The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-28
JproafA Aas.osAuT's STORY.
|nesty al Good Ground Sa~ans, II
OBiy Feed 8. saMcfeat.

urussil and Neil Macarthur ara Angus
eAxras,.: are among the Yukon rrig13s "a
- h2ys returned 10 shslr hone 81 kle-
80 SiTsa good stakes. the ArA~tharz.
&rpae bsang esti1ates3 at s7s fsss ard
ffr Gaibraitas az an sqaaI amount. In
= interview published In the Cosofggs.
gssgaIl Macarthur said:
| sThs reports that have been brought
Awn Of fortunes maize almost IN a gay
. 10 ncs sxaageFatlcns thaagh they mass
prtaY 10 be. l. - me rschest nsla!4s-
roand 10 the wori.i--and the hlgsss..
sssAd.ssekers are pouring SIS lfazn every
assctien daily. and get there IL 10 dsff-
~ Of II becoming 9FercFowslesl There
i piebss Of ground Cor every one. If ontx
.a@s II food enough for all THAT is
| he difficult question. As long ago as
| hss October 80 mad stock taking. aud
Allowed 100 pounds Of ttour per mar so
lat until June Naturally things weYs
:rsnnInx very short before that stnge
SINE ! and MS partner made II A
sosat 10 lay In our supplies for the en-
| ffs year we'll ahead. and Il would BE-
oil right Il others dtd the ss uae. Buying
shsn normal prices prevail Il dsd not
90. moro than soo or 50 far q years
ssrsssary supplies Eas IL The saFae fhsags
q. wanted when stocks are run esat. with
10 say of replsnishing them. arss fam
iss threatens In consequence. big prices,
! course, must be paid But it, rot
b. price that Is 80 be thought og-~st Is
whether there are supplies enough 10
trp everybody alive through tie winter.
no one can estimate ~hAs the Yukon
sna lts tributaries IN CaEzaiAn sol vii
reid next year bus Il Wal " sonaaehing
ssnrmous. Approximately should say
esT ons million. dollars las heea taxa
u! THE year-~and this ~ Eass sna- 80
miners. ell or almost al of herr speF.
slgs months Of the twelve sn Ef9ege.es-
ay and about the other fAFee IN wnrt-
nc their claims. 90 IRE fassr assszxsYssf
y more claims In the district 7 do rot
tnsx Of enc that has proved worthless
he gold Is eveTywkera. hsst r&sfsraffsF
kheg could net be- eyapiayed ~ heIp get
Out, Every man wansa4 - 90 or asa
saes ~ claims or his 0Na Tha whnie
ttdntry is networl<sa Hsth streams. afi.l
I'll n them are Augifaraus. Fsy the sasn.
vas ready 20 come ogt. The neN ar
Esss sere swafming rs. hundreds gsIsS
y my cabin. dta n0t have tiysse 70
bear how shey made o4t. though before
etnla away good money bad teen fos.a4
u Dominion ard half \ sozen usher new
assks These II enaFsa. ax@ no,
na'sod Oh the maps az prssanf. ff gAet
ne country has as yet beer irsresfectfy
sflineated. and VIII be aaui Ar. o2sf-
Ess nsw map wS3ss is very comsiaf@.
soses cut this fan"
va nomlajea cF0ek oUe - tns nsg
Streams mentioned. sh@ miners axssasss-
eg 10 ar, MeArthurss r~pors sra getting
81 from 81 10 The pan upwaF ssE~-ssr fully
Has~
ass ground 70 work or ga Esaz 4nza
ss- whsr" the IeArthars esd esal-
hath made their gile nor ere elssssl ear
. ss has proved 4 bfxnA, wtssn sstzav
saasaacd immense forsanes Thst e
sas kehcraids - An ~ ~ pie. IKE faca
shsrs II has been cgs away Slowing tffa
agstss sticking ous Ike pehaseE IN a
20 Of gsayei~l.ferally thousands Ia
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