The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-08
cial Correspondence of the Globe

ing day. and is hourly growing in in
tensity. The arrival of the North
American Transportation and Trading
company's steamship Portland with re-
turning miners carrying a ton and a
half of gold in dust and nuggets-gold
worth 81 ,OOO, 900 in coin-had famed the
excitement to fever heat. Much Of the
substance Of the stories told by these
returned miners has already been
spread broadcast through the land and
found it's way by cable to Europe but l
am now enabled for the first time to
put these stories together and give de-
tails gathered from personal talk with
the Wealth-laden Argonauts.
All the men who have returned from
Klondyke unite in saying that gold be-
vond the dreams of avarce is there.
All have gold dust or nuggets-some
more. some less-to show as the result
of their labors. No one has returned
empty-handed.
Many of the men who have come
back from Klondyke are residents of
Seattle. Others are from San Fran
cisco, from Los Angeles, or from other
places along the coast. Most of them
are from the Northwest.
Among the most fortunate of the min
ers is Clarence Berry, q farmer, of
Fresno, Cal, who brought back seven
sacks of dust and nuggets worth $780,
O00 He had been in the Yukon gold
fields for three years, meeting with but
little success. Last. fall he returned
home and was married. Determined to
try his luck again, he went back to
Alaska, and, hearing of the discovery
of gold at KlOndyke, went there, and
as he says, ''struck it rich
William Stanley, formerly a black
smith in this city, went to Alaska two
years ago and was among those who
returned on the Portland He had
with him $4,000 worth of gold found
on Bonanza creek, about five miles
| above Dawson City.
Henry Anderson, a SWede, who is
| well known in Seattle, came back with
a good supply of gold dust and $4,000
| he had received for half his claim on
| the Klondyke.
Frank Keller, Of Los Angeles, Cal,
went to Alaska last year and returned
with $35, 900 received for his claim.
William Sloat, former dry goods
merchant of Lanimo, B. e, has 900
received for his claim.
A fellow resident of Lanimo, named
Wilkinson, sold his claim for $4,000.
Jack Horne, a professional pugilist Of
Tacoma, was among the few who
might be called unlucky. He brought
back only $4,000 worth of dust.
Frank Phiscator, of Baroda, Mich,
has $96, 900 worth of dust and nuggets.
]. Kelly, of Tacoma, went to Alaska
last year with his son. He returned on
the Portland with $4,000 in gold, and
his son is still at work on their claim
taking out more.
Robert hooks brought back $4,000 in
gold dust and $4,000 he received for
his half interest in claim. He has an
interest in another claim and intends
to return after he has had rest and en-
joynaent. 50
J. B. Hollinshead, after two years
spent in the diggings can show $25, 900
worth of dust, and still possesses a
claim to which he intends to return.
M. S. Norcross was one of those who
were looked upon as unfortunate. He
selected a claim. but became ill and
could not work it, so he was compelled
to sell out for $4,000.
Thomas Flack has only Sc. 900 worth
OF dust, but he has a claim at Klon-
dyke for which he has been offered
So0,00O. He intends to return TO work
it himself
Con Stamatin returned with a third
share of $4,000 worth of dust taken
out in forty-tive days work
Il brought down just i 600 ounces of
dust and sold it to the smelling works."
SAID William Kulju. II sold my claim |
for $4,000. When 1 went to Klondyke |
last summer I had only a few dollars
and a pack Now am going home to
Finland, but l am coming back next
year"
5OO IN dust. There is plenty of gold |
in Alaska" he said, more, L believe,
than the most sanguine imagine, but
1t cannot be obtained without great |
effort and endurance. The first thing /
for poor man to do when he reaches |
the country is to begin prospecting |
AS snow is from two to five feet deep,
prospecting is not easy. Snow must |
first be shoveled away, and then a |
nre bulit on the ground to melt the |
Ice. AS the ground thaws the shaft |
must be sunk until bed rock is reached. |
me average prospector has to sink a
great many shafts before he reaches |
anything worth his while. If gold is
round IN sufficient quantities to pay for
WORKING, he may begin drifting from
the shaft, and contfnuesto do so as long
as he finds enough gold to pay
Fred Lendoseen returned with $4,000
worth OF gold after two years spent in
Alaska. 81 have had considerable ex-
perience in mining, ., hesaid today. land
say without hesitation that Alaska is
the richest country I have ever seen.
have an interest in a claim near
Dawson and am going back in the
spring."
Greg Stewart brought. back $45, 900 re-
ceIved for his claim iaidSa good quantity
Oh aust ne had taken out before selling.
1olllnshead and Stewart, who worked
as partners, had $25.0G9:worth of dust.
Among the returned gold seekers are
Prof. Thomas c. I3ippy and his wife,
of this city. Prof Aippy was formerly
secretary of the Y. NJ. G. A, of Seattle
He has with him $4,000 worth of gold
ana still oW1s a claim in which he says
there is at least 100000 more in sight.
MRS. Llppy was the first white woman
VINO went into the new camp at Klon-
dyke She is a small, brown haired,
oioWn-eyed woman, tanned until her
race is as brown as her eyes and hair
put seemingly in perfect health and
bearing no i'll effects of the hardships
she endured.
The country is beautiful" said Mrs.
Llppy today, land quite warm in sum-
mer, 1t is different, you know, in
winter. Still even in the coolest
weather L went out every day, though
not very far. I was the first white
woman to reach Klondyke Creek and
was the only one in our camp. Mrs.
Berry was the only white woman I
had to speak to while I was there
She was with her husband in +be ,,o--+ |