The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1897-07-23
MANYSACkS0F GOLD
Half a Million Dollars in Dust on
One Steamer.
FROM THE ALASKAN MINES
Takes of the Wonderful Discoveries in
the Kl0n1yke District Wonder
full If True.
THE EXCELSIOR'S TREASURE.

James INC Mann .-....... 10. .UOC
j. y. Hestwood ............... 10. 00C
D. La Du. ................... 10000
>. Fox ...................... 10000
Albert Crook .......... 20. OOO
John Marks ....... 10000
Bernard Anderson. n.......... 10000
Alex. Orr. .........,..... 10000
George Galbraith h........... $4,000
Henry Cook ......... 10000
Louis Rhodes ........... $4,000
j. Ernmerger .. ........... 10000
Fred Lendesser. r............. 10000
A story rivaling in intensity of in
terest that told of the fabulous wealth
OF Monte Cristo was related by the
! passengers of the little steamer Excel
sior, which arrived from St. Michaels,
Alaska Yesterday says the San Fran
cisco Chronicle. Millions upon mill
ions of virgin old. according to the
story. await the fortunate miner who
has the hardihood and courage to pen
citrate into the unknown depths of the
Yukon district
There was tangible evidence Oh the
little steamer Of the truth of the story
told by the travellers, for in the cabin
We're scores of sacks filled to the very
mouth with dust taken from the
placers of the far frozen North The
amount brought in is variously esti-
mated at from $500, 600 to 1850, 600, but
it is generally thought that the true
figure is much nearer the latter mark
There came in on the Excelsior some
forty peOple-amOng them some women
from what is now known as the
Klondyke district, though only fifteen
of these had been actually engaged in
mining. There were among them men
who had been for more than ten years
facing the dangers and hardships Of
the frozen North in the hope of max
ing a rich find. but who signally
failed. Yesterday they reached SAL
Francisco with fortunes slowed in
their grip-sacks and untold millions to
be picked up in the country of which
so little is known.
The new Ell Dorlado lies Just across
the Alaskan boundary in British ter
ritory. 1t is of recent discovery, but
already there are at least 5000 people
Oh the ground and more are fiCcking
in that direction as fast as transporta
tion can be secured. The discovery of
the Klundyke regions presents a story
that is uniquely interesting. Around
Forty Mile on the Yukon is a tribe of
Indians known as the Stickers, and
with them is a man who years ago was
known as George Cormack, but who is
now called "Stick George - In Sep
tember last, at the head of party Of
Indians. he left his hut near Forty
Mile Camp and started in southerly
direction, saying that he intended to
find new gold field before his return.
True tn his word "Stick George
came back two weeks later and star.
tied the miners with the announce
ment that forty miles away, in place
known as Throendiuck, which means
fish water,' there was gold to be
found in plenty. The streams abound
ed with the yellow metal and all that
was needed was for somebody to pick
it up. It is needless to say that there
were many who were ready to accept
his story. They focked to the place,
and in time the word reached Forty
Mile Camp that untold riches could be
found along the bottom of Bonanza
creek and it's tributaries. Men who
had failed at the former camp imme-
diatelv picked up their belongings and
set out for the new fields. It was a
hard and trying Journey, but that was
nothing with the promise of millions
at the end the route
The steamer was met at the wharf
by runners from various hotels. but the
EScelsior's passengers cared little lust
at that moment for hotel accommoda-
tions. Four of them took possession
of the Palace Hotel bus the moment
they stepped ashore. Ono of them
stood guard at the door of the car
riage. while the other three carried sew
eral heavy canvas aud buckskin sacks
down the gangway and piled them in
the bus Then the fonr got in with
the sacks and ordered the driver to
take them to the Selby Smelling Com.
pany's Works. The driver began to
demonstrate at being thus ordered ont
of his usual course, but he was cut
short by one of the hardy Alaskan
miners telling him in plain language
to do as he was told, and off the car
riage ratified with its load Nearly all
the other buses were pre-e -empted in
about the same way, and half an hour
"i'oi 'iio gang pianh h"u peeH put out
from the vessel the passengers and
from the wharf.
captured the bus Of the Palace Hotel
He had most of his pile in a large
grip sack, and it was about all he
could carry down the plank. He set
it down when he reached the wharf,
nv, 4<n,, ,l,4
sisted him to get the load on his shoul-
der, and he went staggering under
its weight to the bus.
AT the Selby Smelling Works a scene
OF unusual activity prevailed when the