New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-22

AND SOME WILD TALES CONCERNING IT
ARRANGING TO RUN ADDITIONAL
STEAMERS TO THE cLONDYKE.
San Francisco. July 21-The steamship UNA
tIlla. which arrived to-day from Puget Sound
ports. brought down almost 100000 worth OF
Alaskan gold, of which $1367OO was In gold
dust from Seattle. consigned to the Wells Fargo
Company. There were several other shipments
of gold in sacks Some was shipped directly
from Juneau, and advices from That pace
are to the effect that at least $1oO,OoO worth Oh
dust was waiting shipment at various Alaska"
stations.
Among the sensational advices received was
one from st. Michaels to the erect that over
q 900 600 in gold dust which had not been In
cluded with the fortunes brought here by MIN
ers. will be shipped through the Wells Fargo
Company; other lucky miners having reacheo
the island since the departure OF the Excelsior
and Portland. who have secured greater fort
unes individually than those whose stories nave
already been told.
Although the capacity Of the steamer PORT
land which sails tomorrow for st. Michaers,
and the Excelsior, which sails on the 2oth IS
limited 10 about 40 passengers over one thou
sand applications have been made for Derths'
Most of the disappointed ones are making ar
rangements to travel to Tacoma by rail and Sc
curc massage on the Mexico and Topeka, which
sail from there next week: but many must IN
evitaby wait until next spring
The Alaska Commercial Company has closed
its books for the Excelsior. Scores Hooked 10 the
company's office again to-day, and enough ue-
cided TO go that way to make up the quota that
the steamer can carry. A great majority go IroHi
San Francisco but number belong to the IN
terror of the State, which Is largely supplying re-
cruits for the Yukon. These passengers are Out
a small part Of the California army when Is
mastering for the advance. great many VIII
let the season for travel close with the firm IN
tenton Of going in the spring.
Port Townsend Wash. July Glowing 10
the present rush to the Clondyke gold fields ana
the still greater rush which is expected next
spring the Puget Sound Tugboat Company mas
decided to put steamer on the YUKON River
to carry passengers and freight from ST. MI
chaers to Circle CITY md the Clondyke Vailey'
Steamboat men here estimate that, beginning
about April next large steamer can leave
the Sound for Alaska daily. with all the passen-
ger and freight accommodations crowded.
Seattle. WASH July 21-There are promises
of an additional steamer service between this
city and St. Michaers. and also line or YUKON
River steamers. Arrangements are now peihS
made by a company that Is being organized by
local and Eastern capitalists. The scheme Is TO
bui,d a seagoing steamship and light-draught
river steamer for the business between st. MI
chaers and Dawson City. The company Is Or
ganizing on a $2O0000 paid-in capital basis.
T. w. Shaw. formerly well-known insur-
ance man OF this city, has written letter to
business man of Seattle in which he states
frankly he does not expect to be believed
This Is a great mining strike, says ShaW,
probably the greatest on the American CONT
nent or in the world. Gold has not been found
in great paying quantities except on two creeks
covered by about two hundred claims. Some OF
the pay streaks nearly ell gold One thou-
sand dollars to the pm is not an uncommon
thing and as high as one hundred ounces nave
been taken out in a single pan. 1t Is not un-
usual to see men coming in with all the goid
dust they carry.
You would not believe me when / tell you
| that I went into one cabin and counted fve
| J-gallon oilcans full of gold dust, but II Is a
| fact 1t is the result Of the work OF two men
! during the winter. and the dump is not much
! more than half worked out. There has peen
| about S2000000 in dust taken out so far IN the
| district At low estimate. l believe there VIII
be $4,000, 900 taken out during the next year
New-Carlise Ind, July 21.-Frank Phiscater,
OF this city, who went to the Condyke last win
ter has Just returned with $4,000 in gold. He
reached the field in the dead Of winter. He dug
a hole in the ground large enough to hold him
self and his provisions. After many weeks OF
searching he day came upon little stream
which flowed down the side of a mountain and
empticd into a basin. The water was clear. and
| I'm peering down it's shallow depths Phiscater
discovered gold. He picked all his metal out OF
| the ice-cold water.