The San Francisco call., 1898-08-10
BRING FORTUNES
 FROM THE NORTH Sixty Lucky Men Return
 to the Sound. EVERY ONE MAKES 4 STAKE OVER A MILLION DOLLARS IN
 THE PARTY.
EVERY ONE MAKES A STAKE
Purser of the Farallon Certain This Amount Is on Board-Several Californians Meet With
 Success.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

able foMunes in the frozen fields of the north. returned to the Sound tonight on the steamer Farallon with their treasure. They steamed up the rivers and C. .e out over the pass 10 Skaguay. A conservative estimate or the value of gold dust and drafts brought out is placed at half a mil lion dollars. Many of the returning Klondikers who were interviewed placed the amount at between $750,000 and $1, 900, 900. Most of the miners. how ever, were reticent as to the value of their fortunes. Many are old-timers. who have spent several years prospect ing and finally banning out wealth.
 Among the passengers were the fol- lowing, most of whom admitted hay ing in their possession the amounts set forth: Henry Abbott, Sacramento, $100, 900 J. C. Chabbott, Seattle, S30OOO; Reuben Brown, Whatcom, Wash, S2o,- 900; John Lysons, Santa Rosa, Cal, $20. 900: T. D. McKeller, Whatcom, $15,- GOO: A. Parker, St. Paul, S15000; John Creits, Seattle, $50OO; w. W. Gibbs, Nanaimo. B. C., $25,000; Wilkinson, Ma naimo, s15, ,000: Kendall, Nanaimo. s15,- 900; Duffy. Nanaimo. ,$1OooO;' Riley, Nanaimo, s6000; Dixon. Nanaimo, s5o0O.
 Nearly every miner on the boat brought out some gold, the amounts varying from $2000 to $100,000. It is inn possible to get anything like a true es innate of the individual amounts.
 Henry Abbott of California had a sack of the yellow metal which took two men to pack it on the steamer at Skaguay. Most of the men seemed we'll satisfied with their years work. They came out in two parties, one leaY- inc Dawson July 23 on the Ora. and the other three days later on the Willie Irving. MT. sMacGregor, collector of royalties in the Klondike, came down on the latter boat. but his baggage had not arrived when he reached Skaguay. and he remained there.
 Nearly all have a gloomy story to tell in regard to the action of the Canadian officials in the gold district. MT. Lysons of Santa Rosa says that while the country Is undoubtedly the richest the world ever saw. it will never be prop erly develoned until the obnoxious reg ulations are changed. Many miners, he says, are leaving the Klondike and go- ing to the American side, and absolute " refuse to develop their claims un- der existing conditions.
 Lysonss held rich bench claim, also No. 5, on El Dorado Creek or just op- posite Berry's claim. Several days be- fore he left Dawson he saw a nugget valued at $500 picked up on one of the latter's claims. Lysons is authority for the statement that Major Walsh had made all preparations to come out on the Irving, but changed his mind at the last moment He Is not too popu- lar now, up there," said Lysons, low ing to the crookedness of his officials and don't think the country will suffer when the whole gang leaves Now, for instance, I might locate claim to-day and Fawcett, the gold commissioner, would come along tomorrow and take 1t from me on some legal point. It would then be handed over to another man. I have seen this done repeated ly."
 Reuben Brown was at Circle when the first strike was made in Dawson and got there early. He had bench claim opposite No. on Bonanza, and cleared up s30,000 with his partner. His brother David joined him last fall. On the trip down from Skagway gambling for high stakes was in progress, but Nanaimo man Is said to have lost $3000 to an American in one sitting.
 Purser Cochrane had about S150.00O in his care Il the trip out. He said: T am positive there was over a million dollars brought down in gold and drafts. I talked with most of the pas sengers and my estimate I think is
 
 me that a richer crowd yet was com ing out, and would be on the Sound within two weeks"
 Captain Roberts estimate was rather higher than that of the purser Said he: "I think there was two or two and quarter millions on board. W. W. Gibbs of Nanaimo, who went in three years ago, had the largest One night the men were play ing poker coming down on the boat and I saw Gibbs drafts. some for s50,- 600 and one or two for $100000 each He should have $250,000 In drafts at least, besides a few thousand in gold dust"
 A party consisting of David Brown, R. D. Brown and T. D. MeKellar If Whatcom, were among the passengers Reuben Brown, who has been in Alaska tnlee years, owned a bench claim oG Bonanza Creek opposite No. '. On his bench claim he cleared $30,000. and af- ter paying wages, royalty, etc, had 2,000 or s13,000 remaining which he brought out. David Brown, who has been in there one year, had 0 $i0000 lay on Fl Dorado with McKeilar. They and sSe0,000 in gold on board the Faral- lon.
 John Creits of Seattle went north year ago. He has a bench claim on Bonanza Creek and holds his property at $50, 1000. He only brought out few thousand dollars, but intends to go back again. His general opinion of the gold fields is very optimistic.
 A. Parker of St. Paul says that the French Gulch bench property is claim ing a good deal of attention and will probably make a good showing. The years output at Dawson, he believed, will bes10, 900, 900 from the latest figures, but Dominion and Hunker creeks will not show up for what they are really worth until after they are more thor oughly worked and prospected this winter.
 Two well-known Nanaimo miners named Keiffer and Gibbs are credited with $10, 900 apiece in dust, and Gibbs is also credited with having many drafts, as referred to by the captain. Another source says Gibbs brou~ht out be- tween s25 600 and s30.000. They were in the country about a year and a half Keiffer says the Hunker Creek washout will be very large before it is com pleted.
 Freightcar Robber Captured.
 SACRAMENTO. Aug. 9.-Sheriff John- son and County Detective Fisher arrested