The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-07-31
ATLIN NEWS
The Situation Along the
 Various Creeks
Work Being Done By the ENtenaive Hydraulic Companies and a fore- cast Of Their Future Graphically Portrayed By tho Atlin Claim

Oi late weeks ii has been too ready comment that the camp seemed slow lv but surely dying out and that it was fu,t a question oi tune before We might aI have Go walk out Nevertheless, it may surprise many Co know that there has been received. up Go date. lt che local banks. a very considerably hrgcr amount oi gold than at thi> time last year. in spite oi thc tact that the seasons operations were delayed fully ,iN week, behind those ot last year. and che output may be estimated at SI5oooO lt may be sad with truth that this years work is being done more by companies aud mining partnerships than by individual miu'rs and thIs being so. it will account in 50 large measure. for thc absence of "wads" flashing about after clcan-up> arc made Trade Is this year more ji. vcr,i6cd. most oi che creeks having local stores. hence there is not th' same need to come to town and tD "hiow himself. ls many miners often do On thc other hand many oi thc miner, contemplate that this is fhcir last season. and are dcsirou> oi work ug out their claim, their gold |, there fore being saved against their pilgrim age tu pasture, new Consequently u AtGn wc jo uot sec much oi it. a> usual
 Work |, steadily progressing on lu the creek, where there Is >uN ground Co bc worked and it win be a Cos, up between Sprucc and Boulder erect which win take che banner for the sea- som, output Pine excepting Willow. practically drops ont oi che race this year. 90, hut hulc individual work |. now Coiue ou ou thc creek. and. with thc exception oi Discovery claim. liar uglus Sabin & Scotts Lyttlc's ard che SirIuon, plrtucr,hips-ncar Gold Ruu-you can almost count thc inj. vijull, ou hand With che assistance derived from ibc Sunrise Company some oi thc benches may make a good moving ls may be presumed from tb. C'glu-up th', week on Slhiu X Scott bcuchc, where forty ounces was taken out from ono mans labor for I, days On Discovery claim work Is being prosecuted day and night and thc re- su.t, are ,lii to hc highly satisfactory Fritz Miller claim, th1t there is an oi SIooooO to come out of Discovery yet
 leo us hope >o Should che Sunrise Company obtain Che required pcrmis- ,iuu to operate with monitors. and with thc three giants now installed this sea- som, output would follow very close upon thc amount taken out iu 'o1. and lu immense amount oI money would be- saved tu che owner, whose claims that company proposes Go work
 On Boulder there is very gtcJt ac- tyty and 1n immense amount oi work hl, been done which fortunately for tho,c operating. has already been hand ,1mcN repaid \ cleanup o1 Nc. 3t below. after nine days work with .iN men. gave 7o ounces. The Llm,rc Syndicate i~ now working 'u pay aud
 good cleanup is looked for w,th every reasonable assurance that she
 I - 'hcrc The company Is TOW working ou thc right rim 0i 'hc creek .lt hopes to reach bedrock before they .H man, feet farther
 The .N,Hu creek Mining Company. .n Birth creek. Is reported to be giv- uE satisfactory returns. in spite of thc extreme ,hortncss oi water Means are being devised tor obtaining a iull supply for che future working oi thc property and it Is hoped that che ci- forts pu, forth win be productive of good results
 Though no direct information has recently been received from Wright .r,rk ,hcrc is reason Co believe that thr ptrluewig Syndicate has reach el hard bottom though the true bod .i che creek has not yet been found NIT Bcririm the supcriutcnd- ,rt !, gradually working over Co what hr considers thc true channel X few men are ,'u,cing 1u the creek with fair, results
 Outer creek being now practically owned by ic1scholjcrs little individual work has been done. bu, tine lease. holders are awaiting che consumation oi hig dcal which |, hoped Go hc closed in che near future
 On Ruby creek che At'iu- Ruby Greek Hydraulic Company are now prospect. iae Two of the directors arrived rc- gently from Philadelphia Co look iu,o natter, affecting thc company and it. has been decided that prospect work has not been carried sufficiently for che company to decide one way or an- other a, to future operations. MrLaw. Che manager. Is pushing thc develop. mcnt with a view 0i determining the best course to pursue.
 Spruce Is receiving very large share oi individual attention. and thc results an over thc creek are cmincntly Satis- factory Ground Sluiciug on the Blue Canyon property Is being diligently pushed with good results. SO also Is the property of Mr. Gage and asso- cilte, on thc east fork oi the creek On thc De Wft leases. to be operated ly che Columbia Hydraulic Company work !, being steadily prosecuted under thc supervision oi Mir Fred Cook. X large quantity of che plant for thi, company has arrived from san Fran cisco and will be hauled to the ground in che near future
 Ward and Hall on 7o-So below. are doing some excellent work and have rich pay m sight In this vicinity a great number oi men are at work with excellent prospects ahead of them
 Satisfactory reports have been re- ccivcd from Canyon creek a tributary oi Dixie. where Messrs McCaughcy. Garrison and Winters. oi Slagway. in partnership with H A Baxter. of At lin. are operating a small hydraulic