The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-10
AMERICAN MONEY IN ATL|N.
HYDRAULIC MINING THIS YEAR ON
A LARGE SCALE.
Iy Interested-Over 100000 to lie
Spent in Developing Rich Group
of Pine Creek Mining Claims.

American capital, considerable of II
from Seattle, has become interested in
Atlin, and hydraulic placer mining will
be carried on there on a very extensive
scale this season. All the important
creeks will be worked, and prospecting
will also continue in the Atlin district
during the summer.
Frederick Cook, of San Francisco, a
well known hydraulic superintendent, is
installing an extensive plant on the Sun
Rise group OF hydraulic leases on Pine
creek below discovery in Atlin. The
equipment of the property will cost in
the neighborhood of 100000. The plans
of the Sun Rise Company provide for
the installation of four giants of the
largest size. The pipe line supplying
water will be thirty inches In dia meter
The ditch line. some six miles long and
twelve feet In width, Will carry ToO0
miners inches of water The tail race
and bedrock fume in Pine creek viii DC
10000 inches from the creek. The conn
pany's plans provide for handling an
estimated capacity Of 10000 cubic yards
per day. l.. II. Griffith, Of Seattle, Is
the financial representative OF this com.
pany, and his personal investigation OF
the property warranted him in recon-
mendfng the large outlay of money. Pfn@'
creek at present is the largest gold pro-
Queer In the camp. m<aAN
George A. Bracket, formerly OF st.
Paul now of Seattle, has consolidated a.
number OF properties on Pine creek and
Willow creek. Immediately above the sun
Rise group. He went north two weeks
ago with force of fifty men. MT.
Bracket prospccted the ground thorough
~ last year and got very satisfactory re-
suits. the gravel running as high - -
per cubic yard. ~ S8@a
ent. late of Nevada county, Cal, is pres
pecting the Race Horse and Feather
group or leases on lower Pine creek below
discovery. Extensive prospecting Will be
rrnqartted all to the
tent of the old channel of Pine that Me.
Mcintosh struck In two places last sung
mer. It is not likely that an operating
plant Will he installed on this property
until next spring. 4
On Spruce creek placer operations wiz
be continued this year on most Of tho
ground from discovery down to 1877 below
Tunnelng and drifting last winter has
demonstrated some very rich pay. 4 y
said that ultimately the. creek and htnch
holdings on Spruce creek will be coppolf-
dated into one of the largest hydfeuifc
propositions in America. N
v. " Bloggett another well knpwu
California hydraulic superintendent, II
constructing an extensive hydraulic plant
on Wright creek, which empties into Sur
prise lake from the south. The installa-
ton will probably cost si5o.001, Exten-
sive prospecting was done last year by
G.. A. Christopher under the direction or
e. G. Hawkins, general manager OF the
White Pass railway. who represents
British investors.
An English company under the direc-
ton OF Mostyn Williams Is installing q
hydraulic plant on Birch creek to werk
out the creek bed which Is said to he
very rich. Welsh company has taken
up the bench leases and will make a thor
ough investigation of the property this
year.
r. w. Law, of Seattle, Is Interested in
extensive creek and bench leases on Ruby
creek, which empties into Surprise lake
from the north II. c. Lowry, of the
firm OF Brownlee & Lowry made the sur
veys, maps and reports OF this property.
Capital Is about to take hold OF 1t.
Boulder creek WITH be operated this year
by hydraulic methods under the direction
Of &. A. Christopher and Count Lejune
de Lamare. All the physical conditions
are favorable for the successful operation
OF plant on this creek Brownlee &.
Lowry are the consulting engineers on
this property.
On Otter creek there is very little activ-
fly Mt present. further than that the own
ers Of the Ambolina group of creek and
bench leases are continuing prospecting.
which was begun last year. II is not
likely that hydraulic plant will be in
operation on Otter creek before next
spring. II is now being considered by
English investors.
Mckee creek. both above and below
discovery will be worked this year by
placer methods Further prospecting Of
the auriferous benches below discovery
win be continued. This ground will also
be worked next year by hydraulic meth
DDS.