The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-22

WAs8tts 6sAs &*st<s 1At%H
there il on tie American s.ss
Miners are noS sinking on nan-
dreds OF creeks tributary 10 tire
Yukon. from the boundary 20 ssaew A&.
nook Wherever the gold pan has sno@sa
co!ors In the hs.sty prospecting q ine past
summer, somebody IL now there, inaSs-
trjousIy burning down Very Few have
as yet been able 20 reach BEDROCK. as Use
cold has not lasted long enough 70 freeze
the ground 10 the required depth, bat De-
fore long every miner viii know what
he has got" II sanEalne predictions count
for anything. Dawson should have a score
Of rivals on this side of the line before
spring When ali Frporss are sified. row
ever. and the product weighed. u may De
safely rad that Ia considerable NUMBER
OF localities. distributed over very ex-
fensive belt OF territory. 20 the south az,
and rarajieIing the course OF fne Yukon,
profitable aiggsrys may he considered as
assured. BY profitable Digging Il meant
clusters Of claims that VIII pay from one
70 four ounces or 50 to the shovel. that t.
to say SIS 10 - 10 every ten hoars' sncv-
cling pay gravel per man, IN s.a.cing sea-
son.
q. course, a fe@ scores OF t1snfJ-acrs
claims like these mean good times along
the Yukon fer some time 10 come. Thou
sands OF novlces IN mining who came 10
Alaska this year with ideas pre-e.evated
by the widely published accounts of klon-
dixie pans, could scarcely BE- persuaded &c
give more than contempss5us notice 10
ground that failed to go dollars 20 the pan.
not pauslng TO realize that body Of
or Scent gravel with plenty OF water 70
handle II b a very good mining proposition.
A Town ON Every Greek.
What has contributed more than any
other one thing 70 the surprisingly rapid
development OF the American side this year
IN fhe petty tyranny. the absurd resrlIa-
tinns and the distinctly corrupt practices
OF Canadian offie!Aiism at Dawson. II is
safe 70 say that not less than nins~taHtfs
Of those who came 10 the Northwest
this year expected 10 prospect exclusively
IN Canadian territory. Filled with disgust
q the treatment accorded them by the
Canadian officials. they have xwarmed In
thousands below the border. and Alaska
Il getting the benefit. A town or a ANAL
sefsi.menf has sprung ~ a. the mouth OF
every important creek. ana instead OF be-
ing tweak-kneas-- bound for 81 Atchaer'
Gas one hears ccBteup;uouslys remarked at
Dawson Of parties dropping dosn the
Jlvef,. such parties have proven 'stayers
hardy Americans with pluck and energy,
who have towet outfits In beats and wadei
tn gum boots 10 fne headwaters Of every
stream that helps swell the Yukon In
A.aAks-
Old Forty-Msie. whose bars hav. BEEN
rocked and siaicei and "snipied' ever since
miners knew there was gold In Alaska
and which has been thought about TO be-
corns but n memory never in It's pas, has
had the amount OF prospecting Il f. get
ting thls winter Abou, 200 men have
got winter supplies safely up its difficult
waters. and burning down. is going on
with energy on all Of It's important trsb-
utaries.
Strtke on Chickea Creek
Two Occurrences have contributed large
~ TO this refnvenatior OF Forty Mile min
Ing. Madison. on Chicken creek. 10 miles
Journey from Forts Mile post. found COED
ray late last season. Just how much hs
took ont Is not generally known. eus IN.
amount has been vas!ualsiv estimated d,
frou fa.oVe 10 t0.o Previous 70 his rna
Chicken creek had never been supposed 10
be worth much On the strength or his
experience, however. the creek wss re-
located last winter from mouth 10 head
No mining was done elsewhere ON Forty
Nile last season ewing 90 the scarcity ~
grub ard The continual pstter II stan1;seaea
IN the k.ondiks r%ston Tnss fall however
claim owners on Chicken haa no d!rsrtilty
IN letting oa. their property sn lays. Mad
sson hss les both his claims in laws 81 800
feet each. and he himself Is dwelling yxita
80 e@s'sAff 50 sum Nftt4Nf tGA1st as h tftEA@
Mile pas' AFFORDS. IL ix said 10 se rather
doubtful II more than = very few. II any.
OF the other claims or that srsvR viii frays
r'oHian.e Aa8sseFs teSs gay acrnes4 20
have CAME down the side ~ sse s7ssch en
h's eiafnt, and me fac; Is regarded Nv sid.
tinneTS 70 be smother e1snin.incAtt0n az shr
of& channel tkNogN Thts ,hzs.rs. A.s u
that tns Yukan oY4einan7 o*ss,t.5es. "a
channeI gloTt pT le&s Widely renewed
aseth - fSfssns NaHyss aad eiat0ts
nsst THIS + Ehe sources y the r5sa
ersNsl Ail tors AZ fhe k&oaGfke that
lost below the present ED0agn 81 the kIsa-
dixie ths channsi s~unE "a - the fegt ,sr
soata or what = rov Tie akon-s ca3syes.
neprsftns gSiHe5stasing gravel A4on& a gig.
sss course as faF ~ further Than Maass0k
The Nerta Fork Excitement.
The other 81 tns tse sne3slents meet lafesf
A. barring On tae Forty Mite uasatrg hssara
THIS season Was 1ae eg1eEe.g discovery ~
'Biiiy sAa tEorse af "a dollar ans a ia :
10 she pan on a tributary ~ gat. uerth
fork q tAr Ferry Nile ahsat 10 snise-
sesa Ire R2st hAlst 7he ItaFse" - yvoEn
Aattsas, aG1 IL sn ots-tlmeT ln AtasA4
lie reserved his ntsh1asae because, M ais
ability in making Eu8z trA7wE4% wsfh a
heavy pack. Like CsEnaek ths s.,ssass
MAJ MhS discovered q8Y eA ths ktapA 40.
a8.{y tas HORSE vas a}Baas Fu~ftsns ana
e!d-ttisas.rS ttfsss5zsfJ fnSt hv $50 n szitsf
strike .t sNFe" some tBae So waeu fss;2v
and Dis partner ssssa seu Ing faFls3&v sgas u
the rifles Aat r&Rs,ss - FsFte~xff5, "a
JAIN. giving she fip ia Il A}s al4 a ,fstsaset
sstees soeHatersa Stons ssn ~aE an3
sprss sag tire news gAraaxA tAa wfra:
crowd r. iAssH4ea {oo lt NtE fsrattT gee
orally thought There was something ID a.
THE mex tsvs months S8S hUn&Ys,}e ii
1seu aneksae - t4e e87tM FaE< May
WIRE DISCOURAGED hs' shs safe1 a4stra 81 ~.
river. ard 5seteY Eot further tkas ass
boundary, fNeu&ystkfee miles freus the
ross MANY etheES. whe ss4ees=s2s5f Ia s-ss-
ies wsth boats ur 81 a ss1Eas wsgata tpsnn.
~ sag TWENTY FIVE r. px - tze stEaAa al.
fressa there Ss0gAt - re8cst fae creek Nr
paSSlag by sazNFe tsss3 cN~r a css14N57 ~
the highest peaks Ia jae entire Eatty- y fe
gos suu lost tasssr Nay. Greatly ssskt@x ftg
hoase. aszetsassa ana gseYf ~ gsgsxs ss9n%
Nevertheless. enough aaen Feaeassf tAe
pltNe Ia STAKE &H& FvseNrA 81 10 ~. gtatesS.
.rhtss sac tsuTsE asst ~ Fs8FtssEz orzaa-
Used tas distress 81 fkasr asasssa @rss Fl 81
creeks. TheX eAacesst -s~SsiSr8Ys b4ss far
regulation sggfs1lStssE sazS un ufsa a q
ca sacase us0fe .&au ssN fsef IN sscn gs4. X
ard ausfsnS she fsssssl ~ Ezsssc ssNesse,8 So
Assessment w~sk IA tSesseszszeY Sc th -
xes&Ts 2ls5iE = Fszstfs%r faF uaz dss&Ts-s s-asi
enc 81 his Partners Ecc she asAex, Tae 6ez
S. & ~ fgss tsss4tde ghsf 9sSis iEx CHARGED
3r This tesr3;aFs. Waite Few Ea&cs gre s1f.
saeagcsFx o. tG.sx'S st1sts&y ash Aysss 80 gas
paa fnd & = nas gvnerasss Thought ~.
Eorty Nile sEaE tGs dssElGgs Wa gs.ese
AZ esss'sesent SSsae 90 Sfrsss tsse excite