The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-26

PORT TOWNSEND. Aug. - The
schooner J. N Coiman. which left 81
Miehaels. AZ the mouth of the Yukon.
July = was spoken last night oa Race
rocks az s.0 by the Associated Press tug
vIgslant, which pFas 10 The straits watch
Ing for the arrival OF the steamer Port
land. The Colman brings f3ar pasSeu-
gers who have been on the KleaalAs, aEd
who left Dawson city July r. They are
Charles H. MeteaEe. Of Detroit Alch-
3. Z. JSacz. of Berkeley, Cal, an assayer
for the Alaska Commercial Co.. AZ Dawr-
sen. c. 3. ard 2 B. Patrick. brothers.
fTa& Humboldt. Cal. They left Dawson
ten days after the Th0rp party wAo ar
arrived at Seattle last week On yhe steamer
George <. Starr from Dyea.
All Tell Tales OF Riches
They all tell stories of the richness q
Klaniiiks. Bonanza ard Eldosado CREEKS.
but ali say thar very Few e. a-ups have
been made since ghe early summer. Nr.
MetcaIfe has been engaged IN the mer-
chsndlse business at Dawson City. Circle
City ard other points for three years past.
and has been cut every year. lie goes in
each year ever the Dyea srau. and lass
spring took In twenty tons of freighf. II
took him from March to May Z 10 get
his freight over the PASS with ona maa.
two horses and eiEhf eoss. From Lake
Linser1nan TO Danzoa Csty he was four
teen days.
waiting for the Portland.
when the colman left 81. Michaeis there
we're about twelve uen waiting 20 cesae
out on the steamer Porflana. and another
steamer wish passengers vas sxac-te4
down the river before she tire 80 fsr the
sailing Of the Portland from s.. Niehee}s.
The men waiting az ST. Mschaela ~ had
from & 60 70 gs 60 bat ~ phenomenal
strikes were reported hy then WITH re-
gard 70 ascending the Yakou. ar. aieysalfe
said Il takes from twenty 20 twenty-five
days 20 20 FROM s. aichasIs - Dawson
clgy. and passengers leaving Seattle Later
than August . viii have about as anu .
chance q reaching Dawsoa CITY thls fan
ss they have Of Tying 20 TIE maon.
some of the Rich CIains.
The Llppy claim On BONANZA creek,
from which gold amounting 70 s1'2eao vas
taken said ne. "was enc - the best
developed Chains in rAa sroup othsTs
VIA doubtless prove guss IS rich when
fuGly Developed The first elaim loeatei
ca bonanza creek was namea Dssravers..
ard is recognized Is fhe nizess as ths
center - the field other csaius eeins
numbered each uAy grom H. slxty claims
are rovv loczse2 above ard niaety below
Discovery. So all nftasu miles belng takea.
~on Ezsaraae creek w1frh e1peaaH ir-
% R9oaaza. s4xty elalnss are loeatea. tae
tusnfsata nearest ths janetea n IRE
creeks hszx fsaa5saa.y rira. Fra oae
elasra locatea oa ssookuzt s4srh tr5a-
utarv - Ba1auza creak s. W EargsFe
- beaver. ara Josepa C C6swglh - 1a-
nesu tass Eaae fn nrsgess tEaraE 4a
resa T-ey afte-ve-ts ss,a use rla.n
fr S.s sa ln cash TaeT worked seT
foar weeks Besr e-eeE emal tFida-
,a~y 20 the HIcrsiEa. s. also reners-
ab.y r-A u solst
what wiu Probably Corne out.
2. T. Jsaes. & nerkeley. cat. ssaa rs
sheaIe sav gnsre are seat 81 rawoa
C-y anz au 5Ae craess ssagt tsers Tss
sssrruser on3g ehszt gwy eia18 Ase
1sesn worked. ard fhas far nss a fsrge sarz
- ~aonsy hss been tskea a4f Asst s-g-
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