The San Francisco call., 1898-12-26

on Dominion. The rates are cOnSldered fair enough by those who have tried the trick themselves, but they will compel all but the wealthy miners to do their own freighting. The trail over the divide to Dominion is a very trying one, even with an empty sled.
 Now and then the customary scandal ! has developed from an attempt to build a tramway from the klondike up Bo nanza to the mouth f Fl Dorado. The first company undertaking the work failed. leaving a large indebtedness to Workmen and others. The Government turned the franchise over to Tom O'Brien, a wealthy pioneer Yukoner. who paid the debts, built the bridges and got the roadway in such shape as to form an excellent trail. The coun- cil then granted O'Brien the right to charge pedestrians 50 cents for travel ing over 1t, l cent for every pound the pedestrian haulS over 1t for himself and cents a pound for freighting as a business. These charges have creat- ed a storm among the miners on Bo- nanza and Fl Dorado. Five cents a pound was the charge to have ben eX- acted had the tramway cars been set running for the freight carried on them. Miners are just now giving their best attention to getting their winters provisions from Dawson to their caches, but a great deal of work is be- ing done at the mines.
 I made a run over the principal creeks since the ice in the river stopped communication with the outside. Prep arations for the same big working of Bonanza and Fl Dorado creeks. as was carried on last year, were apparent everywhere on those creeks. being much more general than last year. the work extending to the head of both creeks.
 On Dominion the work of develop ment extended from 10 above Upper to 22S below Lower Discovery, a dis tance of over twenty-eight miles. No pans, such as Bonanza or Fl Dorado have turned out, have yet been washed on Dominion. but steady run of high pay seems to mark the whole length of the creek. Wherever holes are sunk single pans run from 25 cents to D cents. But one case of disappointment was reported to me, where two men had given up lay after sinking two holes. When 1t is remembered that nine holes had to be put down on the richest of Fl DOrado's rich claims before pay was struck, this argues little.
 Sulphur Creek Is showing equally encouraging prospects with Dominion. though her bedrock and the pay is considerably deeper, requiring much more wood-burning and labor to get at 1t.
 Bench claims on Dominion and Sul- phur are proving as interesting to pros pectors as those of Bonanzo and Fl Dorado. French Hill and Skookum. A claim opposite No. 4, above Lower Dis covery, paid as high as S420 per day to the rocker last summer and fall. This fact, together with the discvery of rich diggings on creeks we'll out of the circle, which Wiseacres have drawn around the Fl Dorado dome. as marking the limits of the gold deposit, would seem to demonstrate that the pOssibili- ties of the ice-bOund land as a gold producer are still to be guessed at
 On the Stewart River. of which so much was hoped, and toward which so many set out from the States. only about 200 men will winter. and these chiefly on its main tributary, the Me Questen. It is reported that only two white men will winter on the Stewart above the McQuesten.
 There has been a strike on Thistle Creek, however, which enters the Yu- kon twenty miles this side of Stewart, that has created lively interest and continued stampede. Sc many have gone there that a station of the mount ed police has been established at the mouth of the creek and the town at the mouth of the Stewart is practically de- serted. It is reported that $2 to the pan was taken out on Discovery and an- other prospect three miles further up developed s1 to the pan. I cannot vouch for this
 While the miner and prospector con- tinue their struggle for riches in the field the city of Dawson, which depends | for it's existence On their success, has developed wonderfully and now pre- sents nearly all of the features of modern city of the States. cSo many as three social clubs have been formed and have established luxurious quarters, where they entertain in excellent fash ion. There are three large and nicely appointed hotels, in the atmosphere of any one of which one may easily imag- inc himself outside" Ther are two theaters, both of the variety order, and to secure entrance to ,ither it is only necessary to patroniZe the bar The entertainment afforded in both of these | compares very favorably with that of the same order in San Francisco The latest of these to be established is the TivoH. It Is owned by Robert Blei of San Francisco. who came down the river only last July, but who imme- diately stood to the front in the hust- ling little city. MT. Blei to-day opened tho third and perhaps the handsomest
 and certainly the most substantial of the three big hotels. 1t is The Mel bourne" located on Second avenue. op- poSite the Alaska Commercial Com pany's block.
 The city's incorporation proceedings are moving slowly. Two long ordi- nances have been presented to Commits sioner Ogilvie, and his signature is necessary to either before it may go into effect. In the meantime seven candidates for the Mayoralty have de- veloped and are working out their sev- eral destinies. They are C. Wills. banker and late Commissioner to Ot- tawa on behalf of the miners; w H. Smith; l. w. Mo 'ison; om O'Brien. l.. Woodwork, attorney: A. J. Banner man and Dr. w. s. Barrett These are all Canadians, as required by the ordi- nances, but of the number. J. w. Morrison is a longtime resident of Juneau.
 Notwithstanding the quantities of provisions to be had for the buying there are nevertheless many who are already listing themselves as destitute, claiming to be unable to secure work The American Consul General. McCook. is being daily called upon for aid and the Salvation Army has established its Shelter" where men are fed and housed after spending an hour or so In the woodward.
 The quadruple hanging that was scheduled to take place on the 1st of | November has been postponed for at