The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-02
MEMS FROM DALTON TRAIL.
RETURNED PROSECUTORS HAVE A
HIGH OPINION OF THE STRIKE.
DeAnite News Of DiacOverieS-FOur-
teen Hours Work Pays $36O-Six-
teen Claims Located ON Mckinley
Creek and Nine ON P0rcupine

The first definite news Of the new gold
discoveries on the Dalton trail, in Aneri-
can territory. was brought by C. q. Lewis
and Carl 4. West, OF Los Angeles, who re-
turned from the north on the steamer Dir
igo yesterday. They participated with the
discoveries in the original locations. and
have a high opinion OF the new district.
They went 10 Alaska Il year ago and pros
pected on the divide between White and Tan
ana rivers. Their food becoming exhans.-
ed they struck out for the Dalton trail, 400
miles distant reaching there early last
month, juss before Ed Hackley. of this
state, and t. F. Calhoun. of Minnesota.
made their discovery on Mckinley creek. a
tributary Of Porcupine creek. the only
streams yet prospected there.
Lewis and West had no prospecting lmple-
ments. but took cut $50 In five hours from
crevices along the bank of the Mckinley
creek All the claims showed up well.
They were driven out by the Snow after
one days work. They say that two men In
fourteen hours took 1850 III gold dust from
Porcurine creek. Thereeare sixteen claims
located on Mckinley creek, and nine on
Porcuplne creek
The man responsible for the latest rush
n,nza creek in the Attn district, came
down on the steamer Faralion. He Is &.
r. Packard. of Los Angeles, who IS now
at the Hotel Northern. Mr. Packard ia
rather surprised AZ the notorieiy wh.ch
has come 10 him because OF his find. for
he made some effort to keep his discovery
secret.
Mr. Packard Is the locator OF discovery
claim On this nav creek, which. when he
recorded bis claim. he named Bonanza.
after the famous creek by that name III
the klondike region Since bis discovery
there have been siakel and recorded be-
tween 8 AID 100 claims. reaching over the
entire length Of the creek.
But the strike which Packard made was
not very rich. though il was good enough
= WORK AID :. VIII prove "A p1Iyi ,so clam am
he lid. Which is sufficient 10 make the
clam one worth working.
This creek had rever been known be-
fore'' said Mr.. Packard last night at the
Northern. III Is rot more than four
miles leng and y had bsen overlooked
rslgh5oraoo.i Of STAT mountain. ana runs
IN a westerly direction to Otter creek.
iSut II DOES not now into Otter creek az
pant where II can be- seen; in fact. il
dces not fiow INTO the creek. for IL siaks
before reaching there. Thus. when pros
pectors had gone Up Otter creek. they
III crossing over 10 Wright creek they
usually went farther east than It's COM
creek, because i. runs through thick cha
psrrai
paral.
one day, in crossing ar the usual place,
| saw ; depression wh.ch seemed 10 be
i down | came 10 the water did nay
flr<y work about mile from o:ssr creek
Y EsEf% tssstGE& Csi Or ~sfGIsI How INTO
cater. There took o1lt SIS per Jsan
stak.E tAsxe also ]. ?. and above dis-
cavery"
Tina tsad NJ M PaekaSs! became no.sed
around Discovery caty on Pine creek
ard abous AIlia. and K was nof very
long before the whole creek WIS stakei
" hclher Or not anything has been ;aken
oat siace C2Gnc- ~ learned as 10 one
has come out. NJ Packard - ~ conf
s.ens Of the success - as claim that ne
VIII rofurn from LES Angeles. ~ soon as
be shall have seen h.s fanny, w.sh large
o4t0I. a1d Work hss mines during ins
w3ater aa6 coming spr. TX.