The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-11

Seattle, Wash, Jan. 10.-The steamer
City of Topeka, which arrived here
this afternoon from Juneau. Alaska.
had among her passengers nine men
who left Dawson City Dec. 9. They were
w. j. Bones of Port Townsend. Wash:
D. D. Stewart, Juneau, Alaska; a Col
der, Nova Scotia; f. c. Arnold. San
Francisco; W. c. Stenger, Colvine.
Wash; Henry Miller, Colville. Wash:
j. Cordroy, Denver, Colo: George An
derson, Tacoma. and Robert Johnson,
Tacoma
They We're q days in coming from
Dawson to the coast. Their journey
was unattended by special incidents.
The coolest weather recorded was is
below zero. The party brought out
with them about $4,000 in gold dust
and drafts. Dog teams were used in
making the trip.
FOOD FEATURE.
The party brings no new features in
reference to the food situation at Daw-
son. They all agree that food is scarce.
but that there is no danger of starva-
ton. If large number of persons had
not gone down the river to Fort Yukon
and Circle City to spend the winter, q
different tale would have been told.
L. c. Arnold said: There is no dan
ger of starvation. OF course. there is
not food enough, but that was always
true in the Yukon, and always will be-
There is big warehouse Of beef at
Dawson. Next winter will be far worse
than this, because there will be many
more people there
In reference to the proposed govern
ment relief expedition, all agree that,
while it is not needed to avert actual
want, it Will be welcomed, neverthe-
less
NOTIFIED 7 ODE
W. ]. Jones brings news Of the dis
covery of what is supposed to be the
mother lode and quartz origin OF the
piacerS Of the KlOndike district The
discovery was made within "a hours at
at four different points, one OF them at
the Dome, high mountain to the east
of the source of EldOrado creek. by
Frank Slavin; the second one at No. 81,
by A. H. Jose and partner;
the third one on Nugget gulch, at No.
10; and the fourth, somewhere in the
tWentieS, on Bonanza creek. The trend
of the vein is northwest by west west
erly from the Dome It is found at
about 80 feet below the surface and IN
der the muck and alluvial deposit The
ledge is about IS inches wide and
makes a uniform width. 1t is gen
erOusly sprinkled with free gold. Mr..
Jones brings down samples of he
ore, and every one who has seen them
says the rock is precisely the same in
as is found in the COmit mine
at BernerS Way, southeastern Alaska.
Mr.. Jones said that old timers in the
had made a similar Observa-
ton. In no instance was the quartz
discovery made by the men who owned
the placer claims, and the lOcatOrs of
the quartz ledge thus acquire a separ-
ate and distinct title from the locatOrs
Of the placer. The discovery of this
ledge on No. 81 EldOrado was made
by man who was working the placer
for the owner. A shot was put in and
about 80 pounds of ore blasted out
The greatest excitement prevails, and
no man viii listen to any suggestion to
sell his claim until further development
has been made.
Tom Nash. an employee in the sa-
Don where the recent fire occurred. has
been arrested for arson.
OUTPUT OF GOLD.
Mr.. Jones says: The output of gold
n the spring will be from S15. 900 900 to
;25, COO coo. This opinion is cOncurred in
)y the transportation companies man
ayers and Alexander Mcdonald, the
richest man in the KlOndike. Five mil
ions of dust is now stored in Dawson.
Z, 800. 900 of which would have come out
his fall had the boat reached Daw-
SON"
The Topeka had several passengers
Who were returning from unsuccessful
efforts to reach Dawson. Among these
we're Mrs A. De Graf and son-in-law,
Martin H. Hubs, of San Francisco.
Being delayed in procuring a boat with
which to proceed down the HOOtalin-
qua river, after travelling $50 miles, they
we're caught in the ice jam and could
proceed no further. They built shack
IN the beach, where they camped for
several weeks, during which time they
suffered great hardships. In gather
ng fuel to keep the fires going, Hubbs
lad his hands and feet badly frozen
After living thus several weeks, during
which time the mercury went TO 81 be-
ow, a squad of Canadian police came
llong, to whom they sold all their pro-
Tisions for 81 pound and started back
o salt water. Although Mrs. De Graft
S 81 years of age and weighs only 10
pounds, she walked the entire distance
# go miles, through snow and ice, in
o days. She says she viii return to
san Francisco and remain until spring,
when she viii again start for Dawson
Sity.
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