The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-24
Stampede From the Ancient Town
to New Diggings.
DID aussihNs WORK rHsma
RosaIie Hes Dawson Passengers ma
Q2oO. 900 OF Kiondike Treasuve-
Cottage city Encounters Rough
weather in Queen Charlotte
ssund and Loses Thirty Head of
neeves-Rad to Close Port Holes.

Juneau has a fuil-redged placer mine
excitement, according 10 sdyices brought
from the north yesterday morning by
tho steamer Hosaiie. When the yes
sci sailed from that town. July
10. q workable stampede was on TO
the new placer degings on Glacier bay.
about sight miles distant Some doubt ex-
listed as TO the piacers being really new
discoveries. Not a few believe them 20
be diggirgs found and operated many
years ago BY the Russians. In any event
the finds ARE most promising. IL is claim
ed for them that an experienced miner
can make considerably gore than wages.
Fully 200 people. n ~ estimated. had gone
from Juneau alone TO the scene of the
new discoveries. The bars In the month
Of the various tributaries emptying into
Glacier bay are all said 20 be gold I'M
pregnateh.
July ". ~ Matiock. Of the Juneau
brewery. sent on. a party OF men headed
by the Crawford brothers. Whose names
are famous in connection with the cele-
brated Crawford sled" used In travelling
20 the Yukon 20 point eight miles from
Juneau. After carefully prospecting the
ground the party returned 10 town and
took ip Matiock TO the discovery. Furth-
err prospecting was done with most graft
Tying results. Mstisok himself found a
q nugget to which adhered q small guam
uty Of white quartz.
Between Juneau on the mainland and
Douglas island II what ~ known AZ the
bar, when the tide IL low navigation Is
Impossible even for small boats but at
hi9h tide steamers drawing five to six
fest of water can pass out OF Gasteneaux
channel into Lynn canal by way II the
bar. On this bar six miles northwest OF
Juneau Lemon creek enters salt water.
This stream has for years been located
Its entire length and patents are now be-
ing taken out for about two and one-half
miles OF II. Mining has quietly been so
Ina on there for years. but the greater
excheSnents OF tho day have drawn stten-
ton away fpom II. This creek II about
ten miles long and enters the sen near
the Mendenhali glacier and to the south
OF II.
The new discovery has been named Mug
got oreck. although Its local name appears
20 be Mendenhail creek, and II has it's
source near the source OF Lemon cresk.
Tho creek bed opens out into three basins
as It's course Is followed and this IS the
location OF the new strike.
II y said tho standing OF the men who
arc responsible for the statements re- TO
tho existence OF the gold IN such that the
utmost reliance can be placed upon them.
several parties have visited the ground
staked claims and corroborated the orig.
tnal statement and on their return 10
juneau every man who could get toget her
enough grub to last him there and Lack
started for Nugget creek. July IL the
stores remained open nearly all night and
early the morning OF tho 10th all who
were ready headed for tho new strike.
Mine owners. miners, doctors and clergy
mon were In ths procession and the
stores are short handed as many OF the
clerks have gone 10 locate claims Never
since the news fret arrived from the
kiondike haa Juneau been 20 excited. ,rhs
fact that one can get upon the ground.
IN abous six hours from that point makes
II simple matter for the locator TO se-
euro a claim. q. W. Garside the old
time surveyor. says that gold has been
taken out of that district for years past,
but that there has never been any rush
OF people there.
limo drawn from Berner bay 10 sum.
cum would pass right through the new
aisaings. which shows that IL Is right on
tho mineral zone,
Aauock IL getting together a large
ananuty OF stores and lumber for siuice
ooxes, ana whan ready he will send In
number ot extra men TO work on the ais
oovsry claim. In juneau every atreet
corner mas Iss itttio crowd discussing the
soussten. aud little parties are made np
evsry few minutes ana head on Tor the
mines II the rash keeps UP Juneau ~itl
DO deserted
The Rossiie returned with 50 passengers,
- OF whom are from Dawson. aud a
kicnd1ke geld assignment OF sou, ESQ
The treasure Is owned principally by j.
Mott, j A. MCNEIL r. Hlnes. ~ W
Crockett. M c. Mangon, r. GuIsFord. W.
l. Roses, J u Dawson ana n Bosker.
The Naaalic's officers report that the
steamer Cottage city host thirty head Of
cattle I'm storm. which prevailed on
Queen Charlotte sound Iuiy a.
Capt u. g Thomas wrote Capt LLOYD,
supotint eiataat OF the Pacific Coast
RteAmship Company. which operates ths
yeaaei. cenaFiuina the report az the loss
but he u1AkcR M mention Df how tha
hervrh. which were Dawson consigned
met their tsaatb The presumptfan Ia