The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-29

n the spring. I then bought a half In
teres. II No. 5 below discovery On Sui
phur for $40. go. half interest In No.
Is above on Dominion creek for $40. ana
q half interest n lay OF Ia feet OF 81
EIdorado. I also own No. on Ialcky
creek. of An-GoId; No. 81 on Colorado:
a half interest on Bryant creek together
with Tom Rockwell: also a half interest
in No. p on Montana creek with the
same man.
Il got these claims by hard rus,ilng
with my dog team The sled. dogs and
harness which I came out with. cost me
$50. I left my dogs a, juneau and am
going back IN thirty-five or ferry days
I could have sold out everything had be-
fore / left for $4,000. But I wouldn't DO
It. There Will be much suffering about
Dawson this winter.
We broke five sleds on the way out
John XIII, who was robbed % 900. gave
me one sled. At Lake Lebarge we
passed Detective Roberts and T. 3. Corey
They were getting along slowly and
sold them two dogs al $40 each 10 help
them through.
Judge Osborne has lay on No. 10 be-
low, on Bonanza He used 10 weigh 80
pounds. now he weighs IS. / stopped
at the Judges cabin the other day ard
he was just getting over an accident in
x. u
Collins has a cabin at the forks OF e.
dorado and Bonanza. He is going 10
open brokers' office. Or. Caldwell IS
doing big dentist business. Leroy
Tosier is working for McFee and Spen-
Ger. Detective Charles Phillips Is stop
ping al the forks OF Eldorafo and Bon
ANA. Walter Wood is clerking for the
North American Transportation and
Trading Company Frank Egan and Jack
Levy are doing we'll"
Not Enough Grub, hut 30 Suffering.
c. ]. Christie. of Portland. went In last
July and arrived at Dawson City. Octo-
Der q. He said:
II took several trips up different gu,ch-
es and sized up the situation with the OBJ
3ect OF reporting to my principals outside.
] found first of all that the grub situa-
ton received more attention than the
gold question, and that that was con-
dition which had existed in Alaska since
the miners had commenced TO go there.
About October / there had been a great
scare. The two transportation companies
had offered free transportation down the
river to Circle City and some had gone
down. The cry Of wolf, wolf, had been
repeated and even those who had ample
provisions became frightened and bought
more, which ran up the price as high as
81 per pound for provisions. This induced
great many men TO sell out and declare
their intention of going out up stream,
Or down TO Circle City. Presumably 400
men sold out. which meant that many
outfits 10 be distributed among those who
are left, in addition to those they brought
in themselves and those bought from the
stores Although l do not think there
is grub enough in the country, yet I do
not believe that any one will suffer hun
ger.
AS TO the gold prospects, / think Bon
ANA, Eldorado and Hunker, the three
early discoveries, the richest placer dig
gings ever discovered. There is no doubt
in my mind but that further rich dig
giugs will be found. The country is full
Of prospectors and the same conditions,
and the same formations prevail over a.
vast territory. but. owing to the difficult
ties of transportation it will take a long
time to prospect it. l found 1t the most
peaceful law abiding mining camp ever
saw. The mounted police stationed along
the line are doing everything they can to
help the prospectors and miners and les
sen their hardships If possible. I hope
the rigorous mining laws they are now
enforcing will lead a greater number of
prospectors next summer into Uncle
Sans domain. further down stream.
where l am satisfied there are as rich
diggings as In the Northwest territory,
When go in again expect to make the
trip IN twenty days"
"Output VIII startIe the World
S. G. Coffman came out and STONED at
his home al Juneau. He went in last April
with merchandise and secured interests in
claims on Dominion and Bonanza To a
Post-Intelligencer reporter on the steamer
Al-Ki, he said:
I'VE had scow with twelve tons
q
Horse without unloading a thing. II took
us twelve days to reach Dawson l paid
Jackson, the Indian guide 500 for bring
Ing me out and the others with me paid
the same. Jackson's dogs cost $3.50 each
and the provisions $3.50 per pound We had