The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-07-12


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 DcWcchter and GasSman. who lave a lease on part oi the Mix property have been working on and oh during thc season but were obliged tu sh ' down on account oi high water h1a, ug down log, that kept breaking thtt wheel These are lll the claims that arc being regularly worked on forcu pnc though there Is prospecting S"m- ou all along che creek.
 The claims ou Mckinley creek 1rD not numbered The first clam 'a th' creek Is being worked by Peter l.1l Im Hanson. Van Sutherland and Chi. holm Only thc owner, are at ''r' ou thc property but they are m s''t plv The claim Is difficult oi tc,-,. lnd Mr. Mlrquam did mot visit it on th, trip
 The next property above Is ,hc Ca loou group where good pay iS bcu. taken out by ten men The pIouc0 Hume |, large enough Co lit 90 whole creek from its bcd Wa, placed upon tl, property last season Among the owner, are \. L.. Cheney. and Clcv, IJlI oi SkagWay
 The only remaining property above Du Mckinley creek |, thc BltJ fraction which Is being shown up very ,at.>IJc touy by a prospecting party oi tV' men lt |, conceded Go bc d very good piece oi ground
 OJhoou |, backward u u, .boNiug because the snow 1iI 500 iluc ou thc ground th,, season that 10 wa, very late before develop. mcnt could be started
 The dr,t property. near che mouth 5i tbc creek. Is owned b" Inn \usc. Gu> Meyers. Joe Martin and che iiosh s,>aue estate. Their group ot caW- ll, thc auNillcry oi splendid water power Active development work i- being done and the prospect, pr"mi-c good pay when thc property Is m shape for production. and 10 |, expected that ib., wir occur before thc end oi Che season.
 Above. Adams and Bolm are dcvc' op.ue with t,u men They hav ''' l, vet gone very far toward bedrock
 Ou Nugget creek two claims tr producing ray They belong to o Wilson and Dr Thompson They are ou bedrock and iu rich pay Nothing will bc taken out ot Ben and Clear creek, or che adjacent cuuu tr, th.- season ou account oi iIc usH water The British Columbian 'uu- Ir, too small to pay unless worked m ar.c group, anal tbc multiplicity '' owners WI. make compilation, h., NIu be hard tu overcome There |, ou wI.Iucp m that country th' rI,on lrI without it uothug can hc I'rr \ .u.'c claim, they cannot Joe m1Ic On ul, l- tbc development !, too costly ..r thc amount ot ground covered
 The great need ut thc PorcWluc ' capital Wherever bedrock m, been struck eood pJy ba, been found Ew 10 take, money to work men and ert hucry uto tbc country M oh. people Who have backed dcvc'opwH work u tbc porJupue satisfied with fle result, oi their investment taW. .hr,ushout thc entire district lud |" . large number are being pro>pcctr' lt men lacking che capital to put thr. m paving order hu, ,hr good results tll, vl come from the dcvc'ope .atm, Vl surely make it possible ior claim owner, ou thc rood creek, go either ,ru or get b1cking ,o that th. eventual ou,pu, ul ,hc Por,up'uc pr m.e. to bc eventually enormous Tn, owners oi paying claims take .' trouble to make known thc amount ni .h,r dump. 50, there Is uo dc,irt among them to sell their uropgr,ic- ia. which reason 10 win be hard to wll. .r estimate oi thc output thi- season
 \ s,ucrll a.r oi prosperity and .I MHv p,ryajc, lli cll>,c, oI hu-mc m -hc district
 rIrr,. Is getting Che benefit O. ,h nr.. ncr,y and therr |, a marked au, growing increase ir thc bu,ng,, "i t.. t.rt.
 Today goods can be shipped ,' thc mouth of thc K'1hcul m ,tauutl rtt'e stern wheel steamer. notwith-an m. ,he fr,t boat built ior thc run Was burned by thc Indian,