Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1898-06-24
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ALASKA NEWS,
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room late Alaska papers
Frank SIavin, ex prize fighter,
now wealthy Yukon miner, is IN
the city on his way to the interior.
Slav,n is beginning to show his
age, and AS he says, intends to
make his stake and settle down.
The vicinity of Dyea affords .
splendid field tor prospector5 in
search of quartz. Many indica-
fions OF rich gold bearing quartz
have been discovered, and the assay
has been very setisfact tory some
ranging as high as $50 to 500 per
ton Of free milling ore.
The body of the man found on
the hillside, near the new town of
Falls City, has been identified as
C. Holtz. The man who gave this
infor nation was } l.. Hessery. He
saws that HoltZ lived In cabin
with two other men near the ferry,
that he went bunting on Sunday,
and that nothing was thought of it
when he did not return TO his cab.
in immediately.
The reported loss Of "Swiftwater
Bill, and two Of h.s female com
paniuns, 10y drowning in the lakes,
seems to lack confirmation. At
last accounts the party was camped
on the banks OF Lake Tagish, wait
lug for the waters TO transport
them to the scenes of the early
srinmphs Of "Swftwater Bill" who
is credited with the possession of
more money and less brains than
any man in the Yukon country.
The failure of Goldsmith Bros.
last week caused several Pacific
coast Wholesale. men to be heavy
losers The Wholesale houses do
not deserve any sympatby from
our merchants, as they should have
known better than tp sell such peo-
Pile rs Goldsiaiths goods to be put
in competition with our enterpris-
ing merchants, who advertise their
z oods and do business in an up.
{ lght manner.
Capt Jack Crawford - known
throughout the world as, Captain
J ack, the poet scout" arrived in
Dyea, on Sunday last, and register
ed at the Pacific hotel. Capt
Crawford is first vice president
and assistant general manager of
the KIondike Yukon and Copper
River Co, of Helena, Montana,
and has charge of an advance party
consisting of DR.. j. O. Wileoxson
chief surgeon; j. Fl Crook, j. w. ;
Cassidy, A. Laraway, aud A. Kid
der.
The reported drowning Of "Swlft-
water Bill" was given a thorough
Investigation by a press represtne
tative and this Is the story that is
told at the lakes. "Swiftwster
Bill" Gates got both his rubber
boots fnlI of water and mud, while
going over the White Pass and on
q. ~ iyal nj tho Ia l. aa o~oIain,ol A.,
his female companions. "My God,
girls, We nearly got drowned on
that trail, and so the report start
ed that "Swittwater Bill was dead
The citizens of Skaguay have
awakened from the lethargy which
prevails in that place Last Mon
day, by the report Of big gold
discovery on Lake Bennett, with
their usual enthusiasm in anything
that offers some benefit to their
burg" they lald aside the old
fake OF the discoveries IN their own
town plat and grAsped at the new
one as drowning man catches at
stVHW, hiu Hboub wv or lnpm
to start at once for the now
field Of operations
On Wednesday the firm of Scott
Land ny u o., mad, an assign
lnent for the benefit Of their cred.
ito q. II A. Bauer was selected !
ass guee, and the door is temporar.
ily closed. The failure vas caused !
bg the prevailing dullress in trade
aud. Tue firm thought it best TO
make an assignment In order to
protect the interests Of all the |
The assets will no !
doubt be ample to pay all creditors |
ia Toll aud business resumcd by the |
firm ~ the near future.
The hoiilla af boats carrying at
beast $4,000 people down the lakes /
nn rivers of Alaska on their way
- ,-e gold delds Of the Yukon,