The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27
GOLD KINGS
BACK FROM
THE NORTH
Californians Among the Men
Made Rich by the
Klondike.
CLAIMS SAID TO BE WORTH
MILLIONS.
Six Miners Return From the Land Of Ice
and Gold With Small Fortunes,
but Stories Of Vast
Wealth.

| City's inhabitants have their money
stored in their hum bic shacks, while much
OF 1t is still in the dirt.
When the Sander left ST. Michael the
talk OF new discoveries had turned to
Bunker Creek, q tributary of the Klon-
dixie, and Menook Creek, 800 miles north
west of Circle City. Menook Creek is in
the United States and opens into the
Y Yukon. Twelve men, according TO last
reports, were at work there, and one,
James Langford, the first miner who got
to bedrock, took out 125 ounces from box
and half. This took two men week.
| The pay dirt of Bunker Creek, according
to the Sanders passengers, is IS rich as
| the average to be found in the KIondlke.
! 1t yields al least rs cents to the pan.
Probably the most interesting character
who came down on the Sander was James
! McNamee. lie had his $40, 900 of dust in
| his sack and he was careful to see that it
was safely slowed away. He is single
man, so years of age, and claims Juneau
| for his home. He spent a mum Der OF
years in the Alaskan country and the last
four years of mis- lie has been passed IN
searching the Yukon for sufficient OF the
yellow stuff TO maze him rich man. His
am bit1on Is satisfied. To-day he holds a
half in terest in eighteen claims on Ell
Dorado ana Bonanza creeks. He has also
secured valuable holdings On Bunker
| Creek. The Sanders passengers, who are
thoroughly acquainted with McNamee' s
financial cond ton, assert that each OF
! the CLAIMS in which he is interested is
worth from $25, 0G0 to $50, 900 During the
! past few months he has taken out $137, 600.
He did not, however, come back with hat
much. A big share OF it went to pay his
! laborers, while considerable was re-
invested in other claims. He says that
| he has come down for rest and will
spend the winter a. Bartlett Springs, Cal.
In his absence his partner, Charles Lam
of Los Angeles, will have charge of the
claims.
Right here it is interesting to tell an in
cident of Lambs sudden strides to riches.
Lamb and McNanee had been partners.
They had explored several creeks in the
far north, but the golden showers OF for
tune did not cross their path, and early
last spring Lamb decd ID to 20 to Califor-
MIA, get married and return to the frozen
Yukon with his bride and see if he would
not have change of luck. 1t was in
June that he returned to Dawson City,
and as he and his bride stepped from the
boat McNamee greeted them with, Lam B.,
you are worth fortune. Up to the cabin
there is $37 900 which represents your in
terest IN the amount OF money that we
have taken out OF the claims since you
went south 10 indulge in the luxury OF a
wife" From that day things have been
coming Lam bs way, and when he re urns
20 California with his bride they will put
up at the best hotel in San Francisco and
will have money to pay for all the luxu-
| ries of life.
Harry Ash, king of the gam blers, was
one of the passengers who returned All
sorts of stories are atoat as to the amount
of dust he brought down. That he is