The daily Alaskan., 1912-08-13
srsHor DESCRIBES LOCATION
 OF NEW PLACER FIELDS

For the past several mcnt1s there
 have been persistent rumors of new sold fields in the Stikine and Yukon
 districts. The best information ob-
 tainable has just been published by
 Bishop Duyernet, who went down
 the Ssikiue river few weeks ago,
 landing at wrangell and thence go- ing to Prince Rupert. Regarding the
 new gold country he gives the folio v ing information:
 To get to this interesting country
 he says, one takes a coast steam ship to wrsngell, Alaska, and then a stern-wheel steamer, or, failing this. gasoline boat up the river
 leo miles, toeTelegraph creek. which Is at the head of navigation. From here there are pack trails in four different directions, two on either side of the Stikine river, the first, west of north to Atlin, 225 miles; the second northeast to the head Of Dease lake, 72 miles. From there on one can take scow to the foot of the lake, thirty miles, then a Ssnoe down the Dcase. and Lisrd rivers. The third is the telegraph line trail south to Echo lake and West Nass river, which is not more than 50 miles north of Stewart; and the fourth, southeast, into the Klappan country, which is on the north side of the Grouudhog noun tain divide. This is known as the ed Ashcroft trail,
 The new placer gold field has been discovered by some Dease lake Indians, and is on the South Nahan- nj river, about $50 miles by trail and river from Telegraph creek be- yond the northern boundary of British Columbia, l20 miles east of Hyland river, across country. A reliable party has been sent in to in vestigste thi, rumor and report. An effort was made to keep this quiet to prevent a foolish rush on the strength of an Indian story. It is a region hard Co reach, and with no inhabitants. Supplies in the nearest stores at Dease lake, McDames creek and Liard post are very short, To attempt to go into this region this year to stay would be almost suici- dSl. aud yet, as the news has in some way leaked out, at least twen- ty-fiVe men have already passed the United States customs at wrau- gell intent upon reaching this re- mote spot.
 On the opposite side of the Sti- kline, in the Klappan country. about l50 miles by trail from Telegraph creek, several hundred coal claims have been staked. Expert testimo- ny seems to indicate that while there is much good anthracite coal In sight. the seams are somewhat broken. This is on the StiSine side of the Groundhog mountains. The groundhogs have made many burrow in these hills, incidentally mining valuable samples of the coal as well as giving a name to the mountains. In the bishops opinion this region, where the head waters of the Stk- inc, the Naas and the Skeena are all within a few miles of one anoth- CT. is one of the most hopeful parts of northern British Columbia.
 The provincial government has a party of men improving the trail to Atlin, which is the winter mail route. They were seventeen miles from Telegraph creek when the bishop left.
 Another party, under Frank Ca- sey, is surveying a wagon road from Telegraph creek to the head of Deas lake. The old pack trail is being followed in the main, as it Is the only feasible route. The chief ob- stacles to be overcome lie between mile six and mile twenty-two. There are in this strip of country a sue ceSsion of creeks. flowing into the Stikine almost every mile, forming deep ravines, too wide to bridge as high up as the plateau bank of the river, which the road follows, too deep to descend and ascend in a line with the direction desired No other course seems open than to make zig-zag detour with bridge on a lower level. Beyond the Too va river. twenty-two miles from Tel egraph creek, the way is easy. The party had about reached this point when the bishop left.
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