New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-12
FROM THE YUKON COUNTRY.
ALL THE PROMISING CLAIMS HAVE AL
READY BEEN TAKEN UP.
PROSPECTS ON THE AMERICAN SIDE OF THE
LINE-THE GOLD pIGGrNGs on MiNooK

PROSPECTS ON THE AMERICAN SIDE OF THE
LINE-THE GOLD pIGGrNGs ON MINooK
CREEK-scARcITY or FOOD.
Seattle. Wash. Sept. u.-Among the passengers
on the Ceaveland. from ST. Michaels. was Charles
Ross. whose home Is In the Northwest Territory.
He accompanied the first detachment OF mounted
police into the Yukon country. and has been there
ever since. He chief Of scouts during the
Riel rebellion in the Northwest Territory. ana III
that campaign served with Sergeant +. d. hughes
OF this city. Mr.. Ross. during his residence on the
Yukon. visited and prospected in all the promising
mining sections He says that all OF the claims on
the tributaries Of the Klondke which show any sort
Of promise have been located During the summer
he put In his time prospecting Mr.. Ross believes
that the American side OF the line offers the best IN
ducements to miners. He visited Forty Mile Creek
and the camps on the tributaries. and found them
practically deserted everybody having gone into the
rush to the Nondike. abandoning claims on which
good pay could be made.
"Joe" Dyer and his partner. Matthieson. who were
working one claim OH Forty Mile Creek took out.
during fifty days OF the summer. $4,000
About sixty OF the passengers on the cleveland
and Excelsior the UP trip pooled their fortunes.
bought the river steamer ST. Michaels and a barge
for $1,000 and started up the river. Each OF the
sixty took 1000 pounds Of provisions and tools.
p. c. Richardson's steamer which Captain Worth
Is to take up about ready to start up the river
Wncn the tleaNeldnu lell o. hlcHdcs. one Hau
full cargo, and could have had any number OF pas
sengers for there were many there who could not
secure any transportation. Every one who came
out reported prices at Dawson City to be away up.
and. In fact. supplies can be bought at any
price.
Charles Engle OF New-York, declares that the
returning Yukoners the Cleaveland brought
down less than 100000 all told. T. j. Alters Frank
Segren and Herman Schroeder were the most pros
porous of the party according TO Mr.. Enge. The
others who had been in the country for some time,
were Samuel Matthews, of juneau jack Geger.
Helena: Fritz Kioke. Of New-York; Abraham Bar
bour, Of Oregon; 5. r. Churchill. of London. and
the the. Kiondike Mr. Engle believes that at least
$4,000 Is coming down on the Excelsior His own
Not more than fifteen hundred tons of supplies
will be got up the Yukon this season. according to
Mr.. Engles best Judgment and OF this amount
on.y fraction is food s.,s ., n,,to and ,,ur
children The two youngest children. aged eigh-
teen and four months respectively. were born in
Another Of the Cieavcland's passengers was Hans
of 0od a. s f sIen ys nxt
deLsoh brings With him sS in , god dust ana
"gfs Msamore Of Porand ore another
ger brings about 5000. He was the sole ,represen;
ae the Of the nswy cS S9 sGed
which forced him to leave a promising claim and
wa he os in the sad p"T w Is o Gs OF gold
It seems to be everywhere. But the cry OF the pep
pie Is for food There Is none to spare on the
Miuook and no place to get any. When the Healy
called at Minook her way up the river. her cap
tain besieged by twenty men for the privilege
OF buying food. He refused. saying he must 60
through VIII such pgCysons as he &c, could t
get nothing 4 packed up for home securing ing
bonanza boat this trip cannot say how much
there is aboard. and would not II | could. The
mining men OF the country are all discouraged with
the rush, and do not want to give out news which
will make matters
"a good deal OF talk is heard OF Copper River.
This heads the other side of the ridge from
which the Minook springs. and the two rivers are
in manner associated by interesting incident
With the Government expedition which explored &c
its head the Copper River crossing to and descend
ing the Mnook Il cook and general roustab bout.
The cook has now the richest claim on the river:
Stewart River is being kept pretty quiet. Some OF
the newcomers breaking for there. and the
general impression is that gold dirt has been struck
Do not fail to caution peoDle who do not care to
die against going into the Klondike this winter"