The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-04
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BACK FROM KL0AD|M
Twenty Miners Arrive at Seattle
With About 100000.
ALL GLAD TO COME HOME
They Were Anxious to Return to Civili-
cation. So They Made . Cleanup.
The Seasons Yield Estimated 1t
Ten to Forty Millions.

Seattle, July 3.-The first miners to
come out from the Klondike this season
arrived here this afternoon from st.
Michaels on the steamer New England.
There were 20 of them and they brought
gold dust and drafts estimated at
$500, 900.
Their names are: p. T. Amber, John
Ross, Albert Meakin, Isaac Graham.
Ben Wohamk, John Wilson, George
Hepel, f. Nelson, r. A. Hall, E.. Elmer
son, H. N. Lacy, w. T. Heddle. George
Merwin, K. Sauset. w. Shearer. A..
Lumber, George Appold, John CALI
han, Mike Muller and E. Stole. They
came down the Yukon river from Daw-
son to st. Michaels in small boats.
AS to the amount of gold they
brought with them, they are very re-
ticent. Captain Joyce n Purser Den
mis- of the New England are authority
for the statement that there was on de-
post in the steamers strong Dox
s175 900 worth of dust, and that the
drafts they carried would make an ag-
| gregate amount of more than 500. 600.
w. T. Heddle of Nanaimo. B.. c., Is
the largest individual holder OF dust.
He is credited with $50. 900.
Captain Joyce of the New England
states that the schooner Hattie L.
Phillips left st. Michaels June 10 for
San Francisco with % men from Daw-
son with $500. 900 in gold dust.
To-day's arrivals from Dawson made
the trip down the Yukon in IA to is
days, drifting and sailing in the cur
rent. They report the trip an easy one.
The river which were laid
up in the Yukon last winter in the ice
20 oonatdara hlu damaged
The Healy came to st. Michaels and
returned. The last miners to arrive re-
ported her as being aground on a par
zeal the mouth of the Yukon and liable
to be detained. Nc other were
ready to move up the river, but the
Rock Island people expected to be
ready in a week or two. and the Alaska
Commercial company had one nearly
completed with a barge In addition.
The Canadian Pacific Navigation
company had a steamer ready to
aunch but the machinery expected on
the Danube had not arrived.
Several schooners, the G. w. Watson,
r. w. Bartlett, j. b. Leeds and others
were lying at st. Michaels ~harg
their n various small com
panies with their outfits were scattered
along the shore preparing to ascend
the river as soon as they could get
ready.
The MAY West was within 100 miles
of Dawso June 6. The ice left st.
Michaels harbor June IL. The Yukon
river is reported as eight feet higher
h ever known before in its history.
This dispels the story which has fire.
quently been reported that the river
was never so low as this year.
The New England party report that
when they left st. Michaels 1e miners
from Dawson had arrived, each one of
whom was burdened with gold dust.
Their explanation for making the trip
in open boats and making connection
with the first steamer TO leave st.
Michae els Is that they were utterly tired
of life at Dawson, and having cleaned
up all their gold, were In a hurry TO
reach civilization. They estimate this
years cleanup will run from &c. eo, ooc
to $40. 900, 900.