The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-18
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C. b.. TsnuYbew. Of Vallejo. Cal, went
north a year ago shts spring and located Ja
Eidorado creek. Aside from VIVA &c ~.
out . year ago 70 his family. seins ara az
for q 00ls he brings down on THIS Trap &iS,-
90 in duM and drafts. 4.
Royal IL. Mcdonald. OF Nova scoua, :
probably the largest individual owner OK
dust aboard the boat. His treasure ~ con-
tained IN four iron bound boxes weighing
150 pounds each and the total value y esu
mated at aboat yiLs.0D. McDanald during
the year has sent out large amount. AL
06 which has bern taken from claim :,
11dofaao. IL h one OF the Ichss anu
best holding -0ut claims on Edofado anu
" the present time Is being WORKED 10 IT'S
II. II. shiiner is Californian who de-
ciined 10 say how much be brought out
with him Erosn a friend who claims TO
know his holdings, II Is learned taat
Ohiffer's gold hags which hs brought our
with him will foot np In the neignporhooa
Frank Warner, Of Montreal. carried
down the gang plank a sack Of gold weigh
i hg eIouf II. 70 heels n1 rns ne psrinsr Win
another sack. belonging to Warner and
valued at $4,000.
II. =. Nooman. OF san Francisco. nrough,
out $500 In dust. He has been in the
district almost a year and was fcrunaio
enough to secure claim on or near Bon
ANA
o. J. Iaing. n student Of the University
of California. who a year and half ago
rave up studies and went north. brings cut
Htom In dust. That IL a lite more than
took In" he sad. ''but q good deal better
than most OF the fellows on board this
w. j. Sinclair. Of San Francisco. brought
out about 81 90. He went In a year ago
and worked a partnership CAIN with
LANG on bonanza.
Serat George Bates OF the Northwest
mounted po.ee. accompanied by Mr; halph:
IN charge 81 the banks treasure, valued az
a. little over ti.ooovo. large portion OF
this IL Canadian government money ne
Bank Of Commerce being safe dss>e1 -.
There are very few large individual own
ers Of dust on board Mr. Bates sad. The
great majority os tboee who come oat with
dust have II In small sunas OF from 400
up. A largo percentage Of tsse men aboard
are without means. although many OF then.
entered the country pretty we'll 10 do.
George Richsrisan. of Clyde. Mo, has
also been there two years. and says he Is
satisfied with what he got and VIII not re-
turn. He ssys he does not think there "
as much gold IN some sections as reported
but gres; deal In the country to be de-
vesopea
John ponneiy. of Denver, Col. and NJ
Mclaughlin az Santiago Cal are two
the Klondiks They have been there two
years, and are nos going home 10 stay.
They were not among the fortunate ones.
and do not advise poof. men to take the
chances. bit they say IL man wants 10
work for wages, he can probably DO bet
ter next winter than last. because Of the
81. Pertine. Formerly of ohia, has beer,
IN Dawson two years In the butcher bus-
sness Tie says there was no money In
Il, and thinking there might be- SOME
thing made at Cape Nome, he went ca
St Michael. and there took passage on
small boat for the Cape. After being
out thirty-six hours they drifted into Co
loviu bay, where they stayed three days.
when they were taken up by the plscay-
cry on the way from the Cape. After
talking with some acquaintance on
board. among whorn were the Butler
60 ne gave NJ the idea OF going and re
turned 10 Dawson. He says he talked
with a man who came out from kotx,-
bue sound with party of sixteen 9th
erx and the whole party lived for TWEEN.
ty-one days on ninety pounds az -four
and eight dogs. man named Kelly
who took A party ~ seventeen 10 kot
sebuc with great expectations, returned
on the Roanoke. and had to work hi
Way from kosEChsle.
Arthur ras.. ef Dakota. ssys that sp
wnrds II 30 people have left Dawso'
rsneeafhe river opened In small boats fo
Care Meme. MANY ~ them without a del
lar 81 nancy. He Is satlsftei that man
81 them d,a net 1--WE 20 get there an,
what Will come oe she rest of them whel
retd weather sets IN he cannot imagine
with utns fuel ans provisions scare
and dear, thete is obliged - BE a Erea
deal ~ Suffering and ssSs ~ life II will
ne believes end in .he government hAvfnj
10 Send them relief
J. =, Mct,egmfch says Re has bee
through sae hntsstite aoNnA country an
ne does not ratter the condition shere
lie saws there is 90 eola eKtspg nn tn
surface. When thsv 80 IOWA there
none az the metal 30 h~ found ana tina
people are ieaSiRg sheVe as fast as the
can AZ cape bsezsonl ne says there
large and Increasing crowd waiting IL
a CHARGE 90 get away.