Show yukon mining district neils nea seattle wash oct 4 13 george corge stan sta n ley who is mining on eldorado creek in the yukon writes to his father in this city that claims owned by liis his father and partner warden on eldorado creek will pan out in gold nuggets this coining winter the letter p predicts that claims on bear lake will turn boutas out as rich as those on bonanza and eldorado orado creeks hh pan on an average 83 cue each 11 stanley also writes that the Call canadian palladian adian government is is exacting a royalty of 25 2 cents per cord on wood to be used in thawing out the gravel this winter A similar charge is also made for logs in building cabins for the miners during the summer forest fires fire ban hae e destroyed a large amount of cord wood avater owing to the scarcity of water but little sluicing has been done |