The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-06
LATE PASSENGERS
FROM LAND OF GOLD.
Dr.. G. O. Savage and W. j. Nc
Neil on the Trail Thirty-0ne
Days---Dawson Quiet.

Two OF the passengers On the Seattle
left Dawson December IS and were on the
srai, thirty-one days. They are Or. c. C.
Savage and w. j. Mcneil. DR. Savage re-
ports that the day before he left Dawson
a courier brought information TO the gold
commissioners office 10 the effec, that
bedrock had beer reached on Eureka creek
which IL a tributary OF Indian river. and
that from one claim dirt had been taken
of of bedrock that ran s. .s5 to the pan.
There Ii little that is news to repor,
concerning Dawson" said Or. Savage al
the Butler yesterday. The people there
are engaged In working their claims. and
the town itself Is very quiet. About all
the news that's going relates 20 the mines
ard every day reports are received from
the various streams as 10 the progress Of
development work. Every one In Dawson
IL hopeful for the future. and there Is "a
prevaient belief that large proportion OF
the claims located since Bonanza and Edo
RADIO were taken up viii prove 20 be rich
IN gold.
Both DR. Savage and Mr. Mcneil believe
tina, there wi, be conStan; trouble grow
Ing ont Of -he shooting array at skagway.
Mr. Mcneil stated tina; he was Informed
that the gamblers or the place had ar-
pointed committee Of their associates 20
raise means to defend the murderer, and
that legal talent would he employed in his
behalf Some - the gamblers. MIR Mcneil
said he was Informed, were organised into
bands 40 patrol the place and forestal any
attempt that might he made to lynch the
murderer
The law abiding element If the town. x
II understood. demands that prompt just
lee be metsd out. aad there Is possibility
that the tao sides viii clash unless the
authorities are able Ia cope with the stu
aflon.
DR. savage and Mr. Mcneil report shat
the trail vas blocked WITH snow coming
cut A blizzard ragged for several DAYS al
relis river. and for miles they had &c
break trail
veteran Nukoner, with over twelve
years. residence In Alaska to his credit is
Nj w. Mckanna. who arrived from the
north on the Seattle yesterday Mr. Mr.
Hanna established the first trading post
On Douglas island and entered The Yukon
eaiiee fer the frsg tisna in ISSe. ~ the
Butler yesterday - said that 10 is his
purpose 10 purchase a large outfit % pro-
visions and fniuegs supplies. consisting Of
lea tons. al az wh.eh VII be obtained in
Se2ttIe said RE.
II Was a. Forty~Nile creek during ~
excitement there. and when the Birca
creek AissrAeg was loss.ted went In with
the rush. when tse klendiko sas struck
I was az Douglas island. tut early IN March
l went over the PASS. reaching Dawson
June 9
Il left Dawson December e. atG was
serty days ~ the trail .Ahaus the oniy i'm
roF'aut news cSa give sea Is tha1 on
Nine Mile creek a tributary % lndlAa
river. which was located late in the fafi
several important strikes have bees made.
and reports from tAerc are very promising
On ore ~ the cia,rs or Nine Nsl~ creek
thty have a pay sfEvak seven faot throsasa
that rUn~ ~ cents 30 thr Han. large
rss-sbes of men are being employed CD -
claims on Ntns~Mfie creek ssd Il the re-.
suits so far obtained are a. te taken a 3 a
criterion. ihe probabilities are that -.
stream VII yield heavily g goaa -