The herald., 1897-10-12

Bonanza and Ell Dorado, and he sold out
every pound, probably saving the lives
Of many and saving himself from finan-
cial ruin. He sold out $4,000 worth of
beef entirely on credit to miners and did
not lose dollar, they making a small
cleanup SO as to allow him to leave
February 23d last He came out mile
at a time over Chilcoot pass to Dyea
His wife went on the first trip of the Ex-
celsior last June. Bounds is interested
with George Mccormack in the Dis
covery Claim" on Bonanza. and had in
terests in ga" as we'll as three other
claims and has sold all his interests out
bonded it. He will make one more trip
next May to settle up.
OFF FOR COPPER RIVER
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1.-THE
schooner w. S. Phelps, which for nearly
two months has been preparing to sail
for the Copper river with party of
forty fortune hunters, is ready to start
tomorrow. The prospectors will take
a steam launch to take themselves and
their stores up the river. They are we'll
armed, but the leaders of the expedition
say they do not anticipate any trouble
with the natives.
COPPER RIVER PROSPECTS
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 11.-Capta!n
o. ]. Humphrey, superintendent of the
Pacific Steam Whaling Company, hav-
ing his headquarters orr Prince Williams s
Sound but who spends most of his time
in the Copper river country, is in the
city. He declares that the whole region
Is rich, but that food is very scarce.
Before leaving Alaska Capt. Humpli-
rey took a party Of fifteen from San
Diego, with ex-Sheriff O'Neil of San
Luis Obispo at their head, to the Copper
river. He left them about ten miles up
the stream. He says that they were
we'll equipped, but he does not expect
they will succeed in getting much fur
ther UP the river, at least for some time
to come.
THE YEARS PRODUCT
CHICAGO, Oct, 1.-THE Times-Her-
aid today publishes reports from all the
gold-producing sections OF the country
showing an enormous increase in the
output for 1897. On the subject the
Tines Herald says: "Gold production
in the United States has increased with
marvellous rapidity during the currert
year. The craze of the Klondike river
regions should not obscure the great
facts as they exist. Klondike's total
yield for 1897 seems, roughly, to be about
$1,000 900. That is comfortable sum.
but 1t is a mere nothing when compared
with the wonderful output of the yellow
metal in the United States"
The Times Herald, roughly estimatin G
the total output for 1897 Of California,
Colorado, the Black Hills, Arizona, Mon
tana, Idaho and Oregon, places the fig
ures at $71,3OO,O0O, and says, Wash
irgton, Wyoming, New Mexico and Ne
vada will also be heavy producers and
their yield will be enormously increased.
Counting this with the Klondike es-
timated' production of $S00O,000 the
yield of the United States for 1897 will
exceed $S0.00O O0O-one-thir of the
worlds estimated output for the year"
THE LATER STRIKES
SEATTLE, Wash, Oct. 1.-THE
steamer City of Topeka arrived here to-
night from Juneau, Alaska. Among
her passengers was John F. Maloney of
Juneau,who came out from Dawsor City
with the Calvin party. In an interview "
with the correspondent of the Associ1t-
ed Press, Mr.. Maloney said: "Hunkel
creek and Gold Bottom creek, it is con-
ceded, will equal, if not excel, the al
ready famous Bonanza and, Ell Dorado
creeks. More especially is this true of
Hunker creek. Location No. 33 on that
creek is among the richest irs the Klon-
et,ic of a o1 a
this creek will run $4,000 to the box. On
No. 80 Ell Dorado, Alexander McDon-
AIDS claim, one man in a shift and a
half (Which is about twelve hours) SHOW
eled in $4,000. On Skookum gulch,
which enters Bonanza at No. 2 above
Discovery. on locations number 1 and 2,
| saw $4,000 weighed out of two box
lengths"
Mr.. Maloney saw sixteen-quart
brass kettle filled with gold dust in the
cabin of T. Dinsmore, Harry Spenz, Bill
McFee and others. No. 81 Bonanza own
ed by Oscar Ashley and Billy Leake, will
produce $1.000,00O
Ten days after the boat left for down
the river, taking the gold, the North
American Trading ard Transportation
company had quarter of million in
it's safe at Dawson; this SH,ows how rap
idly the gold accumulated.
Mr.. Maloney says that over $200O.0 600
will come out this fall
"There are stacks and stacks of gold,
he said, leach with the owners name on
it. Alexander Mcdonald will produce
the largest amount. l hesitate to give
figures, but the simple truth is that his
various interests will yield from $4,000,
OC0 to s4,OOO0OO this winter. These fig
ures are staggering but true"
The statement is made that Henry
Bratnober, agent of the Rothschlds,
who has been spending several weeks
at the diggings offered million for ten
claims adjoining one on Ell Dorado creek,
but the offer was declined. Malor.ay
offered $4,000 for half interest in
claims number S5 and So on El Dorado,
which offer was likewise declined.
Charles Anderson, on claim 20, El Do
rado, panned out $500 in three hours.
This was on August 16. James Tweed.
in two hours "shoveling in" orr No. 80.
Ell Dorado, cleaned up 252 ounces of
gold