The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-10
Promising Discovery in Neutral
Territory Of Alaska.
TEN MILES FROM kLukwAn.
Pans OF From 10 20 rs Cents Each
Said 20 Have Been Taken From
Rimrock - DiggIpgs shallow and
Easily worked--stsmpede File
600 Claims with British Gold
Comm fsrfoner In Disputed strip.

a promising gold discovery has been
made on the headwaters OF the Chilcat
river, ten miles above Klukwan. by
James Cannon and other citizens OF Pyra-
mid harbor The and Is In disputed terri
tory. being situated on the so-caiied
m0dus vivendi strip. Cannon recently arr
rived AZ Haincs .ith a quantity OF coarse
gold taken from Bear creek. where the
discovery was made. Bear creek Is a trib
utary OF the Kiahins. which empties into
the Chiicaf about twelve miles inland
from Klukwan, the largest Indian VIII
iage Of that section OF Alaska. From
the discovery claim II Is said pans have
been taken at rlmrock running from 10
cents TO Is cents
Col Grygla Of Haines, talked With
number OF operators OF the district and
expresses the belief that a good camp
has been found The digFings are COM
paratively shallow. and Il II claimed that
they will yield at least $40 day 10 the
man In one place bedrock was en-
countered at depth OF two feet. With
In the past three weeks a score or more of
Indians arrived at Haines from the Bear
creek camp. All had more or less gold
taken from the diggings
Chris Miller. dsccverer of the Atlin
district has representatives In the new
camp. Several hundred people are re-
ported 20 have siampeded TO the discov-
cry from skagway. Haines. Pyramid har-
juneau correspondent writing of the
Hear creek discovery says
sAuthentlc news has come In concern
Ing the new strike on the headwaters OF
the Chiicst The diggings are so near
Canadian territory and OF course so OBJ
viousiy subject to the modus vivendl that
there could he no option for the locators
and the claims were recorded under the
gold commissioner Already a commits
sioner IL on the ground, located at the
junction Of Bear creek with the Klahina.
Between 800 and an claims have been
recorded with the commissioner, W. II.
yiekers
The new field is situated on branch
Of the Klshina which JOINS the main
stream some fourteen on hfteen miles
above Kiukwan. II has been christened
Rear creek and discovery IL located at
about twelve miles up stream, reached
among whom are Jim Cannon and Will
tam Lee, better known as 'cariboo Bill
"on discovery pans from 10 cents TO u
cents have been taken out at rimrock
Hluice boxes have been constructed and
at present there IN every Indication that
the new disEings will prove 81 the finest
for hand working. II 10 expected that
much OF the gravel will yield from 81 to
80 per day per man. Claims. OF course.
are but 10, feet in length and this has de-
TERED many. From Haines mission. Jul
nesu and Skagway quite number OF
prospsctors have already started. George
Miller OF the Atlln discovery party. has
1T IL calculated that as the claims are
% small and the two producing creeks
80 ionK some ten or twelve miles each.
that the camp could really accommodate
1000 or tco miners. However. sufficient
II camp. ON the other hand, II is a
good example OF the territory we ara
giving over 10 British administration
under the modus vivendis'