The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-24
Yukon Editor Tells of Interiors
Many Millionaires.
sPiTEFUL REPORTS aEFuTED
Alex. Mcdonald stn Good for 3d.
0oo.0OO. Notwfth.tanding Heavy
Losses-pat Galvfn's Big Sale of
No. 35 Bona aaa-Dtneoverer of
Hanker Creek Sells Out-Dawson
Ainers Busy and Prosperoua.

such conflicting reports concerning the
financial condition OF several OF the best
KNOWN hionffike miners have bern prev
aient lately that the following from an
Old resident OF Dawson Is Of interest as
knowing the true state OF the case. The
speaker, Thomas 3. Cunningham. Is the
editor OF the Yukon Sun. and his rela-
lions with the persons referred to are
such as 10 give his utterances the weight
of authority.
III has gone abroad said Mr.. Gun
ninghani. that Alex Mcdonald is poor
man again; that he IL busted, as they
say. He has had losses, but he lis still
the richest man I'm the k!ondike this
minute. He is not as rich as he was.
Come or his recent deals have not turned
out probably. He leased his boat STRAIT
ton TO the Canadian government for ss.ea,
to bring In telegraph construction mate
rial Then when he had So 900 worth OF
whisky TO bring In the shipment was pu,
aboard the Gold Star, which was dis
ahled at Five Fingers His agent Hous-
ton came down with barge from Lake
Iebarge and relieved the Stratton OF
about two-thirds OF this cargo, bat the
stratton finally went 10 the bottom with
the balance. That was about October -.
stiIl Worth s3.O0O.oO0.
But while he has met with other and
severe losses, he Is still worth s.. 600
good, and Is neither insolvenr nor dishon-
est Such stories about him were merely
spite work. and emanated from a man
named Morrison who used TO be his part
ner. McDonaid's wife arrived few days
before | came away. and the people gave
her regular ovation. She was . Miss
Chisholm. Her father was police inspec-
tor in London.
Pat Calvin got big money out OF his
No b Bonan-a Ills partner. George
Byrne. who has lately returned from
London. worked the deal for him. and Is
not up at Dawson looking after the rem
nant OF his interest. Thirty-five was
bought by Joseph Bell. of Manchester
England. representing "A syndicate. CAL
vim has received $4,000 cash down: he
gets another S251, 90 next year. and he
and byrne together retain a s15Q.0a9 inter-
est I'm .-ae mine. He has interests on Jack
Wade creek. and has other large re-
sources that he hasn't told anybody about
yet that will surprise people
We are partners In a project at the
Russian mission on the Yukon. We call
it Mud creek. but there is money In it.
We have room there where twenty river
steamers can make safe winter quarters.
Mr.. Daily. prosecuting attorney at Juneau
Is attending 20 the business CALVIN has
gone to California with his wife to spend
the winter at Paso de Robes and at Ho-
tel del Monte at Monterey. 10 take the
hot sulphur and iron baths 10 recuperate
from nervous exhaustion. lie will return
early in the spring.
There Ii no fear for Pat lie has plen-
~ of money But. like some OF the 9TH
ers. he has had some considerable losses
through, false friends. One named Beas-
ley. IL said 10 have spent $4,000 Of Gal
WINS money on giri called Lucille. and
afterwards Calvin had To pay bin Of
81. as 10 Jack Timmons tor suppers the
same man had ordered at the Cafe Royal
for female friends. BeasIey WAS indicted
under an accusation brought against him
by Mr.. Thebo, the manager % Galvin's
meat market. He skipped Il $1,000 bond.
and ia now In San Francisco. but it is
not likely h. will be taken back for trial.
Andrew Hunker. discoverer Of Hunker
creek which yields the highest grade gold