The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-18

Special Correspondence Post-Intelligencer
SkAGWAY, July ll.-Reports are COM
ing out that the Tanana strike has some
merit Henry Bray, OF Dawson, received
from J. A Duffy, under date OF June 49,
letter stating in part:
II did not go down the Yukon as
expected, but took In the Tanana and am
glad | did so. l got in before the main
rush and recorded In all fourteen claims
of twenty acres each.
I'm one place the gold ran from fifteen
cents to $50 a pan. We panned fifty
cents to seventy-nve cents and 81 right
along. one OF the boys took out an ounce
in just two hours. There has been little
work done yet, but l think II will be
second klondike, with more gold-bearing
territory
Nearly every man coming down the
river since we have come has stampeded
to the Tanana, and you Will see as great
rush here as there is to Nome
II would not advise anyone TO come in
without horse or enough money to pay
Tor packing necessary grub at the rate of
sl25 pound A man ought to have no
less than 100 pounds I made the trip in
in nineteen days, with sixty-hve pounds
on my back. but IL takes a good man to
do II. Tell our friends this country is
good 10 stake If they get here early
Dawson from the first stampede to the
new Tanana diggings says:
The ground on the principal creeks in
the Tanana district, namely. Faith, Hope,
Charity. Deep and Homestake has all
been prospected. but there is plenty of
unprospected country in all directions, to
which newcomers are nockinR The dig
gings as rule are shallow bedrock APP
pearing close to the surface.
II.
lations are twenty acres each--l 800 by ego
feet. No power of attorney is permitted.
A fee Of s2.50 is charged for recording.
Circle city is rather quiet. for most of
its inhabitants have stampeded to the
Tannna or koyukuk.
The North American Transportation Il
Trading Company and another big COM
pany have run out of bacon, rice and
cornmeal Hams and bacon are scarce
and the supply of canned meats is run
ming low
81 believe Tanana is to be one OF the
best districts of the North, and with
proper development It will become per-
manent producer OF gold.
"McCracken the discoverer OF Faith
creek, is located on Homestake. His
claim has cut to bedrock. Farther down
Pat Keneally has his sluice boxes. and is
already shoveling. He has found five and
ten cents through his ground. and is con-
fdent the gravel will average two ounces
daily to the man.
ION Faith creek Banning. Austin and
brother have siuice boxes in position and
are ready TO begin washing up. A large
glacier there has been slow in thawing
and has prevented work. Ike Long, on
No. 7. below Faith creek, has struck good
pay on the lower end OF his claim. getting
from seveuty-fve cents to 81 from a
reef or bedrock that projects. Some forty
men are staying in the country this sum-
mer. The best known creeks have been
staked. but grazing Is fine and prospect
ors are scattering"
The greatest difficulty is encountered
by the prospector In getting into the
Tsnana camp, The camp lies well back
of Circle city. man cannot pack mu7h
moro than seventy-five pounds on the
trip. and as Il Is long and arduous
journey, this amount of supplies scarcely
keeps him on the way IN and out The
way leads through mud. water and both
ersome "nigger heads" The high charge
for packing makes II impossible for tho
average prospector TO stand the expense.