The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-09-16
TREASURE FROM
THE KLONDIKE
Steamer Excelsior Brings One Million
Dollars Into san Francisco.
MANY ARE DISAPPOINTED
Mil have to kisItr at 81 Hiehssls--C amps
on the Mad Flat, Too Ysny
BvOnlsts

San fraHeisoo. September B-tSpcclal
= th" Astoriap.l Tho steamer Excelsior
arrived today from ST. Mchacls with q
passengers ana about ug0.oJO of gold
r. Hayes. of Portland is conceded TO
having the largest individual amount.
which IN 800. Al the passengers unite
In confirming the impending danger Of
famine at Dawson the coming winter.
When the vessel left St Mlchacls the
steamship liumb5ldrs crowd was camped
on the mats They were very disap-
pointed lot Tor none Of them will get
through The story that the passengers
held an indignation meeting and were
going 10 lynch cS-Mnyor Wood Of Scat
tie is denied. The Humboldrs passen-
gers were very much put out ~ the poor
show offered for getting to Klondikc.
make the best OF the situation and hold
down" the mats untl next spring. when
the water IL high In the Yukon. The
river pilots reported the water very low
IN the river some time before the we-rc
sailed Tor phwso. bur some weeks after
that the water raised l.t,le ana early
rains swclicd ,hc torrents considerably.
however. the water u SIN at what Is
called the low stage. which means tlat
tho Hamilton. Belle and other steamers
viii be- delayed on the trips up the steam.
because of the Necessity OF going ahead
slowly. picking a way over the bars and
through new channels.
The passengers brought word that there
were from 6ro To 'co people in Dawson
j.en people AZ the mines. about s,ooo OF
whom have arrived at town since last
April from all parts OF Alaska. and ubou;
~ from Juneau. from Puget sound AMI
other places The l!st ot passengers fol-
fowS
Louis sloss Jr., J. :. Webb. Benz Void
VIE and child. :. :. Sears, }. Tolman.
Bishop Rowe. Father Reno NJ Arder-
son. r j. Grubbs chris, Donovan, Chas.
knight William Ogilyle william Hays,
Benz Olsen. william O. Rapp, Miss Gus
81. Iamorc. Frank Cordign. Charles lay
mond Frank Peterson Eddie Parks, Hur-
rs Sohafrcr. NJ. Kur,zen r. sliustoad, Z.
II. Lcsg,tt. Emm,t FItzgorald. j, A..
Elwcn. J. Murray D. +. Lovett. Gus
hurcrss George ". Vogcl Joseph Row
man. q. Garrison and wife, Frank sum
mors Hugh Haggerty, John Thorn. Il.
NJ. Pcarcc. William Booth, John S.men-
son. W. l.. Cannon. Ross Tlckaru. Mrs.
Lang and three children l.. NJ. McCues-
ten. Henry Mcpuestcn, Z. Hesun, r
Hcthcld. Miss Falconor. \. Harp and
wife and seven children. Mary Karkaner,
u II. Henderson Elmer McQucsten, NJ
walker. Il. Reeve. wife and two children.
Tn, Alaska Commercial Company alone
had ON board about $4,000 worth OF
goId dust and nuggets. while the passea-
gers ns a rule were very reticont as to
their wealth. the following Is the list OF
those who brought down $1,000 or more:
Rem Wold $4,000; \. Harper, Seoo";
Mike Knatsen. SjOooO A. Andrews S"l-
on. n, summers. N1No, Hank Peterson
a., 600. WIN Hayes. $4,000; f. Densmore'
sao.OoO; ] McQucstcn, $4,000; Charles Raj
SONS $4,000: John Horns. $s5,co; o. Rapr'
saO.oOo; W. \. sherman. $4,000; E' T.
,.esyett. $4,000: II. schaeffer, $1,000
Al least twenty-five more brought from
$1,000 TO $4,000 each. The miners assigned
as the reason for their reticence that IN
their opinlon too much had already Geeh
said about the country and th"t t'o
many we're going into it unpreparSd on
that account.