The San Francisco call., 1897-08-26

from the Kondke brought
out to-day by John Mckay the the Yukon
and lakes twenty-five days. breaking for the inland trip
When the steamship Portland Seattle from St Michael there VIII
not be enough figures on the fever show the increase the
nhe songoom and under Portland will SOOoo worth
o KIondike gold in
River steamer left weeks
she had corded her
amount nuggets and dust
taken out the creeks the land pauhn was ceesy thrown
off her lines and swung around to
follow huzzah thousand men, Mr. Mckay
eyewitness of the
others comprising the recobreang Archie Sp
Birch well Mckay have made several trips to
the Upper Yukon Their familiarity with the river enabled them to make
unsurpassed Dawson City week Mr..
formerly politician of Tacoma Wash He
his business and went into the Yukon country year ago last spring he got to
late file good He is
claim Upper
Mckay will his wealth. All he VIII say that he satisfied
He the heart jump and the pulses tng He said
"The that country than Of.
Victoria Creek named the Queen,
They were the 10th of last July
Th strikes expected out rich Ell Dorado and Bonanza
running
pan near up About
twenty claims Every expected to Weld
taken Bear Creek which
these discoveries known, comparative
the limited the
the creeks in that territory.
chunks
Bonanza and Ell Dorado but prospecting
make verv
rich finds The s around the creeks already filed being ped
Hundreds
Think of
dollars day Gold has become plentiful Dawson City
like
though keeps watu and that the
fellows pockets There danger
ate
aewad Everybody understands this and bolts and bars Dwson
MI Mckay nract the provisions
Dawson City He trading quantities
He that
asks When
pounds and pound and other uxu" proportion.
Very little fruit sight and comprised only which sold according
supply Plenty provisions
city and e when the river opened Eggs often soor much
which price at all where there much gold Mr. Mckay told
who He him
Just @ Ducks brought in by Indians sell for $50 each and other
The general price gddust City m per ounce The Canadian
Mckay
enmentis hoggng things around Dawson City, 1t charges
lumber from Government land and that
The sawm Dawson City, udge of
Yakima Wah is forced to add the Government royalty its price
The sawm capacity the mill
building good
property as placer claim
MI Mckay great growing City and
Canadian mining
ments are much too gh and the fees for mining steal He that the slightest
precpta
Every arrives
dissatisfied a
The Mckay the first considerable gdhuners going
from Juneau All Many up
pans wherever the notion struck them on the banks and bars the river and
thew
floating Mckay Schep Birch
had heard any new discoveries Stewart River They said there
everybody Dawson City when ntcpaed
plenty C idle when the rush
sleeps It shows how current and com.
gold Saloon doors Wilson of Juneau
the drinking weighing out
gold The scales in general use are honest When passes
EnOugh paw for the drinks
the tossed back its the
the oldhon game of beanbag which elderly the play
children Plain City, mixed drinks
of
Mr. Mckay he has
a
Gambling OPEN get SIS day. AT the one variety show if
show, nothing of how
City we'll town." is
cold climate Meals cost from
had Mr. Mckay estimated CITY at the
He he gets back
at eendof "
The and cheerful brought Mckay ma
Dawson City scarce as gold
the metropolis the Ell Dorado and McKav
that maiden innocent full of guile
thousands dollars gold dust within arriving at
will whisper
the lady number
Miss Lahore,
smn with her charms that he called the
wooed her with gold can
The she hecame -Wa