The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-13
ALASKA'S RICH
PLACER CLAIMS
Gold Bearing Sand and
Gravel Found.
BY HAL HOFFMAN.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

JUNEAU, Alaska, Jan. 9 (via Vic
toria, B. c., Jan. 12).-The latest report
from the Nakwashinsky Bay placer dis
Sitka, is that the ground will run about
SAT to the yard of earth. This is in all
probability a wild estimate but from
all reports there is little doubt that
gold bearing sand and gravel has been
found and located. 1t is impossible to
learn the value Of the ground till fur
Their work has been done on 1t in the
spring. The people of Sitka have much
faith in it.
Juneau is somewhat excited over re-
port that became current that placer
ground has been found, within twenty
miles of the city. Gold Creek, which
runs through one side Of the town,
yielded about half million dollars to
miners some years ago, and this creek
now worked out was the start and
foundation of Juneau. AS there are so
many quartz lodges around Juneau it
is thought that this last mysterious
find may be all right. Parties are now
understood to be out examining the
ground, though 1t is not known in what
direction they went
Captain J. E. Snevely has just come
out over the ice from Dawson to Ju-
neau He is located in the Eagle City
district on the Yukon. He says there
are 1000 men mining on Seventy Mile
around Eagle City. He represents
Sandusky (Ohio) company. This is in
American territory. He says the out
look of all these creeks is very good.
He says also that hardy vegetables are
grown and that OATS, shoulder high,
mature in the vicinity Of Eagle City.
Up here on the brow of the earth.
where the eternal clouds come tumbling
down out of the northern lights. in
terest in Atlin and Porcupine over
shadows all other mining camps IN
Alaska or British Northwest Territory.
For example,: Thirst for Porcupine
Creek gravel kept increasing in the
brawny breasts Of sixteen men en-
ployed in the Big Treadwell mine on
Douglas Island until it became no long
er resistible. Fearing that If they quit
work without due notice their pay
would be withheld until the end of the
month or indefinitely, the sixteen men
put up job on the company which
worked to a charm. They knocked
off work the other evening before the
o'clock whistle and all were conse
quently discharged on the spot. They
went right down and got their time to
date and the next day the sixteen
strong, shrewd and cheerful men came
over to Juneau and took small steam
er for Haines Mission, which is the
way to go il going to Porcupine or
Atlin. Small steamers are now run
ming from Juneau up the Taku. whence
there is a good winter trail to and
down Pike River to the lake. Soon
another trail will be broken across a
comparatively level country to Discov-
cry City on Pine Creek and to Surprise
Lake, where another town has sprung
up and been named Surprise City. The
mining camp in any country which has
not the affix city as part of it's bap-
tismal name is the exception and not
the rule, and does not run very much
to the pan. The first large party of
the season. headed by Dockie McKin-
non and George Miller, left on Taku
steamer yesterday to go IN over the
Taku trail. The party numbered four
teen in all. Fritz Miller, brother Of
George Miller, McKinnon and two
others, are the discoveries and original