The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-10

out of the many thousands Or fail
ures IN the iSlondiEc it Is pleasant TO
note that q Monroe county man has
struck il rich in that new FL Dorado.
lie Is Nathan KresCc, a native of
Chcstnuthill township, and he comes
from that country Il winner" to the
tune of thousands says the Strouds-
burg Times.
\ Times man met Mr.. Eresge and in
an interview learned the following in.
tcresting story of lis success:
1T was year ago last spring"
said the klonliker. that l went into
the gold country, arriving at Dawson
city ON the twentieth of MAY 1897. |
went iE as an experienced miner hav-
| ing spent seven years previous in
Southern oregon placer mining Il
was eleven years ago that I left Mon
roc county and for some time / lived
in Seattle.
ON getting into Dawson I 'mmedi-
atcly went to WORK and having located
what / believed to he q destra bic claim
I started to dig. My efforts were re-
wardcd by finding the precious metal
IN good paying quantities. With Il
party Of friends we staked out eight
claims near the mouth of the SioO-
kun GuiCh and on Bonanza creek. We
took ont between ten and fifteen
pounds of gold "A day. / remained in
the region l. year and four months,
returning on August 18th last. Our
claims arc what is known as bench
claims or dry digEings.'
Did you bring back any dust" was
asked.
HAS VALUABLE CLAIMS.
IL landed outside" said Mr.. Kresee.
with about $20.0rO worth Of gold and
an interest in claims worth about $780,
| 600 more. We have sold two claims to
DreXcl & CO., the Philadelphia bank
prG, since we came out. One for $40"
900 near the mouth of the Skookum
GulCh and another one for $4,000, OPP
| posite No below Bonanza creek"
What are the chances for people to
| make such Strikes as that" qucricd
the reporter
slim was the reply Il would
not advise any one to go to the Klon-
| dixie. The life there is awful and if
| one has not a thorough knowledge of
| mining and a disposition TO work hard
| it is far better he should remain home.
! Tho region is terribly unhealthy, from
six to a dozen dying every day from
| typhoid fever. When I left the hospi-
| tai at Dawson was filed with typhoid
fever patients and they were building
! an addition to accommodate the ever
| increasing cases. The fever is brought
on by bad sanitation. Outside Daw-
| son it is not so dangerous to health"
Asked as to the condition of Dawson
| ,.it hA in Nj, ha ~,
| ed miner said:
/ There Is no danger o. a lack of
! grub. The transportation and trad
| ing companies have brought in pIen-
| tifu! supply of food for the 15.C00 peo-
! pie now in that city. On my way
home I passed sixty-five steamers on
| their way up the river but it is doubt
| full if Cne-third of them got up"
"Will you return to the KlondilSe--"
! "Not Of my own will" answered
Kresgc, but it is possible that circum-
! stances will compel mo to go back on
! account OF our claims. I'm fully sat
isfied with what ! got out"
MINER FROM HAZLETON.
one of the Kresge party of miners
is Al. tlimmelseich. of Hazlcton. Him
melseich brought home with him a GER
titled check for $1,000 issued by Phil
| adelpha bank, $4,000 in cash and .
! large amount Of gold in the form OF
| dust, nuggets and quartz.
He has a family in Hazleton and af-
ter he has made provision for them he
| will return to his claim, which IS 10,
Gated about eighty-fve miles from
| Dawson city. He was in the gold re.
giOns two years. but never suffered a
| days illness, although he endured
| plenty of hardships.