Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-07-22
SHIP GOLD BY TONS.
ARRIVAL AT SEATTLE OF A
CARGO FROM KLONDYKE.
Mines Wonderfully RIoh--Men Are Be
coming MIllIOnaires by the Discovery
--HardShlPs Are Met, but There Is
No Doubt ~ to the Gold.

SEATTLE, Wash, July 10. Gold in
Seattle to-day is weighed by the hun
bred pounds. The steamer Portland
is here from the Klondyke and has
brought in treasure weighing more
than ton and valued at not less than
$1,000 1000.
Shortly after the arrival two miners
Clarence Berry and Frank Phiscador,
carried a basketful of dust to the
Northern Pacific express office. II
weighed little more than 800 pounds,
and was valued, roughly estimated,
at SIS, 900.
The announcement that the steamer
Portland, from St Michaers, Alaska,
would bring down large party OF
miners, each loaded down with Klon-
dyke gold, caused intense interest
When the crew ran out the gangplanll
q hungry-eyed crowd watched the re-
turning Argonauts as they carried
their precious load ashore. First came
those with little buckslSin sacks, con-
tanning IS, 900, balanced on their shout
ders, Two men staggered along with
load of gold strapped in blankets,
and were humbly greeted by hackmen.
Others clutched small satchels, the
weight of which canted them to one
side, while others carried their wealth
in large black chests.
1t seems strange to gaze upon n
small satchel, tightly clutched by
brown hand, and realize that it con-
tains probably over $4,000, the re-
ward of untold hardsh!ps. The
blanket securely strapped and the
leather gripsack seemed favorite pack
ages for the precious metals. The
most fortunate miners were tendorfeet
who only went into Alaska last year,
the men who had seen years of hard
ship in Alaska having only few good
dollars to their names.
All unite in warning people who
contemplate going there to bring at
least years supplies and plenty of
warm clothing, for those unused to
frontier life will suffer much during
Jhe winter Provisions are extremely
costly, flour selling at $50 sack and
other articles in proportion, aud each
man should take at least ton of pro-
visions
The rush to that district only began
late last season BY burning the
ground to thaw the gravel, which was
hoisted up about twelve feet to the
dumps, where it was sluiced and
washed in the spring, miners were
able to work during the entire winter
Captain Kidston said that the rich
ness of the Kiondyke had not been ex-
aggerated. lie predicted that many
millions would be taken from the
placers during the present scuson-
perhaps as much as Sls, 100000
Clarence Berry, of Fresno, CAL,
Frank Phiscador Of Montana, and
Frank A. Keller Of Los Angeles, each
had from $500 to 100000 Henry
Anderson and Jack Morgan of Chicago,
William Stanley Of Seattle, and II. Me
Nultie and N. +. Pickett each had at
least $4,000 NJ. Mercer, J. j. Hitler.
man and ]. Moran had each from
Sl9, 100 to SIS, 900. Tho average pile of
dust on board the Portland was prob.
ably $4,000, and these people. the
captain said, are only handful.
Clarence Berry vas the hero of the
Portland A few years ago he said no
did not have sufficient money to nay
his house rent He saw nothing for
him in the United States and he went
to Alaska To-day he is "Mr. Berry,
the luckiest man in the Klondylcc."
He brought down with him $50 900 in
gold nuggets.
Henry Anderson. a native of Swc-
den, had no money when he left Seat
tie two years ago. Now he has SIS, O1O
and states that he received it for a
half interest in his claim.
Pack Horne, a pugilist, who used To
work for variety theaters on the sound
for $40 per week, displayed Sc, 900 on
the streets of this city this morning,
the result of years work
William Sloane, a merchant of Nan
aimo, Is. c., went North for pleasure
one year ago. He had no money. A
friend induced him to go to Elondyke.
He is now in the city with $50, 900, the
amount he received for his claim. lie
says he will not return, but advises
others who want gold to go.
There can be no doubt that the
strikes in the Yukon valley are the
richest ever known. Instances arc
common where pans of gold have
yielded 800 and occasionally much
more. 1t is generally conceded,
though, that all of the territory where
the richest strikes were made has been
staked and that so far as those dis.
tricts are concerned it Is useless for
any one to think of making locations.
But there are other streams, all OF
which are known to have gold bearing
bars, but it is extremely doubtful
whether their richness will equal the
famed Eldorado and Bonanza creeks
Of the Klondylse.
New York Has the Gold Fever.
New YORK. July 10. New York has
been touched with the Alaskan gold