some delay, was
bought from Sharpneck.
Harte quit his store to study assaying, in
which he took D thorough course during
the winter. The next spring he returned "a
the mine. where he actually did more than
two mems work being his own foreman
during the day and working until late at
night assaying the result OF the days work.
When he finally found the pay streak, he
followed 1t, and was able in a short t'me
10 not only pay expenses hut 10 accumulate
a surplus. Soon the mine was paying We'll
That was Del Harte's starr.
Capt. John Barneson. master of the trans
port Arizona. when al Honolulu met a
number of the Washington troops and was
requested 10 bring word TO the Post-inteli-
cencer that the volunteers from this state
were 10 leave Honolulu October Il or No
vamber for Manila. and that they were in
excellent health and spirits. II saw
number OF the boys on The streets of Ho-
uolulu.' said Capt. Barneson last night.
and they were anxious To have ma tell
their friends and relatives that they were
getting along splendidiy. | called on Col
Fife 81 Honolulu. but found him absent AT
the camp. However / saw "a great nunh
OF the soldiers from this state a short time
priar 10 my departure and there was not a
better looking lot az men among all the
troops on the transports Arizona Senator
ana Valencia
Capt. Barneson said that Their, Is crea,
demand for Rel Cross women nurses in
Manila. The nine women on the Arizona
were greeted with cheers and h.srtiast en-
thus'asm on their arrival at Manila "The
women nurses are particularly valuable IN
nursing the eonHalrscents." said cant Bar
neson. After man has had the fever.
fyseutery or malaria, he gets nearly we'll
posses the point where medicine Is LONGER
Of any value aud then he stons. The doctor
can d nothing for him. IL is az this stage
in his maiadv that tho women nurses are
NEST valuable. for they know ny Intuition
how 10 care for the convaescent and by
wafehfnlneSs and care they bring him out
strong and hearty
] Holland. of Victoria. formerly ven
known salmon packer on Puget sound, is
as tire Butler Al the beginning OF the
present year Mr. Holland and other V!e-
torfa capitalists established IA - wmfli and
trading post Al Lake Bennett. During the
past seas son Mr. Holland made two trips in
50 Dawson and hack II am we'll satisfied
that travel 10 the gold fields VIII be very
heavy next year said he. in fact tie
merchants Of the Alaska towns are an
;ieipatiDG a heavy .mmgra ton. ana they
are laying il their stocks with that end
iH view. There Is m reason why people
should expect because several thousand
MEN rushed INTO the Yukon country ard
on account Of taefr unfltneSs or irexceri-
epce. faiied 10 make q fortune IN one wear
taat travel IN the gold fields VIII diminish
The reverse IS 10 be expected fer the rea-
son that the country is becoming better
known ard understood every day. Trans
pcTtattQn facilities eYe being improved rap
iAiy. Labor viii become cheaper the cost
81 living has already heeB reduced and
there remains a vast country known 10 F,e
rich .8 mineral And when mas nor vet ben
touched bv the prospector. am satisfied
t6at ,ravel 70 ne North VIII leg.n II NIX
up ~ February. and thar Il viii b. heavy
frora that time Ga during the remainder az
the SEASON
Rev. Alfred ". Martin, minister OF me
First Free rhurC1. in Tacoma MO is 20
leet8ge In tais city Sunday GA the nes re-
szouS school ~ which BE Is me leader
Was TIA tae etty Yesterday. MIR Martin viii
sq~ak 1t Collins hall instead - sAe Seat;le
iaeatsr, IS :irs: announced His sub IS for
Sunday evening viii be TIE Worlds Great
Regions. Hen T.. c Hughes Vii pre-
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