The record-union., 1897-08-27

J. S. Dinsmore, a well known merchant
of Eureka, Cal. Charles Vest of Port
land, Or; James McNamee, Juneau:
Joseph Lowe, Mayor of Circle City, and
Henry Ash and wife OF Dawson City.
Only three of the number have been en-
gagged in mining, but they are much
pleased with their prospects, and intend
to return in the spring. The total
amount in nuggets brought by the
Sanders is about $4,000.
McNamee took from his fourteen
claims $137, OO0 but reinvested most of
it. Mr.. McNamee said: There are
about $500 people in the Klondike dis
trict. and unless the Yukon steamers
make another trip this year there will
be a shortage of provisions at Dawson
The reports of rich strikes on the Stew
art River are untrue. Bars pan out
we'll, but no big strikes have been
made there during the last twelve
months. I think the entire Klondike
district has not produced to exceed two
million dollars. If we could have Sc
cured men to work our claims more
would have been taken out, but al
though wages are SO per day, men
desired to prospect for themselves. If
we can get men next season L believe
the district will produce eight million
dollars
Joseph Lowe brought down enough
to 'get back on" as he termed it. His
claims are near Circle City, and, he
says, promise we'll. He states that
Minock Creek, $50 miles below Circle
City, in American territory, has been
attracting some attention. Several
claims that have been located there
promise we'll Zone can see a wash
tub full of nuggets at any time in Daw-
son." he said. 1.-THE. camp is now
quiet, there being but one fight in
month. AT ST. Michaels there were
$500 tons of freight piled up when we
came down. In my opinion not more
than % per cent, of those bound for
Dawson by the river will be able to get
there before next year. I look for the
boats to become blockaded by ice, as
was the case for eight months last
year.
Dinsmore said: "There have been no
big clean-ups since the last of June
and the first of July. They have had
very little rain, and this has prevented
work being pushed. I estimate that
the Portland will not bring down more
than 100000, or possibly $500 900.
There is plenty of work for all those
who get on the ground this fall at S15
a day, because holders of rich claims
are DESTROYS of getting out gold as fast
as possible
Ash intends to winter here He adj
vises all people to stay out this win
ter, unless they already have mines.
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and says that the Bunker District is
one of the richest The Dominion
Creek and Victoria Gulch district are
also nearly or quite as rich as the Ell
Dorado and Bonanza. Mr.. Ash pre-
diets that at least $1,000, 1000 will come
out in the spring at first cleanup.
The Yukoners are of the opinion that
the value of the gold coming on the
Portland will be S750,000 They ex-
plain that while the product of Yukon
basin has been large, a great deal of
the dust has been reinvested, and is
held for development work on the prop
critics. There has been lively specula-
ton among the miners many Of whom
have not stopped to estimate the value
of their holdings. Ash has six claims,
and, like his associates in the Klon-
dixie, has reinvested all his gold ex
cept enough to live on comfortably
during the year.
Following is a list of the Sanders
passengers direct from Dawson City,
together with the amounts they
brought: James McNamee, Juneau,
$4,000; Charles Vest, Portland 5000;
Joseph Lowe Circle City, S15 900; Har-
ry Ash, $4,000 ]. S. Dinsmore, Eure-
ka Cal, $4,000.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PARTY.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.-The Geo
logical Survey will not send a party
into the Klondike country until next
spring. An appropriation of $1,000 is
available but this came too late for
use before spring. Before that time it
is anticipated that Congress will make
a much larger appropriation, probably
SO, 00O so that five parties from the
Geological Survey may be equipped
next spring.
The Bureau of Labor has not yet
heard officially from its expert who has
gone to the Klondike to investigate
the labor conditions. He has been gone
a month, and is thought to be well
along the Yukon by this time. A pri-
vate letter from him makes no refer
ence to the congested condition of la
Dor that had been reported from the
points leading to the gold country