The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-17

Although great secrecy Is observed by
those directly interested In claim No. s. II
10 fact that On Monday last SIS. ZOO marine
insurance was taken out on the gold that
viii be sent down on the early boat 1t
u also fact that tha amount will b In
creased unless there ID . change In the pro-
gramme.
This action indicates beyond a question
OF doubt that what has been speculation
and rumor In the past about the richness
Of the McGraw claims on Little Manook ID
now an assured fact. There has been moro
work done on claim No. than all others
on THE creek combined. but It - said that
up to No. - there has not been q blank.
What - and other claims viii produce n
q question.
TIE reason that comparatively little work
has been done on other claims II that the
cosk OF mining - very heavy. Some idea
Of the situat ton may be obtained from the
statement that the owners OF claim No. ..
Little Manock. will expend about e0s. ooe be-
fore the close of this syringe work There
IL no chance. however. for them 70 lose. ~
one Of the experts OF the Alaska Expiora-
ton Company sent word to friend In San
Francisco that MeGraw and Carr would
clean up 100000 surely on claim No. g.
Since then the returns have been greater
than expected. and with the exception Of
three shafts every hole h pouring forth 4
eiitsering mass OF yellow metal. the purest
ana most valuable yet discovered along the
mighty Yukon. Gold from this claim In
worth SlsE an ounce. II 10 taken At
stores In Rampant without variance In ex-
change at SIS IN ounce.
McGraw, Carr. Harold Preston. L. c. Gil
man and II. Gottseein are the owners OF
this claim. The facts concerning the god
taken out were received by Attorney H4r-
old Preston In letter from Gen Carr.
written a. Rampant City. February s. AZ
ter the receipt OK this letter Mr.. Preston
took out the Insurance. When seen yes
tarday afternoon Mr.. Preston said: 81 am
very busy: I know what yoa are after.
but II hsd time 20 talk I would not
give out any information. because IL In .
private matter"
Mr.. Ges;s,ein admitted that the letter
contained good news. bat that ~ Il had
come to Mr.. Preston. he did rot feel 1t
liberty 70 say anything about IL
Gen. Carr enters into detailed descrtp-
ton Of the work that has bern done In
every shaft. from Nos. TO IT, inclusive
He tells OF the operation AZ the mine from
November up 10 February S. and inch
densAily mentions that when night comes
10 10 weaFsed climbing 90 and down lad
ders The shafts are from twenty 70 forty
fses dssr-dcwn 20 eedrock-ana the gen
ersl climbs up and down iad1era which are
H8AlS0 70 INV N1uGl ~ E1S b02tk Eokay
men have been ia the employ At the mime
owners. who have provided . bunk and
cock house. 1t viii be recalled that Gen.
MeGraw spoke Of building houses 10 be
used ir connectIon with mine operations In
. letter to hss wife last winter.
Sixteen shafts have been sunk. From
NoA~ I 70 Z. Inclusive. the returns were
encugA to make Gen Car very happy. To
ny that saey we're rich would expfeas Il
nfiidly- Three Konshs ago there WAS @lAo.-
- on iae dump % shaft No s. Mss. Carr
Ffcsed Up S.es In geld Nuggets FRAN this
dump in enc hour.
osasts !. 4 ara % are nat a. rich ~
the eshsrA Two Of them are paying wagsa.
but not much more. while enc b pDofef
s:fii. TIE other Shafts Up TO Is are paying
htGA, Or At Aheus tie same rate - those
frcea % T. excepting No, s % ccnrse.
which Is ~anserfGisI rsca. Enast Is scored
- - = revelation. when paystreak wAs
rsAceeA taere lay The god IN plain sight.