The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-19
ALL COME BACK
WITHOUT GOLD,
Oaklanders Have Found
Nothing but Prospects
in Alaska.
NONE WILL GO BACK.
A Young Law Student Adds
His Lament to Many
Others.
NO FOUNDATION FOR HOPE.
Mosquitoes and Moose flies in Plenty,
but Very Little of the
Yellow Metal.
NO FOUNDATION FOR HOPE

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALI
908 BROADWAY, Aug. IL. !
The Alaska boom that struck Oakland
in the spring has about collapsed. For
the past few weeks people who went north
with camera and a lunch basket to pho
tograph gold mines and come back rich
have been seen in their accustomed
, hannts.
Some of those who merely came back
months ago to get more provisions are still
here ard show no intention of returning,
and others boldly say they were dupe d
and denounce the northern country.
The latest wall from the goldfields is
that of Albert A. Shuttle, young law stu
dent, who left this city several months
ago. Shuttle says in letter to friend:
Since June have seen most of the mines in
this district, and the more see the less conf
dence l have OF being able to find anything
here. Two-thirds of the prospectors who came
here this season have already returned TO the
States and before long few will be left here.
not yielding much as had been expected
and the mines that have been located this year
do not pay wages.
AS soon as possible after landing, nv part
ners and started out prospecting. We each
carried seventy-fve pounds of pack, consist
ing OF blankets, prospecting outfit and food
and prospected about 100 miles of Six-mile
Creek and its tributaries. We found nothing
that was open to location, but saw several
good mines on Canyon Creek and on Mills
Creek which had been located last season.
Later we prospected on Granite Creek, q branch
of Six-mile creek, and have decided to open up
a claim there in the hope that we may be able
to strike something good, but we have but
little upon which to base our hopes.
The mosquitoes and moosefiies are quite
numerous now and are very annoying in their
attacks.
One of our party, young man from Hollis
ter, is now preparing to leave here, being I'M
able TO longer stand their continued tortur-
Disbursement has already entered our
camp. and am afraid that some Of our party
will soon leave if nothing better than we now
have in sight Is found
| good were taken up last season, many men
having dozen or more claims, one on each of
the several creeks that empty into Six m lie.
Some OF the prospectors who have arrived this
| year assert that one claim in district is
| enough for man. Several parties have gone
so far as to jump claims and much trouble is
! expected as the result. One man has already
been wounded for jumping claim, and more
/ shooting may result.
general miners meeting will be held here
| the 9th OF this month and it is hoped that all
the trouble over disputed claims will then be
| adjusted in satisfactory manner.
There are several Oaklanders here, but none
of them have yet found anything OF impor-
| Clark of Livermore have leased claim on
| Six mile Creek, but the claim has since been
| jumped by number of persons, among whom
are Messrs. Tuohy and Alexander of Oakland.
| The ownership of the claim will be decided
al the meeting of July 27. L. c. Leet and his
partners are camped with US here. They have
no claim yet, but Leet is panning on the beach
and some times gets fair color.
Alfred Dutton is working claim which he
has leased on Resurrection Creek, SO Mr..
| Tuohy told me.
Most of the Oaklanders expect to return to
| their homes this fall.
| Considerable prospecting is being done in
| the surrounding country, but nothing good
has been discovered While crossing glacier
| on Twenty-mile Creek last week prospector
| named e. Kennah fell into a crevasse sixty
| feet deep. His companions could not get him
ont and were Obliged to leave him TO perish.
still have hopes of finding something good
here and will remain until late in the season
and perhaps all winter. The best time for
prospecting is from now until October, and one
has to remain late in order to make the most
of the short season.