Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-20
THE AMERICAN SIDE
KIondikers Think 1t Offers the Best
Gold Mines.
THE PLACE FOR FUTURE MINING
The Canadian Royalty Has Short
ened the Yukon Output.
PLACE FOR FUTURE MINING
LUCKY MINERS RETURN

DAWSON CITY, Alaska, June %, via Sc
attic, Wash. July 20-The output of the
mines of the Yukon region this year, while
it has reached between S10,0oo0o0 and $13,-
0o0,000, has disappointed even the more
conservative estimates made last fall and
based on the prospects then existing.
Three things have contributed to shorten
this springs clean-up-the Canadian royal
ty, the lack of men and the lack of
Strengthening food.
One of the most prominent civil engi-
neers the Pacific coast, who has spent
this winter in the mines. has said: Con
sidering the fact that less than 1900 poor
ly fed men have gotten out this winter al
most SIS 600, 600 the klondike has made a
showing that entities it to consideration
the greatest gravel deposit in existence and
the richest in the world The great riches
of the bench claims on French Chief Little
and Big Skookum gulches continue to be
the wonder of the mining men in the in
terror of Alaska. These benches are old
river beds which have been broken up by
eruption of the earth. A continuation
of the old river bed has been found, near
bunker creek. and while but little pros
pecting has been done, it is thought it will
creeks have proven all that was expected
of them
Rich i'm PIaccrs.
OF the less known streams, Dominion
creek is giving evidence of mineral deposits
which may make 1t known as the richest
strike yet made. Hunker creek is rich in
placers. Gold Bottom is not turning out as
well as expected. So many are the disad-
vantages in mining in the Northwest terri
tory that attention is once more being d.
rected to mines on the American side.
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 devel-
oped this year. Canyon, Nugget Gulch and
Franklin creeks and the bars on Forty
Mile will be worked by the hydraulic
process and there will be a good camp al
the mouth of the river within two years.
American creek, forty miles down is
known to be good. The Mission Creek dis
trict has three formations-placer, quartz
and coal. At its mouth is Eagle City, in
which will be established the United States
barracks and the custom house. From
SeventyMie to Circle City is prospected
and creeks are found here and there which
give good indications. Coal and Sheep
creeks promise equally well, and also the
Charley river. Circle City has been practi-
caly deserted since the rush to Dawson.
Across from Circle City is Jefferson
creek. which is now being prospected for
its whole length
Further down is the Minook creek dis
trict. which has developed some claims
which have paid S2I 900, S25 600 and S15, 900
the first winters work The country is to
a great extent an unknown quantity
A great country will be opened in the
kokukuk. All things considered, the
American side seems the place for the fu-
ture.
More Millions Arrive.
The North American Trading and Trans
portation Company's steamer Roanoke ar
rived at Seattle yesterday afternoon from
St. Michaels, Alaska. with 24O passengers
and between a million and a half and two
million dollars worth of gold and drafts
amounting to a million more. OF this
amount the Canadian Bank of Commerce
had 5000 ounces and the North American
Trading and Transportation Company
10000. Probably fifty per cent of the
turning miners nave fortunes averaging al
least S1O,uuO each. This is a list of those
having the largest individual amounts:
William Sloan, $4,000: n. Berrettc $50
900; Alexander Boudette. $4,000; George
n. Belden, 81 900; H. c. Anderson, S4o,GoO;
Frank Conrad, $4,000; James Laid, $iO-
600; Edward Monahan, s35.ooe; L. Spencer,
$50, 900: A. d. Gray, $4,000: Joseph Chron-
lister. $4,000: w. F. Cobb. ST. .OO0: Asa Nc
Intosh, $4,000; J. A. Miller, $1,000; Ole
Olsen, $4,000; Swan Peterson, $1,000; ].
S. Opdell, $10,o31; Frank Smith, 5000: II.
Lackman, $3.50: Robert Lins,ey, $3.50:
Edward Simpson, 5000; Charles Welsh,
$4,000; Robert c. Walker, 5000; G. II.
Cheatwood, $4,000; Jack Shay, $1,000: W.
H. Dryden 5000; Frank Leslie s., 900; ].
Merritt, $1,000; John White. 5000: E. Sim
gleton. 5000; Charles Allen, $1,000; j. c.
Stewart, 5000; Thomas Beveridge, $500;
VIM. Briggs, 5000; W. ]. McAlpin, 5000:
David Peneckon, $1,000: Alexander Little,
$1,000; James Reed $1,5o0.
The miners are reticent about the
amounts they brought. The reason for the
observance Of such secrecy lies in a de-
sire to evade the payment of the ten per
cent royalty eNacted by the Canadian gov
eminent. Not in every case have the
miners paid royalty on the full amount
taken out of their claims and many of
them have smuggled out larger sums than
they will admit.
Joaquin Miller, the welI-known poet, who
was among the Roanoke's passengers
stories told by the Roanokes passengers
follows:
THE klondke mines are certainly the
richest ever found on the face of the earth
but this gold IS ten fold harder to get
than in any camp l have ever seem
1t is said that the shipment of gold on
the Roanoke would have been much heay-
Ter had those il. the interior not felt some
apprehension o. an attack at sea by phi
vatecrs.
The North American Trading and Trans
portation Company will. it is stated ship
most of their gold on later boats Some
of the wealthiest miners will come out
later in the season
Indian Teachers' Institute.
The Indian teachers of the United States
held the first meeting of their institute in
the auditorium of the High School Monday
night at Colorado SnripDS Addresses