The San Francisco call., 1897-10-19
back With
COLD FROM
THE MIuOOK
Returned Miners Reach
Seattle With Tales
of Bonanzas.
RICH STRIKES ALONG
THE CREEK.
They Claim the New Diggings
Hold More Wealth Than
klOndike.
BOOM IN RAMPART CITY
REAL ESTATE.
Property Doubles or Treb!as In
Value Between Dawn and
Sunset.
They Claim the New Diggings
Hold More Wealth Than
klOndike.
BOOM IN RAMPART CITY
REAL ESTATE.
Property Doubles or Treb!as In
Value Between Dawn and
Sunset.
Special Dispatch to The CALI.

SEATTLE, Oct. 18-The steamer Bertha
arrived tonight from St. Michael, Alaska,
with fourteen passengers nearly all from
the Mlnook Mining District. There was
about $50, 900 i'll gold dust on board, most
OF the treasure being in the hands of Ar
thur NJ. Pope and Cary Wright.
The Bertha lett st. Michael on October
o. one day after the Danube, which ar.
rived on Saturday in Victoria. Among
her passengers were Charles G. Yale, San
Francisco; John MaIoney, the Tacoman
who went north as a represe ntative of the
Vanderbilts; d. W. Argyle, James Diet
rich, S. I. LTng, d. II. Laughery, G. w.
Pomeroy. L. NJ. Pincell, S. Peters, E. S.
Peters and d. J. Tobin.
Minook Greek bids fair to outrival the
klondiKe. Claims on Minook and its
tributaries are paving as high as 500 a
day and Rampant City real estate is BOOM
ing. A man with house and lot In the
town counts himself worth $4,000. Every
foot of ground that could be staked out
mas teen taken, each arriving boatload of
people making rush for fresh ground
Several large deals in claims had been
coasummated before the present partv
lefi on the steamer Alice on Septem Der
Ii. All those who have come out declare
their intention OF returning next spring.
Wilbur Nj. Pope of San Francisco claims
to Save brought out large quantity of
gold from Minook, but he absolutely re-
fuses to state the amount. He admitted
that 1T was more than several thousand.
He reports he discovery of a new field
along Alder Creek, a small stream twenty
two miles up the Yukon from Minook,
From four 10 six bits pan mas been taken
out there, he says.
~ on will be doing great service to
those poor people at Dawson If you agitate
the sending OF Government expedition
TO them" said Pope. No matter what
those in authority may say, they are
bound to starve if grub is not taken 10
them soon. There Is not the slightest
chance OF getting up the river with sup
plies, and | do not know what they will
DO. 1t would be mercy to them if food
could be taken TO them IN some way.
"Minook, In my estimation, will be
second only to Dawson in the richness of
its fields. Wny, one claim on Minook
Creek recently sold for SOS, ,000. and one on
Dawson Creek brought SIS. 900. | cleaned
up good amount from my holdings. |
have TWO good claims-No. on Hoosisr
Creek and No. II on Hunter Creek. l
went in year ago.
Prices for buildings and all kinds of
labor are extravagant at MinooE. Lots
frequently sell for $1,000 and cabins OF any
kind for $500. Indians are paid 50 day
and board for building cabins. Miners
receive Sl5 day.
"BilIy Moran OF Seattle and Charles
Altman have valuable claims on the Mi
nook. Tom Urquhart is running a saloon
and big gambling house there. There are
400 miners at Minook and several women"
Pope will go to San Francisco at once.
and will go back TO his mines in the
spring.
u. J. Tobin of San Francisco who went
up TO Minook on the Excelsior last July,
has made all kinds of money there, al
though he brought out with him barely