The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-05
THO CANNON GUARD EAGLE.
ALL VESSELS como AND CONNIE Oh
THE YUKON MUST STOP.
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TWO big. wariike cannon point out over
the banks OF the Yukon from Eagle. They
stand on a great broad plateau rising
thirty feet above the stream. command
Ing the mighty river for several miles
above and below the town.
This interesting Information n af hand
from B. n. Warren and h. n. Roberts. the
two latest arrivals from Eagle. They are
Of Denver. Col. ana are returning from
the Yukon after an absence Of two years.
As a pleasing souvenir Of their 'ife AZ
Eagle they brought out S3o0oo their sea-
sons cleanup from two claims. Nos .
and ~ below discovery, on American
creek, the richest and most extensively
sdeyeioped creck In the Eagle City district.
The dust they deposited In the Seattle as
say office.
Mr.. Warren gave details Of the wariike
preparations going on ~ Eagle. One might
imagine. he says. that the American Yu-
kon metropolis was going 20 war with the
British Dawson. = few miles across the
line up the golden Yukon Col. Ray: com
manding the American Yukon soidisry,
completed erection of two cannon rev
days bsfor: Warren ct E a. ho,ar - the
event The oid-timers all but jumped
out Of their boots" Mr.. Warren said.
They were great. impressive. rumolins
reports ana the ssnS dr" ~ ,o ,ns a. The
.There are $50 soldiers at Eagle. and
Col. Ray II pushing work ~ rapidly M
%hicS are - 20 cost s3oo. ooo He wishes to
get the men housed before winter.
Cannon C~mmanA River.
THE army post n beautifully situated.
II In on A plateau 40 level - moor. MS
ing thirty feet above the river. Thcy
have an immense parade ground. which.
indeed occupies a portion OF the townsite:
Col. Ray having purchased q number OF
miners cabins. The cannon Notifications
command the river for some distance
n port Of entry. All vessels going and
coming must stop. and woe be unto the
one that tries TO run the blockade.
There II still another very interesuns
dreds OF tof,s-of beer. whisky and other
tntpxicants are piled up on the banks OK
the river. having been denied admi.tsnce
into British territory. the Canad'An W.
,horit.es are turning back. and have besn
for some time. all vessels carrying IL
quors."
before his departure OF several Governmens
off,ciais. who had crossed overland from
Port vaIdes. They made the trip In TWEEN
ty-six days and reported that Capt. Aoer-
crombe had driven his tran through as
lance Of nf,y miles from the coast az
Warren thinks well Of the Eagle dls-
trict. Under the most adverse conditions.
he saws. S1D OO worth Of gold was taken
out during the season Just closed. Next
seasons Yield. he believes, Will Dc fri'y
three tines that much. There are ABOUT
1000 people In the district. and nearly I,oo0
are engaged In mining pursuits.
ampedePs Are Retavntag.
MANY Of the men rushed out OF the
camp with the big klondike s'ampe ".
he observed. but they are now returning.
and the result In that the district % ,eine
rapidly developed. why should IL not De!
For IL In an American camp ana every
man who leaves tho boat there can get
work IL ne wants II I'm the mines az 10 per
day. whereas they are paying as o~ *
4, cents an hour in the kiondke.
"A bout eighteen claims are being worked
on American creek. eight on Dicovery
fork and boundary. and many other less
known creeks are being prospected anu ae-
veloped. Jack Coulter, OF Chicago. nas
in the pay e,resk his dirt averages 81 g
the pan. Coulter discovered that ne ha1
a rich mine In this way: He could not
afford 10 pay $40 per day wages. so he
told some friends OF his 10 30 TO work on
lay They found the pay streak. and
now all OF them are on velvet One W
nugget was taken from this mine.
Thompson and Powers have an excel
lent property IN No. Discovery forh.
Powers II Denver man. ana recorder or
the district.
IL look FOR big things in the way Of
quartz development about Eagle. Jack
Heater has found q sixtv-fcot ledge the
orc Of which assays 40 per too on MIS-
sion creek, within four miles OF the town.
II il free milling. and Heater believes
there world q the ore. ne VIII put
Warren and Roberts expec; 10 paas the
winter In Colorado. returning TO Ea01
early In tho spring.