New-York tribune., 1901-12-08
A NEW ELDORADO.
PREDICTIONS OF 4 STAMPEDE To
HORSEFLY CREEK, BRITISH CO
LUMBIA, NEXT SPRING.


Victoria, B. c., Nov 80 (speciaD-There will
be a stampede to Horsehy Creek, the scene OF
the second KlondiEe that has been discovered
in old Cariboo. This fact is assured by the
number of inquiries which have been received
by the Department Of Mines in this city since
the fact of James sheppards discovery was
given to the world two three weeks ago.
Owing to the hundreds of inquiries pouring IN
from all over the United States and Canada,
and even from England and Australia, the De-
partment Of Mines is preparing maps showing
the situation of the Eldorado and Will
distribute information regarding the route TO
the dggngs.
James Sheppard, the discoverer of the Horse
fly placers, is a relic of the old Cariboo days.
who since the golden harvest Of Williams.
Lightning Antler and the other rich creeks OIL
Cariboo was garnered in has haunted the scenes
of the oldtfme diggings Sheppard who has
mined in Cariboo since the days when the re-
volver shots reverherated through the frame
dance halls of Williams Creek and the nigh
waymen waylaid the outgoing miner on the
old wagon road from Cariboo, stumbled upon
the new treasure land four or five years ago.
when in company with some Indians, he was
going up the Horsefy River. He cleaned up
500 with his prospecting pan. and, teiling no
one of his find. he marketed his gold and went
to England.
year ago he returned and wanted many to
grub stake him, telling of his find. but none
believed him. Finally. on the off chance ROBERT
Campbell a son Of Senator r. II. Campbell, ana
Stirksee. miner, set off to verify Sheppard
story They found the place Sheppard had oe-
scribed, and by further prospecting iouiiu
ground that even richer than the oscoV-
cries which caused the first rush to CARIBOU
Then, their supplies giving out, they retutheu
with the good news. wet Blanket Nespi't'
an American and F. L. Reynolds son OF the
Editor Of THE Ashcroft Journal" were the
next to investigate. and the latter says In let
ters to his father that. although the snow pre-
vents much prospecting. they are satisfied OF
| the richness of the new found diggings. On
| Eureka Creek they took out 81 an hour steadily
/ by simply panning from the creek bed, anu
| other creeks show even better indications
Since then others have stampeded to the new
| find despite the fact that the winter. with It's
| deep snow prevents much being done until the
| spring The camp on Eureka Creek is assuming
| larger proportions every few days At last re-
| ports bar had been improvised in shack, and
| a female barber had set up chair in a corner
| A blacksmith had begun sharpening picks ana
| blackjack sharps playing, with no oe's
| less than S5 In the spring this camp Will De
| like one Of those oldtime camps OF 'oi porn oven
again.
Senator Campbell satisfied that there Will De
rush to the new Eldorado. is arranging 10
| place sternwheel steamer in service on Hoi9e
| fly Lake. The plans were finished week ago.
| and the Senator ordered the engines ana ooiiei
before going to San Francisco on sunday a
complete sawnill will be Installed at once at
Harper's Camp. and orders have been sent up
! to start the men at work to get out logs liz
! connection with the steamboat company stores
will be started at various points, wherever
| needed and a general wholesale stock placed
| as a base of supplies at Harper's Camp ihe
| goods Will be hauled in over the sno" Oh INC
| Horsefy road, which branches off the Carlooo
wagon road at Lac-la- Hache- -. .o
The prospective miner who lntenos TO get ~
the new diggings will have to journey 10 Ash-
| croft by rail, and from that town 1t is anout
| 100 miles TO Eureka, Empire or fraser creek
| The mode Of travel is by horses and wagons
saddle horses or walking Pack trains VIII no
! doubt be started from Ashcroft. FROM the
main Carfboo road to Harper's Camp. the near
est town to the creeks, there is a choice or sew
| eral routes all wagon roads. The first branches
| off at the 10S mile house. and is 93 miles 1roIn ON
| Ashcroft: the next at the 115 mile house, IOo
| miles from Ashcroft, and the last at the lou
| mile house. 135 miles from Ashcroft Just
| what particular road will be most travelled IS
| hard to saw They are all travelled now, and
| possibly will all be used by the miners VINO VINO
hurry to the new diggings in the spring me
| average distance from the main road to Har-
| per's Camp is forty miles. The mode or travei
| next spring from Harper's Camp to the creeks
| will probably be by trail and water. 1t IS
| seven miles from Harper's Camp to the foot OF
| Horsefy Lake. The lake is thirty miles long;
| There are some boats on it now, and there Will
| he more next year. Near the head OF the lake
| n trail Is taken through the pass to the FORKS
| of the Horsefy River. Either wagon ROAD or
trail will be made through this pass in the
| snrtne The distance is about twelve miles.
| Thirteen miles further up the south fork are the
| new discoveries. .
| As a shovel a cradle and any amount OF
| energy are all the apparatus necessary tor
nIacer miner, this means OF taking the treasure
from the earth is the poor mans method, ana TINS
| is why hundreds of stampeders hit the tran
| when such rich strikes as this in the Carlboo
/ are reported. 1t was generally thought that
| the men who overspread old Cariboo In 81 had
! exhausted its riches, and the miners spoke con-
| ten1ptuously of the placers there as "Chinaman
| Diceings" but from the present reports from
| eureka and nearby creeks it seems that the
.'F-ifty-niners'' only touched the golden frlnse
| The Cariboo diStrict-the scene of this new
! ElTora6o from which district SJ0ooo,OOo III
| god has already been taken-is situated IN a
| high ard densely forested mountainous region
| h,It trails are cut and bridges span It's
| ravines The government has built roads, anu
| is giving more attention to the district in we"
! of the new finds Arrangements are also belhg
| made to place q mining recorder there IN view
| of the expected stampede, which from present
! in6ications seems bound TO occur.
| ENCoURAGENENTS TO FORESTRY.