The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-05-18
NEWS OF THE GREEKS And Items of Interest Cullsd From
 tho Atlin Claim

Discovery has never had a brighter future before it than it has to-day, in spite oi the lateness of the season. The Sunrise Co. has now a pay roll, and steadily increasing too Mr. Ruff ner. the manager Is the right man in the right place. He expects Co have the water turned on m the big ditch by the I4 inst. and we should not be surprised Co see three monitors at work on Pine ere another month IS past.
 The dumps on Pine that were taken out during the winter will all be washed by about the 18th, but on Gold Run they are waiting for water. which must come from the melting oi the snow on the mountains. Sinking work on Gold Run is practically Sus pended for the season, the water iS getting beyond control m the shafts.
 Discovery on Boulder, which IS 7CO feet iu length and 1ooo feet across. owned by Clark and Southerland The largest nugget found m the district was taken out last fall from this claim, ts intrinsic value was SS75. The ow- ncrs are now making extensive prepa- rations for ground-Sluicing and the summers operations generally.
 There are several other valuable claims on this creek and those who should know estimate that this sea sons yield from Boulder will be we'll into six figures
 Spruce creek Is also going Co make a good showing this season. The min CTS on the Blue canyon on upper Spruce creek are getting ready for a big seasons work. they have whip sawed and hauled with dogs lIooo feet oi lumber for their bedrock Hume They have good ground and are sure Co make money Jackson X Lambert oi Pine creek have bought an interest iu this property.
 The Pine creek discovery owned by McLaren & Miller. Is not going Co be behind in returns. The owners are calculating Co clean up about three acres oi bedrock and a pretty heavy sack Co show for their labors
 One oi the richest hydraulic propo- ,itions in the district Is the Steven dyke. owned by MeSSrS Brook. Weir. Miller and Lees. which it is rumored. have a brra cmiwyp cmiwy bgkVbbgk will be bought by the Sunrise Co., who have a branch oi their ditch within quarter of a mile of this property
 The Willow creek Hydraulic Go expect Co start piping in ten days. They are almost sure Co make a success again this season with Mir. Gibson as manager of works and Mir A. K. Nun TO as business manager.
 Mr. l.. Ceovich. oi the Pack Train Rcstaraunt. Skagway Is here looking over some properties with a view Co purchase. He thinks we'll oi some claims on Boulder creek
 Mickey Richardson has a nice store under construction where m few days he will put ina complete stock oi ladies and gents furnishings. boots and shoes.
 (. D. Newton has a Splended stock oi groceries. boots and shoes
 Mr Stewart has built a large addition Co hi, store and increased the size of the Post Office. which latter was greatly needed The postal service Is now first class.
 A petition Is being circulated by the Discovery and Spruce creek people. praying the government Go put a bridge across Pine creek at Discovery This ,s one oi the most needed public improvements east oi Atlin.
 The Gold House Is now undergoing its spring cleaning and when the finishing touches are put on it will be one of the finest hotels north of Van couvcr
 Jack Letherdale of the Gold House Is making every effort Co get the live owl for Dave Hastie' oi the Grand Hotel Athn. he has about 70 men on the lookout
 We are pleased Co note that Dave Burton of the RusScl hotel visits us about twice a week. but we are not in a position at present Co say what the attraction Is.
 On Friday. May 3Ist a prize mas querade bah will be given at the Mug get Hotel in Discovery and a gay time Is anticipated. There will be four priz- es as follows: Best dressed lady. Slo. Best dressed gentleman. $ Best Sus- tained female character. pair of fine shoes BeS' sustained male character, box of fine cigars
 SURPRISE LAKE
 George Sinclair has two teams work ing day and night hauling lumber lt Is almost impossible for him Co iill the orders The roads up here are m a miserable condition.
 Tom White has started a fishing sta, tiou here he has 100 fathomS of net and iS counting on a pretty good hary- est oi grayling He also intends run uing a lunch counter.
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