The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-03
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nEyCLTS II VICINITY ~ EAGlE
PROVE DIsAProISTHxG.
Best sasseaas o sevenay-Mile Creek
1sns one - Tive Oaaees . Day
Per AGas-Wssa - CsnDenes -
Governnept DuiDaings ss Eagle.

EAGLE E7THs A3azka. July IA rtsteu-
tous inetden: recently occurred ~ Forty
mile post which 10 short distance above
the Canadian Boundary The Alaska Com
mercial company's agent had two flags
fying ~ the post on separate poles. the
American and the British eoscrs. II chanc-
cd that the Stars and Stripes appeared to
be few inches higher than the British
aag. A sergean; from the police barracks
ordered the aSent TO lower the American
nag Agent Hail obligingiy compsied. bot
he hauled down the British AaG first and
now neither emstem hoats over the posi-.
Capt. Richardson. In command Of the
company Of thirty United States soldiers
here has posted q notice TO all eQuatters
ca the tWo square miles OF land which .
to be turned into the government reserve
81 Eagle TO vacate the premises within
sixty days. The notice IL couffeoasly word
Cd and states that In the purchase Of logs
and material for the nkw government
bulidinGs preference will be given 70 those
left on the reserve. The reserve cuts OK .
small slice Of the town nearest Aesson
creek and takes up bus little OF the river
frontage Work win soon be commenced
and storeho,sses for the command There
IN b even Or sshi lSS .sru sunr III IN ~: az
ss.s "" S.ns hs i. hep q as sad me
company are a popular ut Eagle as they
were az Circle City and all took part In the
quite ambitious celebration OF the Fourth
here.
The programme for the celebration did
not include other fireworks than the dis
charge Of firearms. but there was Q series
Of athletic games and execsses.x with sub
stantial prizes contributed by the three
trading companies doing business here and
the day wound up with gane Of baseball
at midnight. between the soldier nine and
the Eagle nine.
Exodus Frsa lnterter.
Between 30 and 100 men are yet in the
Forty mile country and perhaps 100 or 500
in and near Eagle. People have been leav-
Ing Of the Yukon aud a pretty general exo-
dus from the interior Of Alaska and the
Northwest Territory will be on BY fall
over rs the Ice. i, i es,imstsd hat no, one.
twentieth of the number OF people who
wtnsered in the country last winter VIII re-
main ever another sns 10 %1, In
/ disappointing. many claims having been
abandoned lately after all the labor Of de-
velopment had been done. Generally. In
these cases the prospects scarcely war
ranted opening up the ground, but the
hope Of making at least small wages caus-
ed the locasors TO undertake the labor Of
wnipsawinE. cabin building. dam building.
On the F'orty-mile. Chicken creek prov
ed a Nat disappointment. Even the one
claim which made the reputation OF the
creek II said not to have paid wages. Wade
creek. about which there was some excite
msns early in the season. ID reported to be
Norh Essh 0 70 which S there w s.am great
stampede last summer. has proven even
more disappointing. Slate creek. a triau-
tsry OF the North Fork OF the Forty-mife
which was stakcd from end 70 end by a
Wild stampede from Eagle In midwinter.
and about which extravagant stories were
sent TO The states has amounted to moth
ing. Il h now admitted that the best OF IL
VIII probably be only very low grade dig.
gings.
OF the Inhabitants Of Eagle possibly 400
pecting or siuieing. American creek. while
no claims on II nave produced anything
like the rich pans accredited to them by
pay to work. On considerable number
OF claims no more than wages VIII proba.
bly, be made. On three. or perhaps Ave.
NAV Be- 70 a nss Sarns aaS to
ing season or course large amount OF
ground on the creek will not pay 70 work
a. all No really favorable reports from
other creeks In the neighbornood have YET
been received.
I'm the sev~nty-Miie.
Seventy-mile was urospccted by about
80 men during the past winter: about 100
develop promising ground Most OF these
men will probably take out a gruhstake
this summer and many win probably do
better but all the ground 80 far worked
shows rather low grade iigg,ngs the hes,
running from one ounce 10 two ounces 10
the man for days slufc.ng short paw
streak was recently found on bar below
the mouth OF Sonnickson creek. thirty Ave
miles up the Seventy-miie which Ii is essf-
MATED Will pay sfoo to the man while II
lasts. This was an exceptionally lucky
md. ~ the bars were pretty well cleaned
OF by old timers years ago. II Seventy
mile ever produces much wealth. II will he
from hydraulic mining. probably. az there
are vast bodies Of aurifNrous gravel on
that stream, These bars are generally 10.
Gated II IL reported tina; two hydraulic
plants are now or their way TO Seventy
mile, 20 be freighted w tho creek next win
ter. ard this work 10 be attempted next
year.
A little prospecting il being done on
Charlie river. which pcur~ into the Yukon
about midway between CIRCLE and F.arie.
and there y hope OF q STRIKE being an
rennced from that quarter. Good pros
Fseets Nave been fonsa on Sans creek. three
miles below Charlie river. Fourth OF July
creek proved q f1xie
The season thus far has been quite wei.
keeping all the creeks higher than usual.
though neither The Yukon nor its srihutar-
iea were nearly 80 high az last season a.
the period ~ the regular June sooa. From
Forty mile, Eagle and other points down
rne river reports indicate everybody In good
health There Is very little excitement
over the reported strike az Cape Nome
although n. news ss turning hundreds Of
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