The sun., 1898-07-17
FLOOD OF KLONDIKE GOLD.
rryERS REACH SEATTLE WITH BOTH
cold DUST AND DRAFTS.

-, Tell OF -Four More Steamers Now Due
.itb Gold valued Mt from 5000, 900 to
a. OOO, 900 A Strike OF Unparalleled
Richness Rsportsd-Nswu from Dawson.
sr,rrLE. July 16.-The steamer City Of Seattle
.,rivsd from Skagway this morning with twenty
...nrned Klondikers and Yukoners. who had
s1snOOO In gold dust and 100000 In drafts.
Tbev came out on the first return trip OF
.ns boats on the upper Yukon and the
A,ip Of lakes. making the trip in eleven days
s.nr Dawson TO Seattle. which IL the quickest
- -.cord They say the time will be material
!, ,,.hortened when the lines are better organ
,,sd and they regard the present trip as won
A.rfui achievement.
They report that gold is flowing into Dawson
ANN near and remote districts in boats, by dog
trains. and on pack animals The spring wash
1ps had proved satisfactory and the miners on
,sarly all the creeks were satisfied
IN June ~ four steam boats left Dawson for
G, Michael with 900 miners and quantity OF
qold dust estimated worth s.. 100000 to 81 OO0.-
600 The boats were the Bella. Weare, Hamil-
ton. May and West which expected to transfer
tbeir passengers and treasure to the Brixham.
Alliance St Paul and Roanoke. which are all
now due at Seattle. To-morrow being the an
nversary of the arrival from st. Michael Of the
treasure ship Portland. the citizens hope that
the four steamers viii put In an appearances
which would De mbue tho oSc1sioh vi kkSeb
Tbs miners who arrived last night from Skag-
ray on the steamer Cottage City brought $50,-
CCO in gold dust. They came into skAgWay
several days ahead OF the City Of seattle's
vas made near Dawson which promises
70 rsvoutionize and extend gold mining m Their n;S
utary OF the Eldorado. and the prospectors
fSund pay dirt on bench claims at an elevation
OF ops VH tay 5000 worth Of gold was psnned out
SIsm % s75. .00O was offered shortly after It's dis
oovery. and the country round about was i'm
II ia Claimed that the richness Of the French
SSrs Ssdr0cS Sfi nenes at an anGe Of ABOUT twenty
SRs SRs UstfeiS or thirty W feet from the surface Il
requires from ten days to two weeks OF hard
work by two men TO sink shaft to the bedrock
These bench claims are practically free from
water and drifting can be carried on summer
French dulch is fifteen or eighteen miles
from Dawson. and about LOO feet above the
lance from French Gulch as Dawson. and It IL
expected that the country clear back may show
These ttSa - miners also brought gold from Bench
Greek. where the mines are reported TO be yield
inS largely. although many Of them were aban-
dOned when the first stampede took place to
'fs "A good many who came down on the City Of
sfas1e sTsn on sSRepfB SR Bank Of British Columbia said
Theodore Habernal. one Of the passengers.
"a. say ns %a Of hfs s BaHSSn % Sc P ehs 6SH n
booming in great shape. Miners were coming In
By hundreds every day from the spring clean
tkou!alds dp rGHe DsTso4 City was to have
a population 9t 300 600 people when left. >,
as Tas nns eapeeted By p Old mfneFs although there
on on; some Of the principal creeks, BonanEa
cleanup shows that 1t had been considerably
7nbef Ts as .afy 1E 1s 70 o Os an esaass
lsfs. Saf S,SsBRiup sis and Little stOok99 sSIehss
sams ESTnso very 9pT rich Bench claims ToPS oesssd
there. Sulphur and Dominion creeks are very
rich. but the reports from Hunker Creek were
There was plenty Of work 70 be had By any
themselves n R rather than hire themselves out for
When I left Dawson the water in the river
great dlfnculty van be had II nayigating the
and the streets Of Dawson were Hooded With
sif TsS E1ss ss
gsTsg SdH5nF the month Gs q Asss
wood. Thousands Of cords 9f wood which were
piled on the banks OF the Yukon from Circle
City TO Dawson. q distance Of about 800 miles.
were swept away by the high water during
The Government Assay ohice. which was COM
pleted yesterday. opened for busineps this
morning. and iS rushed with work. By noon
twenty melts had been made, and great deal OF
gold dust was being brought in By returned
hIondtkers, who wero, APPARENTLY. highly
pleased with the prices paid and the trSatment
TAcoHA. July 1e.-Among the passengers on
the KIondike Eoid ship Cottage City. Thich ar
tiyed here to-day after stopping yesterday %
pgtIeF. .E9m Ellsworth. linn. who are
bringing 100000. the proceeds Of their clean
Up and sale Of two Bonanza claims 81. II.
Coleman Of New York, representing London
iEnglandl companies. also came down. He has
bought many claims.
amount Htoa to at EAST t6ouEh oSoryt
body tries to underestimate 1t ct DSWson be-
cause OF the Canadian royalty now being col
lected Miners are paying as little royalty as
R99Sssdi66Ie; Spt royalty Will be paid on at least
Amo1G the richest Elondfkers are Phil Dob
Son Of Los Angeles. Henry Cheney OF Roches-
Ter. Y. and John Miller and q. Vines Of New
Dawson is booming as never before. Miners
arrive daily bringing cans and bags full Of gold.
which are deposited with banks and the Cana
dian police. Coleman says that $3.50, 900 was
deposited with the Bank OF British North
America the morning before he left. Other
passengers saw iners coming into Dawson
they could pack
=, The saloons are doing an immense business.
Excepting some cases Of Scuryey the health
OF DAWSON Is reported fairly good