The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-18

4A4PART. Alaska, Nov Fit IN too
UV yet to say whether or not the Ma
TX district. of which Rampant Ia the
ssr. will rssllxe the great expectations
- the history Uf Dawson has shown.
takes two years In this Yukon region
ASCERTAIN definitely whether me pros
eta viii become fine mines or not II
- In H96 that the kiondike discoveries
IRE made, II was In 1857 when their
zoe ard partial extent were determined.
eo. too. with the Manook district. Last
var good discoveries were made This
winters work will determine their value
1eanwh1is. the discoveries OF isE Great
= now . well laid out and well built log
c9bin camp or town of not less than =
- people. of whom about liz came in
Over since the new contingent arrived
IN June and July these LOO "chee-
chawk.'' a. the Indians say--''enee cha
eoe." they call them Up the river. new
ling over all the bills and xuiehss on
''ssamps1ies," and ali sorts OF Wild ru-
mors are afiost ~ to the result of their
sosns 81 Che reports appear to have sub
tantiat basis. but others are what
Known - recorders sIarnpedes.' This
E Performance in both Is the safrse. but In
ne recorders stampedes some ssirewd
Old timer in need of a winters grusstake
viii take five or six friends. VIII go out
II en the snow with ostentaiions stealth. 80
q % speak win locate claims viii form a
mining district. eiecting the promoter re-
|pccrier Of IL. and, returning ia town. Will
gradually let II leak out that they have
lAde tremendously rich discoveries Then
me most u the tendeffeet who ara let
u ON the ground floor Will load up sled
Nith tent, stove and grub, or IL specially
npreestonahle. VIII take only pair of
Markets and 4 slender stock cf food. and
With tho thermometer far below zero viii
nnh out TO the new gulch and. making
lies OF locations viii record them with
ne new recorder, paying fees OF from e. 30
= $50 for recording, and IL enough so the
ssscorder GETS winter Eruhstak@ in fees.
Ne and his pals unload their discovery "
eaims on equally tenderfoot agents OF SYM
olcates ara Eastern capitalists. ara tho
ely promoters are tina, much in. while the
~chee chacoes" are the happy owners VI
Claims half staked In tho Snow
On the other hand. there are bona tde
Nampedes." with tangible results In good
= justified or not on reaching bedrock IS
Impossible now to say. Sixty DAYS from
low will tell the story l might tell yen Of
s' ss,r repas ns From Pom oval i ssss Bar sn
seotcs q other creeks. but they would be
@Aresy bis ak names TO you ard rhe ssaries
wsS'd be she gossip 81 the esrnp
Uert%maer 10 almost daily stampsvfes. II
ene man or half dozen men tried to tol-
IN them out II would be useless. but when
IA development takes place IL will be Easy
40 ascertain and report facts. nos gossip
may say this. however, The rassst 'eyel
40eat Work ~ being dort on ths srEsk
fUpecsed last year, No. :. Little Mano4fk.
ewned by sx Gov. Mcssraw ard Gen r NJ.
carr. OF Seattle has the rn0ss IN har on H.
uunas thirty 10 forty men being employed
~ on lays" Last week Ten Messraw tAs
governors son. Planned a s. pan. and their
hAnnsng runs steadily frem Is cents to 81 81
pan. The greater number OF claims or
Aftie Nanook~there are twenty Ave IA all
Are being developed. No. T. sn witch
Sahls Waillngford OF Seattle, Is interest -i
hains worked hy hSsssself and partners
80 MI. Casey. agent ~ Stratton, OF
Snrrie Creek, also has eight men or law
"a No. l. Discovery" ora Hunter creek
ssaeh n being worked on lays bS Mr.
warner of the Mecco Company or cimsin-
Aau ana force OF man, is paying wei
siresas. Discovery ON IazNo Bar Is asse
vssfrx. ana the ''eli timers cf Last year
~ al working hars en- Hunter nnessef
10 Quail. with good ard apparently su.
sae,sfe REPORTS or ffne results.
there Is good reason 80 believe that MANY
y those who came here VIII nos regre.
neaNsas done -, II ~ aet s-avrnfsa hie saai
aAmpars may become she American paw-
~. er AZ any rate quite equal the lesi
"a Circle City has dane. ~nioa was pho
asmcuA before the rich ssrix1s were made
4fush''