Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-10-16
THEY BECOME RICH in A DAT.

story of Fabulous Fortunes Made in n
Short Time ls Brought Out from the
Riondlke.
Seattle, WASH, Oct. 13.-The steamer
City OF Topeka has arrived here from
Juneau, Alaska. Among her passen-
gers was John f. Maloney, of juneau,
who came out from Dawson City. In
an interview Maloney said: Hunter.
creek and Gold Bottom creek will equal
IL not rival the now famous Bonanza
and Eldorado creeks. More especially
is this true of Hunter creek. Location
No 33 on that creek is among the rich
est in the Klondike district. Many of
the claims on this creek will run So, 900
to the box. On No. 80, Eldorado, Alex
McDonald's claim, one man in a shift
and half (which is about 10 hours
shoveled in $4,000. On Skoolsum
gulch, which enters Bonanza No 2
| above Discovery, on Locations Nos. 1
and 2, L saw $50, 900 weighed out of two
box lengths.
Mr.. Maloney saw a 16-quart brass
kettle filed with gold dust in the cabin
of R. L. Dinsmore, Harry Spence, Bill
McFee and others. No. 81 Bonanza,
owned by Oscar Ashley and Billy
Leake, will produce 81, ,OOO,o 900.
Ten days after the boat left for down
the river, taking the gold, the North
American Trading and Transportation
Co. had $3.50, 900 in its safe at Dawson.
This shows how rapidly the gold accu.
mulates. Mr.. Maloney says that over
81, 900, 900 will come out this fall
/ sto cfo oplxo nt
gold, he said, leach with the owner'E
name on it. Alex Mcdonald will pro-
duce the largest amount. His various
interests will yield from $4,000, 900 to
81, ,000,OO this winter. These figures
are staggering, but true"
The statement is made that Henry
Bratnoble, agent for the Rothschilds
who has been several weeks at the
diggings, offered $1,000, 900 for ten
claims adjoining on Eldorado, but the
offer was declined.
Maloney offered SsOO,OOO for a one
half interest in claims Nos. 35 and 81
on Eldorado, which offer was declined
Charles Anderson, on claim No. 2S, or
Eldorado, panned out $500 in three
hours. This was on August 6.
Washington, Oct 13.-Sheldon Jack
son, United States general agent o.
education for Alaska, writing from st
Michaels under date of September 10
has sent report to the interior de
partment regarding the gold boom
He says:
81 am still detained at this place
waiting upon the movements of th'
revenue cutter Bear. Since reaching
here, August "a, several expedition
of miners have arrived from Puge
Sound, Seattle and San Francisco
They bring with them lumber and me
chanics, expecting at this point t.
build small steamers and barges il
which to proceed up the Yukon to th
mines There are eight or ten of thes
vessels now in the harbor and Is NOR
are expected from the south.
1.-THE season is now closed for get
ting up the river this year. The mos
that the miners now here can do will
be to get perhaps hundred miles u
the river, then go into winter quarters
erecting log huts for shelter. Thos
that come up later will be compelled
winter at this place. AS all these pee
pie were pledged to be taken to tn
mines this fall, you can imagine tha
!; there is not only much disappointment
but also much anger that is liable a
any moment to break out into ope
| violence,