Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-08
FOR THE FIRST TINE.
THE WONDERFUL TALES TOLD BY
MINERS
Presented Here In BRIEF Form-The
Main Facts of Each GOid-seeker's
TaIe TeIIingiy Arranged So the
Render in IA Column Can Grasp.


CORRESPONDENCE of the Dispatch)
SEATTLE. WASH, July S.-The eX-
element created here by the first re-
ports received Of the discovery Of gold
in almost unlimited quantities at klon-
dixie has increased with each returning
day. and Is hourly growing in Intensity
The arrival of the North American Trans
portation and Trading Company's steam
ship Portland with returning miners, car
rylng a ton and half Of gold in dust
and nuggets-gold worth 81 100000 in coin
has famed the excitement to fever-heat.
Much Of the substance of the stories
told by those returned miners has al
ready been spread broadcast through the
land. and found its way by cable TO Eu-
rope, but am now enabled. for the first
time. to put these stories together and
give details gathered from personal talk
with the wealth-laden Argonauts.
All the men who have returned from
Klondike unite in saying that gold be-
vond the dreams of avarice is there. Al
have gold dust or nugsets-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 Klondike are residents Of Seattle.
Others are from San Francisco, from
los Angeles. or from other places along
the coast. Most of them are from The
Northwest.
Among tie most fortunate of the miners
Is Clarence Berry, farmer Of Fresno,
Cal, who brought back seven SACKS OF
dust ana nuggcto worth SlS5,0O0. lie had
been in the Yukon gold fields Tor three
wears meeting with bat little success.
LAST fall he returned home and was mar
ried. determined TO try his luck again.
bo went back 10 ALASKA, ana nearing OF
the discovery 81 god at hiondiAe' Wen.
tbere. and, as he says, struck il rich
ViIliam Stanley. formerly a black
smith in this city. went TO Alaska tWo
vears ago and was among those who
returned on the Portland. He had with
him Yl5OOO worth Of gold found on
I2onanza creek. about fiyo miles aboye
Dawson City.
lnoun in seattle, came back with a good
silpply OF eoiG-dust and $500 he had re-
ceiyod for half his claim on the h!on-
frank Kene- OF Los Angeles, Cal,
went to Alaska last year and returned
with s35.O0O received for his claim.
william sloat, a former cfy-goods mer-
chant OF Lanimo. Is. C., mas soZ'V0V re-
ceived for his claim
fellow resident OF Lanimo, named
Uillenson sold his claim for $1,000.
Jack Horne. d professional pugiist. OF
Tacoma. was among the few who might
he called unlucky. He brought back ohiy
- 0aQ worth OF dust.
Frank Phlscator, Of Baroda' Mich''
has soc coo worth Of dust and nuggets
I Kelly. Of Tacoma, went 10 AidsAa
los, wear with his son. He returned on
re portland with $4,000 in sold, and ms
49,, &c stla at work on their cial!n
taking out more. -. xtooo ,r
Pobert Hooks brought back NtVU III
ooId-dust and $1,000 he received lor ms
balS interest in claim. He has an III
torest In another claim. and intenos 10
ret,rn after no has had resi- and ENJOY
ment -. v.ors
7 y. Hollinshead. after two years ears
snent In the diggings, can show sLo'eo
worth OF dust. and still possesses ciaii"
20 which he intends 10 return.
M. S. Norcross was one OF those W.. -
we're looked upon as unfortunate. ne
selected a claim, but became Ill anu
con,s no. work IT, SO he was compe"eU
TO sell out fr Nc.vo' ooo ,s .,
Thomas Flack has only s9.V8o worm "