The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-05

packer IN the Cascade mountains, has 3
Aerse rark train here and Is coming
money. He owns good properties on El-
dorado and BONANZA creeks
Fred 3. Johnson formerly q Victoria
football player. has been IN the Yukon
two years ard is working IN the brewery.
J. e. Anderson, % Victoria lately from
the South Africa gold fields. came in dur
ing the summer as the representative %
an English syndicate. purchased soma
claims and hurried OF to London
James Jackson and John Iathrop, one
Of the proprietors and reporter for the
East Oregonian. Pendlston. Or. are re-
ported 10 have contracted the geld fever
ard 10 be coming down the river.
NJ Shaw. boiler maker Of Victoria.
has promising piece of property.
George Hunt and James Harrison, Of Sc
attic. have good prospects.
Alex. Ranke. of Seattle, has made a
stake out of fraction on El6orado creek
and Is going home TO spend the winter
Charley Anderson. formerly chief Of the
culinary department on the tug Magic.
OF Port Townsend Is interested In two
good claims
are interested In some good mining prop
critics
John Dodson, OF Pendieton Or. IS IN
ternal revenue collector at Circle City. ana
occasionally comes 10 Dawson for a visit
Capt. Randolph and his son, Brooks
Randolph. OF Seattle have a lease to work
seyenty-five feet OF ground on claim *
on Bonanza creek this winter, and will re-
aiize a good dividend. They arrived In a
canvas boat after remarkably Quick
trip
Frank Ksane formerly tensorisl arts.
st the Hotel Northern. Seattle. arrived a
few days ago and will soon be In bust
ness
The Thorpe brothers OF Yakima. sons Of
Willis Thorpe. OF Juneau. are interested IN
Eldorado property and doing well
Fl. Fl. Osborn. OF Portland prospectsi
Lake Teslin last year and came 10 the
klondike last spring and Il doing well.
George Butler. OF Port Townsend Is en-
gagged In the liquor business and prosper
ing.
Peterson & Kerskare. formerly street
grade contractors Of Seattle. were the first
10 find gold in the side hill above Skoo-
kun gulch and the first day rocked out
$500. which nrecipitated a stampede.
Judge Moffort. the last probate Judge OF
Yakima county under territorial days. az
ter experiencing a series of unusual hard
ships and great privations In taking the
Yukon route from the Coast. bids fair 10
become one OF the wealthiest men in the
Klcndike His party passed through
. part of the Northwest territory which Is
marked on the Canadian maps as being I'M
explored. Several times they were
wrecked IN swift waters AMI narrowly es-
capped with their lives. After four or Ave
months OF hard travelling and in an al
most starved condition. they reached the
headwaters of the Hootalinoua river and
descended to the Yukon They reached
the Klondike four days after the first dis
covery of gold and located some good
claims. Since then Judge Moffort has
steadily advanced his interests, built
sawmill which Is netting 1900 a day In
profits. and is the business representative
OF Joe Ladue and Arthur Harper. the
owners of the Dawson townsite.
Col J. .. Thagard. of Seattle. and Will
IAN Emerson of Everett the other day
purchased business lot for 1890 and are
constructing a $1,000 building. They have
located claims.
Robert McCutcheon. formerly steward of
the Willapa, has a good claim in French
gulch.
Harry Jordan. Of Port Angeles Joined
stampede the other night and located a
claim on a promising creek.
r. J. Mackinson. better known IS
Snareribs." formerly a hop-grower OF
Yakima. has claims on French gulch and
bunker creek.
Billy Bounds. of Yakima is interested In
a good fraction on Eldorado creek
Jack Crowley. a semi-pugilist of old Ia
coma. is prospecting.
". G. Jenkins. formerly of The Seattle
fire denartment. owns half-iuteresrs in
two claims on Fidorado and bunker
creeks. For the former property he paid
s25oa and a few days ago declined an Of
fer of $500
John Ericsson. of Seattle has very rich
claim on Eldoraao creek.
Tom Wilson Harry Wilkinson. Jack
Moffitt Bill Grieve. Gus Stirin. Billy
Bisgs. Harry Shall. WNer Mills, Mr..
Hubbard. Of the Nanaimo electric plant:
Billy Marshall Dave Mckinley. George
Gibbs. Bill Seaborn. Jack Mckenzie Bill
Johnson. Sam Price. James Aiken. Walter
McAlpIn. Charles Swanson. Charles Cheat
wood Charles Marten. Bob Byers. Bill BY
ers. Joe camnbell Frank Mcpherson.
Alex Fraser Magnus Jamison Bob Dri-
gan and James Dugan, all from Nanaimo.
II. G. and mostly coal miners arrived this
wear and have located claims or are work.
ing for wages.
George Scott n McKinnon. Alex Nc
kinnon Malcolm Mckinnon. Thomas
Rlakely Harry Mcmillan, J. Dodds Bill
Jordan. Andrew Robinson. Martin Duns-
muir. r. Haddo~. r. Msrcear. George
Mitchell. Thomas Gamble Dan Nicholson.
Harry Smith and J. VI. McNicl coal min
ers from Wellington, r. c. near Nanai-
mo. are working for wages or developing
their own claims.
J. II. Lynch formerly OF Everett and Sc
| attic Is prCspering as a mining broker
ard has accumulated some good proper
ties. He Is one of the Dawson rustlers
William ScOuse. Of Napaimo b. g. owns
interests IN two claims on Fidora DO rrsek
sra cia'n each on Bonanza and Huuker
creeks.
n McCillvsry. formerly a Nanaimo coal
miner for interests in four mines on Boz
nanZa and Two claims on Hunker this
week received $40 eoo from Dave Mckay.
4 carpenter and Harry Wall a coal miner.
Of the same place
J. ] Mcdonald. WELLINGTON. n. C coal
miner Is heavily interested In two rich
claims on Fldorado creek.
Dave Edwards, q Nana'mo coal miner,
| has two lays CT Fl6crado creek
McKin1on brothers OF wellington own
two claims on Sulphur creek and Last
Chance.
Jessie r Coa1rane. ex-chairnan OF the
hoard ~ nub|lr works Of Seattle. - tho old
est man that ever came to the KIondike
ard also enjoys the distinction IF having
made he quickes. time Of TIRE season from
ID" Sound 10 Dawson. namely twenty
three DAYS He is - years old and An old
California '}aer
James Daily and Fred DeLonE. o, Taco
ma have stacked ella uns on Last Chance.
c. w, Johnson We'll known Seattle
s>sIes.nan MSS winters lay IN Hunker
creek
Mr. Rsvfeli formerly % Moran Broth
avs. was one Of The first to discover gold
IN t7a sid hHl sNave Skookur1 R1fleh ana
| pFeclptats , stampede.
The Jeroh brothers. of Seattle. are nros-
perInE Ore "a working a Law on Prof
lippy'z claim and the other has A law IN
BONANZA creek