The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-16
ALASKA'S GOLD FIELDS.
The Richest strikes in the WORLDS
History Reported Made.

hhNAoFy NcDoEAcu MHOe.
San Francisco Cal, July 15.-The Asso-
cated Press has received a letter from
II. A. Stanley, president of the Bingham
ton. N. Y. 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 un-
der date of June 3O he says: "The steam
er Excelsior of San Francisco was the
first vessel to push her way through the
ice to this station. The Portland from
Seattle arrived forty hours later. From
these vessels we learned for tho first time
of McKlniey's election, the result Of the
Corbett-F -Fitzsimmons prize fight and 9TH
er news OF the fall and winter. The ice
went out Of the Yukon about June Is ana
the river steamer Portus Weare, which
wintered at Dawson. 225 miles up, reach
ed St. Michaels June q.
The Weare brought authentic news of
some of the most wonderful gold strikes
in all the worlds history, and brought
also some forty-hve miners, every man
bringing in from 5000 to 100000 of dust
than 100000. Just how much the Weare
brought in on its own account, as the ex-
change of provisions and supplies furnish
ed miners by the North American Trading
and Transportation Company. could not
be ascertained, but IL Is very large.
"The steamer Alice arrived at st.
Michaels on June 90. bringing twenty-five
miners and $4,000 in gold for them, and
much on it's own account. The passengers
on the Alice confirmed the news reported
by the passengers of the Weare, which Is
as follows The richest gold strike the
world has ever known was made in the
Klondyke region last August and Septem-
Gle CITY until Dec. 10, when
there was great stampede
over the 900 miles intervening
between there and the newer fields. on
Aug - George Cormack made the first
great strike on Bonanza creek, and on
Aug. 19 seven claims we're filed in that re-
gion Word got to Forty Mile and Circle
city, but the news was looked upon as a
grub stake rumor. on Dec. 10, however,
authentic news was carried to Circle city
by J. NJ Wilson of the Alaska Commercial
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 commenced. Those
who made the 300 miles first struck IL
richest OF all these 300 claims staked out
on the Bonanza and lei Dorado creeks,
not one has proven blank. Very rich
| finds were made June 6 and 10 on Do
minlon creek. Not less than 300 claims
| have been staked out on Indian creek, and
| the surface Indications are that these are
as rich as any of the others.
1.-THE largest nugget yet found was
picked up by Bert Hudson. on claim No. 9.
on the Bonanza, and was worth $751; Next
| in size was one found by j. Clements, on
| Indian creek worth 1921.
Bigger pots have been struck in other
| regions, but nowhere on earth has so rich
a general find been made as IN this section.
| In all about seventy-hve lucky miners
have reached st. Michaes Some brought
but portion OF their cleanup, preferrlng
to invest other portions in mines they
know to be rich. Among the most lucky
are ]. j. Clements OF Los Angeles, who
has cleaned up about $l75,0OO. He
brought out $4,000 and invested
the rest; Prof II. c. Lippy OF Seattle, who
brought out about $4,000 and has $4,000
In sight, and who claims his mine Is
worth $4,000 or more; William Stanley OF
Seattle, who cleaned up $4,000; Clarance
Berry, $4,000; Henry Anderson, $4,000;
Frank Kellar. $4,000; r. X. Kelley, $4,000
William Sloane of N6naimo. b. c., $S5 600,
and al least thirty more who Win not talk.
but stand guard over the treasure In their
staterooms. Then there are at least twen-
ty more men bringing from 5000 to $4,000.
'All this gold and more to come Is the
cleanup Of last winters work. It must
all come out via St. MichaePs and the
bulk OF supplies must so in that way.
The two great transportation companies
pushing in supplies are the North Amer
lean Trading and Transportation Com
pany and the Alaska Commercial Com
pany."
Further particulars will follow In about
forty days on the arrival Of the next
steamer, as Mr.. Stanley will remain in
Alaska and gather all the information he
can.