Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-07-18
DUST COMING OUT.
KlondikLrs Return All Laden Win
Gold

1 OOlas
VICTORIA. B. g., July 18.-Forty
men have arrived here from Dawson
City, bringing with them 10 gold
dust and drafts from $4,000 to
81 ,OOO,0
Most Of this belongs TO Dick Butler
and his three brothers, Of Lexington,
KY. who are credited with close on to
s5OO, 900.
The rest of the party have small
sacks containing from 81 900 to slO'OOO
10 nuggets. They estimate the entire
cleanup Of the Klondike will be be.
tween s15, 600, 900 ard 10000, 900, al
though no definite estimate can be
made, as the miners were reticent
about their earnings,as the Dominion
government officials are collecting a
royalty of 10 per cent.
Despite the mans reCicence, how.
ever, the vernDeut's revenue from
this source will, it is said, reach
close 20 s4OO,OOO. The men who ar
rived here last night came out by tie
way Of Lake Bennett and the Dyea
aud Skagway trails, the steamer Ora
and Goddard having made the trip TO
White Horse Rapids In five and
half days.
The men who went down the river
to come out by way Of st. Michael will
not be here for a couple OF weeks.
The May West, the first boat to
start for st Michael, left on June "a,
with $3.50, 900. most Of 1t belonging to
the big commercial companies.
The men say banking accommoda-
tlons 10 Dawson are now so good there
IS no necessity Of men bringing out
money In any other form than drafts.
The most Of the gold will come out by
way Of st. Michael.
The eldest Butler went In three
years ago, the other three last year.
They haYe clerned up large amount
ou Bonanza Creek "a A, SO B, and %
A. They sold claims TO an English
syndicate represented by Mcfarland
and II. M. Coleman, the latter OF
whom came down tonight.
The price obtained cannot be learned
but Coleman is authority for the state
ment that 1t was very large one,
Several men have been working only
on lays. The only boats that have
yet reached Dawson from down the
river are the Hamilton. Weare. Berra,
May West aud Victoria,
Among the Cottage City passengers
are Phil Dobson Of Los Angeles, Henry
Cheney OF Rochester, N. Y, Miller
and Vines of New York state.
All have money varlously estimated
from ten to fifty thousand each. Good
strikes have been made on new |
bench Of Eldorado, Bonanza, French
Creek and Skookum Gulch.
They are reported enormously pro-
ductiye at high levels. Quartz claims
prospected so far yield poor pros
poets.
II. NJ. Coleman, who is a well known |
mining engineer, went 10 early this
spring and purchased number of
claims for the English syndicate,
which he represents.
He estimates the yield this year
will be at least slO,OOO,OOO. With the
exception OF few cases OF scuryy, the
health OF Dawson Is reported very
good.
Last nights arrivals say another
party, who come out with them are
coming down on the steamer City of
which was due late last night.
They are reported to have as large
an amount OF gold and drafts as those
on the Cottage City. 1t is estimated
the Canadian government will collect
royalty on about ten millions worth
OF gold this season.
The Cottage City, besides bringing
u lot of gold, brought the sensational
news Of the killing Of "Soapy" Smith.
the notorious gambler, at Skagway. A
Klondiker had been robbed of his sack
aud Smith dehed the authorities to
make trouble, going out with hlsWin-
chester rifle to make his defy good.
He ran amuck OF Frank Reid, city
surveyor, and in scufile shot Reid
through the hip. Reid replied with
his revolver, shooting smith through
the heart and killing him Instantly.
The steamer City OF Seattle arrived
here from Alaska with eighteen
miners from Dawson and about half a
million dollars in gold dust and
traits.