The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-21

The treasure ship Roanoke. Capt. wea-
ver OF the North American Transporta-
ton and Trading Company's line, returned
last evening from her second voyage this
season to the mouth OF the Yukon. She
had 100 passengers and probably 100000 In
gold, about one-third OF which came from
Cape Nome. the new American mining
camp.
OF the Cape Nome consignment q. W.
Price had In the neighborhood OF $4,000
Of dust. The two Yukon river boats. PoT-
tus =. Weare and Charles h. Hamilton.
from which the big liner expected to get
a large amount Of klond!ke treasure. had
not arrived at ST. Michael from Dawson
when the Roanoke left This accounts.
probably. for her light gold cargo.
The Weare was reported to have been
hung up on a sand bar. but no news had
been heard Of the Hamilton.
Over 3i.000.0O Of kiOndike gold was
stored IN the Alaska Commercial Com
pany's warehouse when the Roanoke left
II was probably shipped to San Francisco
on the Portland. which expected 10 sail for
the California metropolis the day follow
ing the koanokes departure from st. Nj
chael. August g. Besides the Portland
only one other ocean steamer. the Laura
da. remained at St. Michael. There were
many small river boats lying on the beach
in silent testimony to the fury Of the July
storm.
Mrs. ,. J. Hcaly Returns.
Mrs. Healy. wife OF Capt. John j. Healy
returned on the Roanoke. as also ncr
guests. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Bosque and
Miss Bosaue. OF San Francisco. They took
the trip purely for pleasure. and report
having had delightful voyage. Mr.. Bos-
que said there can be no question ABOUT
the richness of Cape Nome. He regarded
II as enc of the richest placer camps ever
discovered.
Frank Madieigh. long "A resident Of this
city, returned after Ave years absence
fn fhs. Ha /.
Cape Nome, which he says q rich dis
trict and to which he will return In the
spring Mrs. William Molloy returned
from Nome. whittier she went on the first
voyage OF the Roanoke. l.. X. Dunn, n
prosperous Kiondiker, took a run over 20
Cape Nome from St. Michael. He pur-
new camp and says It Is rich. but VIII not
In his opinion prove as great gold pro-
Queer as the Eiondike. Price. one OF Cape
Nome's pioneers. says II VIII rival the
richer.
J. w. Logan. OF San Francisco. speaks
glow!ngly OF the camp as gold producer.
average Of SO per day , each from the bench
NJ toe Cape Nome district. lie. 7. =.
Hershberger. Of Iowa; r: O'Neil, OF Chi
washed s. 900 from the beach in eight days.
Schley II a nephew OF Admiral Schley. the
Santiago naval hero. He, as also the other
three members OF the partnersnip Quarte.e.
spring. Logan saws the beach Is gold I'M
pregnated for a distance OF thirty miles;
sS Ss s :ss Ee9 sd Rfy strip averages seventy
II a Heavy Claim Owner.
OF the Cape Nome passengers. perhaps
none II better qualified to speak OF the
/ district than q. w. Price. He arrived at
s' Is snSr S a ssn f John
Rrytesen. of Michigan. and Jaffett Lend
erbcrx, OF Norway.
Price lives In San Francisco. lie went
north over year ago on the Jane II:
Falkenberg. crossing from kotxebue sound
to Cape Nome. Concerning the district Mr..
Price said:
at is a very rich camp ana l have no
hesitancy in saying that Il win rival the
Klondikc. From No below discovery.
they recently washed out $1,000 In two
days work. The claim IL owned BY Lend
blom. Lnderberg and Bry,esen They took
out the $4,000 working eight men for the
time mentioned 4 IKE force took 5000
from Snow gulch In a single day. Glacier
creek IL yielding about 500 per day To the
man. There are eighteen claims being
worked on Anvil and six Of them are Yield
| ing gold at the rate OF 5000 per day.
There are so men rocking gold from the
| Cape Nome beach and they are taking out
| all the way from SIS to $50 per day to the
Hard 70 Get Workmen.
There would be much more gold come
out OF the Cape Nome district this fall II
we were able TO get men TO work There
trsct. but NJ that miners are scarce Those
there are washing from the beach on their
own account or are prospecting and devci-
oping claims
Good reports were coming In from all
tho new creeks when I left. There appear
10 be no blanks Wherever they have been
prospected gold was found. Some 81 the
more promising new creeks are Osborne,
Grouse. Buster. Twin Mountain. IAllian.
Grace and Gold pottom''
Price says he thinks l.indblom. Lindcr-
N
$2soofo worth Of stun this fall.
Aireadv Price II looked upon as the Alec
Mcdonald OF Cape Nome. He owns inter-
es;s IN thirty-elght claims. lie Is part
ner Of Charles II. Lane. the San Francisco
| millionaire mining man.
| Mrs Price and their syear-old son
| Wayne returned with Mr. Price. They have
| been visiting the latter since about July !.
| Lieut.. Crairle, commanding the Cape
| Nome soldery. IL preserving cool order Ia
! the district. "He IN well liked" Mr.. Logan
| said. "ani IL giving splendid satisfaction
| Apparently he has no trouble whatever In
| preserving peace and order"
The Roanoke's Passengers.
| The following 81. Mschsei. Cape Nome
and Yukon passengers returned on tho
| Roanoke
Mn. s Bo~ini w 4. wiston
Miss { BoaauL y \ sv
Tho. Evans Mrs q w rrice
y II MssisigAt WAN, Prise
" " Nelson ieissr.
FRANK Nelson. " s,siier,
Thus Mufphy " v Heiges
J. A Rcwlss Mrs ", Maynard
: n Msa. : X Ham Harmon
q N n~nne,t l., Win.
8 A rsflor A Campbell
w Nicer. " TgFner
" rsc,v Mrs. ~ Turner
u Randall. v s1ustsn