The sun., 1897-09-11
100000 In GOLD DUST.
BRoUG lit ON THE sTEAME cLETE.
LIND FROM ALASKA.

Ah0J "hNe-St"rfes % h''sfFN- sSe ~S"i'"N
stnr'A"o"-stere" Closing their Doors !"
save the hemnantS "h 'ne S'"cAs "' Eoou'
SEATTLE, Wash, Sept. 1o.-The steamer
Cleveland, which sailed from st. Michael on
Aug. 30. arrived in Seattle tonight with TWEEN
ty.fve passengers and 800 600 worth Of gold
dust. PurSer Whtback had personal charge
OF $3.50, 900 worth of 1t and estimated the rest.
The passengers were: A. j. Green s. God, John
Guyer, James Gallegcr Mrs A, p Henderson,
L. ID. Holder Phillip kclly William Lowden,
F. l. Leonard William sherman John Qunier,
Charles Ross, Miss f. A. Biler. Miss L. Burnes
T. III. Beaumont Mrs Barber H. J. Burrows
A. Bolthor, NJ. Brocardia, j. D. Bergie, s. II.
Churchill, Fritz Cloak, Mrs. Engele, George
Foreman, r. Eleur
T. j. Allen had $50 900 worth of dust. taken
out OF Miller River. where he and his two part
ncrs took out $B5 600. Samuel Matthews and
GcorEe RAYMOND have $4,000 zach. Charles
eugce, who returns with his wife and three
children, brings out $50. 700 in dust, and H.
Schroeder. A. II. Barber NJ. Missmere. B. An.
derson, and H. Anderson have about So 900
each. Tho rest is divided among the other
passengers, who refuse to divulge the amour 8.
rb... ,,. So ,..,.,, % r.. A., -
A"e,o Hfo no SonSls sulnehts Oh oust 10 cona'
pSnles or INDIVIDUALS excepting SS,ooo to tho
cleaned nm ~, ooo
All returning miners tell the same story re-
n,ir.rs Oh, ,,,,. =. t. a. -, -, o, -
base o. su,pios , % nrEI, 50 rs M asrin .a1n
the country. through tcar of starvation. At
| s., Michael pr.na -,tions ara h.i,, r,aJ, 20
take care of several hundred of them. Five
steamers and TWO barges have gone UP the Yu-
koa TN, scuson thus far carryina, A rtL.e oI sr
! $500 tons OF supplies. 1t Is stated that not
ovef ljGo tons or this Is food. so that the sit
u~''on Is more alarming than was reported by
! tAe plSsenSers who came down ON the Port
land. Last winter 1000 men were on the
AlondlAe with better provisions against want
.AAn Is In sight for the go" at Dawson and in
! E.vSc,rors 49,, ,, s,ra,,r,Ii,,,. g., -, ,h, 49,.
Nemo'herS are now seraSslhs In at the rate
half of them are well proyisIoned.
| A. no,,.or r,i,v 49,, s,,,,,,I,. ,,.., %, t,,-.
the time Hcaly canio away that several stores
! had closed their doors, announcing that no
moro gooas would DC sold until more steamers
! arrived. Since the early part OF July tho limit
OF SAFE to any one individual has been single
| SACK u uour. general eAouu down the river
is expected by tho miners. Twent-. ship car
Brothers, returned by lac Cleveland. II wa
| the i1tention of all 10 20 to The h.oud.ke on
4 starvation prevented hem from going be-
fore spring.
| Masamore, former resident OF Portland.
o., brings good reports from the new d Sy, ngs
on Munook Creek and has 5000 il dust from
there, He says Of these aisgings:
The Nun ook is named after AN old Indian
who made the first strike. The. discoverer is
working his claim with the all OF his son and
bids fair to be rich The Murook runs tnto the
| Yukon 400 miles below Circle City. IL was
discovered on Aug. Is, TWO years ago, and now
has 100 locations tlet. About sixty men are
| working On the Munook and its tributary,
Hur ter Creek. The cleanup Tor two months
| WORK on one OF the best claims thi spring was
vantage OF being easily worked. Discovery
claim Is only four miles tion the mouth OF ths
! river, anL on Hunter trGt< iEe Discovery Is
right ct the mouth
There IS lots of gold; 1t seems to be every
There is none TO spare the Munook and no
pace 10 get any. When the Healy called al
MunQok on her way Up the river, her Captain
81 :..s :ooS.. .ie ci;.soI {, sell any, -4yts
hs must go through with such provisions as he
he'd. | myself had orders for s2, 900 worth OF
grub, but could get nothing. That settled me
| pasAed up for home and secured passage for
St. Michael on tae Healy. When / heard Q!
iEe The number Piiins into the country l was
glad Of the step nad taken
''Iarce OF my fellow passengers down the
riTer took PASSAGE at St Mchae! on the EX
Se!sor. she saLcd three day IN advance ot US
| but y as forced to lie up at Dutch Hdrbor. [ ma
!a4ka. With a broken propeller blade, The E7.
celaor Is a bonanza boat this trip. She can dis
sod ad Saaoi a oG9 o 5srs
aboar!: i-.d w"uid not II could. The uI.Ii ~
n'en or the country are al discouraged at thC
ru.H and don want 20 give ont news which
will maze matters wo.-e. Iae fact IS the news
! Will not be exciting by the boats This tai!
There will be any numb OF passengers bU
little gold. You will notice, too. that nobody
Is travelling second class
When | went in tni- spring Bonanza nnG
Il Dorado creeks ;ec.u Al. located and wa stoG
no time that district. After taking part il
several PUSHES | concluded 10 Try the Munook
which wa beginning TO a.tFact attention
TanAna River, which heads up near Forty Mi,
and empties into the Y.SOn 500 miles 4uuth O
f~F - al FNrttr u~N1l -
waters good deal OF talk is heard OF Cop
per River. This heads on the other side ut a,