The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-22
THO VERY LUCKY SIED(s.
Wonderful Gold Strike On a II
land in the Yukon.
Seen NAMED MONTE cRIsTo.
~ neAseek Psns asn YPsa 20 Cents
- - Eaeh-Geossa oa1ekly
Seakea Oas-New Discovery -
Wfsshfa Sev~sseea miles - Dew.
sen-A nsGase skufI Tsns - Raehss
--G4ess chance Creek shewsng WeDl

skA0wAy. April Is.--Dr. e. o. crsws
and John Elwei, the former Of Chicago
and the latter Of ca9vsl.e. Wis, have
just arrived from Dawson. Having left
that golden city on March = Mr. Eiweii
stopped at saeep Camp and viii return
with his brother. DR.. crewe 10 on the
way TO his home.
Or. crswe brings news of the most
wonderful strike In the klondske region
which has been heard OF since the as
coyery On bonanza It ID located sew
entsen mics up the Yukon river from
Dxwson on an island IN the middle Of
she river. The creates. excitement pre-
walls. aud the entire Island has been
staked. The doctor left In the m.dR 81
sbs excitement and when on.y one hole
had been sunk 70 bedrock.
The island Of Monte cristo. ~ II has
besn named, was settled by two swedes.
who went acrcss the Zee 10 cut wood.
yhsy had . large contract and found
heavy growth Of spruce timber on the
island. They cleared q email place 10
erect : cabin upon and after the walls
wsrs ~ they began. TO thasch the roof
with hrush and dirt. In digging IN the
ground one u the Eweaes Thought the
eand and gravel had tho appearance If
bess.ng gold. He could not rest until he
AaA pAnned out several pans. To the
delight Of both men they found excsl-
lent resuits In . moment they abandon
a Ill thought Of their wood contract
and disdaining even to put the precious
eanA IN the roof OF their cabin. they
wsnt at the task OF sinking = shaft 70
bedrock. For the next few dAyp they
worked almost day and night. without
sleep or rest. until they had sunk the
shaft = depth Of thirty -sigh. feet where
they struck bedsock.
Al the way down they panned the
sand fseousntiy and always noted in
creAssnx richness. until 1T bedrock the
just above the bedrock was two feet
d black sand. while the bedrock con-
sisted Of dseinteGratsd quarts.
TIE two Swsdss hastily closed up their
shaft and left for Dawson with al speed
10 notify Inspector Of Mines Act3regor
aud 70 stake on their claims. A. soon
~ they had fied. Mr.. AcGrcgor. Atsor-
ney for the Crown Wade and several
others accompanied the two Swedes back
20 the island Of Monte Cristo. Mr.. Wade
went down In the shaft and canned out
several pans OF sand. To his assonlsh-
uant ard to the surprise OF Inspector
Ncusegor and the others. the pans
yielded frum Is csnss to $50, II did not
fAks long to stake the entire Island and
60 make tracks for Dawson.
The island II directly In ths middle OF
the Yukon river. one and 4 half niles
below the mouth OF Ensiee creek. II -
81 fect long and f-ons ~ TO so feet wide
II In thsck.y wooded. The discovery was
made early In March.
pr. Crewe brings late and very Inter-
essing news from other points about
Dawson. Dominion creek II ssiii c.osed
for entry and the conflict on account OF
the Two discoveries and the consequent
overlapping Of claims Is stu unsettled
The most interesting discovery that
has ever been made OF archaeological
nature Il; the new mining region was
made I short time ago on No. below
on Hunker creek By George Jchans~n
ana John Brick The discovery Was made
al depth OF twenty feet of the NAM
moth ekul. al a huffa-o. with horns in =
,serfect state of preservation In the
horns ana head. mixed in with the gray
81. cas- found fraction over NJ in geld.
The skul was badly fractured. IL u the
intention OF the finders of these bones 10
ssrd them 10 tie Smithsonian instl-
tutssn. on bunker creek have also been
found large eaauks of driftwood. psecss
OF trees srd stumps. many OF them In
. fine state of preservation. showing re
cent hs9sai These pieces az wood and
The horns have been found mixed In. with
ths pay gravel. showing that the deposit
WAS made since sAe glacial period
Annker ereek Is the en.y one IN the
Xiondske dissFgc, that has been eharac-
tsrised hs these ppealtar fnas. In the
rarty-Mlae dtstrset IN Franklin gslca on
Davis creek similar finds Of artftwood
have beer made,
calm No. 10 en- Uanker creek was re-
Gently said by thn owner. a MIR, Brown.
Ter Siass.e
Last chanee creek, nr. crsws says. Is
proving 70 be % rich ss Eldoraao
pr. crewe and Mr.. E.weH LEFT Dawson
OF Marvh - ard came ous IN ,wenty.nv
aays II vRs very rough trip. as tAey
rad 10 break trail through TIVE seet Of
anew for 10 miles. They struck open VA
ter A. FIVE Fingers. where they mad ten
or nsssen nsiies cs very had tFasl. The
trail 70 Thirty Mile was gecA eg; sast
river Mas eren ana rsosgsecsors were go
fus down In RATS In large numbers 20
.ha uao;alsneas. TIE iSe on t-saatsR
was ssae and thry met 100 or s.sS mex,
with ssela They met Pat Calvin and
Nash z. the mcash Of Walsh creek ard
Mstios1 ~ the HeosalsEsuus. They mst
Fred Palmer. the New York Press rsr-
r.seasatsve. who has hcsn suffering with
the rseasles ~ his way 20 the Heotsiin'
Qua. fulix recovered. Tne Nukcn was
Kesssng sasashy al. asons. Three Cenadlan
mats were met gcnx In. KID Exam
wass mes near sae mouth OF the Petty
sna Ksrst.ng was = pursuing him. was
uses at TIRE Cssssar h~r. Egan tried hard
90 dissaAae the aocter from cesnsnx out.
a~c.assng that che trail was tnaraAna-
sse. and they would surely have 60 turn
hack
~. Grove went OF to Seattle on ,hs
steamer Evixhans.
IFS sAseh aacye comfortable. said ne
slightly asgsaty young actor. tie ~ per.
snaaeassy isgatsd ssss. sssy tru weeks
cn tAs Saa1 last sexson =
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