Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18
SULPHUR GREEK.
This Stream in Alaska Seems TO nC
Rich In Gold,

Ahlh SNEch1l III AtAhANa seems TO lie
Rich IN Gold.
Seattle, Wash, Sept. 14-Sulphur
creek, branch of Dominion creek,
which is tributary of the Indian river,
is the scene of the latest gold excite
ment in the Klondike. From accounts
of the new district brought down on
the schooner Southcoast it seems that
the new diggings will rival even the
famous Bonanza and Eldorado. Gold
was found just below the surface run
ming $34 to the pan. Two men took out
$500 in day by simply prospecting
their claims. A stampede followed the
reports of the new finds, which reached
Dawson City August Is. In week 500
men had crossed the mountains be-
tween Eldorado creek and Dominion
creek. They travelled day and night,
and in two weeks the whole stream
was staked out. This information, the
first authentic story of Sulphur creek,
was given Monday by John L. Light, of
Chicago, Ill. He left Dawson on the
steamer Bella August IS. He owns n
claim on Sulphur creek. He says:
when I first heard of the strike on
sulphur Creek l went over the mountains
to investigate 1t. / spent one day with two
brothers, the McKinnon boys, of yelling
ton, B. G. / saw them take out $500 in one
day from simply sinking two prospect
holes. The formation is the same as at
Eldorado creek and Sulphur creek bears
the same relation to Dominion as does Ell
dorado to Bonanza. The streams empty
into the Indian river. They are just across
the divide from Klondike.
"Of course when the news of the new dis
covery reached Dawson there was a great
stampede and hundreds left the Klondike
for sulphur creek. 1t Is all staked out
now"
Seattle, Wash, Sept. 1.-THE treas
ure ship Portland got away for St.
Michaefs at noon Sunday with a big
cargo, consisting principally of ma
chinery for four steamers which are
to be constructed by Moran Brothers
at St. Michael's this winter. One steel
steamer, the John c. Barr, was COM
plete.
Secretary Hamilton, of the North
American Trading and Transportation
company, was aboard. Inside the cap
tain's cabin are a dozen new rifles which
will be used effectively, if need be, to
protect the treasure which the Port
land will bring down from the Yukon
| mines.
Portland, Ore, Sept. 1.-THE steam
er Humboldt arrived Monday morning
from St. Michael. She brings II pas
sengers and about $4,000 in gold. The
Humboldt also brings news that the
side-wheel steamer Eliza Anderson
from Seattle, which was reported lost,
is safe at Dutch harbor.
Chicago, Sept. 14.-Vice President P.
B. WeaGe, of the North American Trans
portation & Trading company, has re-
| turned from the east after an absence
of four weeks. His trip was made to
facilitate the transportation of pro-
visions and supplies for the Klondike
gold fields. Mr.. Weare's arrival puts at
rest many of the tales of expected star
vation and extreme deprivation dur
ing the coming winter among the gold
miners which have appeared in public
print. Six steamboats, are reported on
the way to Dawson City with an aggre-
CRATE capacity of 1,SO0 tons of supplies.
These boats are reported by Mr.. Weare
to be within few hundred miles of
Dawson City, and are scheduled to ar
rive there inside of week, or at least
week before navigation on the Yukon
iS closed hy ice