The herald., 1897-08-24

the neighborhood Of 500
JACK TARS DESERT
SEATTLE, Wash, August 23-The
gold fever has seized the members Of the
revenue marine service. Three of the
crew of the cutter Perry, which met the
gold-laden steamer Portland at Dutch
Harbor, deserted and started for ST.
Michaels They stole a boat from the
North American Commercial Company,
robbed the store room Of the Perry and
boldly went out on the open sea for a
100 mile journey to St, Mchaels
THE MOURNFUL TRUTH
| CHICAGO, August 23.-Miss Cora M.
| Black of Los Angeles, who is visiting in
this city, explodes the story about the
reported mountain of gold in the Island Of
Metlakahta, off the coast of Alaska The
| island is the property of a tribe of In
dians, having been given them a few
years ago by the government as a res
ervaiion. Through the missionary ef-
forts Of a Mr.. Duncan they have en-
braced Christianity and have become an
| Industrious, sober and thrifty lot of peo-
pie.
Miss Black, who has visited the island
and been all over it, says the story of the
mountain of gold is absurd, and that
there is nothing to it.
COPPER RIVER MINES
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23.-The top
eail schooner La Ninta, which is fitting
| out for a voyage to the Copper River
with prospectors in search of gold will
sail from her dock at Main street wharf
in few days. The organizer Of the ex-
| Fr
real estate man, nephew Of the late Rem
ton Holmes, the coal king of Port Blake
ley. A company has been incorporated
under the name of the Southern Alaska
Mining and Development company and
| the shareholders are all Oakland people.
| Captain Sonerud, an experienced whal-
er, will be in charge of La Ninta, which
is being fitted up under his direction.
| About $4,000 is being put into the ven
| ture.
THE MEXICO WRECK
| SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. 23.-Severe
censure upon the master and pilot of the
| lost steamer Mexico is heaped upon Cap
tain Thomas and Pilot Connell by the
report of William ]. Bryant and C. c.
Cherry United States local inspectors of
steam vessels. The inspectors took ex-
| haustive testimony to ena Bile them to get
al the facts and to fix the blame for the
loss of the steamer. They found that the
rock which she struck was not only
marked on the chart, but that the cap
tain ought to have kept away from such
foul and dangerous coast" They
blame him because he was not on deck
in such dangerous waters, and worse
| ct hat ba ioh "a
saved the steamer even after she struck
if he had taken the proper course. Cap
tain Thomas license is revoked for sixty
days and Pilot Connell's for thirty days
for negligence.
NO CROWDING ALLOWED
SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. 23.-The
schooner Moonlight was stopped tonight
as she was preparing to leave the har-
| Dor in tow OF the tug, Gilman. She had
big deck load of freight, listed to port
and in her hold were sixty passengers,
who, Inspector Bryant considered, un-
der the circumstances, had little chance
of their ever seeing the Yukon. The in
spector ordered the deck load removed
and suitable provisions made for the
safety of the passengers. Strict regula-
| tionS will be enforced to prevent the
overcrowding of vessels leaving for the
north
THE QUEEN SAILS
| VICTORIA, B. c., August 23.-The
steamer Queen left this morning on her
| last trip of the season for Alaska. She
was crowded with passengers, freight
and horses. Fifteen passengers left her,
as there was on room on the steamer for
their horses and outfits
SUPPLIES FOR MINERS
BOSTON, August 2S.-Ralph X. Mont
morency of Seattle is here on novel ex-
pedition. He is going to take shipload
of handsome young Boston girls to
| Alaska-about two hundred Of them he
expects. In an interview he said: my
main object is to get good steam vessel
around to the Pacific to do a general
transportation business between Puge,
| Sound and Alaskan ports next summer
You can't get a craft of any sort out
there now for love or money. With two
hundred young women passengers al
$3.50 apiece, making $4,000, and some
thing on the freight, shall make a good
profit"
STATE STRIKES
QUINCY, Cal, August 23-The report
which came from the vicinity of the
Thistle shaft that Lucky Antoine" an
Italian, had made a $4,000 strike in a
week, is confirmed by ]. w. Cordory, a
stage driver, who also brings the news
that Charles Fish, who has gravel
claim at the junction of Nelson Creek
and Feather river. took out $4,000 from
his claim last week. Nelson Creek is
considered the richest stream in Plumas
county and many paying claims are To-
Gated along its banks and bed.
GOLD IN CHUNKS
SAN FRANCISCO. August pa Post
special from Carrville says: Ruggles &
Peterson have made strike which is pro-
nounced more important than Graves
find, two miles north of Trinity river.
They have found ledge of porphyry,
specimens from which assay $4,000 per ton.
They have tuuneled into the hill so feet
q depth of 80 feet. ana found an S-foot
| vein.
Fifteen hundred feet from the starting
point the Graves Brothers are already
taking out gold III chunks, according to
reports given by Robinson and Page of
Redding, who have just come from
Graves house.
A WYOMING FIND
SALT LAKE, Utah, Aug. pa spe-