The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-07
NOTHING BUT GOLD TO DIG.
Pors or N, PANs or II, KE1zL Es OF
III. K OF IT.

Rrough IN the Bionaiite to Load . steamer or
20 Keep Miners at work Twenty Wears
Getting nc 0ut-A seattle Mans Glowing
Accent OF the Riches OF the New Yields.
SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. Civilian Sims, who
passed two years In Alaska, mining on tho Yukon
and Its tributaries and was among the hrst TO
settle on Bonanza Creek, in replying to inquiries
as to the probability Of great suffering among
those now going in over tho Dyca tral' saia
that the great majority OF those he had been
QUILTING here were we'll provided against hard
ships in the way Of provisions and clothing and
like soldiers, carried their tents with them as
protection against storms and bad weather.
He said there was no moro danger in making
this trip than Is experienced ordinarily in any
mountainous country. Those undertaking the
journey now were as well provided against
weather and famine as the thousand who haa
preceded them. Sims WIS successful In the
Klondike, returning with q comfortable amount
Of dust and still holding interest In claims
which are being worked by his partner. he In
tends to return TO the Klondiko In the spring.
Tho steamer Willamette, scheduled to sail to-
day for Alaska, failed to get of. owing to the
accommodating freight In Seattle and Tacoma
She will sail on Sunday. The only vessel sailing
to-day was the schooner Royal for st. Michael.
The schooners Sailor Boy and Novelty will COM
plete loading for the same destination to-mor-
row. Included in the freight Of these vessels 10
a quantity OF buckwheat and graham -four
from waverly. n. Y.
g. II. Cole. who left Seattle last March. says
In q letter from Dawson to his wife in this city:
This is a wonderful country. There is
enough gold here to load q steamboat. Lots OF
men have made all they want since last fall and
gone out. There is hardly q day but one to half
a dozen come from the mines with all the gold
they can carry. One man had so much he had
to get several men to help him carry 1t out. he
gave the mine to a friend to do what he wanted
with 1t. He was y Seattle man..
There was ono poor fellow who sold his claim
for $l6,0 90, and was waiting for the boat. A
couple OF days before the boat left he was found
dead in his bed. He was sleeping In the mill
office about 100 feet from whore .wo wero work
ing. Some Of the men who have been out TO the
mines say there Is more gold here than they
ever saw in their lives, and some. OF the old
| miners who have been in almost all the
thing they ever saw. Around some OF the camps
they have 1t piled up as farmers have their
| wheat, and in other camps they have all their
cooking utensils full of gold, standing in
| corners as IL IL were dirt. Some are taking
out 800, 600 o day. Old miners say there has
been enough gold located to dig up for the
next twenty years, besides that In the ground
health in my life. but don't know how ! look.
because l haven't seen. myself since l left home.
Mosquitoes arc so thick that l can't eat. sleep.
or write in comfort.
"Well. as 1t 10 getting late, not dark Gor 1t has
not been dark since we got herel. 1 will have to
close my letter. but before closing will say we
have very warm weather-no rain, all sunny