The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-18

ney in midwinter Such an exodus was
never known before in the history of
the Yukon, but not a man lost his life,
although several had their faces and toes
nipped at times. Even some Of the most
resolute women made the journey In
safety Fancy prices were paid for dogs
by those able to purchase, and as high
as SITS, and even 5000, was paid for good
dogs Almost any kind Of dog was
worth $50 to SIS each.
when I first reached the new camp
was invited by the Butcher boys-Murph
Thorp, of Juneau, and George Stewart
from Stuck Valley, Washington, to go
down in their shaft and pick pan of
dirt as they had Just struck a rich
streak To my surprise it was $2S3.5O
In fourteen pans of dirt they took out
$1565 right in the bottom of The shaft
which was four by eight feet.
March goth Clarence Berry took out
over $500 to the pan. Jimmy McLaine
took out over 5000 to the pam and Frank
Phiscater took out $135 to the pan. Four
boys from Nanaimo took as high as $125
to the pan. They were the first men to
get hole down to bed rock on Eldorado
and got good pay. They had No. IA and
No. Is.
''In fact big pans were being taken out
ON nearly every claim on the creek until
one and two hundred dollar pans were
common April 18th Clarence Berry took
in one pan 80 ounces, $495, and in two
days panned out over $1,000. April IA we
heard some boys OH No. 80 Eldorado had
struck it rich and taken $500 in one pan.
This was the banner pan OF the creek
and Charles Myers, who had the ground
on lay, told me that If he had wanted
to pick the dirt he could have taken 100
ounces just as easy.
Jimmy McLaine took out $11 900 dur
ing the winter just in prospecting the
dirt, Clarence Berry and his partner An
ton Strander panned out about the same
amount in the same manner. Mrs Berry
used to go down to the dumps, every day
to get dirt and carry to the shanty and
pan it herself She has over $4,000 taken
out in that manner
"Mr. Lippy from Seattle has rich
claim and his wife has a sack OF nuggets
alone Of $4,000 that she has picked up on
the dumps.
when the dumps were washed in the
spring the dirt paid better than was
expected. Four boys on a lay in Eldor-
ado took out $4,000 in four onths.
Frank Phiscater, who owned the ground
and had some men hired, cleared up 1884,
600 for the winter. Mr.. Lippy, so am
told, has cleared up $4,000 Louis
Rhodes, No. 21 Bonanza, has cleaned up
$40, 900. Clarence Berry and Anton
Strander have cleaned up $3.50, 900 for the
winter.
t1,ry, 80 49, ~
boys who are going out ON the boat with
the approximate amounts:
Ben Walter, Swede, Tacoma, $50, 900;
William Carlson, Swede, Tacoma, $780,
900; William Sloan, English Nanaimo,
$50, 900; John Wilkerson, English Ma
naimo, $4,000; Jim Clemens, American,
California, $4,000; Frank Keller, Amer
lean, California, $S5, 900; Sam Collej Ice
larher, S25,0O0; Stewart & Hollenshead,
California boys, $4,000; Charles Myers
and partner, Arizona boys, $4,000;
Johnny Marks. English, $4,000; Alexan-
6ler Ore, English, $4,000; Fred Price,
American, Seattle, $15,000 Fred Latis-
ceure, Frenchman, $4,000; Tim Bell,
American, s31 900; William Hayes, Irish
American, $4,000; Dick McNulty, Irish
American, $4,000; Neil Macarthur,
Scotch, $4,000; Charles Anderson,
Swede, $50, 900: Joe Morris, Canadian,
$4,000; Hank Peterson, Swede, $12, ,O0O
There are great many more going
out with from $4,000 to $4,000 that 1 do
not know.
This is probably the richest placer
ever known. i'll the world. They took it
so fast and so much of it that they did
rot have time to weigh 1t with gold
scales. They took steelyard and all the
syrup cans were filled.
"It looks as If my time would come
about the time I am ready to die. One
man received word that his wife and lit
tie girl had died since he came here and
he is now going out with $4,000. AM
other man was waiting for the boat to
go home and died of heart disease, hav-
ing in his possession $4,000. Things