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

Copper river until Tcnsina river was
reached, and once more went to prospect
SO much so that his three partners Will
stay there and work the ground this
winter.
Like other prespeeto~S Of that country
they got on ground which was very niiry.
and the winter Is the only time that IL
can be worked. Shortly after finding COL
ors on Tonsiua river the party went
elgnty ullsS IN a northeriy direction anu
struck the Tazlira river. Taey prospect
e1, but did not find anything OTHERS
went further on to some OF the tributaries
81 the Tazlina. and found plenty OF color.
they thought that the ground was very
good and returned 10 their caches 81 LAX.
klutena and intended TO work the new
ground this winter.
MIR. Shelton and his party discovered
a new creek, which they named Salmon
creek and named the district Shelton
fapers were brought out and forwarded
TO Sltka- where they will 60 on file The
graund IL very promising and the party
expects 10 get good results. Another dis
triet was organized on Quartz creek. A
Few nuggets were found and many pros
pectors nave built log cabins and wifi
work there during the coming winter
Ar. Shelton is Well pleased with the coun-
Try and viii return there in the spring.
La speaking of the situation In the Cop
per river district. he said: "ort of the
.vv VINO went in there about $50 remain
MOST OF them are winteriHg az the follow
ing i've places. Lake kiurena. five r,1ii.sa
below the lake at the rsapits. Conner Gem
ter; -Tazlina river and Ealdes Out of all
VINO Went IN there Were very few prac-
ticaI miners To show you how much
they really knew about roughing il, I VIII
give you an incident. In going down the
river they would pile their boats full OIL
stun. and with q man steering and an
other with pole they would set of The
rivers are very swift, and instead of TAX
ing oars they would depend solely ON the
poles when one has only pole and the
boat is going pretty swift. there Is really
no way 10 steer clear of the MANY rocks
IN the streams. They would go In boats
not prepared for the many difficulties,
ana the first thing one would hear or
them would be that the boat had struck
u rock. eapslzed and the outfits lost All
that could be done then would be for the
snipwrecked to leave the country. arI.i
when they arrived i'm the states they
would tell tales OF hartshins and g,va ,ns.
country S black eye. Some of the people
would De so utterly incapable OF taking
their outnts In boats that they wonid sir
on Top or the load and let the boat take
care of itself A>-~S
With the exception Of the mosquitoes
Inc country Is very good one to live in
Inc Indians are kind and glad 10 see fhe
Whise men vi course there are not MANY
INDIANS IN there. only between 800 and
90 1 was told. The head of the trIbs Is
called Nickei-Lie. He resides near the
mouth of the klutena river A few miles
below him on the Copper rs kWone
me trader Tor the tribe. Nickel-Iie m
III i''e'' me that lew years ago a disease
one-haiI OF the tribe died The winter
before II was so cold that many Of tbe
wild animals died If the prospecfs turn
cat All Tlgnt this winter as is {; raticit,arer,
country " s'ie's
Mr. Shelton left on the 4 O'Clock train
2estefday afternoon for his home ar
Orting. a.