The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-18
ARRIVALS FROM ALASKA
BRING A MILLION IN DUST AND
DRAFTS
NO new FINDS REPORTED
Much Sickness at Dawson City and an
Exodus Promised When Winter
Sets In
Associated Press Special Wire

VICTORIA, B. c., Aug. 1.-THE steamer
Danube arrived this afternoon from ST.
Michael with 100 passengers and consid-
cradle amount of gold dust. party Of
Norwegians is said to have 5000, 000 They
are ]. and Louis Langlow, owners of claim
No. IL, Eldorado; L. P. Kkesvig, No. H. DO
nanza; L. Price, No. 70, Bonanza; L. Knut-
son and P. Oleson, who have interests on
Bear and Eldorado creeks. The purser Of
the Danube says he estimates the amount
Of gold brought down on the steamer at
half a million. The drafts he thought
would reach 100000. A large number of
passengers had small sacks and wallets
ranging from $1,000 to $4,000.
Passengers from the Lower Yukon say a
large number Of men are going up the Kyo-
kuk river to Tramway creek and other dig
gings at the head of that river. They are
taking out gold there but not in very large
quantities.
At Minook all who have properties are
working energetically, looking forward to
good results.
Since the finding of Idaho Bar, some
months ago, no new strikes have been
made in that district.
L ne StedIHtT dONtTHOT CtOneI1dn Is lying
on her side on sand bar near the mouth
of the river and cannot be fioated without
considerable labor and expense. The
steamers Progresso and Laurada were 1t
st. Michael when the Danube left, prepar-
Ing to come down. The steamer Roanoke
from Seattle arrived just as the Danube
sailed.
The steamer Tees arrived today from
Skaguay; Alaska. Her passengers con-
firm the news Of the rich strike on Pine
creek in the Lake Tagish district, though
some of them say that previous reports
from there are somewhat exaggerated. The
amounts taken out, they say range from
colors to 40 cents a pan. The more enthu-
siastic ones say that as high as IS pan has
been taken out. The claims can be easily
worked and are we'll adapted for hydraulic
" ork. Inspector STRICKLAND of the mount
ed police says the gold will average 50 an
ounce more than the Klondike article.
Seattle Arrivals
SEATTLE, Aug. 17.-Three small steam
ers arrived here today from Alaska with
$50 passengers with their stories of the
lights and shades of the Alaska gold pros
pector's life. About one-third Of them only
were included in the list Of fortunate ones.
Their combined sacks of gold dust are es-
timated at 100000.
Advices from Pine creek, near Lake Tag
ish, where rich strike was reported few
days ago, say that the diggings are not as
rich as reported. The stampede, however
continues, men even going from Koos 1nle.
and Copper river.
At st. Michael boats are landing freight
and passengers and the congestion has
been materially relieved. Provisions are
reported scarce and command high prices
The steamer Bair arrived at Dawson July
25th from! St. Michael with large number
Of passengers and a cargo of fresh supplies.
Reached Port Townsend
PORT TOWNSEND. Wash, Aug. IL
The steam schooner Rival arrived today
fourteen days from st. Michael, with 101
passengers from Dawson City.
There were few miners aboard who had
considerable gold dust, estimated at 800 900.
N. H. Sylvis, pioneer of Yukon, says
that when winter sets in there will. be a
general exodus of people from Dawson, az
the country cannot support the people
there. Wages dropped from $3.50 to 70 cents
an hour. Even at that price only few can
obtain work There Is much sickness at
Dawson and the hospitals are full. Dyson
stery, which is the chief complaint Is not
confined to Dawson but prevails along all
the creeks