The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-02
CLEAN UP ON DOMINION.
SEATTLE PEOPLE WHO ARE TAXI
ING GOLD OUT OF THE CREEK.
r. NJ. Clayworth Returns With the
News That Dominion Will Equal
That Of Eldorado-ThOse Who
Hold Sonae Well Paying Claims.

i think that the cleanup on Dominion
creek this year viii equal that of Eldora-
do. the banner creek Of the gold fields"
said p. NJ. Clayworth. who has just re-
turned from Dawson.
Mr.. Clayworth was formerly in the en-
ploy OF the Seattle Cracker and Candy
Company. He left here May q, 1895. and
reached Dawson July q by way OF st.
Michael. He was one Of the first to COM
menee work on Dominion creek. and haC
m opportunity to see il pass from mis-
trust to an acknowledged producer.
II have been working a lay on claim b.
seisw upper discovery with my srosnss
The claim Is owned by Alex Mcdonald and
saltwater Bill Gates. Four laws were
worked. which win clean up $1S.ooo.
think that Dominion will clean up as much
as Eidorado. because 1t Is longer and more
Gains are being worked.
Dominion creek IL a tributary OF Indian
OF the 1885 season. Bad tuck was encoun-
tered. and 1t was not until February. 1899.
that rich pay streakS were found. From
what l know OF il ! Eeiieve IL will be the
is also tributary OF Dominion will be
Wei up the list.
The space included between 20 above
upper discovery TO lower discovery lnciud-
ing seventy claims, has been worked quite
extensively.
Hillside claims are being represented
ard developed From lower discovery on
the left limi. up to n below upper discev-
from above lower discovery TO Is above
are rich. Pay gravel is found near the
surface on the hiilsides. which makes Il a
from $500 TO 1910 day.
Mike Sheehan who Is well known in Sc
attic. has lay on Dominion. and his
est in a hillside claim opposite below DIS
covery. and and ; above. On Gold Run
he has another interest. bat I do no. re-
eau the number OF the claim. interested
ST Paul cousins Of saltwater BiiI.'
Jim Kelly. who had the fruit and vsge-
table stand III the Denver market. owns
half Of claim - below upper discovery on
Dominion with Alex Mcdonald as a part
Eer II is a good claim and he Is doing
well. His wife owns ID above upper dis
ecvery
Bob Ellis Of Fremont. owns claim a. ON
Cold Run, William AshwoTth. an Old
timer At Fremont has CAIN 2II below .ow-
or discovery on Dominion. John Hughes.
who has a brother m Seattle. is al Dawson
engaged in general business
Il. &. Brsnson, who was formeriv In the
newspaper business IN Seattle. I'D fairly
well az Dawson last winter frsiRhsing. He
owns q below discovery OF Hunker and
has haf interest in above lower dis
covery on Dominion.
Jim pe.arey. who was an employee of
tire James street car line has beer N the
Ing after Alex Mcponaii.s interests m
Dominion. He owns personally cha IN e
above discovery on Henderson. and .
above discovery on Too Much God.
Ion Jose. a logger. who = well known
On FUge: sound. 2os o third Interest in
claim Is below upper c~ara.erv on Dorzin-
ION Tor representing Il year ago. Last
winter he worked CUT good dumps and sold
his interest fer sfSs 90 n cash
Sam Crawford. Nick Hanna ard Psn
Thompson. former members Of the Seat
. IA r~s-la it,
creek
Personally 7 have 70 reason ~ CON-
plnin ot NY lurk IN Alaska l intend to re-
turn In August.