The herald., 1897-09-11

sior. His interest he sold out entirely
for a sum he declined to state.
EEgle's family consists of his wife and
four children. The two youngest chii-
| cren, aged 18 and months, respectively,
were born in the gold country.
Another of the Cleveland's passen-
gers was Hans Anderson of New York.
He has been in the country only since
last spring and is not very enthusiastic
but will return next spring with sufiic-
| lent food to last him three years. Au-
derson has been prospecting during his
entire stay in the country and thinks he
has good claim. He says there will be
! intense suffering this winter, and ad-
vises everyone to keep away until
spring. Anderson brings with him about
$4,000 in gold dust and nuggets which he
accumulated during his stay.
/ S. r. Churchill of the provincial police
stationed at Dawson City, who came
/ down on the Cleveland, is interested IN
some valuable mining property on Bo-
nanza creek and is returning for the
purpose of purchasing supplies for the
development of his claim in the far
|
years and will return in the spring after
making the rece ssary purchases. N.Y.
! Churchill says there will be great
amount of suffering this winter on ac-
count of the scarcity of food. 1t is I'M
possible to buy food at either Circle
City or Dawson at any price.
81 am satisfied with the country and
/ will take number of my friends with
me when l return in the spring. There
are only three hotels in Dawson City ana
meals consisting Of bread. coffee ana
baked beans cost 81. 50 and this Is consid-
cred cheap. Lumber costs$150 per thou
sand feet and is hard to get at that"
The Cleveland has on board three men
from the schooner Boreas, which was
lest in the dense fog last month. They
were three days and nights in an open
boat without food or water. When fina!-
ly the fog lifted they put into Dutch har-
bor. where they boarded the Cleveland
and worked their passage to this port.
M. MissInore. of Portland, who was A
passenger by the Cleveland, brings about
$4,000 He was the sole representative on
the Cleveland from the diggings on MI
nook creek. Since the early spring he
has been in the Klondike country fol-
lowing the varying fortunes of pros
pector and now he is returning to nls
home successful. 1t was scarcity of food
which forced him to leave and when ne
goes back in the spring it VIII be with
large outfit. THE Minook," he said,
sis named after an old Indian VINO MADE
the first strike. The discoverer is work
ing his claim with the aid of a son, and
bids fair to get rich.
"The Minook runs into the Yukon
400 miles below Circle City. 1t was in
August, two years ago, it was discovered,
and it now has eco claims on file. About
sixty men are working on the Minook
and it's tributary, Hunter creek. Tha
cleanup for two months work on one of
the best claims this spring was 122
ounces.
There is lots of gold. 1t seems to be
everywhere. But the cry of the people
is for grub. There is none to spare on the
Minook. and no place to get any. When
the Healy called at Minook on her way
I'D the river her captain was besieged
by twenty men for the privilege OF buy
ing food. He refused. saying he must
go through with such provisions as he
had I, myself, had orders for $4,000 worth
of grub but it is impossible 10 get 1t.
| 1.-The Excelsior is the bonanza boat
this trip. She can discount the Cleveland
on both passengers and gold dust.
cannot say how much there is aboard,
and. was not informed. The mining men
of the country are all discouraged with
the rush and don't want to give out news
which will make matters worse.
| "A good deal of talk is heard of Copper
river This heads on the other side of this
ridge from which the Minook springs,
and the two rivers are in manner asso-
ciated by an interesting incident. With
the government expedition, which, under
Lieut.. Mills explored the Copper river
to it's head, crossing to and descending
/ the Minook was cook and general
rous.tabout The ex-cook now has the
richest claim on the Minook river.
Stewart river is being kept pretty
quiet. Some. of the new corners are break
| ing for there, and the gen eral impression
is that gold dust has been struck. Don't
| forget to caution people who do not care
/ to die against going into the Klondike
this winter"
Two brothers, Robert and Chas. Carl
son, rich claim owners in Bonanza. died
on July 18th of typhoid fever. They had
sold their claim in the spring for $4,000
and were preparing to leave the country
for the winter when stricken down by
disease.
The former partner of the Carlsons Is
passenger or the Excelsior He is said
| 10 be lying at the point of death, and may
| not reach San Francisco to enjoy the
wealth he has earned.
p. Kelly, young man on the Cleve-
land from Bonanza, told the story
briefly. He said: "The Young brothers
had been among the fortunate ones who
arrived On Bonaza in time to secure
good claim. During last winter they
worked hard to prepare for the spring
thaw. Their labors were rewarded With
gold dust, but the strain on their con-
stitutions proved too much for the
young men and physical collapse fol-
lowed
1 Mrs. A. P. Henderson of Chicago, one
of the returning passengers, has been
in the Yukon since early in the spring
Her trip north was for the purpose of
gathering material for newspaper and
magazine articles. Speaking of her ex-
perience Mrs. Henderson said: "I would
not live in the Klondike country for all
the gold there is in it, Dawson City is
one Of the most immoral mining camps