The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-18

San Francisco. July f7.-After being
eagerly watched for hour by hour, dur
ing the past ten days, the steamer St.
Paul arrived tonight from st. Michaels,
bringing men and treasure from the
Klondike There were 176 passengers
on her list and the amount of their
earnings. in gold dust, nuggets and
bank drafts, is estimated by the ships
officers at 100000.
The largest amount brought out by a
single prospector is in the possession
of n. I. Pickett, who has $50, GOO, princi-
pally in gold dust and nuggets. Pete
Wybird admits the ownership of $780,
900. e. ], Nash has $4,000 and Fred
Berry of Fresno, Cal, who had pre-
viously brought out fortune. says he
has another with him now, but de-
clineS to disclose the amount J.
Dumas, who has been prospecting on
FL Dorado creek. has $4,000 to show
for his labors in the frozen north and
W. L. Burn, who suffered the llis-
fortune of having his feet frozen and
losing both by amputation, feels COM
pensated by the possession of 500, 900
in cash. the proceeds of the sale of his
five mining claims.
Davis spent only one month in the
Klondike, but during that period
realized $4,000 from his claim, and
just before his departure sold the claim
for $25, 600 more, so that his days at
Dawson were exceedingly profitable.
The returning miners say that il is
idle for proSpectorS to go to the Klon-
dixie now, expecting to locate claims,
as all the mining land of any value has
already been staked out The only
manner in which claims can now be
acquired is said to be by purchase.
The general consensus of opinion is
that the value Of Minook creek as a
mining center has been over-estimated.
Claims there are pronounced to be of
little value and the intending miner,
if he be guided by the experience of
these pioneers. will confine his opera
tons to the neighborhood of the
original gold discoveries near Dawson
City.
Dominion creek is pronounced the
richest of the Klondike streams in the
precious metal. FL Dorado and
Bonanza creeks being considered by
these prospectOrs only second in i'm
portance TO Dominion. Of individual
claims, great things are expected from
! and 8. not because those numbers are
supposed to be lucky. but on account
of their inherent richness.
FIVE MILLIONS ON BOARD.
Later estimates of the amount of gold
brought down by the steamer st. Paul
from the Klondike make the total much
larger than at first reported. Joseph
Lebick of New York City, who has
lived five years in Alaska, and himself
has about $4,000 in dust declares that
the Alaska Commercial company
shipped not less than 5000. 900 from ST.
Michaels. Other returning miners sub
stantiate this statement. The officials
Of the company could not be seen to-
night, but the cOncensus of opinion
among the Klondikers is that the trad
ing corporation has secured the greater
part of the precious metal mined this
season.
Many of the fortunate miners went
10 various hotels tonight and deposited
heir wealth with the proprietors. AT
me place over a quarter of a million
dollars worth of dust and nuggets was
seen piled on the floor back of the
,cunter. enclosed in old sacks, boxes
md dilapidated grips
j. Lebick. who has valuable claims
IN Bonanza, Dominion and Miranda
.reeks. says that most of the men.
ike himself, have come south for the
AXE of their health. Scurvy and noun
ain fever prevail in KlOndike and food
5 scarce and of poor quality. Although
,riceS have been greatly reduced, flour
S still held at IS a sack and picked
,utter at 81 pound
SIX OR SEVEN MILLIONS.
1t has been learned on reliable author
ty that the Alaska Commercial company
eceived on the St. Paul tonight II boxes
f gold, each weighing $50 pounds. At
Conservative valuation of Sl5 an ounce,
his aggregates S3423.000 Adding this TO
he amount brought down by the miners,
Which is now placed at over 100000, the
Slondike treasure carried by the st. Paul
5 not less than s6,OOO,OOO or 100000.