Victoria, BC. Apr. 13 - The Squaw Creek area - in the pocket formed by the Yukon-British Columbia boundary and the Alaska Panhandle - may prove to be another Klondike, in the opinion of mining men here who have received additional advices from that district, says a recent copy of The Alaska Weekly.
Prospectors are braving the trails and difficulties of melting snows and
are stampeding into the region. In addition to Alaskans and Yukoners who are on the ground, parties from the "Outside" are going North by every boat, and are flying from Carcross.
M. Muncaster, engineer and surveyor, who has made his home in the
Squaw Creek district for a number of years, has just completed a map, showing the location of the mining properties on the stream, and setting forth, for the first time, the recovery made last season.
$1,2000 in 120 Cubic Yards
This record shows that three men working on Discovery claim recovered
$7,000 in gold (based on the standard price of $20.67) from a few weeks work. On No. 1 above Discovery, three men took $1200 from 150 cubic yards of gravel in three weeks. On No. 2 ahove, a similar sum was recovered for 60 days labor by three men. The adjoining claim produced $1000, while number four above, gave up $600.
Staked by Indians
The outstangling feature of the figures compiled Dy Mr. Muncaster, which
includes takings from eight claims, is that $11,800 in coarse goid was won from only 2000 cubic yards of gravel. This gives a yardage valie of nearly $6.00.
Most of the claims were originally staked hy Indians, who, according to
Dr. H. T. Mandy, department of mines engineer for Atlin, reportedly were only hunting for nuggets.
A few white men went in last year. During the winter they organized for
an early invasion of the area, and this has been aided by the advanced and early spring.
In addition to northeners in the territory, three "outsiders" left Vancouver about the middle of March. On March 24 thirteen men went North.
