Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-15
FABULOUS WEALTH FOUND.
Stories Of Immense Gold Fields in
the Interior Of Alaska.
The niggsst Placer Discovery Ear
Mads, II she Reports Are
Not Exaggerated,

BAN FRANCISCO, July 15.-A story
rivalling in intensity the fabulous
wealth OF Monte Christie WAS related
by passengers OF the little steamer
Excelsior which has. just arrived from
st. MichaeIs, Alaska. Millions upon
millions OF virgin gold, according to
the story, await the fortuna To
courage TO penetrate inlo the unknown
depths of the Yukon district.
There was tangible evidence on the
littie steamer OF the truth OF the story
by the travellers for In the cabin were
with "dusl" taken irI III the placers of
the far frozen north. The amount
brought In 10 vprlously estimated at
from $500, 900 to $750,000. There came
In on the Exceisior some forty people,
among them some womoB, from what
10 now known as the Ciondyke dis.
trici, Though only fifteen Of these had
been actually engaged in mining.
lheie were smong 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 rich and. but who sisnally
failed.
But now they come back with for.
tunes slowed In their grip sacks and
country OF which 30 little 10 known,
The new Eidorad0 lies ust across
the Alaskan boundary In British ter.
ritory. II is OF recent discov very but
already there arc at least 5000 people
m N nd n nd H. h
In that direction a. fast ~ Transports
ton can be secured. The discovery OF
the CIondyke regions prese n,s story
that 10 uniquely interesting. Around
Forty Nile on the Yukon 10 q tribe OF
Indians known ss the Biickers and
with them 10 man who years ago
was known as George Cormack, but
who 10 now called "Stick George.D
In September last at the head OF o
party OF Indians he LETT his hut Iear
Forty Mile camp and started in a
southerly direction, saying that he
Intended to fnd q new gold field be-
fore his return. He came back two
weeks later and startled the miners
with the announcement that 40 miles
away thsre was gold to be found In
plenty.
The streams abound In the yellow
metal and all that was needed was for
.omebody TO pick It up. Many persons
locked TO the place, and IN time the
word reached Forty Mile camp that un.
told riches could DO found along the
bottom OF Bonanza creek ana its
tributaries. Men who mad failed ut
tho lormer camp Immediately picked
up their belongings and set out for tho
new fields. 1t was hard and trying
urney, hut that was nothing with
the promise OF millions ut the end OF
the route.
INDIsCRIBABLE ExCITEMENT.
BAN FRANCISCO, July l5.--The fol.
lowing Ia, an extract from letter re-
eeived by the Excelsior Just arrived
here from Alaska. 1t was sent from
the Cionuyke region by prominent
and wealthy young business man OF
San Francisco TO his brother In this
city:
The excitement on the river IL In
dsscribaole and the output OF tho die
tTlct almost beyond belief. Men who
had nothing last fall are now worth q
fortune. One man has worked forty
square feet Of his claim and 10 going
out with $50, 600 In dust. One quarter
OF the claims are now selling a. from
SIS. 900 to $4,000.
Ihs estimate OF the distriot given Ia