The herald., 1897-08-31

particulars of fabulously rich strike or
this tributary Of the Macmillan river
TIe and his partner went there from the
Yukon on information from an Indian
who accompanied them, last spring, and
he says that they have struck a locality
richer than the Klondike. In three
months they have made clean up oi
$685. 900. He says they have large buck
ct and bean can full of nuggets, and
although they have no scales, they be-
lieve it will reach the amount named
They have staked off five claims, and he
tells his wife to send four friends whom
he designates. as quickly as possible, to
locate the adjoining properties, the law
being that one man can locate only one
claim.
The letter was sent down by an Indian
who took $500 or $500 worth of nuggets
to lay in a fresh supply for the winter
Lennon says he will not be out before
next summer, and thinks his friends can
reach there by the middle of October over
the Chilcoot pass. Macmillan river is
between 200 and 800 miles south of the
Klondike, and until lately has been ar
unexplored region. He expresses fear OF
they can get some green vegetables in
but he adds that nothing would inducs
him to leave the diggings until next year
as by that time they are confident of hav.
ing several hundred thousand dollars.
MINERS LAW
VICTORIA, B. c., Aug 30.-An evi.
dence of how the law is administered in
the Yukon country is given in a letter
| received here. A packer named Rice
contracted to take a mans outfit over
the Skaguay trail if the man went to
work on the trail. The man went to
work. but when it was finished Rice re-
fused to fulfill his contract. When Rice's
train reached the summit with a load it
was seized by the mounted police and a
vigilance COMMITTEES and was unloaded.
Rice will not be allowed to do any pack
ing until he fulfills his contract with
the man who worked on the trail.
letter received from Skaguay states
that an Indian who came out from the
Yukon had reported that a boiler ex-
plosion had occurred on one of the
steamers going up the Yukon with a
cargo of provisions. Mr.. Peterson, who
came out from Dawson, says he also
as nothing of the kind had occurred up
to July 49, when Shelp and his party
the very last ones to leave left Dawson
City.
OF all the men heard of on the Skaguay
TRAIL and very large number of letters
were received today, only three, and
they had lighter outfits than the most
of the party, have got their goods
through to the lakes and are ready tc
sail down the river to the Klondike. Six
thousand or more are camped at Skag-
uay or are fighting their way across with
very poor chances Of success in most
cases.
THE STEAMER SAFE
SEATTLE, Aug. 30.-Anxiety as to the
fate Of the Yukon river steamer P. B
Weare is set at rest by Traffic Mana gel
Charles H. Hamilton of the North
American Transportation company, who
stated today that he had advices thai
the Weare was tied up near Circle City
repairing her boiler flues.
shortly after leaving Circle City" he
said today, the fiues began to leak bad
ly and the Weare was at once tied up
A new set of f1ues is being put in, and il
Two weeks lHS WedT6 Will resume mel
voyage down the river.
Il am sending north a complete new
set of boilers for the Weare next spring g
as the ones she has are worn out"
A CARIBOU CLEAN UP
VANCOUVER, B. c., Aug. 30-A tele.
gram was received yesterday from tbs
superintendent Of the Caribou hydraulic
mining company stating that the re-
suit of the clean up which was completed
on the 26th inst. the smalgam amount:
to $685. ounces of the estimated value OF
$50 500. This is the proceeds of forty
seven days washing with two giants
1t is thought that the total clean up fol
the season will amount to not more thar
$500
MAIL BY STEAMER
WASHINGTON, Aug 30-A new
steamboat mail service between Juneau
and Dyea, Alaska, the first stretch or
the overland trail to the Klondike region
was announced by the postoffice depart
ment today. 1t provides for the dis
patch of the mails from Juneau twice a
month mmediately after the arrival OF
the mail steamer from Seattle, and ar
irving at Dyea in twelve hours. Mails
will leave Dyea twice month within
about twelve hours after arrival from
Juneau, or in time to connect with mails
at Juneau for Seattle.
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