The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-07
LATE NEWS FROM AIL|N.
SEVERAL NEW STRIKES IN THE
DISTRICT ARE REPORTED.
Gold Cammissi"aer Graham Is fr"s-
ing . Popular ofsirsai- Enf"rcing
the Laws 4. the Letter Without
observation-disclosures In Atiin.

Late nems frga the Attn district -
rnhls~ssess IN slss- Eyassy Alaskan. - April ].
OF xnactl the following - Al @zfrae,.
"Arehis ] N4rray sgsd william Murray
TWO mine ownsrs 81 the Alta region. WHO
are n0~ 81 the c3ty. have brought ~4it
ssyy.... interesting rewe from that ifogrssz-
Ing district
.eThsy report Attn 10 ~ 81 last aNak-
ssine 20 The effect that soo puosIc expect
81 10 Re a estg in kize sescre summer, atti
judging sr0Tn size great number 81 work
men wae can he sesa n0g at WORK IN II
tAa feat without doubt viii ne accom-
ysished.
'''An persons who wlnts-sd IN skasway
"a ysag ago said MT. Murray. viii re-
uaea1ber sae long nus u persons strung
oct III front ~ tfe posi- 3s-57e nn the az
rival 90 mail steamers. PFoaaJiy tnsy
remember taking "a place a ias END of the
line ard slowly moving up 20 the delivery
window. Well fhe same scene viii De TO
peat.d az Ain !Ea TIE near future unless
the British Columbia government supplies
one or NOR. assistants 10 SIR NicksFs.
the acting postmaster.
" The gold commissioner. Mr. Graham.
bids fair To De- the most popular man In
the community. His decisions so Gar have
been very fair and Judging from what We
car hear Of his past record W. tsel safe
fn making The statement that az long as
his present course. file has no sympathy
with jumpers. and aliens holding cllms 10
Gated the past season need not despair Of
having Justice done them regardless of
nationality. 4 little building is being dole
at Discovery or Pine CITY bsit the town
has grown but little since last November.
and al for the expected and much l>lolrri
Surprise city, located ~ the west and 90
the Lake % the same name we uGde rs anJ
sSsF ftf-es ( fsr2 an nf,stz
buiit lass fall, holding down tbs town
site
!" n little work has been III prorress al
winter az Spruce creek but rec ntiy from
close below Discovery 10 tarfy-fivo mes
below II has become bugtllns i.,iniag itt-
calisy. Tents and cabins have been pat
UP A. II by magic. sluice tlabe~s whip
sawed out aud now mary miners have be-
gun ON their bitches He predict ffr
Spruce a very credltaoie output ot gold for
The coming season. Pine creek loeators
are somewhat slower than those en-
Spruce. The most notable exception Is.
however the Miller party. the owners Of
Discovery ar Pine. They have been dill
gently az work sor "a month past saving
out lumber or Surprise take above II .sket.
ard have already ON thsir Claims oYee
Aaa feet
Several nsw strikes have been reported
tAssig, and should the Fguor prove true
which - now la circulation probably the
Richest strike set reported throughout
the entire district VIII becoms publicly
known iii few days
Many people are OF the opinion he
continued. that oniy placer claims are
found In III. Aflin dls-r.ct bat we fee!
safe In making the statement that some
wonderful quartz discoveries viii he an.
covered throughout she coming summer
There are great au'ofe~ ~ practical
quartz miners in the district whe intend
TO devote their entire time 80 prospecting
ard Developing quartz Sistms and unlike
the DAWSON district, tho county II Of
broken up SO badly. and 50 our personal
knowledge we know of one auaytz ledge
which can be plainly traced FOR AT least
three miles. averaging in width from,
thirteen To sixteen feet II is very rien
In 'Gaiena silver with free gold. w. know
Of other claims from which specimens
have beer broken. In whtea geld In It's FREQ
state can he plainly seen. d"