The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-10
ITS ALL A FLAT GUESS
Klondikers Return With Col d
but How Much lent Told.
SOME SAY IT'S MILLIONS
Others Thinks II Is Less and the Truth
Is No One Knows but the Miners
n They Saw Nothing-Too
Many People UP There.

Vancouver, b. c.. Aug. 9.-Steamer
Farallon arrived here to-day from
Skaguay, Alaska, with So passengers
from Dawson and a large amount Of
gold dust, and drafts estimated all the
way from 5000. 900 to $1,000. 900. Purser
Coughlan said he had about 100000
worth OF dust in his safe.
But thatTwas not nearly all the dust
on board" said he. for one man. j. C..
Chabbit. of Seattle, had two men carry
ing sacks OF dust that weighed 175 or
200 pounds h would not go inside the
safe. at least he would not trust 1t
there. ! think there was 1900 600 on
board, counting both drafts and gold.
w. Il. Dufin is another OF the rich men
with 81, 900 in gold and many drafts"
Captain Roberts estimate was rather
higher than that Of the purser. Said
he: II think there were two or two and
a quarter millions on board. w. w.
Gibbs. of Nanimo. who ven in three
years ago., had a large amount. One
night the men were playing poker COM
ing down on the boat and / saw Gibbs
drafts, some for $50, 900 and one or two
for 800, 900 each. He should have $3.50
600 in drafts at least, besides a few
thousand in gold dust"
one OF the passengers, John Lyons
of Santa Rosalia, Cal, a grizzled min
err Of the sixties in California. says
the Klondike does not compare with
California In the early days. Like
every one else who stays there a year
or more, i brought little gold. There
is probably 5000. 900 or s400. 900 on the
steamer. There are too many people In
there. I'm fact the country is overcrowd-
ed. Probably 10000 men are idle in the
klondike to-day. i don't think there
will be a famine this year. for grub
is nearly as cheap as here"
A party consisting of David Brown,
r. ID. Brown and T. ID. Mcclellan Of
Of Whatcom were among the passeng-
ers. Reuben Brown, who has been in
Alaska three years, owned a bench
claim on Bonanza. opposite No. Z. On
his bench claim he cleared up $40, 900.
n after paying wages, royalty, etc.
had si2. 900 or s13. 900 remaining, which
he brought out. David Brown, who has
been In there one year had a 10000
lay on Eldorado with Mcclellan. They
believed there was between $500, 900 m
$500, 900 in gold on board the Farallon.
John Creits of Seattle went north a
year ago. He had a bench claim on Bo-
nanZa ana nOlus MS pfOpert AT 4aU,UUU.
He only brought out a few thousand
dollars, but Intends to go back again.
His general opinion OF the gold fields is
very optimistic.
A. Parker of st. Paul says that the
French gulch bench properties are
claiming a good deal OF attention and
will probably make a good showing.
The years output at Dawson, he be
lieved, will be $40, 600, 000. from the lat
est figures. but Dominion and Hunker
creeks will not show W for what they
are really worth until after they are
more thoroughly worked and prospect
ed this winter.
Two well-known Nanimo miners,
named Kieffer and Gibbs. are credited
with sl0,0 900 apiece i'm dust and Gibbs
IS also credited with having many
drafts. as referred to by the captain.
Another source says that Gibbs brought
out between SIS, 900 and $40, 900. They
were In the country a year and a half.
Keiffer says the Hunker creek wash-up
viii be very large before it is com
Melted.