The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-17
REFORMS IN THE kLOND|KE.
r.. MORRISON. HDoNALD's PART
NER, SAYS THEH WE'RE NEEDED.
Fawcets More Sfuned Against Than
Siupfug-Bu~inexS Enterprises OF
the Two Dawson Nillfonnires-
Complete List of Their Claims

Alex Mcdonald. taa Yukon millionaire
who IS IN The cjty from Dawson en route
20 England. i accompanied by one o. MS
o!d-tirue mining partners Of t2'or41o. T.
Morrison. Who is largely interested WIN
MIR Mcdonald n most Of rs r.cn -44IFTls
in the Yukon district NJ Morrison : said
10 he Mr.. McLcnaid's confidential adviser
and Is known 70 possess the same energetic
qualities that have brought success 10 The
recognized millionaire % the kion3ihe- He
Is. however. equally a. re;ieent to talk
shop" although equally pleasant, unas-
Stunning ard approaehable
speaking of the change in the admin
istra-lon a; Dawson. M Morrison said:
Since the arrival OF Mir O-IiY.e n D2w-
son things are being thoroughly renovated
and he f!ssa tlsfac-i0n thai has hereto
fore existed i SraduS!3y changing Nj
Herous reforms are being made, and with
IN lew months th.ngs MI be running
smoothly IN the ksond!ke metropolis.
commissioner Fawcett," said Mr.. Nor
r.son, has been more sinned against than
SHINING ne only trouble with him has
been that he vas too honest and refused
To enter Into schemes CT designing and cor
Fupt specUla tors who We're wiling 10 resort
to almost any means in order 20 accom-
Elish heir ends
When the affairs Of the gold commits
sicuer are inves gated, Mr.. Fawcett VIII
Re exonef2ted. ard With a man like Mr.
CgAE-e a; '1e helm . assist the comnis-
sioIef. harmony VIII he restored.
The real fault vas with Maj. Walsh.
Who woud throv all the blame or Mr..
pubic sentiment against him. The re-
movai Of Wash WAS hailed with satisfac-
ton II Dawson. and All We're OF the opIn-
ion that the Canadian government made a
great mistake in sending such a man 70
look after its interests in the Northwest
territory"
mining properties in which Mr. Mcdonald
and Mr.. Morrison have large interests and
the most OF which are undergoing develop
ment:
E.I1oraSn o-a.ty ~, 10 %, - ~ O. 90
81. 80. Al and IS above.
bonanza creek-Abovs discovery. Nos z
and T. and be.9w. Nos. s and 20
covery. and Nos 8. {. %, q. p and 3 below.
Dominion cfeek-Above upper discovery,
Nos 3. 1. ), ls and -; below upper, Nos
B. 5, 10; i. 10. p. q. 2. q. 3 and y:
below lower, Nos. Is. i6 and e.
Sulphur creek-Above discovery, Nos :
,, 10. H. 10; H. .. 2. - 81 g. %; IS. IS and
and ).
God Bottom ek-Discovery claim No.
below and No. above the forks
Sk0okum creek Mes l. 2 . and 6
Quartz creak- Discovery claim.
=, Henderson cceek.Itscovery claim. Nos.
ii aad - above. and No. - be,ow
Sixty-Mile creek (branch OF Henderson,
Nos. and 10.
Adams creek-No. g.
Too Much Gold creek-Nos. % and 81 be-
All Gold creek-No. II below.
Moose Hide creek-No. II above
Beside these Mr. Mcdonald owns a claim
on Chicken creek. one Of the richest on the
American side and tributary 20 the For
tyMlie river.
Mr.. Mcdonald has not confined his oper-
atoms 10 mining. He and Mr. Morrison
are largely interested in real estate proper
ties in Dawson. having put up several of
the largest buildings in Dawson one Of the
last and finest being the building now occu-
pied by the Bank Of British Columbia
The lease u the water front in Dawson.
about which there was some adverse criti-
cisnh. was secured by Mr.. Mcdonald This
water front is 5000 feet In length, and Mr.
Mcdonald and his partners secured II for
. rental OF 10000. or SO per foot a wear
AT, Mcdonald has since. II IS sad. rented
nearly every foot Of Il at the rate OF $40
foot a month. some OF IL on The outskirts
Of The tract going for s. a foot
Mr.. Mcdonald estimates that not more
than one-half OF this last springs cleanup
has been shipped out, for the reason that
ready money Is In great demand In Daw-
son and can be readily loaned at from
70 Is per cent. interest month
Nj Mcdonald ard Mr.. Morrison expect
TO return to Dawson during the coming
winter. and. Of course. will have 10 go
down the lakes and rivers over The ice.