The record-union., 1897-08-01

steamer Walla Walla, which connected
at Seattle with the steamer City of
Topeka from Juneau and other Alaskan
ports. Several miners returned on the
Walla Walla, one of them with a bag
of Clondyke nuggets. Besides this gold
the steamer brought about $4,000
from the famous Treadwell mine on
Douglas island and about $50 600 from
the mines of the NoYell Gold Mining
Company on Berner's Bay.
Another rich strike on a branch of
the Clondyke was reported by Harry
Fitzgerald. who came direct from Ju-
neau. He says that the last mail car
rier from Dawson brought the news
that an immense strike had been made
by Curley Monroe, a Seattle man,
though the exact amount of gold taken
out was unknown.
Fitzgerald brings the news that hum
dreds of tons of supplies are stacked up
at Dyea waiting to be carried over
the pass, and that it will be impossible
to move all the goods before spring.
Juneau is deserted. Everybody has
gone to the Yukon. and the quartz
mines cannot get enough men to run
the mills. Wages are 50 80 to So a day
with board, but only fifty or sixty men
are working at the Treadwell now,
whereas 300 were working six months
ago.
Captain Thomas Wallace, master of
the steamer Walla Walla, describes the
excitement which prevails in the north
ern coast towns over the Clondyke dis
coveries as something past description.
You think that there is a good deal
of interest taken in the CIondyke here
he said, but what you see in San Fran
cisco is simply not to be mentioned
is nothing at all, in fact, beside the state
OF things UP north, at Seattle for in
Stance. Why, the people crowd the
docks and the steamship offices actually
begging and praying for a chance to set
sail 1t is no use telling them that the
tickets are sold, all the room taken and
such things as that. They insist that
they be allowed to go anyhow-that
there must be room for one more to
squeeze in, and that they don't care
what accommodations they have to put
up with if only they are allowed to get
on board. And this sort of thing has its
effect, too, for in spite of all sorts of de-
terminations to the contrary the steam
forced to grant some of the prayers
made to them, and the boats sail with
twenty-five or thirty more men aboard
than there was originally any idea would
be taken. There is no getting around it
the entire population up there is going
mad, and heaven pity some of the poor
fellows who allow themselves to be car
ried away and to go to the north without
proper preparation"
THE ROSALIE SAILS.
SEATTLE CWash.), July 31.-The
steamer Edith left for Dyea this morn
ing with 81 pack horses and 80 tons of
hay and feed. The steamer RosaIfe left
tonight carrying % passengers and
about 100 tons of freight for the Clon-
dyke
The Chamber of Commerce met to-
day to discuss the Canadian tariff ques-
tion relating to the collection of duties
on supplies of American miners. The
cons nsus of opinion was that the United
States should adopt retalatory meas
ures. A committee was appointed to
examine the details of the question and
win report at mass meeting on Mon
day night.
MAY LOSE THEIR CLAIMS
NEW YORK, July 31.-Numerous
corporations are being formed in New
York for the purpose of developing the
newly discovered gold fields in Alaska
There seems to be no limit to the capt.
tai here which is intended for these
new enterprises, and the excitement
over the reports from the Yukon is as
intense as that following the receipt of
the news at San Francisco of the big
strike.
The plan of the companies being
formed here is to send competent men
to Alaska to locate claims, and have
them properly registered under the
mining laws.
These representatives will also be GU
thorized to buy such claims as have
been registered.
Inquiries are made by New York cap
itaIists who are willing to invest in the
northern gold fields has resulted in the
discovery that the majority of the sue
cessful miners who have lately re-
turned from Alaska failed to comply
fully with the requirements of the min
ing laws in the matter of registration
This fact was developed when neg0-
tiations We're opened with the return
ing miners with a view to buying their
claims.
While they had realized handsomely
from their claims. they left them to re-
turn to San Francisco without register
ing them, and consequently found that
they cannot hold them.
Had the miners done so and brought
their certificates of registration down
with them. it is likely that the majority
Of them would have disposed of them
TO New York capitalists without much
trouble and for good figures.
Those who profess to know claim
when many Of the miners now on the
Pacific Coast return to renew work on
their northern claims they will find
them occupied by others who have dur
ing their absence obtained the neces-
sary certificates giving them legal pos
session of the claims.
RAILROAD TO CLONDYKE
WASHINGTON, July 31.-General
Duffield. in charge of the Commission
and Geodetic Survey on behalf of the
United States, spent considerable time
in Alaska. He expresses the opinion
that a railroad can easily be construct
ed from Taku Inlet to the Clondyke
gold fields, and believes the enterprise
well worth undertaking.
THE gold said General Duftield, in
discussing the question, has been