The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-10
Another Steamer Comes Down With
KlOndike Gold.
SOME BIG FORTUNES WON
AMOUNT ON BOARD ESTIMATED
AT TWO MILLIONS.
One Man Had Quarter Of a Million
An Old Miner Says the Klondike
Does Not Compare With Califor-
mia In the Early Days-Country
Is Overcrowded

Vancouver, B. c., Aug. 9.-The steam
er Farallon arrived here today from
/ Skaguay, Alaska. with So passengers
gold dust and drafts. estimated all the
way from 100000 to $2,OOO,00O. Purser
Coghlan said he had about 100000
worth of dust in his safe.
but that was not nearly all the dust
on board he said, for one man, j. e.
Chabbit of Seattle, had two men carry
ing sacks of dust that weighed It's or
200 pounds. that would not go inside
the safe. at least he would not trust 1T
there. I think there was a million and
| a half on board, counting drafts and
gold. w. r. Duffin is another of the
rich men with 100000 in gold and many
drafts"
Captain Roberts estimate was rather
higher than that Of the purser. Said
he: Il think there was $200O,OOO or
81 $50. 600 on board. w. w. Gibbs of
Nanaimo. who went III three years ago,
had a large amount. One night men
were playing poker coming down on
the boat. and 1 saw Gibbs drafts, some
for 200 and one or two for 100000
He should have $250,00O in drafts at
least, besides a few thousand in gold
dust"
Santa Rosalia, Cal, a grizzled miner
of the SOS in California, says the Klon
dixie does not compare with California
in the early days
Like everyone else, who stays there
a year or NOR, 1 brought aflittle gold
There is probably 100000 or 100000
on the steamer There are too many
people in there; in fact, the country is
overcrowded. Probably 10000 men are
idle in the Klondike today. l don't
think tire will be a famine this year,
for grub is nearly as cheap as here"
A party consisting of David Brown,
r. D. Brown and 7. D. Mcclellan, OF
Whatcom, were among the passengers.
Reuben Brown. who has been in Alaska
three years. owned a bench claim on
Bonanza creek, opposite No. 7. On his
bench claim he cleared UP 100000, and
after paying wages, royalty, etc. had
$4,000 or $4,000 remaining, which he
brought out David Brown, who has
been in there one year, had a, $4,000 lay
on Eldorado with Mcclellan. They be-
lieved there was between 100000 and
$780, 900 in gold on board the Farallon.
John Creits of Seattle went north
year ago He had a bench claim on
Bonanza and holds his property at $780,
geo. He only brought out few thou
sand dollars, but intends to go back
again. His general opinion of the gold
fields is very optimistic.
A. Parker of ST Paul says that the
French gulch bench properties are
claiming a good deal of attention and
will probably make a good showing.
The years output at Dawson, he be-
lieved, will be S1OO0O,OOO from the lat
est figures, but Dominion and Hunker
creeks will not show up for what they
are really worth until after they are
more thoroughly worked and pros
pected this winter.
Two well-known Nanaimo miners
named Keiffer and Gibbs are credited
with $4,000 apiece in dust, and Gibbs
is also credited with having many
drafts. as referred to by the captain
source says Gibbs brought out
between $685. 900 and $4,000. They were
in the country year and a half.
Keiffer says the Hunker creek washout
will be very large before it is COM
pleted.