The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-11
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can DO merely TO exist. II takes TWO
weeks to sink a shaft to bedrock any
Where. II il turns out well q man
must breathe smoke down in the hole
or stand at the WindlaSs and pull UP
2G6-round buckets Of gravel. while the
mercury is 20 below zero. Often man
Will come up hot and perspirinS out OF
the shaft and have to expose himself
in that condition TO the icy blasts Of the
Arctic winter Nothing but muscle and
endurance is good for anything in that
country. Those thousands Of men who
are rushing in there without money or
grub, with only limited amount, viii
be in bad shape 4 mine owner, no
matter how rich he may be ia gold. has
no food and he viii only employ men
who have their own supplies. There
viii be from 1900 to 1000 idle men in
Dawson this winter. and I should say
that there will be $500 sunk for every
one taken out. There VIII not be nearly
SO much mining going on as If this
crowd had stayed out, for
THE IDLE WILL EAT
the food that the miners should have
The miners cannot work without am
PIE food, and consequently there viii
be a great shrinkage in able-b0died men
by reason of the scarcity of food Food
could not be bought when I left Da-W-
son City
fOf course those who have supplies
viii have 20 divide them with those
who have not. There VIII be no getting
out Of the country, and the miners
VIII not see mon starYe while there is
food in camp. Those who have amply
provided themselves with food viii be
required to give up q part, Which VIII
SO cripple them that they will be I'M
able TO prosecute work With Yigor and
carry out their plans.
'sThere are a good many horses in
the country now, but the prospects are
they will be starved this winter. Last
winter they fed the horses with flour
and barley. This winter the men viii
need the -four themselves"
Mr.. Engle declares that the returning
Yul1oners on the Cleveland brought
down less than 100000 all told. Not
that that figure represented the hold
inSs Of the men, however, for most of
them, he said, were coming out rather
than remain TO starve Tom ]. Alers,
Frank Segren and Herman Schroeder.
all Of Miller creek, were the most pros
porous of the party, according to Mr..
Engle. The others who had been in
the country for some time were Sam
Matthews Of Juneau, Jack Geiger OF
Iowa. George For1man and Bill Louden
of Helena, Mon; Fritz Klole of New
York City. Abram Barbour Of oregon,
S. r. Churchill of London and Mr.. Ru-
dolph. All Of these still had good
claims or interests in the Klondike, be-
sides what they were bringing out. Mr..
Engle believes that at least $500 900 is
coming down on the Excelsior. His
own interest he sold out entirely for a
sum which he declined to state.
Not more than 1,500 tons of supplies
will be gotten up the Yukon this sea-
son. according to Mr.. Engle's best
M 1or7T IN
ton is food.
Engle's family consists of a wife and
four children. The two youngest chill
dren, aged Is and months respect
lively. We're born IN the gold country.
Another Of the Cleveland's pas
sengers was Hans Anderson of Tacoma.
He has been in the country only since
last spring and is not very enthusiastic
but Will return next year With suf
ffcient food to last him three years.
Anderson has been prospecting during
his entire stay in the country and
thinks he has a good claim He says
there will be intense suffering in the
gold belt this winter and advises eV-
eryone TO keep away until spring.
Anderson brings with him about $4,000
in gold dust and nuggets, which he
accumulated during his stay.
ONE MAN SATISFIED.
s r. Churchill, Of the provincial
mounted police. stationed at Dawson
City, who came down on the Cleveland
is interested in some valuable mining
property on Bonanza creek and is re-
turning for the purpose of purchasing
supplies for the development OF lbs
claim in the far north He has been
in the country three years and will
return in the spring after making the
necessary purchases.
Mr. CSnTTrhiH SpTS. there will he q
great amount of suffering this winter
on account of scarcity of food. It is
impossible to buy food at either Circle
City or Dawson at any price.
L am entirely satisfied with the
country and viii take a number OF
friends with me when return in the
spring"
There are only three hotels in Daw-
son CITY and meals consisting of bread
coffee and baked beans cost $1.5G
which is considered cheap, Lumber
costs $3.50 per 1000 feet and is hard to
get at that.
The Cleveland has on board three
men from the sealing schooner Aurora
Borealias who were lost from the
vessel during Il dense fog last month
The men were five days and nights in
an open boat without food or water
when finally the fog lifted and they
put into Dutch harbor where they
DOaTQN4 the Cleveland ana WORKED
their passage TO this port.
NJ. Azisamore OF Portland, Or, who
was a passenger by the Cleveland
brings about $4,000 lie was the sole
representative on the Cleveland Of the
newly discovered diggings on Minook
creek. Since early spring he has been
in the klondil1e country. following the
varying fortunes Of q prospector, and
now he is returning to his home. sue
eessful 1t was lack of food which
forced him TO leave a promising claim
and when he goes in the spring it viii
be With a complete outfit.
The NIinook," he says, "is named
after an old Indian who made the first
strike The discoverer is working his
claim with the aid of a son and bids
fair 10 be rich. The Minook runs int
the Yukon 400 miles below Circle City
It was discovered Aug. Is. two years
ago, and nov has 100 locations filed
About SO men are working on MinooH
and its tributary, Hunter creek. The
cleanup for two months work on one
of the best claims this spring was 70:
ounces.
GOLD EVERYWHERE.
--phere is lots OF gold. 1t seems to bt
everywhere. But the cry of the people
IS for grub. There is none to spare OF
the Min00k and no place 10 get any
When the Healy called at Minoof ca
her way up the river oler captain was
besieged by 20 men for the privilege o.
buying fooa. He refused, saying fhs
must 20 through with such provision:
as qle mad I myself had orders foi
Sc. 900 worth OF grub but could get Moth
ing. packed UP for home. securing
passage for st. Miehaels on the Healy