The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-20
MANY BRING FORTUNES
OTHERS GLAD TO GET HOME
ALIVE
D0DGING THE CUSTOM DUTIES
Exact Value Of Gold Dust and Mug.
gets Brought inaNot Known but
Exceeds Amount Given
Associated Press Special Wire

SEATTLE, WASH, July 19.-The North
American Trading and Transportation
company's steamer Roanoke arrived here
at $3.50 this afternoon from st. Michael,
Alaska, with 240 passengers and with about
four tons Of gold which, reduced to dol
lars, amounts to between a million and a
half and two million. OF this amount, tine
Canadian Bank of Commerce had 5000
ounces and the North American Trading
and Transportation company 10000 ounces.
Probably so per cent of the returning
miners have fortunes averaging at least
$4,000 each. The following Is list OF those
having the largest individual amounts:
List Of Lucky Ones
william Sloan, $4,000; N. Barrette, $780,
900; Alexander Boudette, $50. 900; George N.
Belden. $51.OO0 H. G. Anderson, $4,000;
Frank Conrad, $4,000; James Ladd, SAC, 900;
Edward Monahan, $4,000; D. L. Spencer.
$4,000; A. D. Gray, $40, 900; Joseph Chronds-
ter, S20,000 w. F. Cobb, 81, 900; Asa McIn-
tosh, SIS 900; J. A. Miller, $12 900; Ola Olson,
$4,000; Swan Peterson, so. 900; J. s. Opdell,
$4,000; Frank Smith, 5000; H. Lackman.
eS,ooo; Robert Insley, 5000; Edward Simp-
son, $1,000; Charles Welsh. 5000; Robert g.
Walker, 5000; c. H. Cheatwood, $4,000;
Jack Shay, $4,000; w. H. Dryden, 5000;
Frank Leslie, $1,000; J. Merritt, 5000; Johr
White, 5000; e. Singleton, $1,000; Charles
Allen, 5000; J. C. Stewart, $500; Thomas
Beveridge, $500; William Marshall, $500;
william Briggs. $1,000; w. j. McAlpin,
$1,000; David Renick. $500; Alex Little.
$500; James Reed. $1,000.
Dodging the Duty
The miners were very reticent about
amounts they brought. The reason for the
observance Of such secrecy lies in a desire
to evade the payment Of the 10 per cent.
royalty exacted by the Canadian govern
ment. In very few cases have the min
eli, paid royalty for the full amount taken
olt of their claims, and many OF them have
sr-dggled out larger sums than they will
admit.
Joaquin Miller, the well-known poet, who
was an ong the Roanoke's passengers.
briefly expresses the general tenor Of the
= .tories told by the Roanoke's passengers as
follows:
1.-The Klondike mines are certainly the
richest ever found on the face Of the earth,
but the gold is tenfold harder to get than in
any camp have ever known"
1t is stated that the shipment Of gold
on the Roanoke would have been much
heavier had those in the interior not felt
some apprehension of an attack at sea by
privateers.
The North American Trading and Trans
portatlon company WILL it was stated, ship
the most Of it's gold on the later boats.
Some Of the wealthiest miners will come
out later In the season.
News From Dawson
DAWSON CITY, June Is, via Seattle.
July 19.-The output of the mines Of the
Yukon district this year, while 1t has
reached between $1O0OO.O0o and SIS, 1000. 900,
has disappointed even the more conserva-
tive estimates made last fall and based on
the prospects then existing. Three things
have contributed to shorten this spring S
clean-up-the Canadian royalty lack of
men and lack of strengthening food. One
of the most prominent civil engineers on
the Pacific coast, who has spent this win
ter in the mines. has said:
Considering the fact that less than 1000
poorly fed men have gotten out this winter
almost SIS, 0o0, 900, the Klondike has made
q showing that entities it to consideration
as the greatest gravel deposit in existence
and the richest in the world. The placer
mines of California in early days are its
only rivals"
The great riches of the bench claims on
French. Chief Little and Big Skookum
gulches continue to be the wonder Of min
ing msn in the interior Of Alaska. A claim
owner on French gilch offers a standing
bet Of $40, 900 that he can rock out Of his
claim single handed 5000 on any given
day. These benches are old river beds,
which have been broken up by an eruption
of the earth.
Claims Not Cleaned Up
continuation Of the old river bed has
been found near Hunker creek, and while
but little prospecting has been done, 1t Is
thought that 1t will turn out very we'll.
Eldorado and Bonanza creeks have proven
all that was expected Of them. Much more
could be seen in actual results II the clean
up had been completed this spring. But
that royalty may be called Off and the
early drying up of the water, which could
be used at slucing, has caused many big
claim owners to leave about a third Of the
dirt taken out on the dump. The wash-up
has been completed on very few claims,
and on fewer still can a statement be OBJ
tanned as to the real amount of the clean
up. This makes 1t impossible to state
positively the output Of the Mines OF the
less known streams. Dominion creek is
giving evidence of mineral deposits which
may make it known a. the richest strike
yet made.
The conflict Of claims. owing to two dis
coveries allowed, Is about settled and there
Is. nothing to interfere with the develop
ment Of the mines. Hunker creek IL rich
in placers, but, unlike the rest Of the coun-
try, Is spotted. Cold Bottom is not turn
ing out as we'll as expected.
Many other creeks which promise well
have not been sufficiently developed to
make an estimate of their wealth safe. So
many are the disadvantages In mining IN
the Northwest Territory that attention Is
once more being directed to mines on the
American side.
Surprises in Store
It is believed that many surprises are in
store in this direction. Forty Mile creek
has been relocated, and many new claims
are recorded. Chicken creek, which has
been known for the last two years, but not
worked, will be developed this year. Can
yon. Nugget Gulch and Franklin creeks
pnd the bars on Forty Mile will be worked
by the hydraulic process. aad there viii b