Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-18
MINERS Return FROM SUNSET CITY
WITH CONSIDERABLE SUNS.
GOOD PAY FOR PR0sPEcToRs.
PARTY OF TwENTY-EIGHT CLEANED
-> up ABOUT $I5O.OOO.
Sunrise Not n New District, but Little
Prospecting Work Has Been
Done-New York Preacher
Mt Work on n Natri-
mOninI scheme.

sitka. Alaska. Now :. via Seattle. Wash.
Nov 1.-THE steamer Dora arrived here
tonight with twenty-eiEht miners from the
Sunrise mining district. near Cooks inlet.
and sl55Vn in gold. Tn. steamer left Una
laska September j.. and was several days
overdue. This fact and the crowd of Jubi-
liant miners with their sacks Of gold ere
ated great excitement and unlimited en-
fhusiasm. 4 number of the men went III
last year, but mostio them sailed TO that
region this season. the first trip of the
Dora.
Among the fortunate ones who brought
gold out are the Polly brothers and four
Others comprising the Polly Mining Com
pany 10000: Fred Smith. Of Juneau. S5l.-
90; Sampson & Severson, $1,000: II. A.
Schmeaser. SS.eD; Stratton IL Ducie, Sc
attic, 5000; Fresno Mining Company, sl1-
geo. All of the others had sacks contain
fng 5000 down TO $3.50. II. NJ. Wheeler.
merchant at Sunrise City. had exactly $40
CO., nearly all coarse gold and nuggets
The aggregate represents four months Ia
Dor.
The Sunrise is not a new district. gput
outside of the Polly company. Fred smlth
and George Beedy, there has been nothing
done in the way Of developing. The trib-
uiaries OF Six-Mile creek, which Is "A trlp-
utary of Turnagay arm, are prospected ana
staked The Polly company operates sew
cyal Iair NJ Mills creek. between the
tor Juneau river and Cahoh
N. richest OF anything there.
mpIetely developed. George
~ .g on Bear creek, and av-
week up to September. He
II. men Fred Smith is doing
lv mining on Lynx creek and
"a lty-three men. The steep
.nty of water make hydraulic
and natural.
n K Mills, Gulch and Lynx.
Six Mile. are prospeeted and
.gh none of them have been
ept Smiths property on Lynx
rock has not been touched in
except on Mills and Bear creeks.
,rk runs from 50 cents to 81 to
bedrock on either Mills or Bear
~ TO, the pan. There was a~rush
Get to Cooks inlet last year, but
them came out in the fall dis
Those who remained, together with
spectors who went in this year.
experience and gold. There are 500
a hotel, and saloons at Sunrise
.rn, n. Y. Nov. E.-C. Darlington,
attle, Wash. has created no little
mong the young women of Auburn
the last week. Darlington announced
business here TO be the selection of
,r 800 healthy young women whom he
posed TO take TO Alaska in the spring
the purpose of equaiizing the disparity
ween the male and female population
At IL is supposed will exist in the gold
gion next season.
The matrimonial agent is an ex-minister,
nd proposes to pay the expenses of the
,arty. getting his remuneration out Of the
sums that will be paid for wives on his
arrival. lit is perfectly legitimate busi-
ness" said he. .'and I consider myself the
benefactor. There are thousands of young
women in the East who are unable TO find
husbands in their own communities, and
would avail themselves gladly of this op-
portunity.
II am making careful selection of good,
respectable young women, and every one
of them will be worth her weight in gold.
think girl is foolish who would object
10 a husband on these Terms. have a good
many applications. and the only thing
they object TO is being auctioned on"
Eleven young women were signed during
the mans stay in Auburn. and he has gone
TO Utica to enlist some more.