The age-herald., 1898-04-24
THE VALUES OF
 KLONDIKE CLAIMS

From the Chicago Record.
 Dawson. N. w. T., March 9.-Ever since the arrival of the mail that brought news that mines in the Klondike country are sell ing at all kinds of fabulous prices there mas heen A. stampede over the ice for the out side by persons who have loaded up with mining properties on the various creeks and exnect to sell them at their own figure the moment they reach civilization. As many as fifty persons have left Dawson in the last ten days and as many more will start Wlth- in the next week. All kinds Of sacrihces are made in order to obtain the means to get out. Claims have been sold for $500 cash to enable the owners to defray travelling ex- penses whereas they will expect to optaln for the same class of claims on the outsloe from $10 900 to $15,000 And when man mas paid "traveling expenses" he, has secured little more than license to travel, as It were One man I know has paid $ioo TOT transportation. That means transportatlon for his blankets and provisions on the oog- sled. He himself has to walk every step or the way, with permission to sleep in the party tent and obligation to do his share Of the work incident to the trip. ..,
 Unquestionably some good properties Will be taken out but the majority will be wild cat" and the public should be warned against purchasing at random, for whoever buys with his eyes shut is certain to come to grief Claims that can be bought here for from $500 to s1,500 are being bonded to sell on the outside at $10,000 and $15,00O The Claims valued at slO 900 here are bonded TOT $40 ,000 for sale outside.
 I can give some values of claims on the various creeks, by which persons on the outside may perhaps be guided to some extent. The values I give represent the current market prices here. On Bonanza creek the best properties, including this years cleanup, command from $100000 to $500 900; the same on El Dorado creek from $200 000 to $500000; partly developed claims on the same creeks, from $25, 900 to S100.oOO; mere prospects on the same creeks. $5,0OO to Sl5, ,O00. On Dominion creek, which is being boomed at the present time, the best claims can be purchased at from S4O,OOO to $60,OO0 The foregoing prices are for but few of the best claims. The average de- veloped claims near Discovery can be pur- chased for $3O,OOO. On Lower Dominion creek and it's tributaries the prices range from $500 to 5000.
 The prices for claims on Sulphur and Quartz creeks are about 10 per cent. less than on Dominion creek. The best claim on Bear creek sold the other day for ESQ., 0C0, and that included this years output. There are blank spots on Bear creek, and prices show a wide variation from $5,000 to $40 GOO. All Gold creek is being boomed just now. The best claims, however, can be bought for $5,000, and the average claim for from $500 to s1500. Henderson creek prices are about the same, save that some claims are held at $1,5O0, and, it is reported, one claim on Henderson has been sold for $4O,OOO. It is this report which. as much as any one thing, has caused the wild stampede to the outside to sell properties.
 Captain Barnette, who with others bought a river boat at St. Michacls last Septem- Dor and came up as far as Fort Yukon, where ice impeded their further progress, and who came thence to Dawson over the ice by dog team, arrived here ten days ago. They will leave for the outside tomorrow morning. Captain Barnette expects, with