The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-26

20 a Alleged strikes So Far Mys-
vseea and Indeanite-Where II
tsr1Sw Rfvers-Rumor says Its
1aols Are Rich In GoId-Noted
6nssksn Guide's Diary Of Jour
~ Through Unknown Land.
~ weather eye Of the Alaskan STAN
- b now directed toward the Kos
- river. and his ears are pricked
"a to catch every whisper of refer
10 that region. The usual accounts
q rene abroad OF the mysterious.
iaIly lucky Swedes having come
4 lent double under the enormous
~ Of pokes of gold dust In ac-
lncs with custom, the "tip" has
- murmured low to the select few. and
~ OF the startling richness OF new
eAdo somewhere up the Koskokwim
" found currency. BY these signs and
|ro Il II made known that another
a Il very probable. The ''spieiers'' OF
VIZ WI be heard shouting next sum-
m sbo-o-ard for the Koskokwim."
~ = always the case, the more UNI
~. UNEMPLOYED and remote n region
rleater the credit given tales of gold
and few now doubt that at least
GOOD iiggfngs have been found-but
: Vhere7 That IL the great interroga-
- the headwaters Of the Yellow
i" reply the rumors. The name is de-
&fuliy suggestive, but no map can be
r showing q tributary OF the Kos
MIN with such a name. In fact. until
nothlnG like correct map Of the
&Skwin has ever been published. 1t
HS ada that this. the most promising,
M thjckly populated with natives, best
y md nsh region Of Alaska, should
w temained 20 long practically unex-
ID and. except BY few missionaries.
ecnfnsing circumstances about this
shwfm II that there are evidently
distinct, widely separated discov-
The FIRST rumor Of any strike there
~ d. Michael and Nome In July
II was said that several SWedes had
out at the Holy Cross mission. on
yukOn, with a lot OF dust. washed
IS stream emptying into Bristol bay.
nVtly lot OF small craft on the look
= N business caused the "spielers" to
IA heir hOmesick- producing cry OF 'Ali
|Srd for Seattle" to the occasional and
1 Inspiring ''All aboard for Bristol
"a that was an ephemeral stampede.
|IeAth or two months later few re-
"a, diBgusted, and reported nothing
and that the rest Of the victims
30One on to Dutch harbor and "out."
The First Debate News.
~ on tho heels Of all this came more
X|/M A so
y Of Nome received letter from a
~ partner who had been prospecting
H. koskokwtm. In which letter the
- man was advised:
A you have an enemy. sell out your
ess TO him and come on to the yell
4 5lver with all possible speed, as very
&1lgginGs have been found"
1 saloon man did not go, but outfitted
tty Of six men, 1t II said. at cost Of
ana sent them on at once. One or
1eher parties were sent shortly after
supplied with similar Information,
considerable number OF men left
0. Michael and various Yukon
= Tor the new dixgings. without any
@4fe Of the location, but trusting to
ability 10 trail behind those said TO
the information, II was generally
mood that the dtggings were some
, within $50 miles OF the Holy Cross
9. Il this be true many. OF those
o
- facts may be. In a measure, disap-
~, for these had been told to go to
|1tedWaters OF the South Fork. Now,
true that a strike was made at the
WAters Of the ut-kos-ko. or South
Of the koskokwim las shown by the
~. circle (, on the accompanying .S map?,
and 10 far as heard from there IL
Yellow river" In that neighborhood.
teen men are said to have mined or
tcted In the vicinity of the kon-
\ last summer, including l.. l.. Bales,
Stassed through there late In septem-
haies brought out small sam
eplnion that there IL gold In the coun-
ut ~ yet the pay streak has not
found. II undoubtedly will be well
ected this winter and next spring. as
beIss met party Of twenty-five men
- for there on his way out this fall
-, according to Mr.. Bales observa-
hundreds OF miles To the westward
aa10kwtm hay. Here gold was found
pnifink prospects by several parties
4 summer, and these prospects are
soN All that lent color Of cause 10
bristoi hay stampede. Yet along this
pecta we've found ON several streams
% the beach OF Good News bay and
~ nay and a river emptying into por-
Nay. a short distance north from
- News bay Mr., Bales found pros
~ and on the shore OF BALES hay SUIT
nt y cause him to return for further
siixation. He believes that good beach
lnss will be struck along there next
The ko~kokwim river country Il de-
-, as u seems sure to be soon. Good
hay viii afford remarkably adj
eeaus position Tor a depot OF sup
- II II said TO he the most north
Dast o. Hering sea that il open all
~, Perhaps, In time, Il may become
H<an terminus OF the winter route 10
yp<nt III extreme Western Alaska,
Bales and Sam Hubbard, OF Ram
made the Hounaings aud supplied
Ia Tor the accompanying map Of the
Yellow River q Mystery.
where Is the yellow riverg Prob
Y MIs question will ha answered he
ssx srfitx. but at the present time
ICY definite information can Do OBJ
- q it. whereabouts. Two or
men have arrived IN Seattle this
Eao profess TO know an about ~
" them. named Morriscy, has al
~ started for the new diggings by
s,andaeoat way 81 Dawson, All %
tser their knowledge, a. they have
W.T. clcss. A man named Kcmp' a
~ af the party that took the census
- kosknkwln last season, reports
Nc came down the river this fall
~N aeos so sianiasierp bound up
~ fof abe new dlgginxs, and none
were able 60 say exactly whore
seTe. though none appeared 20 have
%asest doubt 40 20 the existence ~
Following extracts from a diary
AT, Bales will prove 81 value d
- hsereeset IN the Kiosk okwin Mr..
Al old Alaskan miner. expl1~er
s.ssges made the trip Hast summer