The San Francisco call., 1897-07-24

out very much better than any one expected
Probably $500, 600 has already been taken
out. They will likely turn out many millions.
Gold dust is very plentiful aud com mon now.
Every one has plenty Dawson IS very
lively camp. About 1000 men (che -cka-kersl
have come in so far. Most of the rich men
here now were new men last year. Mr.. Lippy,
OF whom l have written before, has done
about the best. Last fall he hadn't money
enough to paw his store bill. He came down
last night and is going out tomorrow. He has
with him over 200 pounds in placer dust. Be-
sides. he has left sufficient toc running his
claim for the next year and paid the expenses
of the past year-labor 81 30 per hour-which
makes the expenses very high. His claim is
No. 16 El Dorado
There are about thirty or thirty-fye 500
foot claims on Ell Dorado which will average
about the same as his. From Nos. 4, and 6,
El Dorado a man named Berry has taken out
over 100000 On Banana there are To-
Gated so claims Half or .wo-thirds of them
have average market value of SIS, 900 TO
$4,000. A short time ago a man bought a
claim for $4,000. He set some men to rocking
and they took out several hundred $1,000 q
day each, and he was able to make his pay
ment all right. claim four numbers below
mine sold for Sl0,20 10 man who hadn t
anv money. When the payment became due,
which was not in very many days. he sold a
half interest for $40, 600 cash and met his pay
ment, keeping the dump which had been
tsken out during the win ter containing bout
$4,000 net
man on El Dorado has claim from which
he has taken $4,000. He is now ready 10
sluice and expects IL to yield $1,000 per day
to each man he employs, which will mean
several hundred thousand dollars this season.
The other boys who worked in the store
have done very we'll Stauf quit in February
and has property worth tens of thousands.
and has more money to handle than any other
man here. Baker, who is still in the employ
of the company, sold his interests for $1,000 or
$4,000. One man has been buYing very heavy.
He owes over 100000, TO be paid verv soon,
but his Original claim on FL Dorado is e X
pected to pay $50 900 to a box length-12
ieet. / could not believe IL till l came up here
and saw the amount of gold and handled II.
The com pany lost n steamer this spring. The
near Forty Mile. The water fell very fast in
the river after the ice went out and left the
steamer high and bry on big blocks of ice in a
slough, where the ice had pus he'd her. In
trying TO get her out powder was used 10 break
the ice underneath her ana one charge blew
her up-that is, loosened the ice suddenly and
subjected her to severe strains, so that the
bottom leaked very badly The wafer began
to rise and raised very fast Finally it got %
high ano the current SO strong through the
slough tnat it carried the boat out into the
river and she stranded on @ bar mile and a
half farther down. They have left the hull
there, but taken out the machinery and sent it
down to be put into barge.
The Bella, O boat built last summer, arrived
at Forty Mile June l. having wintered at Fort
Yukon, about eighty miles below Circle City.
She had fair cargo OF provisions, which
were taken to Dawson, arriving here the I'd,
since which time the receipts have been over
$4,000.
On June 16 the steamer Alice arrived al
Forty Mile, having wintered at Androsky near
the mouth OF the river, about 300 miles this
side OF st. Michaels. She brought good many
provisions and other articles l came up on
her to Dawson with my outfit Labor is 81
per hour here, and scarce. Building material