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The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27
AUSTRALIA TO ALASKA,
The Steamer Mariposa From the
entipodes Carried Party Bound
for klOndike


The steamer Mariposa, which arrived
here yesterday from Australia, had on
board party of pros pectors who are on
their way TO the Alaskan gold fields. In
the party were James Conley. Coolgardie,
w. A.. John H. Verran, p Uren and T.
Kennedy from Kalgoolie; Thomas Burke
and H. G. Hoult from Taree, Thames,
New Zealand; E. Michael, New Guinea,
and w. Verran OF Great Boulder
]. II. Verran, who acted as spokes m n
for the party, which is stopping for the
present atthe New Wisconsin ii otel, sa d ::
I'VE have joined together for the purpose
OF going 10 the klondike regions in a
search for gold. and we are determined 10
do so or die. We were in Australia pros
pecting for some time, but the country is
positively no poor mans country Water
there is very scarce. The only water we
were able 10 get where we were in the golu
fields was condensed salt water. We could
not get even enough 10 wash our faces and
saved tea. which was made from the con-
densed water, merely for the purpose of
Cleaning TIE dirt out of our eyes occa-
sionaliy. We made fairly good wages
while there. but we have left it, hoping TO
make a small fortune in Alaska.
1--WE Will try 10 90 through the Chilcoot
Pass, butif we find it impossible 10 pass
through before spring We will 60 to the
Copper River district for few months.
We were in Australia for three years and
hope to do much better in Alaska. Our
stay in San Francisco will be short, but
we have made no definite arrangements
for our departure as yet. Without doubt
we will leave inside of two weeks, if we
can make the necessary arrangements"
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27
GOLD KINGS
BACK FROM
THE NORTH
Continued from First Page.

ness in Eureka, and in April OF this year
went north to try and build up trade in
my line. l went over Chilcoot Pass, TAX
ing four men and four tons of provisions
l. took three weeks to 60 over the pass
and three more to reach the KlonGike
At that time packing rates were 10 cents a
pound. l reached the Klondike at ciean-
up time, sold nv stuff at the rate of $4 for
81. getting 81 % a pound for bacon, S. per
DOZEN for eggs, $6 a sack for -four, 81 a
pound for potatoes so cents each fof let
ters Dawson City was then but baby,
but saloons, cabins and dance halls were
fast being built.
"In two weeks I entered into deal with
Joe Morse of Montana, by which l secured
a half interest in a claim next to a claim
that was running IS cents to the pan, on
sHunker Greek. Since then we have been
able to do some little work on our claim,
y and are we'll satisfied with the returns.
Fhe richest man in Dawson City to-day,
so far as l know, is Skiff Mitchell OF
Eureka. He has been there eleven years.
In Eureka he was a Ium herman, but
never made any money and poverty drove
him north. He has made one trip out OF
the Yukon; that was five years ago, and
that was when he had only $1,000. Last
winter he struck the klondlke, coming
from Circle CITY. To-day his claims on
El Dorado and Bonanza creeks are as good
as the United States Mint. One claim in
particular, No. 26, on Bonanza Greek,
above Discovery, yields $4,000 10 the box.
He owns it with Frank Dinsmore OF
Maine. To show that it is all RIGHT l
will say hat last spring their cleanup was
Sl13. 600"
D1nsmore SAYS that Mitchell is worth
81, COO, 900, and that be will have an i'm
mense fortune when he comes out. To
show that Mitchell has good reputation,
D.nsmore says that he was in Mitchell s
bin when man came in with 81, 900 in
an old fiour-ssck He put it on Mitchells
table, where it lay for two weeks exposed
10 the view of every one who entered
Tom Mitchell, brother of Mitchell. has
arrived. and Skiff will send him south a
rich man.
Hum boldt Gates of Eureka is worth
$1CO, OCO says Dinsmore. "His claims are
on El Dorado. Bonanza and Hunker
creeks. He and his partner went there IN
February last, located their claims,
worked them Two months ard took out
SIS 900. Scarcity of water prevented them
from doing much this summer. Gates is
pot more than 81 years old, and has been
IN the Alaskan country three years. His
brother, Edward, has just arrived, and
Will be taken care OF"
DinsmoTe asserts positively that the
Kiondike country is essentially winter
diggings, and that the coming winter Will
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27
PREDICTS MUCH MISERY.
Frank HennesSy Tells OF the Dam
gers of Attempting to Cross
ChilCOOt Pass.

PORTLAND, Or, Aug. 26. Frank
Hennessy, an attorney of this city, who
started for the Klondike on the first trip
of the steamer Elder, has returned. He
went as far ss Dyea and says that the out
look there is sufficient to dishearten the
most enthusiastic goIdseeker.
1T Is impossible to satisfactorily pic.
ture the condition of things at Dyea,"
said Mr.. Hennessy. ut would require
personal inspection of the place to gain a
thorough idea of it. / took one look at
the Chilcoot Pass and that was enough.
How the thousands Of men there ever ex-
pect to scale those almost perpendicular
heights is something that puzzles me.
No white man lives who can 60 over that
pass with more than forty pounds of
freight, and what are those men with one
and two tons each to do with all their
stuff?
THE Indian carriers are shiftless indo-
lent, independent, and often times impu-
dent. They work when they are inclined
and charge % cents pound for packing
about seven miles. II would take a for
tune to enable a man to get through in
proper shape at that place. That is why
are sensible too. l wouldn't undertake
that trip this year for all the gold in the
Klondlke country. You may look out for
stories of terrible suffering from Chilkoot
Pass. Lives will be lost and hundreds of
! men injured and disabled from various
causes. The situation will undoubtedly
| assume an aspect that will excite pity.
Many of the miners will find themselves
without food or money, and unable to
either move forward or return home
Then will come suffering that will have to
| be relieved in some manner.
"Take the Yukon River route, is my ad-
vice 10 persons who contemplate going to
Dawson City in the spring. No sensible
person will attempt the trip this year.
Tn4 Yukon route is safe way and per-
son can enjoy some degree of comfort,
even if it is a long and tedious trip"
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27
The Braves Suspected Him of
Having Carried Off a
SQuaW.
SEARCHERS FIND HIM IN
SORRY PLIGHT.
His Captors Preparing to Start a
Fire Under Him When Scattered
by a Squad.

UKIAH, CAL, Aug. 26.-Consternation
prevailed at Camp Macdonald last even
ing because of the disappearance OF Ser
geant Mulgrave of Company ], a favorits
with his men. When it was learned this
morning that he had not returned and
had been missing twenty-four hours,
squad was detailed 10 make diligent
search for him in and about the several
gulches which traverse the country.
On coming upon small opening in the
woods, Private Eckers, one of the squad,
espied the missing man tied to madrone
tree some distance off, surrounded by In
dians. Eckers called the attention of his
comrades to the plight of their officer,
and, after q consultation, the squad
charged on the Indian bucks, some of
whom were preparing to build tire be-
meath M ulgrave, with the hope OF forcing
him to reveal the whereabouts of Elhullo,
the daughter of one of the foremost of
the tribesmen. Eihuilo was known to
have become enamored Of Mulgrave. and
the braves naturally concluded when she
was missing that the officer was response
BILE for her disappearance. The Indians
were routed, and Sergeant Mulgrave was
returned to camp. more dead than alive.
The weather has turned cooler and every
one at Camp Macdonald feels relieved.
Rife practice for the Barrett State trophy
was concluded by the First Regiment this
| morning. The result OF the third days
shooting follows: Company K, thirty
nine men, Ais; Company C. th1rty-nine
men, 394; Company F, forty-two men,
4S3 Company G, nineteen men, 260. Com
pany f stands highest in the regiment.
Tomorrow the regimental competitive
shoot for the Macdonald trophy will be
held. Ten men from each company will
participate in silhouette shooting under
direction of Lieutenant w. I'll. Tobin, regi-
mental inspector of rifle practice.
Five hundred and nineteen men are in
attendance. Captain George Filmer was
| the officer of the day and Lieutenant Otto
F. Huber officer of the guard. The resi-
| ment was reviewed this evening at dress
! parade by Colonel Macdonald, retired,
formerly of the First Regiment. A recep-
| tion and ball were tondered Captain Mac
donald and the officers of the regiment
by the citizens of Ukiah this evening.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27
CARE or SCHOLARS SIGHT.
Or. Gieoves of Dunsmuir Gives Id
vice to Teachers at Shasta
Retreat.

SHASTA RETREAT, CAL. Aug. o.
To-day's proceedings of the Northern
California teachers convention were the
most interesting thus far this week. DR..
Bailey Jr. of Berkeley gave a scholarly
address on ''the myth and the novel" J"
and was followed by Ernest n. Henderson,
teacher of psychology at the State
Normal School at Chico, on "the course
of study"
DR.. Gleaves OF Dunsmuir, probably the
best authority IN this portion of the State
on the subject. delivered lecture in the
afternoon on "refraction." The lecture
was thoroughly scientific, but with illus
trations it was rendered plain and In
tensely interesting to the laity. He de-
ciared that no portion of the human
anatomy was so little understood by
schoolteachers as the eye, and yet every
one of them should have some knowledge
of the subject tor the sake OF the many
pupils who unconsciously suffer from de-
fective eyesight.
State Superintendent Black and Dr..
Bailey delivered farewell addresses, as
they boarded the souIhbound train this
afternoon. They gave the teachers some
valuable advice. Tonight there was q
general discussion on various subjects.
The serious illness of Professor Ham
ilton Wallace, principal of the Yreka
High School, has cast general gloom
over the convention. He is one of the
most scholarly tutors in the State, and is
exceedingly pupular. The Board OF
Education met to-day and postponed the
opening of the Yreka High School for one
week, or until September 8, in the hope
that Walace's condition would prove
less serious than is now apprehended.
The election of officers will take place
| on Saturday morning and it is generally
conceded that Superintendent o. E.
Grave of Tehama County will succeed
superintendent G. H. Stout Of Butte
County as president of the association.
Stout does not want the flee again.
Superintendent G. S. Smith of Siskivou
was slated for the position, but as Shasta
Retreat will be selected as the permanent
meeting place for the convention it was
thought polite 10 select president from
some other section, so that no member
could say that Siskiyou was aspiring to
all the honors. Smith will be elected
vice. president.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27
Santa Rosans OrganIze.

SANTA ROSA, CAL, Aug. 26.-The arti-
Gle to-day in The CALL from Alaska has
stirred Up the citizens of Santa Rosa, and
this afternoon meeting was held for the
purpose OF organizing party of sixty
men 10 start for the Alaskan gold fields
early next spring. The organization when
complete will be on the lines adopted by
Joseph Kuhn of Port Townsend and ex-
United States District Attorney William
White of Seattle. Each of the sixty men
will put up $500 in money and will have
TO undergo medical examination before
he is finally admitted to partnership. The
organization will charter q schooner and
will explore the Copper River region in
Alaska. The schooner will sail up the
river as far as practicable, and if deemed
necessary steam launches will be used
where the schooner cannot 90. The full
complement of men is already assured,
but their names are withheld for tn e pres
ent for various reasons.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27

furnish employment to all who are there
and willing to work and to 5000 new
corners. Wages will continue at SIS a
day. Dinsmore says that the rich miners
want to get the gold out as fast as possi-
tie. and for that reason will pay big
wage. There is no one at Circle City or
Forty-miIe, and it is difficult to get a man
10 rem-fn at either place 10 hold down
claims all of which falling to compete
with those of the Klondike must remain
for the present undeveloped.
There is room in Alaska for 5O,UO0 more
miners. Mines which pay from 50 to Slo
a day may be found without dlfhcuity'
but no one cares to do any labor In that
direction, because Klondike wages brings
them SIS per day A miner can 1--we al
Dawson City for So, and if he brings his
own provisions, he spends comparatively
nothing. There were when Dlnsmore
left $500 people at Dawson City, and l5oo
| in the diggings.
Dinsmores trip down the river to st.
Michael. and from ST. Michael to Seattle
was uneventfuI. He vii! go to San Fran
ciSco IN. morrow.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27
OBJEc7-LESSOE FGR HOOKER.
While Sailing ON the Sacramento He
Sees Barge Grounded ona
Sund-Bar.

SACRAMENTO CAL, Aug. 26.-Con-
gresham Hooker, chairman OF the House
Committee on Rivers and Harbors, was
the guest of the Chamber of Commerc, at
the Sutter Club At luncheon to-day. After
Iunch on the committee having the guest
in charge took him for two hours ride
on the Sacramento River. They went in
a steamer supplied by Captain ]. II. Rob-
erts of the Sacramento Transportation
Company. Congressman Hooker took his
position in the pilot-house with Captain
Roberts, who showed him a number of
charts of the river and explained TO him
it's condition. The vessel vent down the
river mile and half to the Paine break
in the ievee, and on the way soundings
were taken at frequent intervals, which
showed that the river had an average
depth of but little over four feet.
Before the end OF the down course was
reached the Congressman was treated to
frst-class obj ,ct-lesson in the way of
lum ber-laden barge stranded on sand
bar in midstream. 1t was explained to
him that such disasters were of frequent
occurrence, and that boats had to feel
their way along and were subject to so
many delays that river navigation was
slow and expensive.
In coming back the boat ran to point
half m lie bove the mouth of tue Amer
lean River, and all the way up bars that
were constantly shifting their position
were pointed out to the Congressman.
He was shown the great bar in the mouth
of the American and was told all about
the snags that were brought down with
every freshet and lod ed in the channel,
where they obstructed commerce. He was
also told of the breaks in the levees and
the great sandbars that formed near the N.
The party returned from the trip shortly
before 3 O'Clock this afternoon, and at 3
O clock Congressman Hooker left for Ma
rysville, where he will remain as the guest
of Manager Phipps of the Anti-Debris
Association until the Oregon train leaves
after midnight tonight, when he will con-
tinue his trip to the East.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27
ENDS LIFE WITH n BULLET.
David 5. IuthitI, Prominent In PORT
IGnd, Con, ,fnfts SHicid~.

David 5. IuthitI, Prominent In Port-
IGnd, Commits Suicide.
PORTLAND, Or, Aug. 26.-David S..
TuthiIl, a prominent citizen and cashier
for the firm of Allen & Lewis. committed
suicide some time between IL o'clock last
night and this morning. When his
sister went to call him, as was her custom,
she received no response. Opening tine
bedroom door she found her brother
stretched on the bed, dead, with gaping
bullet hole in his right temple.
It is the general opinion that TuthiIl
was short in his accounts. The opinion
is based on the fact that yesterday he
decided all his property to The Security
and Savings Trust Company for a nominal
consideration Tuthil. had been con-
nected with the firm Of Alien & Lewis for
nineteen years He was native OF Ellen
Vile, n. Y, where his parents s.i reside.
He leaves widow and one daughter.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27

heard during the progress of the fire in the
school building. The reports were sharp,
but not heavy. The theory of incendia-
rism is generally accepted. No one had
been inside the building the day before.
1t was empty. the carpenters having Just
finished the work OF preparing 1t 10 re-
celve the furniture.
During the night second alarm was
turned in for blaze in T. A. Bells barn
on o street, it hnving caught from spark
from ,he academy fire.
About o'clock this morning fire broke
out in some sheds in Chinatown, and for
a while it seemed that the whole OF that
part of town would be destroyed. The
fi-emen. by hard work, confined the blaze
to the sheds.
This evening three barns in the FORTH
ern part of lhe city were destroyed. They
belonged 10 ]. w. Reese and w. r.
Thomas. How the fire started is nys-
tery.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27
nErERANs AT A CLAMBAKE.
DenfSems of Camp Wdlker Are Hartn1
n R0V0[ Time.

q ROy1t Time.
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Call. Aug. 90
The second day of the Central California
Veterans Association was marked by a
much larger audience than was the first
day. During the afternoon literary exer-
cises were held, the main features of
which were addresses by Commander
T. w. Lincoln and Rev. Z. II. Lawr ence.
The old soldiers joined in mum ber of in
spring war songs and adjourned finally
for big clambake, which was patronized
by hundreds.
The camp has been designated. under
orders of Commander Lincoln, as Camp
Walker. In order for the more speedy
transaction of business w. T. Eddy Of
Templeton has been appointed assistant
adjutant. DR.. Wells has been appointed
department surgeon and phys clan. 1t
was ordered that the annual election of
officers take place tomorrow.
A telegram was read announcing that
Department Commander n. P. Chipman
of the Grand Army would arrive on Fri
day from Red Bluff and would address
the association in the evening. To-mor-
row afternoon an address will be delivered
by w. II. Whelan.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27
AWAITING THE PORTLAND.
There Is a Possibility That the
TreasureLaden Steamer May
Be DELAYED Several Days.

PORT TOWNSEND, WASH. Aug. o.
At o'clock tonight nothing was heard
from the steamer Portland, and the wire
to Tatoosh Island, the most western point
on the coast, was down. There is great
uncertainty about the Portland's arrival,
and it is possible she will not put in for a
week. In all probability the Yukon
River steamers, for which the Portland
was expected to wait were DELAYED, and
then the Portland had about 1900 tons of
freight on her upward trip. which ship
ping men say would require at least ten
days to unload on lighters and if sufficient
men could not be secured several days
longer might be required. Either ofthese
obstacles mentioned would put the Port
land from one to three days behind
schedule time.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27
sentenced for sln,.gh,erin, sh.ep.

SALT LAKE. UTAH. Aug. 26--A special
to the Herald from Vernal, Utah, says
Judge Dusenberry to-day sentenced James
Mckee, who was convicted Of slaugh tering
sheep, to five years In the penitentiary. A
certificate of probable cause was granted
and an appeal made, the bond being fixed
at $780, The jury in the case of George
Mckee this afternoon brought in verdict
of guilty of grand larceny.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27
UTICA FIRE EX7INGUISHED.
Superintendent Lane Orders All O
the Miners to Report ON Duty
at Once.

ANGELS CAMP, CAL, Aug 26.-The
fire in the Utica mine is under control,
and the mills have started. Superintend-
ent Thomas T. Lane has issued notice
for all the miners to report on duty. He
is highly praised for the excellent judg.
ment he displayed in combating the
flames. He has saved many thousands of
dollars to the company, and restored the
confidence of the business community of
Angels and the surrounding country.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27
Athletes Going to Alaska.

On the willamette, which will leave this
City tomorrow for UHalaska, are two ex-
OIym plans, who are in hopes of striking it
rich in the far north. They are Peter Nc
Intyre, the ex-champion long-distance
runner OF the Olympic Club, and Herbert
Atchinson, late bookk per for the club.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27

two miles long. Much bad trail can be
avoided and time saved if some enterpris-
ing individual would establish a ferry
system on the three lakes which parallel
the trail and which are about fourteen
miles long. WILLIAM ]. JONES.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27
Pirates Lctnin q Crsfr.

ROME, ITALY, Aug. 26.-Italy has wired
to Morocco Threatening to dispatch a
man-of-war to Tangier unless the crew OF
the Italian brig Fiducia is released Moor
ish pirates recently attacked and plum
dered the Fiducia and detained the crew.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27
pRIcE OF CknKALs BURDENsoME
Socialists Urge deduction of the Dutiss
Cereals.

PARIS. FRANCE. Aug. 26.-Premier
Meline, replying to-day to a deputation
OF Paris soc alists who called upon him to
urge reduction Of the duties on cereals,
said that the agitation in that direction
only existed in Paris. Marseilles and other
large towns, and was visibly political
anu electoral maneuver. which, he
added, would again aggravate instead Of
alleviate the situation, and merely en-
courage bull speculation.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27
MANY FIXES At FRESNO.
Belief That Imcendinries Started Il
lend e,n,s (ouH Lar1fion.

dcademy Conf '0raffon.
FRESNO, CAL, Aug. 26.-There is con-
siderable speculation over the origin of
the fire which destroyed the Catholic
Academy building and the adjoining
home of the instructors last night. AS
vet no satisfactory explanation has been
offered for the explosions which were
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27
Every One a Peach.

The styles are so street.. Ho1O
pretty our tots do Iook in those
cute Brownies. Mama hugs
'eno and papa Kisses 'en1. That
s1UeW Suit in blue and bro1U,o
t1Cine cheUiots and tam Doi.r-
tures, handsomely embroidered
Uest. the collar 1Cith many ro1Os
of soutache braid, good 1Oi1ater
WeiSht. Double the money is
nearer the value. The last
days at
--SS. 3d.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-04
Sic WANIEn sNAkEs

The Regulation Kind That Are Seem
IN DeIirium Tremenn.
DO you keep snakes2' she asked, az she
peered through her glasses at the parrots
and Guinea pigs in the bird store.
Z have a ella monster and some chame-
Icons, said the bird man.
Il don't think they would answer. You
sec what / want is a regular snake, one of
the long field kind that are not poisonous.
/ may alp well tell you that my husband has
taken to drinking and I want the snake to
put in his boots"
'Jf I were you," said the man, I'D wait
and It he keeps on drinking he'll see snakes
anyhow"
mo, he won't, and he wouldn't care if he
did # they weren't real. But if he sees a
live snake he'll quit, and I'm going to try it
on, Couldn't you get me some?"
1esms 1 can fill an order. If you call
around tomorrow you can get the snakes Z
and the man took down the address Of his
customer.
Its q test case" he said, as the woman
went out, Nand / feel sort Of curious to know
how it will turn out. Ny idea is that the
husband will be SO mad when he finds the
snakes in his boots that he'll 20 out and get
drunk as a billed owl, but maybe it will
work. the other wRy-we1l hope it will"
Then he sent his boy out to hunt for
snakes in the hedges and bitches Of the prai.
rle.-Chicago Times-H Herald.