The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-18

a conservative estimate Of The value OF
M gold that has come out of Alaska
and tie Northwest Territory so far
4f.as year places the amount in the
0eighborhood OF asan0oe. while The
prophecy Of ti1e Pozt-iateiligenee AZ the
beginning Of the seazon that Ssetas-s,1
wouie be the fatal cleanup of the kIon-
duke this year Is nav generally conceded
ts4ia.a been correct. Ttlees estimate. are
based upon Il careful investigation OF the
facts, aided by she opinions Of some o.,
6attie's most prominent bankers. and are
probably az accurate as possible. ali things
considered
Axaysr Frederick A. Wing was seen at
thn assay office by a Post-In;elisgencer re-
porter yesterday and made the following
Statements:
at Il most difficult IN find anything
uDen which TO base an opinion regarding
the actual amount Of gold that Alaska has
produced this year. I think the clean up
Will aggregate about sI1.eafso aud consul
er sbat a conservative estimate As re-
CARTS the gold that has been broiIga, osif
hassa tried To keep pretty Close faa on
it and believe the total amount Will reach
obo4u fs0s.fgi and there is Still lots more
TO come. i have iseen Told By parties fram
Dawson and other paints In the interior
that large Quantities % gold are being held
back awaiting better transportation fac.i-
tiles. and IL IL reasonable TO sappos. tina.
most Uf this viii cut this year-
hy estimate upon the amount brought
down UP To date Is hass! upon the :isure=
and facts that have efsue directly under
my observation. and II gold has I.aan x.el1
back Al Victoria. Or taken on through To
points East. that's another thing
'Ssntfe has received nearly {2.sa go IN
actual dust that has passed througli the
asssS offre and In addition 10 ..ia: there
IL marx gold 10 the amount OF fully saih-
ooe - or>i In safe deposit vaults In the city
We have shipped fssm the assay Of
dee 20 thu United States mint 81 az dssi ana,
have at least that mulch on hand al pres
ent NeaTly all The gold handled bs banks
In Seattle has passed through the ASSAY Of
nee. and We have gotten large c.lfsgn-
menss from the Canadian Rank OF Com
mercs- Our largest shipman. wa from
that bank. hrou9h. down on the Roanoke
and "ss valued at S715oa. We are daily
expecting another consignment from the
same source. having received airices that
Il will be brought down on one Of the next
hpats. Deposits AT the Office have ranged
from that amount down Ia &ioo AMI We
have had Sa deposits IN all The Iareea.
IA I said: a grea. deal % the gold
that has already Gu, Is being held
back tn tho hanks. deposisors not being
1n a hurry TO rasii Il. and there has also
been a large amount that has gone on
East of which IL Is impossible to get any
accurate figures
What makers Say.
"A. the Seattle National bank President
Andrews said that le estimated The total
annoG,it brought on. up Ia date at about
es.oOo.aSn '"rhsre are no means Of keep
ing track of ali the dust said he "Ru,
think the amount mentioned Is a conssr
vatis. figure, \ man whom know. left
The bulk CT his dust in Victoria and ac
cortsns 10 his statement ti1e total clean
uTs il placed 1T siooss'.tsD bal, think II
viii !sa greatly in excess % that
President Jacob T'urth. Of the Puget
Found National hank. sail that his rank
hss handled altogether about s@=a d*-e and
estimated that a; irazt si.lss'ecu has come
To Seattle this wear
Ell thtszk.'' said NJ. Fur,h. '';hat prob
bly, . million dollars has ctfl;e - Seattl.
that WAS not seer ty the ass.ty oft,.e TT
my CERTAIN knoHielge Sssstsao AIS brought
here and removed and fully That amour,
again WAS taken t,as,. l. Is Impossible =,
tell. with she figures now a. command
what the actual output for the wear Will
be
The First Natsosal hank sccevxslns. l.
Cashier Hester Turner. has received xsSn ON
in gold dust from Alaska Ills onf.t,ar
placed thu atrnsGuf zze.st has cot,,t. "a sra.
tie at S.sSAts. hu. lie thought ma. a
tarre ansot:nt had been - ken through =
the East.
~ great amount - gold dust fr..s,, thf.
gears cleanup VII! REMAIN n Alaska as .
circulating, rs1tsijnm.'' hr said ''4nl Aa..
Gsard u stated OK good authority that
IRE gold retained for this ;,,srna<s vi!
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