The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-11
lex, NELSON 4 MUNRO, I

years a. least: bring plenty OF clothing
aud good rubber boots
Burt sHULER"
William Dyer received the following
letter
"Klonsike. May r. lse7.
Friend hus: We landed here : I1th
and wsng or = stampede the next day. ard
have Just got hack. I came through the
camp and saw q good many friends
saw Burt. he has = claim on Bonanza
creek Billy Lsake has bought a claim
on Eidor8do. the claim Is supposed 10 BE-
worth a million there are thirtyfour
claims or the same creek which seem 20
BE- az good Bonanza is good hut nos SO
rich. there are Ifo claims on Bonanza
which are good and there are other creeks
which give good pay. BIll 4 il the best
amp { ever saw Wages are si5 day
everything Is high; gum boots are selling
q; s. ! look for a new strike this sum
MGR. as many men are out prospecting.
and Il IS the best gold country ! eyer saw.
( wish YOU were nere: We viii make
stake 4 We stay With 1t: ] viii have some
thing before winter. II you come IN this
fan don't star; after the 18th Of August
one can make more here in one year than
ne can in ten out there. There viii hs
WORK the year round. wages may be cut
10 $40 bat ! don't think IL, / can go TO
work al any time and for as long az /
wish az SIS. II WIFE pay 70 bring anything
here which can be carried in: the demand
is GOOD. and prices such that there -
money in anything Ehat can be brought in
Money will hardly buy claims here now.
bat men can often get in on lay l
know men who took lays" since Fehru-
airy / and made enough 10 go out with as
high as $2oooo apiece.
ANDY HENSI.EY."
Under date Of MAY IS from Circle City.
Oscar Ashby writes 10 Karl koehler. OF
juneau. follows:
II made the trip from here up to kion-
dixie last winter. That klondike is a great
country. and We are fairly in the swim, l
suppose. We bought claim No. 81 on hi
dorado and paid quite a little sum Tor IT,
but Ne could row get three times what We
paid for IT. The most Of the grounds are
drifting dlggings, but our claim Is shallow.
and We VIII be ready 10 shovel in by tina
let Of july. There Will be more gold taken
out here this spring han fas been taken
from the Yukon country in all the past
years combined. and We are In the thick
est Tho Greek from Douglas island wlll
b.. ont soon. ne has been drifting on claim
No. ~ below us. and in forty days burn
ing he has taken out from $50" 10 $loeN.
The claim above us is just as good.
Provisions are very scarce; bacon has
milk 81 per can; -four SIS per sack of 20
pounds.
we are all quite well. Last winter was
mild aud stood the trip 10 the klondikc
on the Ice frst-class; II is 800 miles from
here.
'.Hereafte: address all letters to klon-
dixie, Northwest Territory. | would have
STAYED here in Alaska, but when heard
Of Mckinley's election / pulled my freight
for knew that meant gold. tell you one
thing If they find few more Bonanza
and Eldorado creeks they Will have 10 de-
monetize gold Some Of the kings here are
huvrying out 10 spend their money before
that is done However. am going to take
chances on mine"
The Passenger List
The Topeka's passenger list was a reve-
Iatiou There were sixty-sX cabin and
nfty-thre.A second class. the largest num-
Der To come from Alaska to this port since
LAST fall Among the passengers were
United States Steamboat Inspectors {. +.
Cherry and w J. Bryant. They left here
for Alaska June q and during their stag
in the North inspected twenty-nine
steamers
Following is list OF the passengers
brought TO Seattle by the Topeka: S a.
Marquis F Powell y. II. Gilbert. Mr.
and Mrs J f.. Baird, Mrs. and Miss
Br0wnell Miss Robinson Miss Evans /
Jacobson G. Rutter, II j. nurlng. Miss
II f. Graves Harriet Elder Mr.. and
Mrs J. \ Bortnelier. Mr.. and Mrs r. NJ.
Bingham, Mr. and Mrs. J. y. Merwin.
Mrs and Miss Berdun, c. q. Johnstone.
X Hocht Mrs. H. r. Marshall Miss
Asset Mrs y II. Johnston. Miss Pogue
Miss Wright l.. Briggs f c. Laurence,
MIR. and Mrs l.. a. Plummer. J, q. Col
Inns. @. Heney A. o. Ranke, NJ. G Yates.
MIR and Mrs. NJ. Kaufman. Mr. and
Airs ". l. Palmer. Mr. and Mrs G. n
CofTman. r ]. Hamilton. 4. G Johnston.
J.. + Barber. Mrs. H Thomas. Miss \
Hemingway Mir. and Mrs q, X Han.
colt {. r Cherry. W. J. Bryant, A Cot
latch. capt. Birmingham $ o Keller
Rev Merle. 81. Wright. g u. Bramar
| h G. Lane. a Ritz r Roll. II. Miller
\ II Eddy. NJ. ! Hcney. George Rice
\. +. case. and nfty-three steerage.