The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-08-01
A KLlNnLKE LETTER.
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Telling ot the Situation in Alaska and
the stampede to Alvin City-Ar'val
FIRST Mari.

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DAVIS On. Yukon Ter. June ij,--Eikor
Astorian: The newly reported mining
strike In the Snake river territory about
80 miles north OF s.. Michael. In the Behr-
ing sea. Is beginnlng to cause quite
lllttle excitesnent here since the accounS
was published In the outside pagers that
were received here on the ION instant.
and since then It has becofue public thar
several persons here had received letters
t. the same pu-poct 50 many wenS down
on the steamer that left here the some
evening. among whbm were F. Green
and Mr.. HanthOrn Of Astoria. who were
On their way home but would take Il In,
they said. after heaclug the news. then
30 on aftralpls McsSiTe expocts 20
20 and also Doe Maiden on tcnigh,'s
steamer waich has full passenger lot,
among whom Will be the writer: and as
/ I have thoroughly investigated the intor-
nation he-e since the tenth. and De-
Z lieved that the hrst steamer up from the
mouth u the Yukon would confirm the
news as reported n Washington and there
, would be great rush from here 20
+ thoee dlg-sinEas whsch are reported shallow
ones. only three or four feet deep and
running from to 80 cents 70 the pan,
which i ri.h for shallaw ground.
Therefore arranged my Affairs here and
managed to get my claims renewed for
1893 50 could go our and return In the
fall OF over the ice In March 10 work
next sumner my interest on Bonanza
creek: and as had TO meet a party
here yesterday who came up from RAM
part city on ahe steamer In the morning
on business here, 10 return as spon as
possible to Snake river where he stam-
peded 10 and got acton on the winter
and left the-e as late as April End.
where he said there were about 80 men
There was reported TO him al Alvin
CITY mot Nome as reported in the
papers), at the mouth q the Srake river,
the same news as reported outside by
letters, and the find was late in the
season. after the lasg steamers went out,
they wee all busy getting In provisions,
building cabins and sluice boxes out OF
drift logs that had come out u the
Yukon and were beached az the mouth
OF the Snake river. concluded 1t was
alright and decided to 10 al once 10
Dry creek. three weeks from Alvin CITY,
also on Alvin creek. and Boulder creek
good gruni was found The pay or
gold taken out was got in the creek
in the gravel and as there Is gold and
silver bearing quartz found there also
N that part OF the country. and from
une present outlook and the talk in the
city here late last evening there will be
may go down on uhe next steamer. who |
yesterday were quite skeptlcal, believing |
II was the gofk OF the transportation |
companies. which I have not believed |
after tue FIRST day the news reached
Dawson. SO / will go on the 300 mGe
stampede tonight and get ahead o. the 1
big rush and get lot at the mouth OF
Snake river, also what claims | can get /
In. then go By steamer 10 spend the /
winter II possible. The first through 1
steamer with outside mail 80 sacks, ar
rived down from Lake Bennett about 5
.. m last evening. with QUITE a few
passengers INV Vt llIee VI liit iAAbS !
steamers that were put on the river TO
run up to White Horse rapids have ai'
ready met their doom on the rocks Of
the Thiriy-miie river on account Of low
water. These steamers were as large as
the Telephone and Gatzert on the Co
l1mbla As / view matters here there
viii be no nay ground prospected except
the benches along The main creek that
are now producing gold which will be
worked Out in a couple Of years and as
the affairs are and have been managed,
then Dawson will be a back number
among mining camps as there are no
quartz mines found that will keep up
the camp; and believe that In American
territory there win be the future Of this
country 80 called Alaslsa). There are a
few reported finds3on American soil of late
but as great dead Of Il is summer
work the next few months Will be re-
quired 70 1eyelope much new informa-
tlon. And II The government doesn't
make the same mistake as Canada has
and Is dolng-iicensing and taxing the
miners out Of the coun.ry--It win surely
be all right. This new find win relieve
The surplus here and be a benefit to those
that can get down uhe river and leave
the work here for those that remain at
living prices. In haste remain,
/. L. O5GoOD.