The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-08
,ec,al Correspondence of the Globe.

ing day. and Is hourly growing In IN
tensity. The arrival of the North
American Transportation and Trading
company's steamship Portland with re-
turning miners carrying a ton and a
half of gold in dust and nuggets-gold
worth 81, 900, 900 in coin'-had famed the
excitement to fever heat. Much Of the
substance of the stories told by these
returned miners has already been
spread broadcast through the land and
found it's way by cable to Europe, but l
am now enabled for the first time to
nut these stories together and give de-
tails gathered from personal talk with
the Wealth-laden Argonauts.
All the men who have returned from
K1ondvlke unite in saying that gold be-
yond the dreams of avarice is there
All have gold dust or nuggets-some
more. some less-to show as the result
of their labors. NO one mas returned
empty-handed.
Many of the men who nave come
back from Klondyke are residents of
Seattle. Others are from San Fran
cisco, from Los Angeles, or from other
places along the coast. Most Of them
are from the Northwest.
Among the most fortunate of the min
ers is Clarence Berry, a farmer, of
Fresno, Cal, who brought back seven
sacks of dust and nuggets, worth $780,
0O0 He had been in the Yukon gold
fields for three years, meeting with but
little success. Last. fall he returned
home and was married. Determined to
try his luck again, he went back to
Alaska, and, hearing of the discovery
of gold at Klondyke, went there, and,
as he says, STRUCK it rich
William Stanley, formerly a black
smith in this city, went to Alaska two
years ago and was among those who
returned on the Portland. He had
with him $4,000 worth of gold found
on Bonanza creek, about five miles
above Dawson City.
Henry Anderson, a Swede, who is
we'll known in Seattle, came back with
a good supply of gold dust and $4,000
he had received for half his claim on
the Klondyke.
Frank Keller, of Los Angeles, Cal,
went to Alaska last year and returned
with $35, 900 received for his claim.
William Sloat, former dry goods
merchant of Lanimo, B. C., has $4,000
received for his claim.
A fellow resident of Lanimo, named
Wilkinson, sold his claim for $4,000.
Jack Horne, professional pugilist of
Tacoma, was among the few who
might be called unlucky. He brought
back only $4,000 worth of dust.
Frank Phiseator- of Baroda, Mich,
has $96, 900 worth Of dust and nuggets.
J. Kelly, Of Tacoma, went to Alaska
last year with his son. He returned on
the Portland with $4,000 in gold, and
his son is still at work on their claim
taking out more
Robert hooks brought back $4,000 in
gold dust and $4,000 he received for
his half interest in a claim. He has an
interest in another claim and intends
to return after he has had rest and en-
joymeft.
j. b. Hollinshead, after two years
spent in the diggings can show $25 900
worth Of dust, and still possesses a
claim to which he intends to. return
M. 5. Norcross was one of those who
We're looked upon as unfortunate. He
selected claim, but became i'll and
could not work it, so he was compelled
to. sell out for $4,000.
Thomas Flack has only $4,000 worth
OF dust, but he has a claim at Klen-
dyke for which he has been off cred
S50,0OO. He intends to return TO work
it himself
Con Stamatin returned with a third
share of $50, 900 worth of dust taken
out in forty-five days work
l brought down Just u 600 ounces of
DUST and sold it to thessmelting works."
said William Kulju. IT sold my claim
N l.
last summer I had only a few dollars
and pack. Now am going home to
Finland, but l am coming back next |
year"
John Marks was the possessor of Sill
800 in dust. There is plenty of gold |
in Alaska" he said.l more, 1 believe, |
than the most sanguine imagine, but |
it cannot be obtained without great |
effort and endurance. The first thing !
the country is to begin prospecting |
AS snow is from two to five feet deep, |
prospecting is not easy. Snow must |
hrst be shoVeled away, and then |
fire built on the ground to melt the |
ice. AS the ground thaws the shaft |
must be sunk Untitled rock is reached. !
Inc average prospector has to sink q |
great many shafts before he reaches |
anything worth his while If gold is
round in sufficient quantities to pay for |
working, he may begin drifting from |
the smart, and contfnuesto do so as long |
as he finds enough gold to pay"
FRED Lendoseen returned with $4,000 |
worth of gold after two years spent in |
Alaska. II have had considerable ex-
perience in mining ,s4esaid today, land
say without hesitation that Alaska is |
the richest country@sI 5haye ever SEEN |
L nave an interest In claim near |
lawson and am going back in the |
Spring.
Greg Stewart broughts back $45, 900 re-
celved for his clainan good quantity |
OF DUST he had taken out before selling. |
Holllnshead and Stewart who worked |
as partners, had $25.0dgsworth of dust.
Among the returned gold seekers are |
Prof. Thomas c. gIsiDny and his wife, |
OF this city. Prof. Aippy was formerly |
secretary Of the Y. M g. A., Of Seattle. |
ana still OWNS a claim in which he says
there is at least $150,000 more in sight
Mrs. Lippy was the first white woman |
VINO went into the new camp at Klon- |
dyke. She is a small, brown-haired, |
oroWn-eyed woman tanned until her |
race Is as brown as her eyes and hair, |
put seemingly in perfect health and |
bearing no i'll effects of the hardships |
she endured.
The country is beautiful" said Mrs.
Llppy today, 'and quite warm in sum- |
mer, 1t Is Different you know, in |
winter. Still even In the coolest |
weather L went out every day, though |
not very far. 1 was the first white |
woman to reach KIondyke Creek and |
was the only one in our camp. Mrs. |
berry was the only white woman I |
mad TO speak to while I was there. |
she was with her husband in the next |