El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-10

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could regain the hills he succumbed
from loss of blood.-his veins being
ACTUALLY sucked dry by the pests. Mr..
Edw DIS WAS IN town last night, en-
deavoring to perfect other arrange
mems whereby he might get supplies
to his men.
Oscar Ashby and w. L. Leak were
offered SI50,UOO for their claims last
week. TIE offer was refused. They
say that their ground is worth as much
to them as to any one else, and Is not
in the market.
Various are the schemes by which
mineOwners secured men to work their
property. Dick Law has struck the
nealest thing yet. He sent over to
Juocau last spring for several bolts OF
Mosquito netting, and now the men In
ais camp are protected from the vOra-
ciOus little pests and can sleep. AS
consequence he has no difficulty In get
ting and keeping men. Dick is q good
fellow, and understands human nature.
Some Indians brought in three
moose and a carl ou tuesday. The
meat sold for 40 cents pound.
Over 100 men left yesterday and
Thursday for the Stewart river.
An epidemic of typhoid fever is now
raging at Dawson City. 1t will PROB
ably be checked before it grows to SER
ious proportions
Henry Ash has sold his saloon, 1.-The
Clonoyke,'' to Holden Stevens for
$50, 900. The transfer was made late in
June.
AS high as 5 per cent per month is
being paid for money at present In
Dawson City. Because OF the high rate
of interest much gold will remain on
the CIOnoyke that otherwise would be
exported.
Wednesday was the hottest day of
the year. The thermometer registered
80 IN the shade. The heavy forest fires
to the south ward undoubtedly increas-
ed the temperature to a considerable
extent.
Claim %, above Discovery, on Bo'
nanza Creek, still maintains its great
output. Michel u Densmore are
working Is men on it, and the dirt
washes out about 81, 900 to the box.
There is much dissatisfaction among
miners and trades people over the ac-
ton Of the river companies In limiting
The amount of gold they Will carry at a
trip. 1t is said that the Alice took
with her on y about $780, and the
Heaiy will not take 90 much. AS
consequence 1T is estimated That there
is over a million of dollars in dust aud
nuggets awaiting transportation at this
point.
A little excitement was OccasiOned in
the new bunker Greek district las.
week by reaeo on OF a strike for higher
wages on the part OF tae miners. They
were receiving 81 80 per hour aud
struck for Sl.75. A fter a short con-
sdltatlOn their demaad was granted.
Peter Aimley, a miner working for
Harry Mccullough on Bonanza Creek,
was Brought before Captain COnstsn-
tine last week, charged Win carrying
firearms. He plead not guilty. He
was fined sou.
Henry Eckley on Thursday filed
traosference papers with Cola Com
missioner Fa"cett, deciding his Claim
No. Ga Bear Creek to Mark Angel.
The consideration was S6o,OO Mr..
Eckley will take over $1UO,OOO with
MIN back to the states. He will leave
mere next week on the Portue B.
Weare.
James McGraoaham is the proud
father of ,welve-pound son. Mother
chi Id nj wall
A nugget was taken from claim 60,
below discovery ON Bonanza Creek,
the other day longer than the one
Bert Hud ION found IN No. 6. j. 0.
Hestwooo owns the property. This
last nugget is worth 1898. The Huu
son mug get weighed in Tor only 1851.
NJ NJ Caldwell sold one-half of
his interest IN u Bonanza last week
for 81, OOo, and at onca tepa red to
Becke q Wilson's dance hall to have |
a good time. In some manner he got
into row with Canadian there, and |
when they separated them Caldwell |
had eight knife wounds upon his per- |
son. William Oder sewed him up |
with a darning needle. Caldwell will |
leave on the Healy for Nebraska if he |
lives.
BY courier from Circle City we learn |
hat party of twelve men struck rich |
ground on ManOok Ci eek, 300 miles
orthwest of that point. james Lang
lord, who was first to bedrock, took out
% ounces from box and halt
Manook Creek is said to emty into the
Yukon. The news OccasiOned much
excite ment at Circle City.
The Rev. James J. Lanyard will
hold open-air services in DLwann City
Vt l / o'clock Sunday morning. All are
invited TO attend the meeting. There
will be good singing. Topic, The
temptations of a Mining Camp
Some Indians in last week from mo-
where in particular started wild rum
n that the long-sought TOO Much
3old'' Greek lay but forty miles up the
They claimed that they had
canned gold there for years Notwith-
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