The herald., 1897-07-16
BARRELS
OF BULLION
Found in Alaskan Placer
Mines
WONDERFUL STRIKES
Absolutely Unparalleled in
History
NO GREAT NUGGETS FOUND
BUT EVERY MINER STRIKES
PAY DIRT
Of Seventy-Five Lucky Miners Now
Coming Home, Clements of
Los Angeles Brings the
Biggest Pile
BUT EVERY MINER STRIKES
PAY DIRT

Associated Press Special Wire.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 15.-The
Associated Press has received letter
from H. A. Stanley, president Of the
Binghamton IN. W Evening Herald
company, telling of the wonderful gold
discoveries of Alaska. Mr.. Stanley
wrote from st. Michaels island, where
he stopped on his way to the Yukon
mining region. Writing under date of
June 30th, he says:
1.-The steamer Excelsior of San Fran
cisco was the first vessel to push her
way through the ice to this station. The
Portland from Seattle, arrieved four
hours later. From these vessels we
learned for the first time of Mckinley s
election, the result of the Corbett- Fitz-
simmons prize fight and other news Of
the fall and winter. The ice went out
at Yukon about June 18th and the river
steamer Portus B. Weare, which winter
ed at Dawson, 225O miles up, reached
st. MichaePs June 9th. The Weare
brought authentic news of some of the
most wonderful gold strikes in all the
worlds history and brought also some
forty-five miners, every man bringing
in from $4,000 to $1o0, 900 of dust and mug
gets, IAN aggregate of more than 81,
100000. Just how much the Weare
brought in on its own account in eX-
change for provisions and supplies furn-
ished miners by the North American
Trading and Transportation company
could not be ascertained, but it was very
large.
"The steamer Alice arrived at ST
Michael's on June 10Th, bringing fifteen
miners and half a million in gold for
them and much on it's own account. The
passengers of the Alice confirmed the
news reported by the passengers Of the
Weare, which is as follows:
1.-The richest gold strike the world
has ever known was made in the Klon-
dyke region last August and September
but the news did not get even to Circle
City until December 18th, when there
was a great stamp ede over the 300 miles
intervening between there and the
newer fields. On August 18th George
Cormack made the first great strike on
Bonanza creek and on August 18th seven
claims were filed in that region. Word
got to Forty-mile and Circle City, but
the news was looked upon as grubstake
rumor On December 18th, however
authentic news was carried to Circle
City by j. M. Wilson of the Alaska Com
mercial company and Thomas O'Brien
a trader. They carried not only news
but prospects, and the greatest stampede
ever known In this part of the world COM
menced. Those who made the 300 miles
first struck it richest. OF all the 200
claims staked out on the Bonanza and El
Dorado creeks not one has proved q
blank.
Equally rich finds were made June
9Th to 10th on Dominion creek. Not less
than 800 claims have been staked out
on INDIAN creek, and the surface indi-
cations are that these are as rich as
oth lor g
yet found was picked up by Bert Hudson
on claim No. 6 on the Bonanza mine,
and was worth $257 Next in size was
one found by j. Clements on Indian
Clement took out were worth $4,000, and
one went SITS. Bigger pockets have been
struck in other regions, but nowhere
else on earth has so rich a general find
been made as in this section. In ali
about seventy-five lucky miners have
reached ST. Michael's. Some brought
but a portion of their cleanup, prefer
ring to invest other portions in mines
they know to be rich. Among the most
lucky are j. ]. Clements Of Los Ange-
les. who has cleaned up about $175O00
He brought out $4,000, and invested the
rest. Prof T. C. Lppy of Seattle
brought out about $4,000. and has $780,
900 in sight, and now claims his mine
is worth $5O0,O0O or more; William Stan
ley of Seattle, who cleaned UP s112,OO0,
Clarence Berry, $4,000; Henry Ander-
son, $4,000; Frank Keller, $4,000; T.
Kelly, $50. 900; w. X. Sloane of Nanaimo.