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Kesouree and >1 a^n i (i wilt
Water Su|vjrlv.
Beginning at the mouth of Big Minook
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creek and numerating the most impor
tant trihutarn s entering from the left as
we approach thedivide separating it from
Ivureka, we lirst come to Hunter creek
about three miles from Rampart.
Relative to the area drained, quantity
ot water and width of valley, it ranks as
one of the largest creeks in the division.
Being near tliirtv miles long and carrv
ing six to eight sluieeheads of water dur
c* o
ing the entire working season. It has
some characteristics favoring the miner,
more strongly delined, than any other
creek in this division in as much as that
the claims near the Minook can be work
ed successfully either winter or summer,
But summer work seems to have the i re
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fvreuce as the shallow ground, abundance
of water and plenty of timber afford am
ple facilities for ground-sluicing even in
the creek bed proper. While if the min
er could have his grouhd made to order,
for hydrant icing he would not change
the nature of the fine benches in any par
ticular, in fact he could not with any ad
vantage to himself.
There
is no place along the oreek
where the water cannot be easily brought
onto the h'ghest ground either for hvdrau
1 icing or ground-sluicing and we have
in no instance on their benches, the hea
vy muck that has caused so much discus
s.ou as to the feasibility or, in some in
stances, the possibility ot livdraulicing
in this frozen region.
For miles immediately all thomdi creek
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proper can be seen continuous deposits
of gravel ranging from 5 to 20 feet deep
and overlying a cropping rim that would
provide stiff cient fall and dumpiiur
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ground for every particle of debris with
out the application of scarcely anv agent
ot ner than wate r. This favorable con
dition. notabiy m the benches, is not con
fined to those of the lower part but is
common to all.
'idle first prospects found on the creek
were taken from these benches and not
at ah surprising should it be, for one is
only required to take a pan of dirt from
along the rim to find from prospects to
vay.
o t : one prospector after spending
a year prospecting in a less remunera
tive district and exhausting his grub
stake has found a friend in these benches
to advance sufficient gold to meet the
demand of the succeeding' year or Lo pro
vide him with another grub-stake tor
the winter to come.
Sergeant Suinuer: Some onestove
in the end ot my cache hack <>i the
barracks last week, hut were bar; ed
out by he 1 splines and other tnnd
ture. The hospital lias some sup
Julies there to*> and the men aie keep
ing a watch tor the cm!p: it. I have
not heard from Lieut. Rogers lately
but i ex, ect he wid airive here Jan.
15, barring accidents. He is tirm
oii Lite sueject ol the w hites dispos
ing of lie;nor to Indians, I under
stand, and there may he some fun
when lie arrives as it is an oifenc?
against the United States and I
think may be taken up by any sol
dier.
\V. IT. Brennen: Randall, Ch is?
Baldiv and mvselt are nreiuu in<> to
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open up our quaitz claims on Slate
and by the last ot week we will be
blasting reek. I am confident the
claims will prove rich and we will
develop them as rapidly as possi
ble that they may he put upon tire
market the sooner. There are <S
quartz claims in this locality and
apparently room for more.
J . L. Green: All the parties join
ing- in the application for a receiver
in the case ot A1 Allen vs. Valerie
Myers et ah ask the court not to in
terfere with the laymen, now work
ing the upper half oi the claim; but
that they be required to report to a
receiver instead of Allen.
Lynn Smith: I mushed to Paw
sou creek, off 20 Hunter, last week
to investigate the reported rich
strikes. I remained over night and
talked with several men working
there who seemed to know nothing
o
about the reports.
Capt. Bailiett: \Ye have sunk 50
feet of holes on 15 Hoosier and not
reached bedrock. The water inter
feres this warm weather.
E T. Townsend, who cached a
tool chest and other effects 50 miles
down the river some two months ago
left early last week with dogs and
men to bring them up. He arriv
ed within 3 miles of Rampart Sat
urday night, lost the trail, broke
through the ice, left the sled, turn
ed the dogs loosa and mushed up
through snow and water knee deep.
When they reached here ali were
exhausted, Townsend had frozen
his nose iips and feet. partially.
Sunday they returned and managed ’
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to bring the the effects to Ramj art.
Y\ uler had ovei fhcved the ice and
coveied tie original trail, v\ 1 ich ~
iact is causing turn; le U rcthus at
pi esent.
Some 30 Tanaua Indians, includ
ing the lrottSrionai blind he* gcr ~
came up from Yanana ICor.dav and
Firsday on their region: semiai; am. 1 ]
ltineiary. It is estimated lliev -
disposed ot 30 moose and several
thousand dollars woith el lurs 1 >
Rampart merchants. They me a
hardy lot and said to be Inane." t ai d
shrewd traders. '1 hey are going v m
to Circle.
Lynn Smith lias returned from a
Knreka visit.
Yukon ()rdcr ()f Pioneers meets e\a 1 v
fast Saturday in each month.
Miners Mutual Protective
A Si c e
(-n
in eels every alternate Wednesday me. n.
The Masonic Association of Rrjin*. : t
meets < ve:v 2nd. ami 4111. Saturday.
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DR.G.H. GliTCHKU
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