The San Francisco call., 1897-11-30

vlsed her 10 lose no opportunity " so'
back TO the Sound or to San Francisco as
the risk of failure to get through was 'oo
great. They met the Alice going down
aad Mrs. Barnes transferred again ana
went out. The Bella got through, ana
one of the first M en- to board her was ). ~
Barnes. He has since adjusted MS ousi'
ness affairS, bought team OF cogs, anu -
preparing to go over the trail to ms "lie
the moment the ice on the river Will GEAR
him.
Looking from this picture of confusion
and distress to the other-that OF the goio
field and its richness-there is little Nhat
is new TO be said. Confidence In the rlch-
ness of the fl Id and is wide extent Is
un bounded. The scarcity OF provisions
has put a full stop to prospecting for the
time being, but il is accepted by all thal
that alone has prevented other discoveries
being made. The concentration OF 1000
supplies at Fort Yukon ana Fort Hamlin
will have the effect of sending the miners
back to Birch Creek and other aiggings
above Circle City and will greatly facili-
tate the boom at Maook.
The Circle City diggings have been
lOI Cois oathCUo-N
they We're previously to the Klondike dis
coverIes. the richest in the Territory.
They will, no doubt, recover themselves
this winter and Circle, the silent city,
will be itself again.
Here in Dawson the latest word to con-
jure with is Deadwood Creek. The stam-
pede to Deadwood took place on the night
of Septeln ber %, just three days before |
arrived here. Those who took part In it
breathe fast when they recall and try TO
de scribe it. Deadwood Creek is but three
miles down the river from Dawson, and
pties into the Yukon from the other
side.
About sixty men secured the tip or took
part in the race because they saw others
making the mysterious run. Landed at
the mouth of the creek, the struggle to
reach and stake close 10 the discovery was
desperate, and the weak were thrown
bodily from the trail and into the gulch
by the stronger who overlook them. 9th
ers, at the same time, ran through the
woods away from the trail or attempted
short cuts over the hills. Measurements
were made and stakes driven in panic OF
excitement. Claim-owners declare to-day
that the run was we'll worth while.
They say that 25 cents per pan is found
in gravel near the grassroots. None OF
them show any disposition to sell, but
declare an intention to work the ground
and wait for bedrock.
The strike among the miners on
Bonanza and Ell Dorado is tonight re-
ported to be spreading, and work has
practically been suspended over both
creeks. Men going up the trail are met
by miners posted along it and warned not
to work for less than 81 so per hour. One
man who had gone to work at 81 was Wis
tied by committee who told him he
would continue to do so at his peril. He
came out.
This is something of the condition here
at the beginning of winter and toward the
end of The great stampede OF 1897. The
whole story of that stampede is one of
loss, disaster and disappointment. 1t has
cost very much more than the sum of all
that has been taken out of the mines. The
clearing of the river has given opportu-
nifty to few courageous and experienced
men to at least attempt to get out by going
up to the Pelly River in small boats and
there taking the Dalton trail. Jack Dali
ton, for whom the trail was named, leaves
to-day with a small party.