The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-09-16
BRINGS BACK THE DUST
The Excelsior Passengers Have
Over Q Million in Gold.
THE MINERS ARE RETICENT
They Say That Exaggerated Stories Are
Sending TWO Many Unprepared
Men 20 ALASKA Great Hard
ships During Winter.

San Francisco. Sept. l5-The Alaskn
Commercial company's steamer Excel
sior which sailed from 81. Mithacl's
Aug. II. but WAS compelled Ia put In az
Inalaska for repairs on account nf AN
accident 90 her propeller, arrived IN
port to-day with 81 passengers and
about sl.ooe.0o0 worth OF treasure. II
was at first reported that she
brought down s2.5ooooo worth If gold
dust. but this proved. upon inNestiga-
tion. a. have been greatly exaggerated.
The Alaska Comm, rcial company
alone had on board about sSoo.o worth
Of gold dust and nuggets. while the
passengers. as a rule. were very reli-
cent. as to their wealth, The following
| is a list of those Who brought $4,000 or
more. Ben Wold. sso.o"o A. Harper.
500. 900: Mike Knats. t50.ooo. A. An
drews. s.. .00o: II. Summer. $4,000, Hank
Peterson. $4,000; Win Hayes. ,Ss.ooo:
y. Densmore. $4,000: j. McQuestion.
$50. .0o0, Charles Raimson. sso.0o0. John
H,rn. $4,000; %. Rapp. 10000. W. 4.
sherman. sia.ooo, T.. Z. Leggett, $4,000,
ii. Schaefer $4,000.
AT least rs more brought from s.. ooO
/ TO $4,000 each. The miners assigned ms
/ their reasons for their rcticencc that.
| In their opinion. too much had already
been said about the country, and toe
many were going into II unpreparcd on
that account. Frank Dinsmore and A.
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