creek section are upon three gulches about
forty miles to the northwest of the head of
Crooked creek.
Capt. Johnson, who took a party of
men into the Birch creek diggings this sea
son, has on two occasions got himself into
trouble with the miners. Two meetings
were called upon him. The first meeting
was called to investigate a charge in
which Johnson was accused of misrepre
senting to the men he had induced to go
in with him, the conditions of the
Yukon country. It appears that he had
told seme of the men who accompanied
him over the summit and down the
Yukon that they would be able to pan
from $30 to $40 worth of gold by brushing
away the ashes from the camp fires and
washing the ground that had been thawed
out. This condition does not exist, even
in the Yukon, and Johnson was warned
by the miners to be more careful hereafter
in his representations. The second occa
sion on which a miners' meeting was
called upon Johnson, arose over a dispute
between the latter and a number of men
whom he had engaged to pack supplies
from Circle City to the diggings. John
son declined to pay the charges for pack
ing the boxes or cases in which his goods
were packed, although he was perfectly
willing to pay for the packing of the
goods. The miners decided that he would
have to pay for the boxes and cases as
well as the goods, and he then changed
his mind and agreed to do so.
Jimmie Famchon has located upon a
quartz ledge that runs through the claim
of Cannally and McGregor, on Mastodon
creek. The quartz contains a little free
gold.
M rs. Haley and Bill Stewart have locat
ed a quartz claim on Forty Mile creek
about three or four miles from the post.
Some of the ore was sent out by the
steamer Portland to San Francisco this
summer to be tested.
Forty Mile has once more been thrown
into a fever of excitement over the recent
gold discoveries in the Clondyke district.
The discovery was made by George Mc
Clellan, upon Bonanza creek, a tributary
of the Clondyke. McClellan, with the
assistance of three Indians, claims to have
taken out about $100 a day.
Bonanza creek is about fifteen miles
long. It empties into Clondvke creek
about three miles above where the latter
stream empties into the Yukon river. It
is about forty-five or fifty miles from For
ty Mile post, and already about 200 claims
have been located upon it.
There are two other tributaries to the
Clondyke upon which goid in paying
quantities, it is claimed, has been found.
The names of the other streams are Gold
Bottom, and Too Much Gold creek. Gold
Bottom empties into the Clondyke about
fifteen miles above the Yukon, and about
twelve miles above Bonanza creek.
Too Much Gold creek empties into the
main stream at a point about forty miles
from the Yukon. Most of the reports from
this stream comes from Indians. They
claim that the gravel upon the bedrock in
the stream is very rich.
Two other creeks have been discovered
this season, in British territory, close to
Forty Mile post. The streams empty into
Forty Mile creek near the headwaters of
the latter stream. The two streams have
not been worked very much this year, but
it is claimed that there are very good pros
pects there.
On American creek, which is the first
stream in American territory after passing
Forty Mile, a number of men have been
working for several years without much
success. This year, however, the creek
has paid fairly well.
Pete Wyborg, one of the lucky miners
who last year worked quite successfully
a claim on Miller creek, is now located on
Bonanza creek, in the Glondvke district.
FOREIGN NOTES
St. Petersburg, Oct. 15—Famine is
threatend in the Amur province of Asiatic
Russia, the crops having been destroyed
by flood.
Forth Platte, Neb., Oct. 15—The first
irrigation fair in the history of the west
is in full swing here with many thou
sands of people in attendence.
Saratoga, N. Y., Oct. 13.—Wood &
Tember novelty works and the Garner
manufacturing plant at Granville have
been destroyed by file. Loss $500,000; in
surance $150,000.
Paris, Oct. 16—Minister of foreign Af
fairs Hanout, in the cbainet council an
nounced that China has signed a con
tract with France to rebuild her naval
dock-vard at Fu Chan under the charge
of the chief engineer of the French navy.
Tangiers, Oct. 16—Diamie, formerly
grand vizer, confined in prison for two
years past on the charge of conspiring
in favor of Muley Mohammed, has been
found dead in his cell with his cot stained
with blood. It is supposed he was assas
sinated.
A recent press dispatch from Montreal
says: There is reason to believe that the
dominion government will render substan
tial aid to the Canadian Pacific to build
a railroad from Lethbridge to Nelsen,
through the Crows’ Nest pass, and that
next spring the actual work of construc
tion will be under way. The government
realizes that if the dominion is to benefit
from the mining development in British
Columbia the Kootenai country must be
tapped by a Canadian road. The loan will
probably exceed $5,000,000, the amount
which the conservatives intended asking
parliament to loan.
Port Townsend, Oct. 15.—Special.—A
new complication confronted the attempt
to float the steamship Umatilla to-day, as
she stuck fast in the sand even at high
tide, where she was beached two days ago
for the purpose of making more repairs in
her bottom. All arangements were made
to float the ship to-day at high water, but
the tug Tyee, tlie most powerful of the
Puget sound tugboat fleet, failed to move
her. Four more powerful tugs will pull
on her at high tide about noon tomorrow,
when it is thought she will be pulled into
deep water, and docked here at the Pacific
Coast Steamship company’s wharf.
The Coeur d’ Alenes will add between
$7,000,000 and $8,000,000 to the wealth
of the world this year. The Standard
mine is perhaps the most remarkable in all
of the producers of that section. When
the present owners gained control of the
property it was an old location, aud had
lain idle for a long time. An immense
amount of money was expended, and 3000
feet of tunnel, shafts and levels were run
before striking ore, and for three years the
shareholders were regularly assessed.
When the body of ore was encountered, it
commenced to pay, and pay big,. With
in eighteen months $8co,oco has been paid
in dividends. This amount has been paid
in monthly dividends of $50,000 each,
with one or two exceptions. The company
is capitalized for $500,000. The ore con
centrates is ninety ounces of silver and 70
per cent lead. The other mines which
have paid dividends are the Coeur d’Alene
company, better known as the Poorman,
which has paid $83,400 ; the Tiger about
$180,000, and the Bunker Hill and Sullivan
$150,000.—Mining Industry and Review.
Charles Wortman receives on each boat
from the Sound a fresh supply of fruits
and vegetables. Only the very best stock
in the market is purchased by Mr. Wort
man. Call and see for yourself. *
Miss Marguerite Frasier will give lessons
in dancing on Monday and Thursday even
ings. Terms: Gent’s $5.50; ladies, $4; and
children $3 for 12 lessons. Douglas. *
Egan & McKay the proprietors of the
only reliable “Alaska Meat Market” in
Douglas have made a decided cut in prices
on all kinds of meats. While only the
best meats will be sold by this firm their
prices will be found to be the lowest. *
The original “Alaska Meat Market,”
George F. Miller, proprietor; E. Otto,
manager. This market has just been
neatly painted and repaired. The only
wholesale and retail market in Douglas. *
It doesn’t make any difference whether
you are bi-metalists, mono-metalists or
even greenbackers. 1 will lay the odds of
16 to i if necessary that you all have
sense enough to buy your clothes where
the best value is given and that the line of
fall and winter samples which P. H. Fox
has reeeiyed from the Royal Tailors will
be the means of securing and holding
your trade. *