The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-16

SAN FRANCISO. July i5-T'he Associ-
ated Press has received a letter from IL 4.
Stanley, president of the Binghamton, n
\. Evening Herald Company telling Of
the wonderful gold discoveries Of Alaska
Ar. Stanley wrote from ST. Michsers.
where he stopped on his way TO the lu-
ken mining region. Writing under date OF
June 3d. he says:
The steamer Excelsior. of San Fran
cisco. was the first vessel TO pusn her way
through the ice 10 the island. The Port
land from Seattle arrived four hours later.
from these vessels We learned for the first
time or Mckinieys election, the result oi
the Corbett-Fitzsimmons fight and other
news Of the fan and winter. The ice went
out or the Yukon about June Is, and the
river steamer r B. Weare, which win
tered AT Dawson :, 20 miles up. reached
81. MicaaeiS June =. The Weare brought
authentic news of some wonderful gold
strikes and brought also some - miners.
every man bringing III from S5,t10 TO 10000
OF dust, an aggregate OF more than sl,Vt9-
90.
The steamer Alice arrived al St. Mi
chaeis on June -. bringing twenty-five
miners and half million in gold Tor them
and much on its own account.
THE richest gold strike the world has
ever known WAS made IN the hlondlke re-
gon last August and September. hut the
news did not get even 10 Circle city until
December l.. when there was great
stampede over the 50p miles intervening be-
tween there and the new fields.
'On August u George Croinack made
the first great strike on Bonanza creek.
and on August - seven claims were filed
In that region. Word was brought 20
FortyM;ie and Circle City. but the news
was looked upon as a gruhstake rumor.
on December Il authentic news Was car
ried TO Circle City by j. NJ. Wilson. OF the
Alaska Commercial Company. and Thom-
as O Brien, trader. They carried not
only news, but prospects. ana the greatest
stampede ever Known IN thiS part OF the
world commenced.
.'Of I'll the ao claims staked out on Bo-
nanZa creek, not one has proved blank
Equally lich finds were made on the 9th TO
the 10th on Dominion creek. Not less than
So, claims have been staked out on Indian
creek and the surface indications are mat
they are as rich as any OF the others. Inc
largest nugget yet found was worth SZo1.
TIE next in size was one found by j. tfem-
ents. worth s23l. The last four pans Gem
ents took out were worth $2wS. ana one
went $11S. Bigger pockets have been Struck
In other regions. but nowhere on earth
has so rich general find been made as IN
this section.
have reached 81. Michaels. Some brought
but a portion OF their cleanup. preferring
10 invest the rest In mines they know 10
he rich. Among the most lucky are:
u J. Clements, Of Los Angeles, who has
cleaned up about $i75o0o. He brought out
So 0oo. and invested the rest
out about s6s 90. and has si50.ooN 10 sight.
and claims his mine is worth sooeoe more
William Stanley Of Seattle, cleaned up
sise nssrsor carenee @ F9enk geTIy Ksler S'1. +
J. Kelly. s23eo: William Sloane, OF Ma
naimo $500.
There are some thirty more who will not
talk but stand guard over the treasure III
their s;ateroornS There are at least thirty
more men bringing from $3.50 10 s20es.
An this gold. and more TO come, is the
cleanup of last winters work. II must
all come out via st, MiChaels. and the bulk
OF supplies must go in that way. The two
great transportation companies pu.ninS IN
supplies are the North American 1ra1lng
& TRANSFORMATION Company and the Alas
ka Commercial Company
Further particulars viii follow In about
forty days on the arrival OF the next
steamer as Mr.. Stanley will remain in
Alaska and gather all the information he
can.
The following is an extract from letter
sent from the Klondike region by prom
inent and wealthy young business man of
San Francisco TO his brother in this city;
'9The excitement on the river Is indescrib-
able. and he output n the new klondike
district almost beyond belief. Men who had
nothing last fall are now worth fortune.
one man has worked forty square feet OF
his claim and Is going out with $4,000 in
dust ona-quarter OF claims are now seli-
ing al from 81 (rA TO so $50. The estimate
Of the district given is thirteen miles; win
which some are valued IS high as 81 $50
each AZ Dawson sacks of dust are thrown
under the counters in the stores for sara
keeping Some Of the stories are so fabu-
Iotis that | am afraid - report them. for
fear OF Dcirg suspected Ot the Infection.
Labor Is 81 day. and hoard. wish 100
dayeS work guaranteed so YOU can imagine
how difficult & is 10 hold employees.
III reports are true, II Is the biggest
placer discovery made in the world for
though other digsiugs have oeen found
quite as rich !n spots. no such extent Of
discovery has been known which prospect
ei M g.nrkei high Fialft through"