The herald., 1897-09-12
ALASKAN
STEAMERS
Bring Down Miners From
the North
MIGHTY MEAGER MINERAL
TELLS A TALE OF uNREwARDED
LABOR
Eureka Discounts the Klondike by
Striking Gold Ledge Running
MIGHTY MEAeER MINERAL
TELLS A TALE OF UNREWARDED
LABOR
Eureka Discounts the Klondike by
Striking Gold Ledge Running
Ten Per Cent Quartz
.ssociated Press Special Wire.

Associated FreSS special wire.
SEATTLE, Wash, Sept. 1.-THE
steam schooner South Coast from St..
Michaels arrived this afternoon. She
brought down twenty-slx passengers,
but most Of them went ashore at Port
Townsend and took boats for different
sound points. Capt. Saddart places the
amount of gold brought down by the
South Coast at $35O, 900, but from infor-
nation gathered from the miners re-
turning here 1t Is believed that this
amount is too high by at least 5000, ,000
The miners will not say how much their
cleanup has been, but it is safe to place
the amount aboard the South Coast at
less than 100000.
The following miners were passengers:
w. Lewis w. Davis, w. G. Transe, -
Winn, - Anderson. r. Wigg, w. Stoile,
G. Woods, H. H. Smith, A. Larson, ]. T.
Hover, A. Chequette, c. U. Sloudfeld.
G. z. Light, ]. Braithwide. F. Rankell,
]. Baily, S. Grimm, F. Garsbee, Clark,
c. T. Rupet.
| The most important news brought by
the South Coast Is the safe arrival at St.
Michaels Of the river steamer P. B.
Weare, which stuck on sandbar over
two weeks ago below Circle City. The
arrival of the Weare will be good news
to the people Of Dawson City. who are
threatened with famine this winter.
When the South Coast left the Weare
was loading and 1t was expected she
would leave for Dawson in day or two
with 5O0-ton cargo. Her voyage should
not consume more than twenty five
days, which would put her into Dawson
City by September 25th. The Weare's
cargo consisted almost entirely Of pro-
visions. and the 500 tons she will take in
will materially assist in averting the
threatened famine.
JUNEAU ADv1CEs
| SEATTLE. WASH, Sept. 1.-THE
steamer City Of Topeka arrived from
Alaska at o'clock this morning and
brings the following letter to the As
sociated Press:
JUNEAU. Alaska, Sept. 8.
Among the recent arrivals at this port
are the steamers Rosalie, Mayfiower,
Detroit, Willamette and Topeka, and
the falling-off Of the volume Of travel is
very noticeable. It is now calculated
|
| stop at Juneau, where they will remain
until spring, being thus in position to
go into the Yukon at the first possible
moment, If they still retain their desire
to make the trip.
Business In Juneau Is good and the
postoffice has extremely large mails
from the south, this being the distribut-
ing point for great many Alaskan
| places.
The arrival Of the steamer Portland
at Seattle with but small portion Of
the much talked of cargo Of gold dust
did not disappoint people here. In fact,
| 1t Is often remarked by travellers that
the farther north they get the less ex-
| citement appears about the discoveries
of last year.
| At Skaguay no progress over the trail
| has been made except the Improvements
| in the way Of rough shacks taking the
place Of some Of the tents
Rough lumber is quoted at $40 to $50
per thousand.
| An effort will be made next year to
turn the tide of travel by way of Sitka,
| going from there to Yakuta land and En-
chantment Bay and up the White River.
| the distance being only about 425 miles
from Sitka to Dawson, as against 7C0
miles from Juneau over the present
| trails.
Thus far in the season the weather
has been all that could be desired with
| the exception Of few days recently
when a severe wind prevailed. OF
| course there is great amount Of rain
but everyone expects that in this coun-
try.
The building of railroad from Juneau
to Lake Leslin is now an assured fact.
Thorough examination by the interested
parties has decided them to commence
work at the earliest possible moment
next year. This road will go by the way
Of the Taku over to the lake, when the
traveller will go by water to his place Of
destination. No doubt, this will be the
first railroad established, but It will
probably be quickly followed by others,
two prospective roads, in particular, hav-
ing the same terminus as the Juneau
road In going into the Yukon country,
White Horse Rapids and many other
dangerous places will be avoided. As
there will be suitable boats plying or
Lake Leslin and the Hootalinqua river,
the trip will be one Of pleasure rather
| than otherwise.
The news that there will new line of
steamers running between Puget Sound
and Alaskan ports is hailed with de-
light by the merchants and miners Of
this country. as that will mean reason
able freight and passenger rates, and the
new wharf, which will soon be erected
at Juneau, will reduce the wharfage so
that goods may be sold at much lower
prices than at present.
Rapid progress is being made on the
cable tramway now constructing at
Chilkoot Pass, and when finished, every
thing can go over quicker and in much
better shape than heretofore.
RAILROAD SCHEMES
SEATTLE, Wash, Sept. 11.-W. A.
Pratt, the engineer who was sent to the
northwest territory by the Yukon Min
ing. Trading and Transportation COM
pany Of Wilmington. Del. to make re-