The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-17

49, q the Asiin district are said 70
= - mixesi than at any time since the
.ser1ne of that district, last fall. The Let.
81 ennorf u that the csosed season has
s.rla Keen extended. this time until An
- 4 to enable the judge fra0 Southern
rslf,eh Columbia who arrived al 0kA8Way
~. ar before the CITY Of seattle loft. q
sssIxe aeon the scores of contests thai aTo
" tufuesn iocatcrs Of claims, and uArAvei
- q the complications incident TO tho
49, Iooseness Of Recorder Rants aA-
- etafion-
~ 3 paA thar Gold Commisssoner Ora.
- - refused TO recognise any Of the
s3Suez Of Rant. and In refusing to take
~ et1ps unit. the arrival of the judiciary,
0afsets and protests are on IN an almost
sa161enknoin nuusbeR. Several inotnncao
- d1ed Of men who have been prevented
80 working their legitimate claims be-
canps acnAebody paid tho commissioner 3
s. ~ = peutest. which II said 70 b. suf-
i1ne 10 de up any claim unta the court
- npcn the case.
fxocnees sxs collected from everybody.
M - wishes to cut logs for his cabin.
= 3 compelled TO take out q loggers u
800. fm which he has to pay ~, a.
ekansh b. is permitted To gather enough
seo1 ~ his own USE without going
lIN Qtob stHMsasy. SIte bsAo VA Sut-
49, - a. Lake AtlIn. when he was Aa1Ge1
q Is buy one was told tkai he would
~ te u h. sold pound OF u.
TUn.thirds Of the presDectora and min
= = The district are Americana, and 9th
- Ne daily entering the country, armed
010 powers OF attorney for Canadians.
49, h esfncient 70 eyade the provisions
q q alien exclusion Law. But there 3
sot - sgcsssmant over the ALTA that vas
sssssi 4 tSorcush ~ ss vi, Il i Ia s..
~ lho expectations and reports that we're
- = The teginntng.
- heaviest md Of the winter !. said
< s csn No Z y bea@ 1n on
~ creek. He had eight men working
~ ~ and took out ten pounds Of gold,
ujl16 him from a.seo 10 E.0eo- DR..
d lsms creek. is reported to have found
3 lgfEst weighing pound.
Wna0w creek II turning out well. Spruce
cspk n prumxing below 81. bat above
shNl bedrock is too deep TO BE- rsAehed
msl worthless. Boulder il banning out
va Tor shor; distance above ard below
Gecgvery, and wright creek shows somr
- nukSsts for i've or six claims abovs
~ hsJew Siscovery. Ruby creek u not
cGandersd much good. Birch creek has
GO ~ two good claims near discovery.
1Aofe was too much snow on pixie creek
9 ueek ago 10 make a forecast possible.
II general impression II that the AtIin
81 TIRE IL In Il, and that ordinary siuicing
WI I've out within season or two
III IL estimated that there are 10O0 idle
me- IN the Atlin When the bottom crop
pe1 OUT Of the district at the passage OF
tht alfen exclusion law IN January, and
bseasee since then work has To = great
extent been stopped owing to the comptfea-
!ioas In the recorders once. there we're
ieft In the district hundreds Of men with
cut employment. Some Of them are aaid
II BE- working for their hoard And they
can be gotten At almost any wages. Even
on the best paying claims. such ~ u be-
low discovery. on Wright anc Pine creeks.
hoAYd and son. for much iess
ys3ecs 81 ordinary commodities are In
souse Instances cheaper than AT 6kaxway.
Ffuur. Whtah Was quoted Al - and 80 for
atty pound sack in March. sells for IS 70
10 y, ~ Charles cresrn has dropped from
2 cesss can 10 Is; fresh meat II sold for
p ccsts pound and porterhouse steaks
meal Is cents. and ham and bacon - cents.
MeaR In the hotels have been reduced In
- cents each, and single rooms for 81 a
nlxhs. while In one Of 8ksEway's hotels
~ b s:iil charged for rooms. Wood IL
ecmparativeiy high. bringing = to 40
An auction sale OF the lots NJ Atlin City
N Nay resulted In nearly all hetng cold
At prices ranging from si7s 10 80, each.
Tia lee in Lake Atlin broke June I. AMI
IN surprise lake week later. The frst
nnst OF the season to arriv~ ~ Atlin was
June with Capt. John Irving In corr
msAd The stern, wheeler Scotia. Capt w.
e. spencer was taken 10 Attn on the
oseaHer - ply on the Atisn river.