Henry Seymour Back
Captain Henry Back came to the Klondike in 1898. He staked claims and sold them.1) He discovered placer gold on Nansen Creek, near the mouth of Discovery Creek in July 1899.2) He returned to Idaho in 1900. 3) Back returned to the Yukon and his placer discovery on Nansen Creek with his son Frank in 1907. The first claim recorded on Nansen Creek was a Discovery Claim staked by Frank and Tom Bee on 13 June 1910.4)
Henry Back hired Fred Guder in 1914 to take him through the Dawson Range and pointed out his discoveries in the area. Guder put in test shafts on Seymour, Bow, Foster, Kitchener, Porcupine, Guder, Revenue, and Mechanic creeks but did not great success in finding a concentration of placer gold.5) In 1917, Guder re-staked Back’s Discovery Claim on Seymour Creek, a tributary of Big Creek.6) This caused a small, short-lived stampede and led to the continued exploration of the Mount Freegold area.7)