The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-04
1 PASSING IHR0hG.

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.nd growing inteses, IL being
~s - seaffic people In the s"a1h
a. -s-srr district is kittitas ooas-
80 a the fact that all eyes are
81 he directed toward the Mon
rss~vx few days some LUCKY pros
Z s-srn the Sxauk drifts Into -satiis
-. s<,cxe;s fsil II Buggsss' some Ok
ar larger than the largess mat
80 seen taken out OF TBS hson''At
- sanxs- The heaviest nasssb yte
- AZ this country sss foafsi 'ns"r
e~a an Deer creek. IL was WIZ"
-. saraesi nugget IeVn2 ISIS year
-.lued ri 80. e.,. IL
y tvsnty-ssse years Tie SNa1A p's
Aa.e been worked ID u pfln'''sss ias1s-
"a for i've years past the ysal's o oe
a - ,et been less than S9s,ss- TIE
n for 80 viii De mum .AFsef' o~a.1s
-. that many Of the best CLAIMS
" - have gone INTO tire hana@
-. ss.,.issts. who wii put ia improved
- ra.es,lnsry ard operate On
- .rsae More people are goiag into
.-,~,~. ard claims viii De worked
Is .s,r,fsar OF new creeks The con-
-,e-attag on quartz lodges are
- a~ranssrneafs 10 enlarge their ca
- sx cutting in additional stamps.
q s-~sssi rev stamp mills will probably
bsilf. ..a as.,.sc,
- ~ collection Of nuggets taken
rsos.aer and Williams creeks last
Tasye are thirteen nuggets In mo
80 xorfb nearly 81 .eat. A party
- :, uark eaIiy tAss year Oh the bis
es.fu, dug out a big Nugget wnfcn
<-1 ga Ths Ford claims srf SAD
~renw the richest In the district.
-i.csr r.snes OF the district extend
= .s1ht miles along swaak. Boal-
"a Williams creeks Al! OF tnS
= .,s rrovrn Ia ne sery rich. al
- ,nsre are Only three or four claims
hava been extensively developed
az oIaesr ground fer a number u
,sen Resembling quartz ledges are
-. sa.sna In places. These hedges have
81. Al been located. some OF them
xs,ss ago. On. company owns
-. "a sue claims In this quartz dis
- whIeh they have recently sollaed
"a - n. The money secured in this
ri be used tn erecting stamp mill.
- miles from this property is
- stamp mill which has been opeTaf-
: lar 4 number Of pears wfith great sue
4. sommsntIng On the fact that great
4 rse.est Is not taken by the people OK
sshinrton la The states richest placer
say,et T. II. JensoB. who Is largely inter-
~ IN the district. recently said;
ssfhe enly trouble with the swauk coun-
3 that IL il not far enough away ana
u eesy 10 reach. People will not believe
- slch mines can be found 50 near
- Tel a mar he can ride six Hours
-. snA half hours on a good road from
yss,sa 10 the mines. and he viii take
intsrest In the proposition He wants
ID c.rrx proyissors travel we'll armed
Inh nasses. be member OF a vigilance
nnii,ee. shoot rapids and endure hard
10 got his gold Nevertheless. every
interested in the swauk district is
- much pleased with the outlook for
season. and great strides IN develop
mt uill be made"
fvc very well contented klondikers are
nYtns Al the Rainier Grand. They are
ner Naris Of Indiana and his associate
bustness. 4. A. James Of Missouri. Mr..
WIS Il correspondent OF the Chicago
>orcfa Both went into the Yukon coun-
= la, summer. and both hustled. They
ssied 50 vigorously that they would not
~ NAM thousands OF dollars for their
11dings now.
IAsy havs interests In several we'll
newn districts. but the claims from
Mich they expect tho most are situated
\ q new riyer-the Kiondike. Believing
III the gold which was found In Bonanza.
11oraAo and other creeks Sad washed
IVA from above, Mr.. Maris. who was
- ~ on the ground. argued that some OF
u must have found It's way down TO the
[bndke river He commenced 70 pan the
Fassl Ia the vide basin at the mouth OF
Denansa on the opposite side of the hlon-
H.. He found good prospects and To-
ffed The FIST claim In September last.
y. James came and, with several others,
~ heated fifteen claims In the district.
sAieh they named the klondike Bonanza
1eeefyolr. A shaft TO bedrock was sunk
81 ~ high as tl.ia per pan obt,~ned.
hey think they have big thing. rs they
leIlsya the reservoir is catch~an for
vsfal Of the best gold-produelag dis
Fnfts Three men are left 10 work
..EAs claims this winter.
q TIE two men came out with four dogs
70 ~ pounds OK provisions. They believe
ast he prices of provisions will be much
mnef IN 4 month OF two than AZ pres
NJ
VI The way on, they found very nat-
3fezlaS prospects reported al Its Salmon.
ne gold ts being found there beautifully,
- ths prediction Is freely made that IL
70 be sccend kioudike. very nice
sesshsr vas encountered by the party
3e the way oar;
- James has beea mining 10: - years
50 Gees not believe thar any quartz veins
- Ne found IN the klondlke district
sesh ar. Msris and MIR James are on tho
~ EAST on 4 yis!g.
Us only due 70 the good fortune % the
aaafsds q citizens ara strangers Who
sAs gather AZ ihe Northern pacifc and
re Northern trains az O'clock tina,
'aas accidents have not happened -
y result Of the moving trains ana the ar
asaeH bas management OF tho switch
ssaes and cars that are shifted grorn one
49, u TIE yards 10 another. Tn. Great
"safsa train stands IN two sections on
ssea''a track toward the bay from
~ sfsAs Northern. the actual s,saca h.
Na L ana the Northern Pacific train
Sc mere than - feet .he latter NJ
standing Ia iwo sections untu short
~sase the ,ime for pulling out Re
sa faese two trains there IS gathered !,
- eaG almost hlocka8es the space.
- ssseash which express and mali waS-
!. - feekiessA' driven. tae drivers hold,
as epsnlou that che pahuc nss no
a. eha'eveF. Aa}ed 20 the menace
:. ne wagons aad horses hola eat :
J. ss march down the tracks bstwss,.,
s.. sas'eo''ed overland trains 81 A s.
49, International yard engine usueux
- ssrirs " "snpties" and ia ana
"a 81 People are crowded against fhe