Douglas Island news., 1900-09-05

Emile Quarre, mayor of Eagle and
 agent for the Alaska Exploration Go.
 at that place, and H. M. Libby, one of the rich American Creek miners, were
 in Skagway the other day and they are enthusiastic over the prospects of the American Yukon. They say the Tana- na district, the district surrounding Eagle City and the Minook country are all immensely rich and are turning out well, though the number of miners em pIoyed this season has not been large on account of the depopulation caused
 by the rush to Nome Mir. Quarre had two dozen sample bottles of fine gold from the Yukon and all from different creeks. All but six of these were from the American side. The collection is one of the finest ever made, and one that tells more eloquently than words, of the great future in store for Alaska. "The creeks on the American side," said Mir. Quarre and Mr. Libby, speak ing jointly to a representative of. the Daily Alaskan, "which are known to be rich, include in the neighborhood of Eagle, Forty Mile and it's tributaries including the now famous Jack Wade creek, Mission creek which joins the Yukon at the townsite of Eagle and it's tributaries, American creek which joins Mission a mile above Eagle, and it's tributaries, Slate, Gold Run and Dis covery Fork and Boundary creek which joins the Yukon near Eagle. While none of these creeks have more than barely passed the prospecting stage, they are all turning out money and many large fortunes will be taken out this year They include some 200 miles of gold bearing gravel and many creeks yet unprospected. Down the Yukon little farther is Seventy Mile river with it's tributaries, Arctic, Barney, Plume, Mogul, Washington, Crooked Arm and Broken Hat. This country will also furnish employment for many hundred miners. It has been sufficiently pros. pected to demonstrate it's value. The next district down the river is the Tan ana. This is now probably attracting more attention even than the Eagle dis trict. It has been demonstrated to be very rich, especially Faith creek, one of the numerous rich tributaries of the Tanana. There is already rush into this district, but the great cost of trans portation is delaying people until win ter sets in, when dog teams and sleds can be used. There will no doubt be great rush in then. Minook, Little Mi nook and Little Minook, Jr., may be added to the rich American creeks that need but the touch of pick and shovel to spring into thriving mining camps. The American towns on the Yukon are already feeling the effects of anticipat- ed mining activity. Eagle and Circle can be said to be booming We now have at Eagle City and the country inn mediately tributary thereto 700 people, and at Circle City where there were only 45 people last spring there are now fully 600. Those who deserted claims on the American side to go to Dawson and later to Nome are return ing to work and develop the country, and they are all bringing acquaintances with them. have made bets," contin- ued MT. Quarre "that Eagle would have 1000 population by January l. We now have the United States officials located at our town and newspaper will be started in the spring. A plant has al ready been sent down by the Dawson Nugget people and they will start pub lication about April l."