The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-04

floods submerged it and the residents
nearly all moved to the higher ground
where is now Star City, although with
the subsistence of the flood many went
back to the old location, and the towns
are now neck and neck in the race.
About twelve miles farther down, near
the mouth of Fourth of July Creek. where
discoveries Were recently made, is Nation
City, with Ivy City, its competitor a lit
tie farther down. These are as yet little
more than groups of tents. At Coal
Creek, fifty-three miles above Circle City,
Is McQuesten City, also a mere camping
place as yet. The stretch of fifty-three
miles of river between this point and Cir
Gle is entirely bare of cities. Circle City
shows but little Improvement over the
same season last year, that little taking
form in two restaurants two watchmak-
ers shops and a tinsmith. Last fall 1t
was not possible to buy meal in the
town. There is very little more to be said
concerning the Blrch Creek mines, upon
which Circle City is founded. They. are
being worked in the same desultory fash
ion as heretofore. There is plenty of good
property there, but it is OF lower grade
than the more recent discoveries, and is
therefore neglected. Jack Gregor and Pat
heneally, long time partners in the rich
est ground or at least the most thor
a steamer for the outside early in Sep
TENDER, to remain all winter. They have
enough to warrant them in taking a rest.
While many continue TO express unbound
ed faith in the future of Circle City, l
found the miners there chiefly interested
in the recent discoveries farther up the
river. These discoveries l Will now treat
in their order of location, up from
Circle City, giving it as it was given to
me by the many whom l met on the trip
coming from and going to the new fields.
OF Coal Creek, a little more than fifty
miles above Circle, little is to be said
except that 1t was staked last winter.
1t has its disciples and is being pros
pected. A coal ledge is said to have been
located there.
Charlie River, few miles farther up,
is reported as discovering excellent pros
poets, especially on Big Bonanza and Dra-
ham creeks. Good prospects are found
also on Mcconnell Marie, Fine Gold
and Little Ell Dorado, tributaries of Big
miners prospecting there that these
creeks will all be heard from later.
About twelve miles above Charlie River
is group OF creeks that are attracting
much attention on the American side just
now. Discoveries were made there as re-
Gently as the 4th of last July, and the
group is named Fourth of July, because
of that. Prospectors found it impossible
to get to bedrock because. of water, but
coarse gold as high as six bits" to the
pan is said to have been found in gravel
just under the moss This, not in a sin
gle instance, but in many, and at points
of considerable distance from each other.
The discovery being reported at Circle a
stampede took place and the creek is
staked from end TO end. Michigan, Re
publican and Dewey creeks empty into
the same slough of the Yukon, within three
miles of the mouth of Fourth of July A
little farther down IS Bull Creek and
Schley Creek and a little further UP is
Treat, all of which are staked and are
being prospected with such results as to
awaken the highest hopes of the pros
pectors. An island obscures the mouth of
Fourth of July, Dewey and Michigan
creeks to those following the main chan
mel of the river, and this is offered as
reason why the rich ground there has not
been discovered before
Seventy Nile is the next point .of inter-
est; 1t is $50 miles up from Circle and a
little less than 120 down from Dawson. It
is called Seventy Mile because it is sew
enty miles from Forty Mile, and Forty
Mile is so called because il is, or was, for
ty miles from old Fort Reliance, which
was old Jack McQuesten's early trading
post, and was located about eight miles
below, Dawson. Seventy Mile was pros
pected and much OF it staked prior to the
klondike strike. 1t yielded what was
then considered good returns. 1t was de-
serted in favor of the Klondike. Last
the townsite located. The creek is long
and has many short tributaries many Of
which are said to be now discovered un-
DER the much prospecting that the new
era has brought about to be rich in
coarse gold Among the many tributaries
Ct Seventy Mile that are being prospected
Barney Creek is chiefly spoken Of
Eagle City, at the mouth of Mission
Creek, is the next camp met with in the
ascent OF the river. It claims as tribu-
trict on the east and the Seventy Mile
district on the west as well as of the
\ Mission Y ISIS Creek district. Miners say that
Mile by trail leading over a low divide
ana that the distance is only about forty
miles, very much shorter than up the
of the Forty. Mile district are in American
territory. while Forty Mile post. at the
mouth Fa of Of the river, is in American terri
other or American side the line Eight
niles OF trail across low hill touches |
seventy Mile, considerable distance up |
across the International line on the /
American side. The United States cIieo |
IONS IONS, once and an army post will be To-
Gated mere. If its claims can be made
eooo ana the country surrounding it is |
r # Fa go foo "a part OF what is claimed for
the mefrep oily n nay shortly develop into
american american Creek is the chief tributary
81 i. Mission Creek 1t empties into Mission |
Creek near the mouth of the latter and |
the digg1ngs get their general name rn 1lre
from American than Mission Creek Tbe1J !
anteaate the Klondike strike. were de-
tributaries Of Mission now being aetfvaiv I
prospected are: Seward Utah S,iifford |
cripple, Alger, Excelsior and Colorado |
most of them having been staked only ast |
March. Gold is said TO have been fonnd |
On Colorado and Cripple Creeks in paying |
The Forty Mile diggings has attracted |
miners from up the river in large num-
bers. 1t is said that 1900 men have rome |
up roTly Mile flVer in small boats this |
and fall, taking their o,1tfifs
with them. which means so manys.neonie |
gone in there for the winter The whole
region is reported to be rich and has |
been stampeded and located as thorouphIv /
as any creek in the Klondike country II /
was all too late, however, for any extern /
sion work last winter The Excitement
originated with the Developments ahont
Discovery on Chicken Creek which comes
INTO Mosquito fork of Forty Mile ahoTIt
L15 miles from the Yukon. Bedrock was
found at nineteen feet. with seven feet of |
gravel, running from to IA cents TO the I
pan. In bringing water to the dunn a /
1ume was carried some Twenty-Five ieet /
above rim rock. and gravel was found I
there worth SO to the pan. Discovery /
claim is owned by Matison & Dyer. One
below and two above are owned by Mr. |
peco, who claims that he took $1,000 TO the I
sluice box twelve feet square) out of mis- /
lump.
Forty Mile is one of the Oldest e.Aggings
n the Territory. For years miners have T
aiken their grubstake out of the bars
IF the rivers and creeks with q few
months work. 1t was and still is unfan-
ng to this extent. and 1t is only now
1eing thoroughly prospected and mined
e has been until now wholly deserted
since the Klondike strike. Last winter
{ was not possible to work there, as the
iiggings are so far distant up the river
,ver 100 nniles-and no goods could be pur-
biased at Forty Mile. There has been no /