The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-24
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on their rich claims. Both men wen. IN
last winter and leave large mining hold
args IN the interior.
Mr.. Buckingham said yesterday 20 .
Po~t-FntslIigencer reporter:
Il think there is no mining district or
THE Alaskan banks OF the Yukon that Will
equal the Manook district in extent and
richness. Greek after creek has been
prospeeted and on every one the 'ndica-
fl0zs are the best. The output this year
Hag Rot ounce less than 3laa.sS, and
only four claims were fully worked. Tie
claims worked we're Nos. e. T. Is and 2 on
Little Manook. The best single pan taken
out o. Manook while prospecting weighed
80 Just before we left a nugget was
washed out which weighed siA. A. niga
as - cents 70 the pan was recently OBJ
tanned on Russian creek A great many
people VINO went up this year will locate
st Rampant City instead OF going 20 Daw-
son. Quail creek was the latest discovery
Plenty of gold was found and the claims
car he worked IN the summer. There are
several claims On Little Manook that viii
b. worked this summer"
r II. Young Of Winnipeg, was one OF
the richest men on the Gar0nne. although
he only brought out $1,000. JnSt before
leaving Dawson he sold claim Sulphur
creek for &9.ps5. lie Immediately invested
~ another Sulphur creek claim bought a
quarter Of claim No. above on bonanza
said that he was offered $3.50 for his
holdings Just before he left The money
he brought out was cleaned Up on Sulphur
creek.
Edward Awkward IS the first rich man 10
come out this year from Forty-Miie creek
He has been I've years In the interior and
brings out xo.0vc which he washed from
his claims on Napoleon gulch Ayiward
was on Forty-Mle when the stampede 5
the hlondike began. lie stayed where hs
was and located on the best claims left
behind by those who entered on the wild
rush TO Dawson. He owns nearly every
thing In Napoleon guich, and. II Is said
recently sold claim there FOR sl50co He
says that some forty men mined at Forty
Mile last winter and all did we'll Most
or them VIII come out with fair fortunes
on the later boats. There is q little TO-
nance in the F1rty Nter's life in Alaska
lie WAS the first man to be married on the
Yukon and brings his wife back with him
MrE. AyiWard went north a number Of
years ago with Capt. Healy's family and
the pair feil IN love. Since then they have
worked their claims together and now
have enough TO settle down in life.
Jack Brothers who went into the Yukon
country as a member Of the Northwest
mounted police comes back TO civilization
with Zig fortune. lie cleaned up $4,000
on claim 3 above. on Bonanza lie viii
60 back 20 Ottawa
Good Result of a quick Trip.
Lem Singer. OF Whatcom. who was
formerly customs officer on the Sound.
brings back some s. 600 as a result Of a
quick trip 70 Dawson. lie built the steam
er BeI!Ingham at Whatcom took hey 10
skasway on a bark. knocked down the
hull and separated the machinery. then
| packed II across the White pass The
steamer. was then put together and was
! one or the FIRST 70 reach Dawson lie sold
| his boat and outfit and comes out con-
| sigserably richer.
| George l.. Coleman. son OF a millionaire
| California banker. went north to benefit
| his hearing. He comes back totally deaf.
| He Was frozen n near Manook and ac-
| CURED some good claims there. which he
| viii send men IN 10 work.
| y. Adams. formerly an engineer on the
| steamers Of the Pacific Coast Company
| has three drafts fer $4,000 In his pocket
| as the result Of hIs work IN the interior
/ lie will 60 back TO his old home in Port
| l1nd. y. IT, Church. OF Juneau. brings
| back a considerable fortune. H. has been
| five years IN the interior, going 10 Dawson
| from Circle City. lie got good claim on
| Ellorado. ana has others on Hunker and
| outlying creeks
| Il. r. Taylor. II weaton, III. IS from N.
| Gold Mountain district. on the Yukon. be-
| low Rampant City. lie is credited with
| $1,000. He has m interest in two coal
| mines that promise 10 prove honanzas and
brings back some fine Quartez specimens.
y. Il. Mcdonald, who got 5000 near
| Nanook, was the champion road bicycle
| r1er OF New York state before going
| north. tie lives a Rochester
| Dr. II. " Ward. who has had charge o;
The Dawson hospital, is on his way 70
| Portland. II. Field, ~ Tacoma. made
| good money on a lay on Bonanza creek.
| E. H. Icy and Arthur T.. Seymour
| a}" ;wO Boston newspaper mon wao 10
! Gated good property AZ Manook. r. Frank
! latten. of Kansas city, guarded ,he ;reas-
/ aye brought down on the river steamer
| Wearr. He - enc OF the btSt-posicd men
| who came out on tA- Garonne Joseph W
| I.aLsmer IS yooag Chicago lawyer who
| made the rip Ia -. Nj haci Tor pleasure.
Uohbcd of sso.ooo.
II. c MeClel.an3. - Olympia. was one
~ the ItaRScrites Who arrived In the civ
| yesterday. He went % Alaska a year ago
| this summer, ard hss been Engaged !n the
| restaurant business AZ Dawson. he states
that ore ~ tire passengers on ire river
! stenfGe~ Wearv was -obhtd 81 Sst 80 1'c
! Po~t-l Gtvijige1Cer reporter he snii.
Il went rorth st0m Seattle "a year $50
chs summer ard vert through t0 paw-
: son over the Dyea trail Many people
! were going oVac 20 t-aa n f03t time
1 ard the travel Was comparatively easy.
/ I'iie hardest paf. of tAe trlo VS. over ere
+ mountains - tae l1kes. }..t when these
( we've rs3.N-l tn" rrSt ~ 'le Journey MS
/ easy. / MAS svA. 81 eighteen Iase g.. max
I 'ng t6e trip t4pcs nyea - Dawson auA
/ eas oiENt DAYS coming over 49, iaSs 20
! fhe iake~ Daring the entire tsp - tire
! AXIS .trf.e3 rovba,lt n So, .c~s On
/ "sv back together wlh ~ provisions
! n irs We ~.aste i- thN coactry 1T the
( rttv@. ana NH~ 0rali" 30 secure any.