The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-11

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vessel. says the population q Cape
Nome. when the Cleveland left. WAS
estimated u l3,0o0. about s.o0e Of whom. he
ayers. are digging gold from The beach.
These snsn. Ar. NcGinitie states. are TAX
ine out ali thu way from wagss to $40
az % Tie man. Don't talk TO mo about
Caps Nome" he said Il an actually sick
q think can't b. there.
II went mp and down the beach tor two
and half miles. wttnsssing the gold dig
ging operation. There the man stood about
fftseH feet apart, digging the STUN from
tho sandy shore. One nan--hA was hare
Tipped and from New Jersey and named
emith--showed me 1ss5 which he said ha
had dur from the beach In Ave dayA I
didn't TAXA his word for the gold. ham
died II and weighed II. and he certainly has
q much ~ he stated.
SeeeDsA UD with Iais mana.
why. l went out On the beach and
scooped up gravel In my hand. not once.
but many times. and from even this dirt /
took gold with my fingers. Now, mind
you, didn't dig II; 1 simply reached down
ana took up the gravel with my hand. John
XIII went up on the Cleveland a, . pas
Benger, and the faw days the vessel was
th1fe teek out >soo worth q gold from the
beach.
..Thsrs II n" the purser said. pointing to
q .buckskin sack. lock a. II and lift II
yoorsslf" The gold was lying on table
IN the once ot the Arlington dock. II wEs
labeled "John Kill"
Capt. CaRro1Ys ExDssiense.
II laugh heartily at Capt. James Carroll.
the veteran mariner" continued Mr., Nc
Ginitie. "He walked around on the beach
watching the men dig gold. One day
CHANGED To meet him. and he said: Well,
this beats anything I have ever seen.
man don't have to work for gold here. All
he has to do n TO lie down and roll over
In the sand, and he rises With the gold
sticking to his clothes And Il did seem
I'VE had twenty seven passengers from
more or less native gold. As far a. I
could Judge the amounts ranged from etfo
TO $4,000. One man / know had $4,000
worth. but his name no requested me not
Mr.. Mcoinitie /. well known in Seattle.
having long been wharfinger Of the Airing
ton docks
sixteen Roxes oe Geld.
The bank gold came In sixteen boxes.
SIX In enc lot and ten In another Capt.
II. u. Caine. ehartercr Of the Cleveland.
had u discharged and taken into the Ar
lington dock once. where ne placed a
guard over II for the night The six boxes
containing 600 are the property Of the
Bank Of British North America. and the
rest. which ID consigned 10 the Seattle
assay ofsscA. II owned by the Canadian
SEINE OF the gold was sent eu, from
Dawson originally on the steamer Robert
Kerr, but the latter became disabled be-
low Eagle city and transferred her TWEEN
ty-three passengers and treasure to the
Alaska Exploration company's steamboat
Linda. St Michael bound.
Capt. John J. Healy. general manager
Of the North American Transportation q
Trading Company. arrived az st. Michael
on the e., n. Hamilton. Capt. Healy.
Capt James Carroll and Attorney Cor
ham. OF Seattle. ief. At once for the Cape
General Manager Wilson. OF the Alaska
Commercial Company. and Count de Ga
rcts, of Paris The latter has since his
arrival purchased a number OF claims In
the new camp
Rmratnx Rershs for Fuel.
The Cievelsna lef, ST. Michael at lsa
o'clock the morning sf August "a she
had what was considered saffelcn; coal
- make the trip 10 Dutch Harsor, bat sooa
encsunsered strong head winds. and her
fuel rapidly disappeared. Her officers ~
= precautionary measure, concluded To
burn such leosa lumber az they had aboard.
and did 80. consuming 900 feet. all told.
which snclatsd a lag 81 ssandees ~ wooden
b-rths in the Storage compartments.
The wood burning began swenty-four
hours cur from Dutch Harhar. August =.
bat II vas nos until shs safh thas she
reached that port and repiesssf%i her fuel
supply. she had three toas Of coal aboard
TAXA 10 chances. - Burned ne lumber ana
ship furnishings unspsrtnety.
The vessel made the trip from Dutch
Hareor Ia ST. Michael In xeveass-tws
hours. .hat she WAS ~ coming from $.
Michael TO Dutch HarAay which port sh.
lefs on her return September a
The Cieveiand'a Passengers.
Tho Relieving passengers returned ca the
Cleveland:
Mrs. W. y. cieery. Mrs. Z J. welaon. l..
Browne. =. +. Seasle, A. a. Jackson. u.
Ensign. y, Res~> William Csiisrspss, AIRS,
l. II Keissr. NJ n. Dryden. r. lee Davs.
u. Ray. r. Aideoa. J. Suyt-e C. NJ Res
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+. Roiiin- W. h. WISE. Il = Essda. ~ Ii.
Ill. II. Andersen. r. NJ cansen, /. & Hss-
MS. d Ray. u. L. Rutgers. william Nc
Cord. ". r. Rayrt. q J Weaeher q r.
Cpehrase. q. A, Jones. Tserrss isnsTsss,.
". J. Foster. ], Mnrssy. r. 3 Iehas8n. -
Barns. II. n.ssss, ]. fsserwen, J. {: Rev.
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