The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-11-04

SEATTLE. Wash. Sept. "a men,
Der Of the wealthiest police force in the
world arrived in the city last night with
his $4,000 In gold as the result Of two
years service on the Klondike in the
ranks of the Canadian mounted police.
8. r. Churchill is the name Of this
lucky officer. who Is worth anywhere
from $4,000 TO 100000. He brought
down a sack containing somewhat over
$40, 200 for spending money. He was not
proclaiming his luck from the masthead
and the fact that he had money was
overlooked by the press representatives
who boarded the steamer yesterday.
Churchill Is not the richest of the
mounted policemen by any means.
Some OF the members of Dawson's po-
all OF them have over $4,000. When
the strike on Bonanza was made Capt.
Constantine. in charge or the police.
allowed his men TO stake out claims
and file locations. They were not pei
mitted to work them. but hired ii done
on lays. AS a result the followin 5
claims are owned by policemen: S. Il.
Churchill, SO above discovery on Bo-
nanza; James Murry. one-half Of
claim "a on FL Dorado, II below dis
covery on Hunkers Greek and SO above
on Bonanza; J. Brothers, 81 above on
Bonanza: A. Ward owns 3S above on
Bonanza and an interest in SO above:
A. p. Zeller has sold his claim on Bo-
nanza for large sum. Others own
ing claims or portions of claims, none
OF which are worth less than $4,000,
are Policemen Pinkerton. Thornton.
Webster. Sinclair and Gowler
Hasn't Had Enough of II.
Mr.. Churchill commenced spending
his little stake last night by buying a
complete outfit from top to bottom. He
has q claim on Bonanza Creek. as Is
mentioned In the list above. and will
return to hook after his Interests. He
was at police headquarters all morn
ing talking over the Klondike with De-
tective Cudihee. He said:
1T will be wonder to me II more
than half the people at Dawson City
keep their stomachs from touching
their backbones II they remain there
throughout the Winter. There surely
will not be enough provisions. Even
last year, when there were not nearly
so many people and considerably more
provisions per capita, there was suffer-
ing. Even the mo1nted police had to
go on short rations. Well. I'm glad I'm
out Of It; II 1t is the richest camp in
the world, It may also prove the dead
liest.
That weare Affair.
Il was forty-six days coming out,
which breaks the record. 1t happened
that was passenger on the ll-fated
Weare, which was hard aground on
the Yukon flats thirty miles below Cir
Gle City. Going up two years ago We
were forty-six days. but that time we
were caught in the freeze-up, which
was nObody's fault This time II was de-
cidedly somebody's fault. The steamer
was coming down river one morning
with the captain and an Indian pilot AT
the wheel, when suddenly In going
around a sharp turn we ran aground,
the Indian pilot having mistaken his
channel. For seventeen days we sat
around and swore at each other. For ex-
erctse we waded around in the Yukon,
as the water was only six inches deep
where we ran aground. The steamer was
verylight and stuck in the middle. They
prled her bow off into deep water, and
at the same time pushed her stern hard
and fast on the sand bank. The Healy
came along and we got started again.
The accident to the Weare was caused
by the ignorance Of the captain, who
did not know his business 1t was a
five days steam to St. Michaels, but II
took us eleven days to make it the way
we came. only steaming few hours a
day. and tying up at night.
Dawson Is undoubtedly hot town.
Drinks are 500 a round and the
steamers have been carrying more
whisky than provisions. There Is death
from starvation staring them in the
face for this very reason. There was
40 caribou last season. and there prob
ably will be none this year. There are
A few moose around Dawson, but no
birds and few fish,"