The herald., 1897-10-19
IS GREAT A RUSH EXPECTED
AS THERE rs NOW TO DAWSON
CITY
The Steamer Bertha Down From st.
Michaels-Hard Luck Stories
Of Timid Miners
Associated Press Special Wire.


SEATTLE. Wash, Oct. 1s.-Ths
steamer Bertha arrived here at o'clock
tonight from st. Michaels. which place
she left October 5. The Bertha brings
no later news than was brought down by
the Danube, which left st. Michaels one
day before the Bertha. Fourteen pas
sengers came down on the Bertha.
There was aboard about $780, 900 in gold,
most Of it being in the possession Of A.
NJ. Pope and Harry Wright. The Bertha
brought no late news from Dawson. her
passengers coming from Minook aud
Circle City. The steamer Cleveland was
to leave ST. Michaels two or three days
after the Bertha left, and the Portland
was to have sailed October Is.
James Dietrich, a mine owner and ex-
pert Of San Francisco, was passenger
on the Bertha. In an interview with the
Associated Press correspondent, he said:
IT have rlade hasty trip Of observa-
ton to some of the gold sections Of Alas
ka. thought 80 favorably Of the out
look that got right into the harness ard
have four men at work. Although gold
mining in Alaska Is in its extreme in
fancy yet, I predict as great rush to
certain parts Of Alaska, as there Is now to
Dawson. l don't think there will be as
rich strikes as there were at Dawson. but
there will be occasionally some thing like
$50 to $50 day to the man. My friend,
Captain Starley, has enough ground on
IN w n ia ct a
that he has as good. as 100000 in bank.
"Such big strikes as his are as hard to
find as the big nuggets. Alaska has so
much gold-bearing placer ground that
there will be occasional finds of smaller
or larger amounts caused by conrentra-
ton. The formations Of the gold bear
ing districts are just about like the
Klondike and the conditions are the
same. The extent of the gold-bearing
country is about 900 miles long and
nearly 200 miles wide. 1t seems to be the
extension of the Rocky mountain belt.
The conditions are SO unfavorable that
it will require many years to prospect
this great country. At present the rich
est ground can only be worked, but as
experiments are made the lesser paying
ground will be coped with at profit I
am of the firm opinion that the rich
placer FIELDS of Alaska will also lead 10
the discovery of quartz veins carrying
a far greater amount of gold ttAn we
hear about in California"
GOOD GOLD
VICTORIA, B. c., Oct. 1S.-Assays
which were made today of Klondike and
Minook gold show the latter to be much
darker and heavier than that from the
Klondike creeks. The gold brought down
Saturday on the steamer Danube has
been run into small bars and. will be
shipped to the mints The amount
brought down is larger than at first esti-
mated, being about $150,000.
COMING AND GOING
The steamer Al-Ki sailed tonight for
Skaguay and Dyea. She carried forty"
seven passengers, who will cross the
White and Chilkoot passes taking their
outfits and provisions over on sleds.
ABAY STATE CROWD
GLOUCESTER, Mass. Oct. ia
party of sixteen prospective gold hunt
ers, under the leadership OF Howard
Blackburn of this city, set out for the
Yukon tonight in the schooner Hattie f.
Phillips The Phillips is of ninety-eix
tons burden and was built in Essex In
1885. Provisions for the party for twen~
tv-two months were taken on board, az
well as a steam launch, which Is made
IN sections and is stored in the hold.
Four other miners will Join the party at
San Francisco.
THE PORTLAND EN- ROUTE.
DUTCH HARBOR, Alaska, Sept. 80.
(via Victoria, B. c., Oct. 1S)-The Port
land sails for st. Michaels today. 1t
will. after ALL be the treasure ship Of
the North American Transportation and
Trading Company's fleet, that Is. II there
be any treasure to transport.
The Cleveland will come here when
she has discharged her st. Michaels car
go. This may delay her long enough to
permit the Portland to reach Seattle
ahead of her The work Of building the
steamers and scows has begun at Dutch
Harbor Captain Ferguson, who came
north as the first officer of the Portland.
will superintend the work of construc-
ton and in the spring will take the ves-
sells to the Yukon.
FROZEN OUT
ASPEN, Colo, Oct 18-Prof Charles
M Daggett has returned to Aspen after
a futile attempt to reach the klondike.
He reports hundreds Of men who,
few months ago left for the gold fields
in the best of spirits and health and
with money, now returning heart-sick
and discouraged and without cent in
the world OF between 5000 and 10000
people who started for the Klondike less
than 1000 succeeded In getting over the
passes.
Speaking Of those who are returning
Prof. Daggett states that their condi-
ton is deplorable
MORE YUKON STEAMERS
VANCOUVER, B. c., Oct. 1S.-Sir Will
liam Van Horne, president Of the Cam
adian Pacific railroad, arrived today on
his annual tour Of inspection. He says
his company intends to put on a first
class line of steamers to the Yukon, and
also to construct railroad from Rob-
son to Frazer river via Boundary creek,
opening up a large and important min
ing district.
ARCTIC WINDS
PORTLAND, Ore, Oct. 1S.-Ths
steamer George W. Elder arrived to-
night from Skaguay with ITO passengers,
40 Of whom were Chinese from the cam
neries. She brings word that the
steamer Willamette lost her top mast
and one anchor In Skaguay harbor dur-
Ing gale.