The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-29

thu Yukon HIS greatest care was 70 MAKE
his supply Of food las. hi-a through
Arrived AZ Forry-g.aals pere sought Work
In the mines after frsassless efforts 10 ID
cate claim for himself. His stores were
steadily diminishing in quantity ara ne
vas unable 10 replace them To MAKE ire
STORY OF his fortunes II For.y-niie snort,
K is o1sy Necessary 70 say s5at tste SUM-
me- ~ isss found him ii debt x.a.e- ne
had been utterly unable 10 strike a pay
ing claim, ami had been forced 10 worS ST
what wages he cos.ld secure in the camp.
Late in August .ass came the news Of
the rich finds OF placer gold In the streams
entering the clordykc river above Daw-
son. Dcre did rot lose any Ems getting
there He borrowed a small surn ard
barely enough provisions 10 last him in
making the trip up the Yukoli- With
brave heart ard determined THIS siEns 10
win. Dore sss out fer the Jew dlggings-
He was among the Elvs, TO locate on Ill
dorado creek after ail the promising fSSa-
items on Bonanza creek had been taken ~.
In telling OF his efforts 10 locate claim
In the new camp Dors did roS Gweli al
lenAah On the yicssSitudas no encountered
He simply said that ne nearly starved 10
death while prospecting the Eldczado, as
his food had completely gwen oaf- save u
small quantity OF tea ana some beans ,it
was utterly impossible to get food from
the other prospsctors in the vicinity. None
OF the men VINO We're in the arst rush 10
the new camp brought an ounce or food
more than was required for Their own
maintenance
Dore suffered for want OF food. He ex-
per.enced all the pangs OF hunger while
carefully preserving MS last little remain
ing parcel of food But he did not lose
heart, working up the stream ana looking
anxiously ana with desperation for q
claim that would keep him from starva-
ton. Finally he struck IL Half way UP
the Eldorado from its confluence with Boz
nanza creek he washed out a pan of gilt
tesing coaors-euoEga TO tell aim thar
there was gold beneath the gravel bed
OF the stream. He located No. IL. above
discovery. and Immediately set at work.
In week he had taken out 1900 in mug
gets-enolGa to relieve his pressing
wants, with nour al $50 per sack. After
purchasing provisions from his neiShbors
to tide him over till tho arrival OF others
from Circle City, Dore worked day and
night On his claim. With the dust that
he took out Of his single prospect hole
he purchased three other claims on the
creek and a half interest in a fourth.
When he cleaned up his last pile OF pay
dirt this spring he still had $4,000 left,
and with that determined to return TO
his home here.
Arriving In Seattle on the Portland
Dore's hrst mission was to find Stewart
the man who had bef,iended him in his
need. After days of searching he located
him and there was happy reunion. Dore
has engaged Stewart to accompany him
TO the Clondyke next spring. They will
take q donkey engine with them and
work the claims owned by the fortunate
youth with the best machinery and ap-
pliances.
Dore left SATURDAY for San Francisco
After receiving his pay at the mint for
his dust, he will go East to Quebec, where
his parents reside. There will be a we'd
ding in his native city. and in the spring
pore will return with his bride. He will
go to the Clondyke. and after taking out
the gold in two of his claims, enough to
make him Independently rich, he will dis
pose OF the remainder Of his holdings and
come back TO the United States to live
At a meeting OF Fr.ar Tuck court Of
Foresters Thursday night. Dore present.
ed each Of his fellows with a nugget a.
q souvenir. giving away from $50 to $780,