The herald., 1897-07-23

sack of gold and the bartender weighs
out the price. BY the way, have already
started my sack. I have some dust, also
good sized nugget. We may lease
mine or work a couple of months before
prospecting"
The lettre from Mr.. Culberson also
tells of the trip. He gives more particu-
lars of the death of Thompson. He
says that one of the coal miners had
been "monkeying" with a 44-caliber
colts revolver and shot Thompson in
the stomach. Thompson lived about
four hours and died at a. M, Sunday,
May 18th.
Mr.. Culbertson tells of a great strike
between the towns of Dawson City and
Clondyke City. They are on opposite
sides of the Clondyke river. The Daw-
son people cali the rival town "Louse-
town." MI. Culbertson goes on to say:
I'VE heard stories about the mines
that will scarcely be believed. One claim
washed out over s150O00 in one day and
others as high as $4,000 and s1OO, ,OOO
Some have had to clean up the boxes as
high as three times day, but this clean
up does not represent one days work,
but the wash for the whole winter.
The Bonanza claims of course are all
taken up and the creeks where the rich
finds have been made are taken up clear
up to the top of the mountains. but we
hope to get hold of something that will
satisfy us before long, for there are as
good fish in the sea as ever were caught
they say.
"Al will probably go up to Too Much
Gold creek tomorrow and get location
there. They had a stampede and was
informed by a friend who was there
that there were claims located there by
men who were not entitled to them, and
that he would put me on to one."
THE FOOD QUESTION
SAN FRANCISCO, July 22-The
Alaska Commercial company's steamer
Bertha arrived from Oonalaska TODAY
with five hundred tons of concentrates
from the Apollo mine at Unga and bar
of bullion from the same source. but
brought no gold from the Clondyke re-
gion.
Captain Hayes, of the vessel, speak
ing of tine Clondyke boom, said that the
facts that the gold fields are 1000 miles
from st. Michaers and that the Difficult
ties of transportation are innumerable
cannot too forcibly be impressed upon
intending prospectors. The newspapers
will be responsible for the loss of many
lives and a great deal of suffering and
hardship If they did not advise the pub
lice that the river Yukon, now that the
mountain torrents have ceased running.
is very low and consequently much of
the 5000 tons of supplies now awaiting
transportation cannot possibly be con-
veyed to their destination for some time.
Messrs. Sloss of the Alaska CONNER
cial company are equally frank. One
of the firm said: What we most fear
is that the excitement may cause many
people to rush northward without prop
erly considering how they are to live
through the winter after they get there.
We have now about 5000 tons of provis-
ions on the Yukon and are securing as
large additional quantities as possible,
but We are not able to say whether the
supply will be equal to the demand nor
when the supplies will reach their des-
tination with any certainty The stern
wheel steamer with which the Excelsior
is to connect will be the last to make the
Yukon river trip this season. 1t vii.
about September and must Immediately
return, as the river usually freezes over
early in October.
at is for this reason principally that
we have declined to carry more than the
usual complement OF passengers on the
Excelsior this trip. We could easily
have constructed accommodation for
another hundred but preferred to utilize
the space for supplies to feed those al
ready there ard on the way"
STRIKES NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, July 22.-The World
says: The Clondyke gold fever has
reached this city. At all the ticket
agencies and railroad offices inquiries
are being made about rates.
What will it cost to send my son to the
new gold fields?" a we'll dressed woman
inquired of C. E. Lambert, the general
passenger agent of the West Shore Rail-
road.
Mr. Lambert gave her the figures and
she promised to return.
"She is only one of dozen who have
been to see us this week." said Mr.. Lam
bert.
The first expedition from this city TO.
the 1uKOn SOlQ leluS Will ledNe carry
this week The details have been ar
ranged at the office of former Judge
George Curtis. The party is to COM
prise William H. Edwards, young law
yer in Mr. Curtis office, a son of Billy
Edwards of the Hoffman House; John
w. Edwards Brooklyn druggist; DR.
James w. Broston of Brooklyn, and
Charles Edelman, a civil and mining en-
gineer of this city.
In addition to scientific and CASTRO
nomical supplies furnished pro rata
each man will put $1,000 into a common
fund. Every detail has been carefully
arranged and all that remains to do, is
to engage passage on the Pacific coast
steamship Queen, which will sail from
San Francisco August T. This will be
attended to by Judge Curtis, who is in
the metropolis of California on legal
business All supplies will be purchased
at San Francisco and the party will leave
the Queen at Juneau and go overland to
the Clondyke district.
Speaking to a reporter one of the
members of the party said: There is
one thing in favor of the Yukon district
and that is the abundant supply of fresh
fish. We will have plenty of fishing
tackle, and every article necessary to es-
tablish a comfortable home. The doc
tor will look after our physical welfare.