The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-20
CALIFORNIANS IN
THE FROZEN NORTH

HAROLD WARD, formerly in the insurance
business in san Francisco. is reported 70 be
working lay on ManOOk Creek. He came in
in the fall OF 1897
GEORGE L FISH. formerly OF Phelan &
Fish Of Oakland with his wife. conducts Very
good store on Front street. corner OF Inirl-
His store and the stock ne had in il were com
pletely destroyed b. fire a few weeks ago
Within eight days he was N new building
on the Same location
LEW B. CLARK. MERGED County, who distin-
guished himself as Judge board the Excel
sior in the famous trial Of a. NJ. Pope (cnarged
with knowing Il alb is working a claim winch,
with his brother sam. he staked last year. They
worked lay on Bonanza last winter that
netted them good pay.
JOSEPH 3. DYER, formerly a member Of the
san Francisco Sock Exchange Board. located
an excellent claim on Chicken Creek. in the
Forty-mile district His mine is being worked
on lays some forty men being employed. and
he expects 70 clean up from $50 900 to $4,000
CHARLES HALL, brother Of George Hail,
Consul for Turkey at san Francisco, IS agent
for the Alaska Commercial Company at san
Francisco. He IS interested in d number OF
GEORGE e WILCOX whose wife is here
with him. is part owner OF a rich claim on Gold
MRS BESSIE THOMAS. who was one OF the
bellies on that now famous trip OF the Excel
sior and who was one OF three women OF that
crowd who reached here that same fall after
many difficulties, is in Dawson still She is
FRANK SCHMITZ OF San Francisco Is min
ing on Dominion He has acquired some good
property. expects TO make good clean up TINS
summer.
n WRIcKsoN. mining expert IS doing well,
GEORGE :. WILKINS. San Francisco. came
in last summer and has done remarkably well
He engaged in logging was successful made
eonsidera ble hard cash and has secured con-
tracts for logs from all the big companies Tor
V9S MOTT.TON, who left San Fran
cisco on the Excelsior IN 1897. and who got no
further W the river that year than Fort fu-
k0n where she spent the winter. IS now pro-
urietress Of the most popular road house on
bunker Creek 1t is located nice day jour
ney for a Snowman from this town being al
the mouth Of Gold Bottom creek. Mrs. MouI-
ton still wears the cheerful spirit that char-
actarfzed and made her popular in Oakland and
cheered the otherwise dismal camp at Fort
Yukon all last winter. she is DONG Wei
-CHGRTFy MEADOWS (Arizora Charley
and his wife (the latter known on the stage
as May Melbournel are said to De doing well
Mrs Meadows is from Santa Cruz.
JAMES LAID Of California has a soda
works and makes money with It,
sporting men Of the Pacific Coast. claims to
have made homestake and Is going out in
DIR LEROY NJ. GATES has been very Ill all
winter but is eonvalescent
P J. WEIGH, formerly Of Port Costa. has
several claims Of which he Is very hopeful.
F A RANEY Santa Clara, who was one OF
the Excelsior party OF 81, who went out and
returned again last summer Is engaged as
W A RYAN who. while In San Francisco,
was an active and well known newspaper man,
principally engaged with the Chronicle. Is here
In the employ Of the Alaska Exploration Com
pany. He has taken TO stampediug and the
accumulation OF Claims IKE q man 49, %Ho n,
tends TO make a speedy clean up he toil5Wed
Niger Jim on that harum-scarum .ur down
10 Coal Creek, and since that has vsntured Il
the head OF Eureka Creek, some sixty miles
in the other direction, over in the Indian River
country. There ne drove stakes and has since
got the claim recorded They are finding 3
pans near the property. Ryan was with the
first Excelsior party.
WILLIAM LAVERY. formerly commission
merchant IN San Francisco. dealing in grain
chiefly IS manager for L. r. Fulda and the
A E. Company.
JOHN D. McGILLIvRAY, who came IN IN