The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-17

Ten thousand dollars IN gold Gust was
1E0ueht 70 Seattle yesterday from Alaska
~ J. q. wilson. who h the latest man
- arrive from Dawson and ether points IN
che KlondIke- Wilson came out from ths
Yukon country with James Wesley. OF Ia
es0A 4nsy brought with them 30 let
ters from Dawson and other Alaska settle
msnfA Wilson and bis partner came 10
Victoria from Skagway on the Amur.
Thsy have no late news Of any rich and
3neu n tire klondike. but say that active
preparations are icing made 10 send out
shs goIA now on the dump.
NJ. Wilson states that the last boat
watch went down Thirsy-Mile river was
wrecked and that al passengers aad been
lost The identity or the passengers WAS
rnknown. and shs only thing that has yet
been discovered that may lead TO the
i6aptty Of the missing men was chest
~ carpenters tools. In the chest there
was found = Novelty wood worker. black
vest. key-winding waItham watch and
. key made out OF German coin. The
chest was marked BLACK Diamond c"
Wilson says that the report that Swift
water Bill Gates was drowned ia not
true, ~ be talked TO the fastest man in
Alaska three days after the report of the
alleged drowning was brought down 10
1yyea- s.Swiftwafer BisI'. then had two
women In his party. and they were near
tho police station at the foot of Lake
Tagsah. Wilson is unable TO say Row the
report Of the drowning OF Gates origin
- - ftx gaa "a Ism
and the entire party was then all right
ard had not experienced any dangers.
Wilson IL an old Seattle man. and prior
to his departure for Alaska lived on the
corner Of Madison street and Seventh
avenue. He Ia also known as an old
Puget sound hop grower. and has large
acquaintance throughout the western part
Of Washington. Wilson had the distlnc-
ton OF being the first man to reach Itaw-
son with copies OF the Dominion mining
regulations. The regulations. Mr.. Wilson
says. are satisfactory 10 the miners. with
the exception OF the action OF the British
govornmant In imposing a royalty Of ey-
erything mined over 2.sAs. and that out
Of this amount no eNt sses were allowed
A Eaine, the miners say. might pay over
81 o00 and YET a musiz sreater amount of
money would be required 10 work IT. A
movement iE on topl awe this feature
Of the regulations ptaaged. Wilson and
Wesley left Dawson az April II. and con-
asdering the conditien q the Alaska trails
at this particular time 81 the year. they
made very quick trip To a Post-lntei-
,igencer reporter at the Hetei Diller yes
tsrday afternoon Mr., wilson said:
Ont With sse.uoa sn Geld.
II am more than satisfied with my trip.
and consider that ysns lucky 10 get
ever the Ice alive. Wesley and myself
left Dawnpn eighteen days after any other
ynkcners, and We're the very last to come
out. There is much danger N crossing the
predicted by old timers In Dawson that
we would never get oft Of the country
alive. but we disappointed everybody and
we came out with about so letters, many
OF which are for Seattle people. We
charged 81 apiece for bringing out most
az The Letters We also brought many
without making any charge. | brought
out si9.eco in gold. II was taken from
my ciaina on Eldoraao. I also brought
cut gold for other people. ana I have rsa-
son 20 believe that when the boats COM
.nence to ren frem 81. Michael In July
tina. at least SIS. 900 In dust VIII be sent
down.
"No. there. f. no danger entertained OF
any OF the treasure ships being captured
by The Spanish. IL was not known IN the
Kssndlka that war had been formally De-
,iared by the United States when l left.
'sThe bulk OF tile gold that WI be
brought Down from ST. Michael VII Ia
owned by between 100 and i5a men. while
the remainder ct IL viii be scattered
prrsusscua,Issy about iii small amounts.
Alex Mcdonald viii alone have nearly
SsOoo GOO The Stanley family viii be the
most extensive winners from Seattle. and
believe that Mr. Stanley and his sons
have 81 least xeIsl.t0e IN the dumps. Do
ynfn.on and Sulphur are showing up richer
than any OF the ether creeks. Alex. Me-
Donald has ten Interests on Eidovade. two
miles Of property on Dominion. ave claims
ON Bonanza. the first three en- Skcokau
fvs on Baar. sixteen on Sulphur, two on
Too Much Gold. four on Henderson and
four On Gold Bottom. Mcdonald himself
does ne; know how much money he 10