The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-20

A VAST majority OF the people VINO n4Fe
left here for the Yukon are still waiting
AT Sheep camp for an opportunity 10 start
on their journey northward. The steam
ship Al-ki, which arrived here yesterday
afternoon. found on reaching Dyea last
trip that the gorge just beyond Sheep
camp was flooded with water created by
the melting Of snow, and was therefore
impossible. The Al-ki found all the live
stock that has gone north for some weeks
past still at Dyea, and also found storm
on hand which was powerful and III
natured. The AK found it impossible
10 land all her freight al Dyea. A wind
from the southwest handicapped the ef-
forts of the ships crew. and after delay
Of forty-eight hours Capt. Patterson de-
ciGed TO return TO Juneau with the ball
ance Of the freight and leave IL there 10
be taken in by the Mexico. 1t is thought
that many of those now at Sheep camp
viii go 10 Chilcat and cross the summit
by the Dalton trail.
Thfevery at Dyea-
An outfit thief stands in the same regard
with the miners of Alaska as horse
thief on the Western plains in ~. The
people encamped at Dyea have been much
troubled through the loss Of supplies by
theft. Ii is customary to double trip
IL over the more difficult portions or the
trail between Dyea and the lakes, ana
portions of each mans outnt are left De-
hind TO be returned for. II Is then the
thief takes his innings. a little amateur
detective work recently disclosed at least
one of the dishonest artists, and he was
given the alternative of leaving that part
of the country or hanging. No one has
seen him since.
The Al-Krs Passengers.
Following is a list of the Al-kIs pas
sengers: Mrs. A. b. Thompson, Everett
Thompson Gussie Thompson. w. 1T. Fay
Mr. and Mrs A. Mack, Edith Williams,
Florence Williams, A. c. Foster, j. j. Car
roll. Mrs Il. Cook, {. Werngren, MIS-. -
H. Bean, Miss Laura Moore Miss Bessie
Morton. c. S. Wallace. r. B. Hall, Miss
BIanch Wells. j. T. Calbreath, A. B. Reed,
J. Irvine and twelve second class.
The kiondyke.
Continued reports of the richness OF the
Klondyke reach here by every steamer
coming from Alaska. The latest party TO
come out of the Yukon valley was mace
I'D OF James Mckay. j. 5. Macaulay ana
Richard Butler. They left Dawson city
March and reached Dyea after Jour
ney OF thirty days over rough tran.
The following account OF them appeareu
in the Alaska Mining Record:
AT White Horse canyon the party met
Messrs. Scott and Stewart, who had gone
in over White pass and who had expert
enced very hard travelling, Dut We're very
well QUILTED. Not more than Sixty or
seventy people were met on the other side
of the summit but during the SeFerai Gays
of fine weather which followed their ar
rival at Dyea IL il supposed that many
more succeeded in making the crossing.
THE reports of these gentlemen SIMPLY
corroborate and confirm the stories heiS-
tofore reaching Juneau concerning 1ns
wonderful richness OF the placers aiohs
Bonanza and Eldorado creeks IN the Mon
dyke district An example is shown III the
product of one pan OF dirt washed our
on AN Eldorado claim, the dust pehlS
brought out by Mr. Macaulay and placed
on exhibition In Juneau, which at Sl5 an
ounce weighs s243 Coming, as this does
direct from the scene. brought by We'll
known, responsible and reliable gentle
man whose statements are backed py
those of a dozen different parties OF
known integrity leaves no a1 made aS u
again the warning Is sent out 10 all 10
STAY out of the Yukon country unless
abundant supplies are taken L n I.ti,e MA
be work for a large number OF men anu
wages will not be less than $40 day, put
all men hired viii be required TO board
themselves. and il IS more thah hkely
that those who come with less than q
wears supplies will be refused Work. Ii
claim owner employs man who comes
without provisions ne forces a DIVISION
of his own scenty stock and is thus GUY
ttno MS own throat and insuripg the douo-
ling Of his own privarions. The companies
cannot possibly carry IN enough 70 sup
ply those already there: any addltlon 10
the number 20 he PROVIDED IoT .HuSt oii"e
starvation to all .., +,
Mr.. Butler. of this party, Is interested IN
claims % and "A above ana o. below
discovery on Bonanza creek, ana also on
Hear creek and mas wintered IN that DIS
Irict He is on his way TO VISIT ms lot
mer home I'M Southwestern Mlhhe'ota'
and will return next month 10 MS claims
4alssnr in a large quantity of supplies. lie
tolls as that during the winter ne oHereu
as high as SIS for A shovel, IN i6ct loI diS
old thing which would answer the Pun 80
of shovel, but could not procure tIs
article Pans are equally In demand anu
equally scarce. - ,.,
concerning the big returns from single
mans OF dirt X should be remembered that
ibc ART Is invariably taken from bed rock
and in these immensely rich spots the pa!
streaks is always thin. SOMETIMES not
more than two or three lncneS- Cn VI
afI,s~ hand an example is found in the
Rhodes claim where the gravel runs from
20 AZ to the pan on the upper strata 20
e "a at bed rock with a pay streak nine
feet deep. on such claims as TINS no oal -
rem dirt need be handled ana the me-
profits equal those where the lIcaes
though very much smaller pay ans
are found.
In an interview with members OF the
serna marty which appeared in the Alaska
News. the following statements were
made:
..rrhink Of a pay streak nine feet thick,
20 feet wide and 500 feet long, every pan
Of which. so far IS can o. as.e =, "a 80
sinking eleven prospect h0les 10 nedIoSh
in various parts Of the claim. VIII con-
tain over 81 III gold. some or thtIh a. hlsn
as $50 Nor IS this the eNcsp1lo of ,,i oIe
the rule. on No. Eldorado, one OF Gar
eure Berry's claims, which Is proulot! me
besf-known OF any IN the uistflCt' tns5 =
is over sl0009 already on ne ounp trals
for the spring washing ~ MS stateiAeiAL
vrfu doubtless seem incredible ana 10 those
unacQuaintei with the methods employea
in mining In the Yukon the question: hiay
arise how can such a computation pe
made IL is as simple az computing Lne
value Of = given amount OF ore on duhP
or IN A min In the case with the YUKON
miner his hAlf-8ozen aally ASSAY > Soil74ss
az ranning aut that number OF pans or
gravel az stated intervals during ms sAit;
An average OF the whole - easily arrived
a. the bucket IN his smart c0ilt@ Ms -, 80
many pans. and the worm OF q nNth et
becomes & simple matter % calculation.
Each shift keeps tally o. the nofnttf ot
buckets thrown upcn the dump. ana tho
daily average value, and after one. tHo.
or even six months work al drifting.
reasonably accurate conclusion o. the
amount ct gold in sight can De reached
10 the presence of reputable witnesses DIT.
Berry recently offered his partner Tor MS
half-interest tn No alone Sos" casn ana
sH she gold then on ire cump. N1ich eas
the result ~ their joint labor The offer
was refused.
"On the Wall claim. on Bonanza. a
touhtiuE Thomas was aske4 10 "a 0oAn
the shaft. pick a pan OF GlFt ~ RANDOM,
zrf then Test &C. himself TIE d3d so. and
with 2 ran and small p-oSpecfors PICK
ae Gag 04t piece 81 gravel on the very
upper edge - the pay streak then another
small amount foot lower down. then
more VAS aiken sfiN icseT down from TIRE
opposite wall ~ the Shaft. ana 50 or Until
the Pan was allied bE the time he1rocs va.
reached Ascending 70 the surface See
was melted unUl sufficient water was Sc
cured fo = ash t1c gravel ana via RS
own hands The contents we're panue1 out
TIE tlsS was % bat few moments aura-
tlo1. snt Pass t1sGhts were entirely removed
as ~ rHe bottom 81 TIE pan wzs fodDe