The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-19

PBeotef100 U9oe4 % FSpsOoos -
spsesss. Of Eighsy Of the Richest
Pasees Macs IN els kis.Aak<.
How much rold viii Be mined in the
Kiondike this seazoar
s-ssss II the usual fos-s, o. question that
has been aaksc Of every miner that has
arrived from Dawson during the pan i've
nsnnshA Estimates have varied from
s1eeoo.o0o to tlDa0 Mo. TIE subject has
bean ons abort which transportation cum
panies with tickets TO Dawsn for sale. and
shining brokers with wildcat properties 20
l1spose Of. have specuiased since the hrst
repcrta OF tie winters work In the Klon-
liks reached the outside world.
Guesses a. 10 the richness OF the dumps
- Eldorado. BONANZA. Hunker and Sui
pAur creeks are plentiful enough. The cas-
uai visitor to Dawson. whose stay in the
camp on An average - no. over three
monthA speaks with an assumed knowl-
edEs born only Of long experience. when
discunfng the Kiondlke's probable coatri-
button to the worlds supply Of the yellow
nnetai On the other hand. the experienced
sinners OF the Yukon have refrained frosn
quoting figures to newspaper men.
TIA next news that viii b received from
Dawson WIN probably relate to the spring
cleanup u the placer claims OF the Yukon
district. BY this time. the miners OF the
Klondike have pretty fair idea OF the
paying properties Of their piles OF mug
gef-studled gravel. stacked up in frozen
heaps waiting TO be washed when the wa
Gers run in the spring. Capt Phil Ray.
Z. 3. A.. who passed Through Dawson on
his way from Fort Yukon 10 Seattle. said
that the goid product viii probably tie from
17ooc.o go 10 Sie.000,ooo. or course this opim-
ion Was not formed from an Investigation
~ tho mines. which Capt Ray did not
have time TO make.
Charles Meadows known Ia the Yukon
and elsewhere as "Piuuger Charlie" ex-
amiued eighty Of the riches. placer mines
tn the Yukon district. His observations
were fortified hy fifteen years experience
IN mining aud prospecting for gold They
were made metho.tically. systematically
ana for the purpose OF being able to make
= report on all of the great paying proper
tiea ia the district thar have been deveI-
oped Mr.. Meadows was yesterday asked
the question thar appears at the beginning
Of this article lie replied laeonicaiiy: II
1on'f know
II travelled up and down the creeks for
several wesks.' said Mr.. Meadows yester-
day afternoon ST the Northern hotel. lust
to get acquainted vita tie biggest mines
and to investigate tho p1opfrties that had
been opened up. Nov. am not making
estimates. and I don't want you to say
that i have formed any calculations as 10
the probable output this season OF the
Kloudike miner I know that all kinds of
estimates have been given to the public and
that some of them hase been thousands
OF miles from the truth. This II why ] am
not particularly anxious TO make any prog
noesscatieyss, We viii all know when the
dumps have been washed out
charlie Meadows Estimate.
Mr.. Meadows has lls, Of all the claim
owners on BONANZA. Ksdorado. bunker.
Bear. All Gold. Sulphur and Dominion
creeks On eighty Of the biggest dividend
payers In the district. he went down Into
the mines and PANIED tas dift from the
bedrock Jus. as the mine workers did.
Then ne talked with the woTknen ami with
tho claim owners untii ne VAS pretty veil
ccnvsrsant with the subject Pressed 10
make some kind OF . statement fer rut-
ncatson "a 10 the probable amount os geld
that VIII sse brought ouI fais year. he said.
swell l shall rot DC surprised 10 sae the
miners wash aut So sa.ost OF course Il
may so higher than this II Is very diff
cult indeed for any man ~ mako yaiua~
bio estimate. Yet Il any saaa WAS 10 ask
me II the klondike proslnet for the Sssson
would reach 81, .stsa. / sheuld say that
la ns opinion that was . CONSERVATIVE sss
innate
As IN. winter tran Between Dawson and
the eoas. has hcen broken ap BY warm
weather 1t Is besiryed that no adslccs
later than those brought 70 SEATTLE by the
Meadows raFty and other fsAwStntsez that
lstt the kion.ilke metropolis about tho
same time VIII se received uasii the first
steamer arrives from 81. Msehaei. That
steamer which Wiz leave the mouth Of the
Yukon nrs; after the riter beats arrive
from nawsea w3i. hfiag probably the frs,
large anso1As og gold that viii arrive this
Summer. Between the transportation conn
rafsies titsra viii ha the ttye1iess csnpSsl-
sion for this distinction.
The prestige Of having your ship called
s.the treasure ship ig tha newxtsap ers IL
nef small ths1g by any means. This ad.
vantage will - al probability hs che prize
which the rival companies VII exert every
effort 20 win
The North American Transportation e.
Traagng tcmpany's steamer Raanaks will
psv,&.ahlv hriHE down ths> passengers
aboard the steamers Ntare. Hamilton and
ueafy. which are uew En es1snras~ssss., ~,
the yukon. nof - spesss uT ths, k}onalk
ers that wsii censc dawn 80 ST. Michael on
tile pew steamers ~ lhe COMPANY which
viii Ne launched this ssgsanaeg The Roam.
sske a. billed 20 sail sTasa Seattle lame 10
less shaa TIVE mathis fTaaI now. Sac. -Aa
make the ran in sight days x ne$>vs<ary
tus an ordinary "trip wtll eonSsrsre tcs
GIVING her ample time - discharge -
- vga at Fort Get There and ftsafinx tseS-
sale DELAYS q II estimated THAI ta, Rear.
exc Will fauCes sse dock IN Sssttia some.
where ztsout Ialy - wsth s,se Eo5sf dust 81
ire csnapsav fc4-esspa as {ts s~sasns
pests az Dawsoa. Fury Attic. Clrcis Csty,
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