The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-23
IT CAMP AT DAWSON CITY.
Nm. MIsNER's GRAPHIC sToRY OF
ELONDIKE LIFE.

T7,N Great Spread OF Ientns the UnonNAH0 eoluR |
Un. the Rush 20 New DtGuins., the DAncs |
nails and Gaunblipg n~euses-Terrta Heat |
in Juno and Daylight All the Tine.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 22.-Moro treasure was
received from the Arctic gold fields to-day BY
The steamer Bertha from Unalaska, but It came
IN the form Of 500 tons Of gold concentrates
from UnRa Island. Valued at $40 . ton IL II
worth 10000
This Unga Island mine IL on the coast, and IL
operated by the Apollo Mining Company. The
quartz 10 rich, and il handled cheaply, but the
cost Of erecting the plant was heavy.
The steamer brought about two weeks later
advices from Dawson City. Only four persons
came down in tho steamer, and none Of them
was from Klondike. Unalaska has the gold
fever as badly az other places along the Alaskan
shore. Her delegation of Klondikers started
toward the diggings some months ago, leaving
the town deserted, except by Indians, and the
latter would not get excited II Muir glacier were
grinding out $50 pieces and showering them all
over Alaska
The Bertha brings advioes that will not en-
courage the miners. Every claim within miles
of the Klondike River is taken up, and nearly
5000 people are at the new ~diggings. Those who
got In late have Rone further to the northeast
of tho Klondike to look for new locations. Tho
Dawson City region was still paying at latest
accounts, but mining parties have struck out
northeast and southwest, the latter toward
American territory.
Edgar Misner. whose father was once our Min
lister to Central America, went up to Dawson
City in March last by the Juneau route. He
has sent . letter, dated Juno 10. which givos
the best account printed Of the crowd Of new
Corners at Dawson, the feverish activity In
building. and tho wild rushos Of excited pros
pectors when any report Of . rich strike reaches
the place. Mr.. Misner writes:
morning and found one Of the ~iiveliest mining
camps I ever saw. There are about 1000 people
here, and saloons, dance halls. and restaurants
never close. The gambling tables are always
crowded and thousands Of dollars change hands
in o remarkably short time. Men who this time
last year did not have Q dollar now count their
wealth by thousands. Nearly everybody has Q
sack Of gold dust with him a. big a. . police.
mans club.
"The sun sinks out Of sight now about 1880
p. NJ. and comes up about 8 A. n. At midnight,
however. It 10 almost a. light as MONDAY. There
is no night At Dawson there Il . little sawmil.
and rough houses are going up in all directions,
hut for tho most part It 10 . city Of tents. IN
the shore Of the river are hundreds Of boats and
others arc getting in every day.
"Klondiko has not been one particle over.
rated. I have seen gold measured out by the
bucketful. Just think Of o man taking 500
pub u ono - u olfe 0hAb- "LAoohs ~ VI ~
Alaska Commercial Company's agent, pannad
S154 out Of Q single pan in ono Of the mines I an
to take charge of. This II without doubt thu
richest gold strike the world has ever known.
with all the new men in the country many
miles of new ground win be prospccted. ant
from the lay of the Land 1 think other gold field
are certain to be located. OF course every foo
~of rich ground has an owner. 30 the newcomer
have to depend on new strikes- Every da!
rumors of new discoveries reach here, which .
once start stampede. and hundreds rush out Il
stake claimR.
This rushing out In awful work. You hav
to race through deep, slushy swnmps and fight
millions OF mosquitoes, climbing mountains GOV
cred with soft moss and thick brush. 1t Is yer.
hot In the middle of the day. Yesterday tn
thermometer was OF, and on top of 1t came
rumor that gold had been found on Q creek se>
enty mies away. So ct night tho Alaska Con
merciaI Company's steamer Alice started 70
the creek loaded to the guards with mon an
= small boats. My duties kept me here. but m
brother went out with the rush to put down hi
stakes. The gold il here, and tho man VIII
doesn't get some Of it has himself to blame 70
it."
Mr.. c. +. Dickinson Of Kodiak. who arrive
to-day on the Bertha. reports the great richnes
of several mines on Cooks Inlet, where the CO,
of living 10 less than at the Klondike and wage
are as high. Good miners get SIS n day. Dicl
inson says that when the Cooks Inlet mines al
properly developed they will be as rich % Ii
Klondike.
WASHINGTON. July 22.-Interesting storis
about the Klondike discoveries came to Capt {
+. Shoemaker, chief of tho revenue cutie
service, to-day. in letters from Capt Franc
Tuttle Of the revenue cutter Bear and Capt. {
/. Hooper. commanding the Behring Sea patr1
feet. Writing from st. Michael. on the Yukc
~fsiver. under date of june 80. Capt futile say
IF were twenty years younger than I am.
would be on for the Yukon. The days
''A0 are not in it with the Yukon.
have just seen a man who one yes
ago was Q deck Waterman on one Of th
Yukon River steamers. Last winter he went I
tho placer mineG. He leaves on the steamer fc
San Francisco tonight with $4,000
nuggets. all of which he picked out Of ono hol
at klondike, and he is only ono Of hundred
Just as fortunate rs himself. 1t makes me fe
tired"
The letter from Capt Hooper was date
Unalaska, July 5. He said: THE reports frol
the Yukon sound like fairy tales. would ne
believe them. only l have seen the nugget
This is probably the richest gold discovery CIV,
made on this continent. and II I were twent
~ years younger I would resign and 20 up there
The story in THE SUN this morning about Il
difference in the values of California gold an
Elondike gold was read with q great deal OF 4
terest at the Treasury Department. Officers
the Mint Bureau were especially intereste
They had already taken steps to ascertain Il
character of the new gold, and specimens are
be sent TO the bureau.
WAGON ROADS TO THE KLOEDIKl
Resolution before the senate AuthoFisiI
American Citizens 10 Construct Them.