The San Francisco call., 1897-08-29

trip, out 1t is large when every lact l.
taken into consideration.
There are only thirteen miners among
the passengers. None of them brings out
his entire stake. They own claims which
will be worked this winter, and have left
large amounts, and some have loaned
money a enorm Gus rates of interest.
A. the diggings money now commands
from to 8 per cent month on yearly
loans. Fully one.half of the dust taken
out is required for working mines this
winter. Next spring from $lO.O00,00O to
$4,000, 900 will be taken out.
The non- arrival of the river-steamer
Weare at St. Michael before the Portland
left accounts in part for the small list Of
passengers and also for the amount of dust
being no larger.
1t was estimated that the Weare would
bring down at least fifty to seventy-fiv five
passengers and from $500, 600 to $500 900.
James Rowan is one OF the old.limers on
the Yukon. going into the country first in
1885, Since then he has made several
trips into the Yukon and there is hardly
a creek where gold has been found that he
has not been upon.
Never until he struck it on Bonanza did
he strike any thing big. Now he has come
back with good-sized sack. and besides
is the sole owner of No. 25 above on Bo-
nansa, one OF the first opened, and also
one of the richest claims on the creek.
He located No. % August 28, 1885, just a
year ago, and started men working on
lays shortly after Christmas. About
eighty-fv feet was worked by next May,
and when the dump was washed in June
$36 900 was cleaned up.
The ground worked is IS by 80 feet. and
when work stopped the pay dirt was
keeping up on both sides. 1t is believed
that the claim will yield not less than
$4,000 in dust before it is entirely
worked OUT
Rowan is probably the most fortunate
of any of the miners that came out by the
Portland. He was from San Francisco,
where he will spend the winter. His
claim was worked syste atically this win
ter and big cleanup made.
In the spring Rowan will go back to
Dawson City.
There are too many people in the
Klondike now" he says. TOO many fur
the amount of provisions that are there,
and more than are needed to work the
mines.
Wages this winter will not be over 81
per hour and men cannot possibly work
over five or six hours. For a man to go
in without provisions is insanity. Money
at the present time is not OF much ac-
count. as it will not buy provisions. for
there are none to be had at any price.
These steam boats cannot pack up
enough. The old-timers had ntracted
and paid for every pound that could be
brought long before the steamers started
up the river with their loads.
From what l know of the country ana
the situation could not be lured to go IN
there this winter Those who go mex:
spring stand Just as good show as any
body. There will und oubtedly be other rich
districts struck, and there will be room for
ali then, but not if people rush in
as they are doing. Over half OF
those who have gone in now will
come back disheartened, disappointed,
and financially broken. Toey will find
that they wi have to work for every
ounce of dust that they take out. The
Yukon is the last place on earth for man
to look for soft snap"
Mr.. Gowler was a member of the party
OF Canadian police who went to the Yukon
with Captain Constantine in 1895
His term has now expired, and he comes
back as half owner of No. SO above Bo-
nanza Creek. has interests on Ell Dorado
and Hunker creeks and brings with him a
good share of dust. He Will spend the
h ;,,
"All the mem bers of our force have done
WELL" he said. &c. c. Constantine, our
captain, is a man who axes in terest in the
welfar, OF his men. When the big strike
was made he made 1t possible for all of u S
to make our fortunes and in no way
abridge the efficiency of the force.
There is warm SPOT in the heart of
every man of US for Captain Constantine.
which he mad won long before he made it
possible for US to secure a homestake.
He and his wife have the deepest re-
spect for every man who has roughed it
with them for the past two wears.
Some of the force have struck it fairly
rich. L. Jenkins took out SIS, 600 last win
ter from his claim, No. &c. above Bonanza,
and owns a half interest below Discovery.
'JOnn murray OWNS Ddli- In teI6SC In
No. "a on El Dorado and No. SO above on
Bonanza, besides No. IL below on Hunkre.
His winters work netted him several
thousand dollars.
"A. Ward cleaned up $4,000 on No. 3s
above on Bonanza and owns an interest
in No. so above.
FIRED Webster staked No. 81 above and
bought in on No. "a below and is all right
for good pile.
"a. Pinkerton and B. Sinclair have both
got good claims b low Discovery, which
tn y will prospect this winter. pinkerton
refused $4,000 for his half interest just
before | came out.
]. Brothers located No. 81 above and
took out $4,000 for the little work he did
upon il, and calculates that he will take
out at least $50 900 this winter.
A. P. Mcclellan staked a good claim on
Bonanza. which he sold last winter, and
afterward worked "lay" on El Dorado
and made good cleanup.
J. Thorn ton staked claim on Adams
Creek and bought an interest in one on
Bonanza Creek. He found IS to the pan
on his Adams Greek property and will
work 1t this winter.
"R, Churchill staked 50 above on Bo.