The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-22
A SCORE OF 100000 MEN.
Graphic Description of Wealth From a
Newspaper Owner.

BINGHAMToN, N. j., July ala. r.
Company, is at St. Michael's Island, 80
miles north Of the mouth Of tho Yukon.
He writes. under date of June 81: "The
Portus b. Ware came up the Yukon to.
day. Husbands, fathers and friends held
up nuggets Of glittering gold or bags Of it
before the eyes Of those aboard the Port
land, and tho news was shouted across
that great strike had been made.
Circle City Is busted. "Only three white
est mining region on earth to-day 'Hur-
rah for the new proposition Circle City
is tho silent city, ...--
"Tho Ware brought down about OIL, 900. :
900. Many OF the returning lniners will
not talk. but with grips bcgs, strong
boxes, belts, tin tomato cans and other
odd receptacles filled with the gliJterin 6
metal sit on guard in their by 6 state
rooms.
The purser Is the treasurer of the smaller
holders. and from him l obtained the fol.
lowing figures: For Stanley 81 Wordcn
he has $50 900; r. McNulty. SEQ. 600; Hen
ry Anderson, $40. 0C0; G. ID. Myers, $4,000;
T.. Moran $4,000; Joe Cozlios, $4,000; N.
Il. Pickett, $4,000; Victor Lord, $500; G.
A. Brannnn, $1,000; Albert Gray, $1,000; n.
Murcer, $4,000; John r. Motfett, 5000;
q. II. Loveland, $500; j. II. Hatterinan,
S12,5o0.
Other men have sums far in excess Of
these, and while some Of them have given
tho pursor from 5000 TO $4,000 each to
keep for thom, retaining from O,O00 to
Sl0O000 themselves, others have retained
all" 90
HUNDRED THOUSAND MEN COMMON.
Clarence Berry has ,0c0; Henry And
=.
J. Clements. $50, 900: Frank keelor, 500 OCO;
II. J. Kelley, $4,000.
Tho following men refuse to make state.
ments, but have from $4,000 to 100000
each: Frank Phiscnter Nat Hall, A. Nc
Kcnsio, B. Il. Purcell o. Finstead, Charles
Silvorlock, jeremiah johnson, Pete Cope
land, Q. Il. Myers, Il. Bellinger, R. If.
Blake, 'Too Burgoyne, William Sims, John
j. Motfatt, Joe Derosher, Joseph L. Bon
Lovoland, N. Mercer, Charles Emcher,
Harry Oleson, Charles Anderson, Henry
Plate, Henry Doray, Honora Gotlhier and
John Williamson,
II talked with many of these. One q
poor boy Of 23, seemed dying of scurvy
In answer to my questions as to how big
stake he had, he raised his CLASSY eyes
and said;
Don't ask me questions, I've had good
liCh illlu laFu LUCK.
81 was told that ho had about $40, 900 for
his eighteen months of privation, but that
he had hardly paid expenses before he
made his strike last December. j. j.
Clements of Los Angeles had $4,000 in
gold dust and nuggets, and had left
Sl25. COO invested in othor claims than
his own He was going to Los Angeles
to invest his money in real estate. He
has 4 wife and two children and is 81 years
old.
lie showed mo ono nugget worth s231
and others of smaller size, ranging from
So to $50. ljc begged of me an orange
and in exchange offered me nugget Of
gold worth about S. which I refused. l
secured some raw turnips for him and his
comrades, and was given all the cigars l
would take. These cigars cost tho donors
6O cents u piece. Several Of tho lucky
miners went aboard the Portland and
there guvo the steward $50 for o dinner Of
seven dishes.
The largest nugget yet found was picked
out by Burt Hudson on Claim Six of tic
Bonanza. and is worth littlo over S25O
The noxt largest was found by j Clements
and was worth $93l. Tho last four pans
Clements took out ran s., 600, on an aver
age of $500 oach, and one of them went
$775. A. young man named BeeCher camo
down afoot and by dog sledge. Hc brought
$4,000 to $1,000 with him. You will find
moro gold in circulation in Dawson than
you ever saw In all your life Saloons
take in s3, 00O to s. 900 each per night.