The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-04
|aND|I|ONS IN DAWSON.
Anderson Tells of His Jour
af I.oo Hfies--Nen on the
x.~ England All Workers for
WAGE. or on Lays With Success.

Z r..e4se0, VINO vent to fne n 0fs4lhe 10
rand rlsa OF 1856. Tells ar interesting
10y q conditions IN Dawson ana o. MS
-.zsx~ 0. ~ mics IN az open boa, down
!. .ssrx.rg Yukon from Ia zsos 70 81.
v,sassi. Anderson worked on q lay or Ne
, s.sox discovery or Bonanza creek His
...rfssaces ia zae K4ondike NAY be put
ssxr as pretty far average OF mar s
40 on the Yukon. he spent considerable
.aaey 20 get into the country. expeTaess,ed
= so.ts Of harGsllps and finaAy left after
sSvsssnx % mis- Interests foF a fairy re-
~gu.rs,.ye sum. Anderson holdings net
~ hin, something liks 300 To a Post
,ssensenssr reporter yesterday hs said
TIE men o. the New England are all
seekers for wages t1ae h.. they have de
.ssed or their hands for their bread.
Many II them own claims in the Klondlke.
:. ..arly al of them have either worked
.. sasss In The camp during the past
ester or e=se have worked On lays. Their
.ssss, has been moderate. none % them
| A.va beer, heavy winners like Mcdonald
1s.reaee Berry and other old timers In the
.santry. Ali % tnem. however. have some
/ rsnsY.
sws all roaisd down the Yukon from
r,svson IL, open boats. The trip was pleas
Il A.. enough bat there ~ss no luxury about
\ Or our way down w'e passed a number
!, river steamers bound Tor Dawson, and
cr some tina, may not get up the river
.uy many weeks vel being stuck or sand
ass. The irs, river steamer to bring out
nza with gold viii probably he the May
| y.st when was within Il days run Of
raxssn when We passed her coming down
tas river. The Hamilton Was under good
Aeadgay going Up the river sneu we
pssse,1 her between Anvik and Nuiato She
sia probably bring down big HIST OF pas
sagsy and gold.
spring broke ia the kiondike seveTal
sreks earlier than usual. Ey May 10 there
sa water Ia the galcnes 50 that the miners
coad begin work on their piles OF placer.
Eksch extend TOT miles along E.liorado.
Bonanxa. Huaker. Dominion and other
se4.- bearing streams In the camp. On MAY
! TIE Yukon was clear Of Ice below Daw-
sos. and TIE miners began TO look for the
nriyal % steamers from below with fresh
sspssss.e Of gcos. foa can depend upon IL.
TIE s.sameFs thai bring fresh food win be
heartily welcomed
With The first warm days OF May. the
Seas in the foothills and mountains above
Giorate and Bonanza creeks began 10
iarlt and a course water gathered in many
u LIE claims, The Miners on E.aorado and
Banana had made everything ready for
As work Of washing their placer heaps
sad when left the disgings june |, this
sofk Vas proceeding rapidly and as a rule
sf'h very gratifying results
As an ifzssns-e, the latest returns from
the Gains q he Berry brothers IL that
tnef Gave ssn&o in sight on their elunps.
~ r'ahsY BOYS have nearly as much
N s'gnf afHi on the claims ovvnei
airsahfT N.1bouai3 enc placer niiay
ara scanned with gpid M course tbey,. !. .,
haadrsds % claims when- the MN no
hase worked hard from early morn Ia l,t,
u aisat vii realize bur llttl,. more thar
sAS~ This, In fact. il the rule ana the
hssFy Yields OF gold % course thss ..xr.f-
w | should say that Of the countless
!. a-S'Feds Of mer who have tried 10 mako
s1se In mining in the klondlke no,
1ss Than one In ten have made a sur
rs d n. % course. this docs rot apply
. tnoss who have gone 10 paw son Z, en-
sss in business
Estimate of the Output
TIE general opinion among well posted
Business men and miners In Dawson Is
Sh TIE gold production for this past
aa', under favorable circumstances and
s''s plenty az water Tor siuiciug IT NAV
sa'a sss."a0se. The truth 81 tho matter.
esever. Is that tAr work OF washing the
Aa'E~ OF gold has not Proceeded far
1e'gh for any one 60 form n reliable est
aA,e Of The pIo6uct for the season.
few dave before | left Dawson. Ale,sx
In
: bearing sacks Of gold dust or their
a~ss he took the treasure "a one Of
- usairs stores and deposited g. The
sEy was ted about caEnp that NJ Donald
az brought IN sao,so ] learned from
/ - az the oNci.,-r at the store that q
s@ abort &eos' This would make come
ss'aS IKE foTiy hounds - the man. a very
VoGrer'aolo load to carry
tAs aoes not furnish any idea. bow
- - % The piic az dust which Mellon
- NJ have sfts-T hts s.loan-up Is made
The work hat not Progressed far c,onrA
have sa'f. - enable one 20 fairly
.t's" ihs pToats~ttvesees ~ ts~ mines
AtNs4fs clean oi' vii amount - S.ter-
= Hsfafe<is % ihottSAFsfs Of sollare-uer-
saps more thau mii.lar.
ne Berry Bras claims Nos I ans 8
sSss~do have ssean worked far al fh.,v
Fs "or'a. T'hev have Ha4 thlrtA Hve mes
work al wsnie~ THEY haze r.rhtas
"a ~ - gr@yel IA sight am told that
80 estimate fha& they Will clean uu
N'm When the last yard % gravel IS
sSsa~d ont- This Is NOT FAR FROM the tyuth
sss sas aea
~ s'a0'ey claims hsvp developed io.o
~ IN properties NJ estimate have
~ MADE. 50 Gar a~ / k-osv = thc prob
sinoNh' 90 asst tnry W. take aas