The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-18
THE PASSING THRONG.

J. W. Buckley. an engineer who has just
returned from a season on the Lewis river.
Is at the Northern Mr. Buckley has heen
River Dredging & Mining Company, which
has concession from the Canadian govern
ment for exclusive mining privileges on
iVe-mile strip along that river. The strip
includes the whole OF the famous Cassiar
bar.
We have been working the bar now
right down to1bedrock. sixteen feet under
the water" said Mr.. Buckley yesterday,
but we are now leaving the bed OF the
river and working In toward the mountain.
finding better pay as We proceed. The
ground averages from 50 cents to us per
yard. which would be a very big thing IL
we could save II all. but the gravel Is fine.
ami lis the finest kind Of -four gold, so
present, We can only save hall. This is
not bad. however for We can handle $50,
yards a day when running at full capacity.
We are handling about fGp yards day
at present. There Is no important news
from our locality except that Indications
point to a big rush to the Big Salmon
quartz country next spring About ten
days ago saw five men with FIVE tons OF
outht headed for that country. They reach
II by going up the HootslinIus and crossing
over. The new discoveries are In. tie ynou,-
tain region near the head OF the Big SAL
mon; Those men represented prominent
parties In Dawson, and are going in for a
years prospect. It's pocket gold coun-
Try and as It's the only poke. gold soan
that the placer deposits of the Klondike
might have been carried down from there
by ancient glacial action. The Klondike
gold, or most OF II. Won know. came orig
inally from quartz pockets"
The approach OF winter has put stop
70 further operations on the Lewis. and
home In San Francisco. lie will return
and resume work on the bar at the open
Ing Of next season.
son and Clark Ellsworth the men who
conveyed the million dollars worth Of gold
dust that arrived on the Dirigo, are al the
Hotel Stevens, Messrs. Barnes and Rudd
are members Of the Northwest mounted
police, and were detailed ~ guard this
treasure for the Canadian Bank Of Com
merce and the Bank of British North
represent the Yukon Flyer line which
brought the gold UP the river from Jaw
son There ware fifteen boxes Of the
and IL weighed fully two tons Nj
Barnes and Mr. Rudi stood guard over L
alternately. day and night. since Il LEFT
Dawson. We were zen days getting 10
Skagway at last We were delayed there
1ver ten days waiting for the DiFigo. We
would have come down on TIE Cottage CITY
- the Tees bat they charged such an ex-
cess!vs rate that determined 30 wait
Ter arot her boat The Cottage city asked
nearly Sc" % bring tina, gold. and yet
hey were ne; responsible for one cen5 OF
IL In case Of loss ana furnished no men
20 watch Il. They probably thought :hev
al Us on the bt3. bat stacked the
gold In the Rrarntck hotel and watched IL
New We have IL 81 the ASSAY of.Ice A. last
and can sleep peacefully once more.
George King. who has established a rad
ing post on Choimondeiey sound. Prince If
Wales island. IS at the Northern. lie has
strong faith Ia the future of Prince Of
Wales island ard says ihas 80 has talked
with many PROJECTORS who have beer on
me island, ard he has yst 10 hear az oue
mineral there, or VINO is not going to de-
selop o. 2roEpsct sorre discovery he
Kinks Ch1r10ndsisy sounA viii ee the
trading center Of the vicinity.
Is & Harris. q Dawson, IS in the city.
Ny Harris mas hssn exploring th@ hea1-
waters az the Ta-aaa river and prospect
.rs III the interest CO tie -. A T 4 Z 10,
5etnite is known II Is generally understood
saai the y a +. 7 ia nas secured
Fsae valuable quartz locations IN thaz re-
s7en-
George Caches, e pr ntGeH, ska3it ceun-
~ merchant accompanied ~ - wife
!. az the Butter
ran. registered a. ,Ae Butler yesterday
Thomas Brace. master mechanic .. ere
Part Ludlow mill Is a. IRE Scrtat-n.
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Maggie l. Peters - ths Wor7sn q.
wcoacr2f.. IS al ire Butler
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) X Miy-e-, 4 ~ell-xno~n P3-tlanaer. Is
q .ss Hotel Stevens
Lao. - Dawson, = guest al ;ae
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