The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-25


- confirmation OF oil reports of the
.sesceps OF the Koyukuk mining district
-hleh have reached this city during the
.sd yeaf Il brought by ID. A. Mckenzie.
~efl-known Seattle man, formerly de-
,.,ex collector Of customs here. who re-
,ssned Yesterday on the steamer Roanoke.
sf,sr two years spent in that part of
Alaska
n Mckenzie left here in June. 1895. and
-sas direct to the Royukuk district, with
~kIrb he II probably as well acquainted
= any man living He says that now
nat H. diniculty OF obtaining supplies
- fair 10 be soon entirely overcome. a
800 future is opening UP for the district.
xssfiy two years, he says, were spent in
sro>pecsing before the miners found the
ia belt last spring
- eofd belt, he says, If further up the
r,1r than was first thought. X is about
eftv miles in width and twenty miles
~. In II. he says. scarcely a creek is
. y found tn which there is not gold.
IA some Of them are OF fabulous rich-
ssss Myrtle creek. Emma creek, Clara
ssrtsk. Gold creek and Gold bench, he
~. are al present the best diggings tn
VihA country.
Wvrtls creek was the scene of the first
snsnftant discovery two years ago, but
~ richness was not fully known until
ssrir hst spring. The richest claim on this
sYe1n Il No. II, owned by John Morrison,
Il New Yorker, who returned 10 Seattle
ve>1rrday on the Roanoke, From this
staim Mr. Mckenzie and NJ. Morrison
III rfght stated from 81. 900 to 8. 100 a day
~ bslpg taken when they left the dis
sfy1ci, on August 81 The gold ~ very
fosrss and assays as high as s19 per
csscs. The largest nugget found in the
tIslm. Mr.. Morrison says. was worth $s5
IL 81 an ounce.
Lsck Os Seattle Mes.
later and equally rich find was the
discovery OF Gold bench early last sum
mr. by Herman Bohrer and william Koh-
M. both SEATTLE men This Is a high
t,neh ciKhty feet above the south fork
II The Koyukuk. Bohrer and Kohiis were
:skins out shout si,00o day when Mr.
Mckenzie left tho country. having
tgouahk In water by ditch two miles In
tnxfh from John r.. river with which
Il ground sluice. They were assisted In
~ Undertaking by George g. BEETLES, an
had entered into partnership.
Emma creek where gold was recently
f11pd BY 4 On gsun man named McNa-
~. was when Mr. Mckenzie left the
AlRrice, Kidding fair to outrivai every
foe6vtfer. as gold was found before his
a1vsBt BY a man named Nelson. who
J1<h<d up a ffteen-eenf nugget on the
MTfsrt. but did not think Il worth while
shim.
NsNsmer took the claim below Mel
rms ana within twenty days, with three
MN working for him. cleaned up SEQ.
and was sold for sl1s The smallest he
Hpar'ed weighed ATTY cents. Nelson's
etaim had been Jumped and the jumpers
vvte taking out great quantities Of gold
Nlsr claims on the same creek were
sn6Wtnx up we'll.
Clara creek, a still later discovery, IL
lust acfoss the river from Emma creek
md Is rich. Mr.. Mckenzie thinks.
Miners were taking out as high az sli
y ihs pan and were making good wages
siih rockers Nuggets weighing as high
- ~ or ~ we're common.
unid creek. In which the precious metal
nss found In abundance last summer, Is
talrty miles above Emma creek Mr.
Mckenzie says miners there were taking
sut a. hish as $50 10 the shovel and had
NJ reached bedrock the gravel paying
ssll ffnm the surface. Mr. Mckenzie Il
'nriined 70 think that this creek will
rrcvs one OF the best In the whole coun-
Pumpkins Plants Needed.
namway bar. one OF the irst discoy-
cries IN The Koyukuk country. Mr. Nc
hsnsie SAYS. was paving about SO a
~ 70 TIE man when he left. II was
shH b known as ''thin dirt" and lacked
NNfsf for mining purposes. Pumping
MAnh will be needed 90 make Il prove
~ true value There IL plenty OF ground
shis sort. Mr.. McKenr,e says. and he
y7phesies that next summer with see
AMY q pumping. plants In operation on
IA and similar bars
w y very recently, Mr., Mckenzie says
saete has been great difficulty IN get
.slns Supplies into the district from Berg.
Man he nearest trading post Packing
~ winter cost u cents pound and
Espsisens were scarce and high IN price
wears we're y pound bacon e.. -four $50
So and other supplies ~ proportion
Naw however the trading post has
Massi r. within seventy miles on state
80 art horses have been brought In
Nss'hk packing much cheaper
NJ Mckenzie thinks that considerable
sesN WI ~ done, especially IN prospect
~ us winter and that next summer
,is WI Ne great rush into the dls-
IA .,.. - PRESENT there are not more than
~ Mrksnxi. was ACCOMPANIED out by
~ nNFftson. FL sutphen and John
", --'lia5. ~ ~ whom arr now IN this
~ aee all ~ whom are the owners ~
s Z, ele properties In the koyukrk They
~. Tfefn N the spring Mr. NcKcnsle
eN,l,s. back In February 90 work bis
.hs says thar the district il the hest
= Y. hfeest ever discovered IN Alaska, ant
s,. .9en AHEAD 81 the Kianaike IN that tho
xhkt AFR shallow ana Infinitely eaHicr
SnFk u u Under the American Tag
"sfe u no royalty,