The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-13
Few Ounces Brought By a Mail
Carrier Of the Kowak.
NUGGETS PICKED OFF SURFACE
william Stanley, 81 Portland. Me-,
Dfggfngs-0even Hundred and
Sixty Settlers Along kowak River
ready stakea-Named kanougok.

Definite news from the new Cape York
District on the Kotxsbue peninsula Of Al
aska was brought to Seattle by William
Penn Stanley. OF Portland, Me-, who came
down on the steamer Cleveland from 81.
Michael He has been the private mail
carrier on the kowak river since early in
1855, operating from St. Michael To the
points farther north. He brought with
him the first gold TO reach Seattle from
the new district II is only few ounces.
but shows the nuggety formation OF the
product In that locality. some CT the speci-
mems weighing as much as Ills.
Mr.. Stanley tells OF an expedition OF the
steamer Matte Harrington, which made
trip from Nome to Cape York. leaving
the former camp October 3. and returning
twelve days later. twenty-five prospec-
tors went on the excursion. All the creeks
are reported to be promising. The ground
Is shallow. and difficult 10 reach at this
time OF the year, as the water IL spread
over the creeks. There is always an album
staked FOR twelve miles In all directions.
ana new iocators viii have to cross the
divide toward the Kotzebue sound.
The principal locations have been made
on the Ancoyik river and Its tributaries
This stream enters the sea half way be-
tween Cape York and Cape Prince of
Wales. and In eighteen twenty miles
long. and loo fee, wide. These creeks have
been staked on the west side of the river:
Deer, BIake. Bonheur, ishout, story and
Ida and Tenas gulch. and these on the
east side: Banner. Baldwin, Slate, Moon
light. Fox. kaizeruok and others. The
best paying properties are on Bonheur.
where coarse gold Is found on the surface
some OF the largest pieces weighing as high
as 50 cents.
There are also valuable BEACH diggings.
four feet below the surface in the sand
as much as $3.50 TO the pan being found
Five Of the creeks running into the Anco-
yfk which have been staked show peculiar
slate quartz bearing iron pyrites in large
quantities. The dtggings are al shallow
running from eighteen inches to five or six
feet deep The claims are 800 feet long.
Thirty people are In the district eighteen
or twenty Of whom will spend the winter
there. The mining district has been nam
ed Kanougok. with W. II Lopp. mission
airy school teacher at Cape York, for re-
corder.
Mr. Stanley left Seattle for the north on
the bark Guardian, which was subsequent
~ wrecked In Unimak pass. He went d.
rect 10 Kotzebue sound. and began pack
ing mail for the people on the Kowak
river His route extended 400 miles along
that stream He has records showing 262
cabins and S6o people in his jurisdiction.
Among them, near the mouth OF the river
are the following from this state and Ore
gon: r. b. Fish, of Seattle John Bremen
OF Tacoma; s r. Van Dyke. of Norway,
Or. r. II. Parker. OF Sumner, and Dan
Sullivan. of Spokane.
Mr.. Stanley has several claims IN the
Cape York and Nome districts. He vii!
20 to his home in Maine TO spend the win
ter and will return 20 the north next
spring.