The sun., 1898-01-13
100000 FROM KLoNDIKE.
OWE YoUNG MAN HAS $4,000 OF Bo-
NANSA CREEK GOLD DUST

| Two of the RatfT MAKE the Trip 10 salt water
In neh Daya-Tho Rest Dos siedEing on the
Coidest Days-Roea Situation at Dawson
Relieved by the Departure OF Many sacn.
SEATTLE, Wash, Jan. 12.-Thc steamer AlRi.
| arriving to-day from Alaska. brought down
thirty.hve mon from the Klondike and 300, 900
In gold dust, $40 900 OF which was In the posses
sion OF young Norwegian named Nels John
son, who had been on tho Yukon but little over
year. He located No. 30 above Discovery, on
bonanza Creek. during the first excitement. A
few days previous TO leaving Dawson he sold an
interest in his claim for 100000. and is now on
his way to Norway TO enjoy his suddenly ac-
cumulated fortune. The other 100000 was
nearly equally distributed among the returned
miners.
The best speed on record was made by James
McCauley and Richard Butler of Victoria who
came from Dawson to Dyea in 1919 days. Nc.
Cauley got Off the Al-Ki at Nanaimo. Butler is
In Seattle. They left Dawson on Dec 12. The
next quickest trip was mado by F. ID. Piel and
George II. Stevenson. who camo out in 21la
days. "our coldest day was 80 below" said
Piel. THAT was our best day for travelling.
We started from Dawson with four dogs and
700 pounds on our sled. travelling as high as
fifty miles day. That is good travel
ling. but we did not walk; we rode.
No accidents of any kind happened on
the trip. have boen In the country three years
and nevor saw q beefsteak there until last fall.
Many fancy articles are more plentiful now
than ever. What has relieved tho food situa-
tion is the men who have come out and gone
down the river. Food has always been scarce
In Dawson. and perhaps always will be.'' One
passenger who came from Skagway on thelAl.Ki
was Capt Strickland of the Canadian Custom
House at Lake TaGish. He left the Al.Ki at
Departure Bay and took carriage for Nanaimo.
Before leaving the vessel he said that he would
enforce the new regulations of the Canadian
Government requiring oil persons going into
the gold regions to take with them several
months provisions He said that all miners
passing Lake Tagish would havo to take with
them 500 pounds OF solid food Nearly all the
mon arriving to-day came out for the purpose
OF obtaining supplies, and intend returning In
few weeks.
Gen. Merriam. in command OF the Department
charge Of tho Government expedition OF relief
to the Klondikc. He is on the ground. and the
Great delay has been caused by the necessity OF
constantly telegraphing to Washington for Or
Gers Capt Brh,inerd who % Is to lead the psrty
couver. Unable to secure TRANSPORTATION for
the soldiers and supplies OF the expedition on
my Of the regular lines plying between Seattle
and Skagway, negotiations have been opened
with outside companies. The ship Lucille, now
chartered by the Government She will take
north for the Government 200 men, 200 horses,
and 500 tons of freight. The accommodations
for passengers will be made permanent, and the
Lucille will be operated regularly between here
and Alaska.
Havener & Co. will send north the ship Haydn
Brown. at present on route to Seattle from New
York. She is carrying a cargo of coal. Upon
her arrival the Haydn Brown will be fitted up
between decks with berths for tho accommoda-
tion of 400 passengers. Her hold will be 30 ar
ranged as to carry 500 tons of freight.
To the fleet of sailing vessels will be added the
ship b. p. Cheney. which sailed from Tacoma
recently with coal for San Diego. The Cheney
can be arranged to carry $50 passengers and
large quantity of freight. The City Of Seattle.
sailing tonight, carries over 900 passengers,
her entire space being occupied by passengers
The Topeka, sailing. this morning. carried 100
passengers. The days passenger list is tho
largest OF any day since the great rush of last
fall. The AlKi Is booked to her limit for her
return voyage.