The herald., 1897-10-10
BACK FROM
KLONDIKE
Bringing Only Moderate
Wealth
THIS YEARS TOTAL OUTPUT
GUARANTEED TO EXCEED ALL
ESTIMATES
Twelve Hundred Hopeful Gold Seek
ers From Australia-ofacial
Extortion at Dyea
THIS YEARS TOTAL OUTPUT
GUARANTEED TO EXCEED ALL
ESTIMATES
associated Press Special Wire.

SEATTLE, Wash, Oct. 9-The steam
er Rosalie arrived here tonight from
Skaguay and Dyea. The Rosalie
brought down nineteega passengers, most
| of them from Skaguay Among the pas
sengers were six from Dawson City, who
came out over the Dalton trail. They
were Pat Calvin ard wife, Charles The
bo, C. F. Garrich C. II. Davis and a
man named Bede.
They had about $4,000 in nuggest
20 and arrived at Haines Missiov1 Sept.
23. Theyj report that rich strikes have
been made on Hupker Creek. which is
as rich as Bonanza or Ell Dorado.
| The total output this year will exceed
any estimate ever made.
| The Rosalie reports everything quiet
at Skaguay Many of the miners have
completed building cabins in which to
winter and others are cacheirg their
supplies preparatory to leaving ra3xt
spring when they will again try the
pass.
The Dawson passengers confirm the
previous reports as to the limited supply
Of provisions at that place, but they do
not think that serious suffering will re-
suit in consequence of the shortage. w.
H. Davis, in an interview with corre-
spondent of the Associated Press, said:
Only those who had given orders for
grub, ETC., prior to August 1st will sue
ceed in getting them filled at the COM
pany's store. There has ben consider
able sickness at Dawson this summer,
eighteen persons having died from fever
and exposure. No boats had reached
Dawson from the mouth of the Yukon
when we left. There have been no rich
discoveries made during the summer.
| All prospects, however are showing up
| wonderfully we'll. and next winter some
rich dirt will be taken out. In coming
out over the Dalton trail we experienced
rough weather on the summit and
tramped through snow knee deep. At
| Pell river we met two or three Seattle
people. They will reach Dawson all
right"
| The Rosalie's passengers estimated the
amount of gold brought down from
Dawson by the Calvin party at from
$4,000 to $4,000. None of the party will
tell how much he brought out The esti
mate of $12,0 900 Is considered to be an
ample one. One passenger says that
Calvin told him that the party had $780,
OO0, divided as follows: Calvin, $4,000;
| Thebo, so, 600; Garrish, $4,000, and Davis,
$4,000. This same passenger is author
| ity for the statement that Calvin was
offered 100000 for his claims on Hunk
ers, Dominion, Bonanza and Five Fin
gers creeks, but refused.
ENGINEERING WORK
| SAN FRANCISCO, Oct "a party
Of twelve engineers and surveyors left
| this evening on the Oregon express for
| Seattle, where they will be reinforceC,b by
eight assistants besides fifty others who
will sail for Chilcoot on later steamer
especially chartered for the trip. AT
| Seattle two hundred horses, hundred
| and fifty ca attic, feed for six months ac.i
| two hundred tons of general stores will
| be purchased for the use of the party
| during the long drive from klukwark,
| at the head of Chilcoot inlet, to Fort
| Selkirk, the head of steam navigation on
| the Yukon, a distance of 300 miles, over
trail inhospitable anG unfrequerted
| during the wiTAter. The expedition Is to
determine whether railroad can be
| built over this 300-miie trail. The en-
gineers will also try to locate a new pass,
| believed to exist north of the Chilcoot
The organizers of the expedition are
from Boston, San Francisco and Puget
Sound. and have formed company with
capital of 100000 to meet necessary
expenses. The party expects to arrive
In. january at Fort Selkirk, where per-
manent headquarters for railway con-
struction will be located. All the men,
hers of the party have been engaged for
two years.
| FROM THE ANTIPODES
VICTORIA, &. c., Oct. 9.-The steam
er Miowera, which arrived this morning
from Australia and New Zealand,
brought 1907 miners bound for the Klon-
dixie. All obstacles In the way of direct
steamer service between Victoria and
Dawson have been removed. The Ca
madam Pacific Transportation Company
got permission from the United States
TO builG, a steamer at ST. Michaels, OF
Canadian material. which had already
been sent up, and wher she is completed
she will be placed on the Yukon river,
| to connect with the steamer from Vic
toria. There is no difficulty isa the way
of transferring freight from one steam
er to another. there being a United
! States officer at ST. Michaes.
A THRIFTY OFFICER
| NEW YORK, Oct. 9.-The Suns
| Washington special says: The interior
| Department has received number of
complaints regarding the unique methods
employed by United States Commits
s'iorer John H. Smith at Dyea and Ska
quay AS a result special inspector Of
| the Department of Justice has been
sent to Skaguay to investigate the mat
| ter.
It is estimated that nearly $4,000 in
| fees have been obtained from citizens of
Skagpay by Smith and others. Smith
was appointed United States Commits
stone in July. The salary paid commits.
sioners Is only $1,000 They are permitted
;o'take fees. and Smith, it is. said, has ar
ranged 1t SO that within two mon tbs he
has gathered in as much in fees as his