The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-08-31

North American Trading and Transporta-
ton Company. The amount credited to
D.e Canadian Bank OF Commerce Is &C.,
co. The majority Of the passengers were
men. who went TO Dawson in last year >
rush. They have no gold. but lots Of ex-
perience.
The fortunate passengers number about
20. OF these probably 9 had over tl0CU
each. The amounts held by the remain
lnE % ran from $50 to EOOo. The folluw-
ing is a list of the richest ones and the
amount brought out:
G. ". Jenkins. S3.o0.
Theodore Anderson. t00O.
| George Cormack t25.W0.
4 Stick Jim. So co.
Tagish Charley. $500.
Ike Powers, $1,000.
II. Doane. $4,000.
r. Renaud, tl5000.
These men were among those who hrst
went into the Klondike. George Comack
was the discoverer OF the Klondike. He
located the first claim on Bonanza creek.
Stick Jim and Tagish Charley are full
blood Indians.
An unusual incident attending the ar
rival OF the Roanoke was the holding and
searching OF her passengers and their
baggage Tor three sacks Of stolen gold
dust Each individual passenger was ex-
amined as he came on the steamer. but
the missing gold was not found. The
sacks contained about t2i.OoO. The owners
OF the stolen gold were Albert Fox. whose
sack contained $1,000; william Folmer.
5000. and DIR. c. F. Adams OF Chicago
10. The gold was taken from a state
room on the Roanoke while she was ly-
ing at St. Michaels. There is no clue to
tho lnief.
4 search OF the vessel was made at St.
Mlchaels before she left. with no better
success than was achieved today.
Another robbery is reported TO have oc-
CURED on the river steamer Cudahy be-
,ween Dawson and ST. MIchaels. Some
one got hold OF sack containing 1900
belonging to Stick Jim. The gold was
dumped out and the sack filled with shot.
The substitution was not discovered until
ST. Mtchaels was reached.
Among the Roanoke's passengers were
DR.. sheldon Jackson, United States COM
II issloner OF education for Alaska, and
Portus b. Wearc of Chicago. general
manager Of the North American Trading
and Transportation Company.
The conditions at st. Michaels and Daw-
son have undergone no material change
since last reports People are arriving
daily M ST Michasla from nm tha river In
small boats.
DR.. Sheldon Jackson returns from his
annual Inspection of the government
schools and reindeer stations on the
shores of Behring sea. The second week
In August was spent on the coast of ST.
beria, whore he was successful in secur-
ing and transporting TO Alaska 16l head
OF domestic reindeer which were sent to
Cape Prince of Wales to replace in part
the herd which was taken last winter by
the government and driven to Point Bar
row for the relief OF the ice imprisoned
whalers, The reindeer herd received a
gratifying increase In the spring by the
birth of a large number of fawns. Dr.
Jackson also established the headquar-
ters of the Laplanders at Unalaklik,
whence they will be sent to various parts
of Alaska where there services may be
needed In carrying mail with reindeer
The whaler Rosario was reported to
have been crushed in the ice east of Point
Barrow last July. The captain Of the
Belvidere said his vessel was the only one
of the fleet that had gotten out of the ice