The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-13

TELL. BUT DOES NOT BELIEVE
THERE is ANY DANGER FROM
STARVATION AT DAWSON CITY.
SEATTLE. Wash, Oct l2. - The
steamer City of Topeka arrived here
last night from Juneau. Alaska. Amopg
her passengers was John Z. Maloney,
of Juneau, who came out from Dawson
City with the Calvin party. MaIoney
said;
Hunter creek and Gold Bottom
creek. II Is conceded, win equal II not
rival the now famous Bonanza and Ell
dorado creeks. More especially Is this
true of Hunter creek. Location No, 80
on that creek Is among the richest In
the Klondike district. Many OF the
claims on this creek win run $1,000 TO
the box. On No. 30 Eldorado, Alex Me-
Dopald's claim, one man in shift and
a half (Which Is about twelve hours),
shoYeled In $4,000 On Skookum gnlch.
which enters Bonanza No, g. above Dis
uovery on locating Nos. l and .,
saw $4,000 weighed out OF two box
lengths.
Mr.. Maloney saw a slXteen-quart
brass kettle filed with gold dust in the
cabin of r. t. Dlnsmore,, Harry Spence,
Bill McFee and others. No, | Bonanza,
owned by Oscar Ashley and Billy
Leake, will produce $l.OOO,0OO.
Ten days after the boat left for down
the river, taking the gold. the North
American Trading and Transportation
company had a quarter OF a million in
its safe at Dawson. This shows how
rapidly the gold accumulates,
Mr. Maloney says that over 100000
will come out this fall. There are
stacks and stacks OF gold" he said,
each with the owners name on 1t. Alex
Mcdonald viii produce the largest
amount. hesitate to give figures. but
the simple truth Is that his various In
terests will yield from $2OO60Oo to
$4,00O,O0O this winter These figures are
staggering, but true"
The statement Is made that Henry
Bratnoble, agent for the Rothschilds,
who has been several days at the dig
gings, offered over million for ten
claims adjoining on Eldorado, but the
offer was declined
Maloneg offered $4,000 for a one-half
interest in claims Nos. IS and 36, on
Eldorado. which offer was declined like
wise. Charles Anderson, on claim No,
% on Eldorado, PANIED out seven hun
dred dollars In three hours. This was
on August 16. James Tweed, in two
hours, shoveled in on No. 80 Eldorad,
252 ounces OF gold
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 12.-Henry
Bratnoble, the mining expert, who Is
known throughout the United States
from his connection with the Explora-
lion company of London, has returned
from the Ktondike. His mission was
TO ascertain II any opportunity pre-
scented itself for investment
He said: ~ found some very good
placer mines, but not Of as sensational
richness as has been reported. In many
cases the claims are comparatively
poor. although almost all of them will
pay wages. Because one claim Is very
rich Is no reason why an adjoining one
should be equally good. on the con-
trary the near nelghbor Of rich
claim IS generally not worth much.
There are few summer diggings in the
Klondike. that is those that can be
worked by the ordinary slulclng pro-
cess. Most Of the bedrock is eighteen
or twenty feet below the surface, and
the earth is frozen solid except the
eighteen inches or two feet which thaws
I'm the summer. On the whole, the
Klondike may be classed as very good
1Iggings, and / should say there Is a
good chance for other discoveries this
fall.
"As to quartz mining, consider 1t
Impossible az the present time, owing to
the difficulty to be overcome.
81 do not think there Is much danger
of starvation at Dawson"
G. w. Matthews, ex-sherlff OF Ash
land. Wis. has returned from trip to
the KIondike, made for the purpose Of
ascertainlnE whether sheep and cattle
could be shipped to the mining districts
of Alaska and the northwest territory
Mt profit, and he Is now on his wav
east to perfect arrangements for send
ing flock OF 1000 sheep to Dawson in
the early spring.
Matthews Is associated in the under
takins with John Rea. of the firm OF
Rea Bros, OF Chicago clippers Of
stock.
The Jesuit fathers are preparing to
build new ship for the Yukon river
10 replace the one they formerly had.
but which at the time OF the rush six
months ago was purchased by miners
as a last means OF reaching the gold
fields.
The new vessel Is to run Up the Yu-
kon between the Catholic missions. II
will be % feet long and % feet beam
Il will be called the st. Joseph,
VICTORIA, -. C., Oct. ~. Henry
Roumalne, who returned from Cooks
Inlet on the City of Topeka, having
sold a mining claim on Hunters creek,
states that 1903 head Of cattle got over
the Dalton trail, but that other cattle
en- route viii be blocked out lg snow.
RoumaIne SAYS that Number OF men
with light outfits succeeded In crossing
the trail. Their supplies are limited and
many will suffer before the winter ends.
Constable Revat, OF the provincial po-
lice. writing from Lake Bennett, says
n number OF Americans had threatened
TO resist the collection OF duty, but the
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