The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-07-16

Stick George" In September last. at
the head o. a party OF Indians. he lcfr
his hut near Forty-mllo camp and started
In souiherIy direction. saying that he
intended TO 1nd new gold neld before
!. .s return Re CAME back two weeks
later una stariled the miners with the
announcement that forty miles away
there was gold TO be- found In plenty.
The streams abounded with the yellow
metal. and all thai was needed was
for somebody TO pick Il up. Many per-
sons locked 10 the place, and In time
the word reached Forty-mIle camp that
Untold riches could be found along the
bottom OF BONANZA creek and Us iribu-
taries. Men who had failed at the former
oahp Immediately packed their belong
lngs and set ou, for the new fields. u
was hard and trying journey. bu, that
was nothing with the promise OF millions
at the end Of the route.
The following Is an extract from a
letter received by the Excelsior and
sent from the ciondyke region by a
prominent and wealthy young business
man OF San Francisco to his brother In
this city:
"The excitemet on the river Ia inde-
rcrlbable and the output OF the new
Clondyke 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 one-quar-
ter OF the claims Are now selling at from
$500 to ss0.OOO The estimate OF the
district given is thirteen miles. with an
average value OF $4,000 TO the claim. In
which some are valued as high as $780,
go each. Al Dawson. sacks OF dust are
thrown under the counters in the stores
Tor safe keeping
Some OF the stories are 20 fabulous
that am afraid TO repeat them, for
fear OF being suspected OF the intec-
ton.
Labor is SIS per day and board. with
20 days guaranteed 80 you can imagine
how difficult 1t is TO hold employees, II
reports are true It is the biggest placer
discovery ever made In the world. for
though other diggings have been found
quite as rich In spots, no such extent
OF discovery has been known which pros
peeted and worked so high right
through"
J. Lippey who, up to year ago, was
secretary OF the Y. NJ. c. A. NJ Seattle.
brought back se5C0C in gold dust. He
had most Of his pile In large grip
sack, and 1t was about all he could
carry down the plank.
Mr.. Llppey was accompanied by his
wife. who went with him TO Forty-mlla
camp aud endured the hardships OF life
in that region OF the world. When seen
at the Palace hotel, Mr. Lippey said:
"The place is rich--wondersully so.
might say. It would be impossible for
me to even calculate its riches. l am
loath. however, to talk OF all this wehth
TO- the reason that It might induce
e-ple vino are no; htted financially
or otherwise to so to that district It
is not by any means an easy under
taking. /; IS filled with difficulties and
trials. such as one can hardly dream OF.
but II person is inclined 10 take the
risk do not believe that he can lose
by Il.
'The new mining camp was discovered
in September last and there are now
about 5000 people on the ground. The
place is about forty miles from Forty
mile camp and has been calico Dawson
City. | was among the first 10 arrive,
and to that fact attribute In meas
ure the success had. for do not
by any means say that there are not
other claims just as gooi as mine and
stil others which have not been located
How much did I take out? Oh, that
is something which do not care to say.
People have told all kinds Of stories
about my wealth. putting 1t from $780,
600 TO 100000. but that is a mistake.
brought down With me--wdl, say
St5,OeO, though as have not had the
dust weighed vet, I cannot be certain
as to that"