The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-11
100000 IN GOLD DUST.
Steamship Cleveland Returns with
Miners from kIOndike.

SEATTLE, Wash, Sept. 10.-The steam
ship Cleveland, eleven days from St.
Michael's, arrived to-day. She brings six
ty-five passengers and about 900 in gold
dust. Thirty-eight of the passengers are
from the gold fields, and twenty-seven are
carpenters returning from st. Mchaels
where they went to construct boats for the
North American Transportation and Trad
ing Company. The story of the fabulous
wealth Of the Klondike Bonanza, Eldorado
and other mines tributary to the Yukon is
reiterated by the returning miners, but the
warning which has already been given to
stay away from the gold fields this winter
is emphasized by everyone on board. They
say that hundreds of people must go hun
CRY, and that many will certainly starve to
death, as the food supply in the country is
far below what will be required to keep
alive those already in Dawson City. The
steamer Excelsior, of San Francisco, left
St Michael's two days before the Cleve-
land, but when three days out she broke a
propeller blade and was compelled to lay
up at Dutcn harbor for repairs. The Cleve-
land lcft Dutch harhor Sept. 3, and the Elk
9Th.
The following is the passenger list of the
GHyer Jas aybe Grf Mps fFof He5 JShn
son, L. V. Hilder T.. Kelly, William Low
den, +. E. Leonard, Samuel Matthews,
John Quiner, J. Q; REYNOLDS, Frank ssgrin1,
II. Schroeder, William Sherman, L. j.
Allen, Fl. Anderson, p. Anderson, Mrs. r.
A Bieber, Miss Lule Burns, T. H. Beau
Burrows, "A. Bolthoff, Mike Proolardig, J..
Q. Berg, S. r. Churchill, Fritz Kloak Chas.
Engle, wife and four children; George For
man, Rudolph Lauer, Charles Ross, M.
Following is a list of the miners who
brought the largest amount Of gold dust:
Schroeder $4,000; Miss Lolita Burns, $1,000;
Charles Engle, 1000; A. Is. Barber, $40, coo;
Fritz Kloak, $4,000; Samuel Matthews,
5000; George Reynolds, 5000; NJ. Misa-
more, $500: Hans Anderson, $500; B.. An
derson. $1,000; James Gallagher, $1,000; Bank
OF British af bs9oS Colum6ia $SeC Ui,o,r
vivors of a most disastrous wreck in which
forty-two men lost their lives reached the
tale of one of the most terrible trips ever
taken in Arctic waters. The steam whaler
Navarch, of San Francisco, cruising in the
Arctic waters, got caught in an iceberg.
The particulars of the fearful loss of life
which followed the unfortunate ship were
not obtained by either passengers on the
Cleveland or her crew. They left St.
Michaels two hours after the nine sur
vivors were brought in by the revenue cut
ter Bear and were so busy setting ready
for their own journey they did not obtain
the full story. AS much of 1t as they know
is contained in the brief summary above
and few additional facts. After the
steamer became damned in the ice there
must have been part of the crew who tried
TO get out by working their way across the
ice. There were thirty-one of these who
persisted. Eleven more froze to death on
the boat, leaving nine survivors. These nine
consist of Captain c. A. Whiteside and
wife, the first and fourth mates and four
seamen. They made their way out on a
canvas canoe and reached Cooper island.
There they raised signals of distress which
were observed by the revenue cutter Bear
cruising north of Point Barrow. The Ma
varch was steamship of 1,7S3 gross tons
and 1885 net tonnage. She was 26S feet
long, 46 feet beam and drew 1917 feet of
water. She was built in 1877, and was
owned in San Francisco.