The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-09-04
TIE GOLD FIELDS.
News from Dawson City, Skaguay
and Along the Trail.
Keep Away Until Spring..-lt is
Chilly in Winter Time.

The steamer Portland arrived at Port
! Angeles on August %. She brought a
number Of miners from the klondike.
Among the passengers was VIM. Ogilvie,
the Dominion government surveyor
for some wears, and who was on Lls
/ way TO Ottawa.
Mr.. Ggilvie SAYS the rich claims ef FL
dorado creek number about 40, and es-
| Inmates that at the rate these 10 claims
are now producing, and considering the
| ground vet to be worked in the next
! three wears, they will aggregate about
sixty millions of dollars. To this must
be added the favorable possibilities Of
new gulches and the development OF
claims already opened SO as to permit
of the greatest production. There have
| been other rich strikes on Stewart
river and Henderson creek, but none of
| these are as rich as Elderado creek
| Until the wonderful discoveries of klon-
| dixie were made ground worth ten cents
a pan and two or three feet Of pay dirt
| were considered very good, and miners
made fair money with rockers and
/ sluice. This year the miners are pass
/ ing entirely over ground of this rich
ness in their search for sand and gravel
| that will pay like that of the klondike
| discovery. Up to his leaving none of
| those claims showed signs OF exhaust
| ing Every one las large areas of ground
| to be worked. He says it is impossible
| to make anything like an accurate esti-
| mate OF the probable Weld OF the mines.
/ The ground is not at all even in rich
ness, the width Of the pay streaks varies
! greatly. The gold bearing region covers
! q zone embracing about 600 miles and
! lies on both sides of the boundary line
The most important news from ST.
/ Michaels L that the Yukon river steam
/ ers have let for their trip up the rluer.
/ 1t was not certain that they would reach
! Dawson this fall, in which case those
who left the Sound on the Portland as
early as July - would only reach Circle
! City before navigation closes. This
makes it certain that hundreds of min
crs who left on the Sound and Coli!ornla
steamers since August for st. Michae!s
! will have to winter there. At least they
can scarcely get up the river before it
freezes over soIidly.
4 II ,-o1-nl, +n,,,l,:,o. d,
! this summer nave had great difficulty in
| keeping their crews, who have caught
the gold fever Very soon after arriving.
| One schooner Victoria was entirely
deserted and her crew from captain TO
| cook, started up the river for kionlike.
| The crew of the schooner J. NJ Cole
man also endeavOred to desert, but the
attempt WAS discovered in time and by
the display Of fire arms the men were
compelled to remain on duty. Every
vessel from st. Michaels has gone away
shorthanded.
Thomas NcGee writes from Lake Ben
nett, BIC, under date of Aug. IS, CON
! tirmIng previous reports of The terrible
condition of the White Pass trail from
Skaguay, and relating the almost insur-
mountablc obstacles TO be overcome nv
the gold hunters who prefer that route
! TO the more formidable ChilkoOt Pass.
On the steamer Portland vas W. l..
| Gowler, CanadilnMOnniedP Policeman,
whose home is near Winnipeg, Man.
Ike went into the Yukon in in 1898 as a
! member Of the police force. Shortly
after the strike on the kloHdike he =
cured claim No. % on BoranZa creek,
and an interest in claim No II. On FL
! Dorado creek. These claims Will I'M
! doubtediy make him rich, as tLey are
showing up well.
Other members Of the mounted po-
lice force have also done wei, owning
claims and taking out all the way from
$1,000 to SIS, 900.
Mr.. Gouler warns people to stay
away from Yukon this winter, as the
food supply is poor and says there will
! be terrible pr!vatIons there this sum
mer. There are now 1900 to 5000 peo-
pie in Dawson City and supplies for halt
the number.
Seattle, Wn., Aug. 30-The steamer
| King City has arrived from DJ.oa anu
v!."-""y WIN the following news:
The new deputy collector of customs
at >ka%uay and Dyea has imposed a
duty Of 80 head on Canadian horses
! un!oaded at this port from Canadian
territory to be used for packing the
! owners outfits over the summit. Since
the new British collector few DAYS
ago announced that his government
/ would waive all duty on miners :
clothes and outfits, intended for per
sonal use, for the next six months, it is
feared this action on the part of the
/ United States collector will react on
American miners. The duty was paid
under protest. The collector has also
also assumed the right to appraise
goods here. An effort is being made to
improve SkagUav trail. Miners are
camped at Skaguav and on the trail to
10 work, while the citizens of >kaguav
viii furnish food and transportation of
supplies. Not less than 5000 miners
are between the landing any the sum
init All travel is suspended Trees
are felled across the trail and no ore
Will he allowed to proceed until the en-
tire trail is finished.