The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-13
nAWsON'S RICHES.
Many Epectcd to Pick Gold From on
the Trees.

DAWSON. n. W. T.. Dec. e.-In the
last few days some extraordinary rich
strikes have been made In the kiondike.
On No. IS below, on Hunker creek. seven
holes were sunk to bedrock and a pan
from each hoie Melted s.. On IS upper Bo-
nanza creek the pay streak has been
found and IL averaging from $50 10 81
TO the pan. On the upper end OF Eldo-
RADIO creek. Nugget Cnlch. Pure Gold and
Too Much Gold creeks the claims are
showing up unusually rich deposits
Of yellow metal. averaging from 60 cents
20 $50 20 he pan. All Of the creeks
within the area bounded on the west by
the HukoEs. Oh the south by Indian river.
"a fat east as The Dome, and on the
north by the kiontiike Crroandik) river
have been staked and are being rapid
" developed. There can be no doubt bur
that thar scope OF country Is the richest
IN gold that the world has ever known.
There is scarcely hole IN any Of The
claims on these creeks but what is pro-
duc'nT pay dirt that IS worth fron ca
cents % ESQ 10 the pan. The output of
sead next year will 10 astounding At
rT@sert there are over eight tons stored in
baw ton Hud ready f0F shipment In the
spttas. THE most conservative mining
men N the camp say th4t roswithstsnd-
Ing the scarcity Of provisions and the uu-
settled condition 81 Tho question Of wages
he 81 - 81 - an hourl. there viii not he
lees than fifty tons and aome say seventy
five. shipped % Seattle and san Francisco
nsxt Iuly. II provisions were plentiful
sfd sufficient labor on band 10 operate
the mines. the amount would certainly
he quadvupisd. The product Of 1899 will
be double that cf neNt year.
The great draw back 90 ;he country q
the tack az transportation facilities The
t~a commercial companies were Unable
70 supply WITH rood the unexpected hN0
people Who hocked I'm late this fall Rome
ard candies. witch are necessary 10 ou-
crate drift minicv properties are very
scarce Mon Who owned valuable mines
80 laws. owfflg Sc the scarcity - pTov;s-
tons hAve been forced to abandon their
properties ara ga down the river - Fort
Yukon or eut over tie re 70 Seattle.
where provisions can 80 had Many re-
c*at arrivals particularly chose tlul;se!
- tSe severe hasdSh3px incltea, 70 life in
as wf.f. cola snt uneX gIored a country as
th.s. became Gishearteaei ana are return
tDg 20 clS3lisa lion.
Others came - ths kl0naske expecting
- End nuggets % EOid growing o. the
G'ushs et trees. Those two classes ars
teaplv disappointed Work. ard havs wo~k
a. that tco. IS required 10 wrest the min
e3&i ITuss the hidden sSfeS 81 ses beEa..atS
SO AeSiS e fgozea rivera ard CATCHES.
Hundreds - rlen. Il IS strange 20 relate.
aF~tve3 win good e5trsx lat. iya the So.
SON. finding the mountains euVel>nea "a
8 mantle - white. fSe hills cssrAtsa v5th
suoA and tbe Nftko0 fuu 90 grinding snA
crushing hcU.3ers ef lee To ana ard te-
cate raw ard unieye lopca claims 4 .eas
necessary - frg28ge oUg ever the bills
through GFffts cE Snow waist fesp. carry
tag {oS~i snd blankets ca their hacks
That required physical endurance ana
strength. ana nssny a man unused 10 80
we're frontier hardship fAHes; IL the task
ard wished TO return ~ his heuse III the
sUEuy santa. nafAilrseI with THIS class
eg unfortunate people - agsotAer psetafa
which apsly per'rsys he character az THE
hose and s!neW wh9-a build up the great
Wis West - tie r1s,hue, hust,tng wide
awake usRu az the rzv}0c cssaet - 10 kyaess
rot tae word fan = aue tar credit TOR
iR~E~ ameugtt az mining ts9e}6psssen*
Hundreds 90 yB-n 60 this Gather arrived
AAagt - pro- tsiens and aa3eF sGcn cir
s-EassAacss ana conditions ~ would have