New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-15
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA GOLD MINES
THE CI,oNDYKE CRAZE.

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA GOLD MINES
THE CLoNDYKE CRAZE.
San Francisco. Aug. 14.-The discovery OF
SAP 600 nugget in a Trinity County gravel mine
ana the reported finding Of other ricn oeposits
have aroused great interest this week IN NORTH
arm California mines. This mountainous dis
trict where these large discoveries nave oeen
made is remote from the main lines OF Ua'el
and because Of the heavy snowfall IN winter ana
the cost of getting supplies It has not oeeh
thoroughly proepected. There Is no DOUBT tha'
mos, of the gulches in this district would pay
handsomely and careful prospecting. wh'ch WI"
NOM ha carried on. will be sure to result IN the
finding of other bonanzas. The two 1raVeS
nro.bers who found the second largest nugget
ever discovered IN California. are cattle raisers
who two years ago went into mining. Oh'ii
RECENTLY they devoted themselves TO placer
mining. It is difficult to separate truth from
run,or IN reports which come in from THIS ne"
gold field, but q placer Is worth attention WIN"
produces in one week $4,000 In GOLD. Inc
Graves brothers have found nearly $loVoVV Oh
this. and two other poor prospectors cieaheo NY
500 900 in one afternoon. or course Hi '"e'o
rich discoveries were made In pockets. but the
gravel is rich and yields good returns Wherever
I. has been carefully worked An English syn
near Weavervile on which it will expend Soo"'
oOo French syndicate which recently pur-
chased the La Grande group of hydraulic mines
IN .bis county ia taking out $1,000 daily.
The DECISION 10 rescind the Canadian royalty
regulations in the new Clondyke mines WAS ca
,ec,.d here as all mining men in British Co
Iumbia were unanimous in their opposiion ~
The measure To have enforced this royalty
.t1a nj nNr
army q, police. and. as Frank Oliver. member OF
the Dominion Parliament from Alberta saiu'
The cost would be far greater than the pront'
,r,o so.,,rc aroused on this coast was bitter
AGAINST this Canadian method Of mulcting MN
ors ord anv a.ternp. to collect the tax would
have met fierce resistance.
I+is doubtful whether customs officers VIII Try
TO collect duty on miners outhts, as the cos'
and hardships of getting provisions, clo'hes ana
tools into the Yukon by way or Dyea are 81
great that few men will be willing 10 suon'i. u
additional burdens. Hundreds Of miners after
paying 20 cents pound TO have their suppi'e'
nac..d over Chilcoot Pass will not have enough
coin left TO meet the duty, when amounts ~
fu,1v one-tbjrd the cost of the articles. Grave
fears are exserienced here that hundreds OF
neon,e who are now on the Dyea trail will
blockade of freight at Dyea is so great that
largo mart Of II cannot he carried over the sum-
nit before snow falls. On Skagaway trail pros
nectors are in a worse plight as they are en-
tangled among lakes and will lose much time
,n finding the quickest route 10 the 1 uhon.
Nearly all the expeditions have Ieft TINS GU!
for the Yukon. Some OF the iatesI 10 ,sthoaI
are advertised to go by way or 81 Mchaei .
although the chances are all against making ,He
VOYAGE ND the Yukon before the river is cioseo
by ice
Abbott Kinney the new vice-president OF 'ne
Yosemite Valley Commission, mas peeTn =,
movement which If carried out VIII Iesui' III
cheanening rates TO the valley and great! I'M
proving the facilities for travel. MT kihne.
thinks that railroads and stage lines shoulu siNs
snec,al rates so as to encourage tourists anu
,bar large excursions should be organized uhuer
the auspices of the Order OF NatNe SONS, Ane
great majority OF the visitors 10 the Naie! III
past years have been Europeans ana Eas,ern
,"mrists Under this new scheme Californians
would be encouraged TO make the acquaintance
OF the greatest object of interest on inns coast
81 not in the whole country
The Tivol opened this week with season o,
Grand opera al popular prices whlch mas ihet
Wifh great success Michelena Mertens ana
Abramoff were well-known here. out Mlle.
Kronald Koert was new. 1t is astonishing now
we'll the opera was sung and staged wheh 1he
biebest rrice OF admission is half dollar Inc
Tvoli was the first house in the country 10 give
the regular opera in cheap style, as IL mas pge
given for years In Naples ana other i'a"""
cities.
last months wheat engagements were TWEEN
tyeight vessels carrying 5SS4 tons Ihere
were also twenty-six lumber vessels carrying
2722S tons.
REPORTS have been sent down from AIasha 81
wholesale assertions OF fishermen from ~ 81,
rar;as In order TO go 10 the Clondyke. the
FACTS are that the Pyramid Harbor CanneTy
was the only one which suffered from the golu
fe~er All the others employ Indians. VINO are
~. arectnd Inv the Clondyke craze. The salmon
catch is reported by the Alaska Packers AS
socia,ion as fully equal to that or last year