The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-28

Thomas Hunt of DetGoit, Mich, has
been very ill with the disease at VAL
des. DR.. Lewis established hospital
on the other side of Valdes glacier. 1t
has number of patients. number
of men who were frozen have had their
limbs amputated There are several
destitute men at Valdes who have no
means of returning to the United
States.
w. C. Bruce, formerly of Tacoma,
said: After getting into the interior
we found there were some sixty Ma
sons in the country, and we at once de-
cided to form an association for mutual
benefit 1 was elected President, B. G..
Levroos of ST. Paul Vice President,
Herbert Smith of New York City Treas
urer and II. e. Pierson of Denver
Travelling Manager.
Zone of the members of the associa-
ton made a discovery late in October
that will startle the world. He STUN
bled across small creek in his wander
ings. The indications were unfavor-
able, but he began to prospect. Inside
of week he took out over $2O0 in
gold. He came at once to the Masonic
headquarters at Copper Center and told
the members of the find. In some par
ties enough Masons went in to stake a
claim for every member.
"Talkill Creek is a tributary of the
Tonsina River. Over seventy-five men
are working on the creek claims, and all
are taking out gold. Marker Creek,
also running into the Tonsina, las
proven a bonanza of the district. On
claim 90 above Discovery, which is the
most developed, IS cents to the pan is
being taken. There are sixty-five men
on the creek.
about 200 men have claims in the
vicinity of Mount Drum. They are To-
Gated on a small creek, and are taking
out from 10 to % cents to the pan al
though they have not yet reached bed
rock A new discovery is Quartz Creek,
a branch of the Tonsina, on which 100
men are working.
1.-THE Masons have been very lucky
in the Copper River country. None
have been frozen, and but one has died.
We are united very strongly, and the
Masonic Creek is sure to pay big
money"
Reports from Juneau say that new
lake has been discovered a short dis
lance in the interior from Lynn Canal.
1t has been named Walker Lake. after
its discoverer, G. w. Walker. The
creeks emptying into it are said to con-
tain much gold. On one small creek
named Bonanza, Walker, it is stated,
got an average of 81 to the pan.
A PHILADELPHIAN DROWNED.
LAIRD RIVER, Jan. 26 (via Edmon-
ton, N. w. T., Jan. 27.)-Captain John
Mason of a large Philadelphia party.
bound for the gold fields, was accident
ally drowned in the Nelson River, three
miles above its mouth, on the afternoon
of August oath.
The Philadelphians, with the Big
Four party of Chicago, were rafting
horses and outfits down the Nelson
River, and the raft which Captain Ma
son was on stuck on sand bar. 1t
was necessary to unload the horses in
order to get the raft off. Captain Ma
son stayed with the horses on the bar,
and the raft drifted down the river to
make landing. When about half a
mile below the men on the raft heard
the Captain cry for help as he was driv-
ing the horses to the shore. 1t is not
known whether he was taken with
cramps or was struck by a horse His
hat was found about half a mile below,
but the body was not found.