The San Francisco call., 1899-07-04
NEARLY A MILLION
DOLLARS IN GOLD
Treasure Cargo Brought
by the Tees.
DAWSON ALMOST DESERTED
WILD RUSH TO THE CAPE NOME
DIGGINGS.
Justice Irving Barely Escapes Being
Ridden on Rail by Angry
Miners at Atlin
City.
DAWSON ALMOST DESERTED
WILD RUSH TO THE CAPE NOME
DIGGINGS.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

VICTORIA, B. c., July S.-The steam
ship Tees, which returned from Skagway
early this morning with 120 Klondikers,
brought treasure to the amount of $500, 900.
The miners who arrived by the Tees came
up the river on the steamers Bonanza
King, Ora and Canadian. The men that
reached Skagway from these vessels, and
most of whom came down on the Tees,
brought out collectively the greatest
amount of wealth that has passed through
Skagway this year at any one time. Sew
eral sacks of from 100 to 400 pounds were
known to have been deposited in safe
places around the town, and, considering
the wads of bills and drafts which were
concealed, the total was estimated at not
less than 81 900 900. Probably 90 per cent
more would be nearer the amount.
Among the most conspicuous bags of
gold on the Tees was that of V. w. Hay
ward of Vancouver. He brought out $50
pounds avoirdupois in an old grip tied with
ropes AT SIG an ounce his bag is worth
SAG 600. J. F. Canyon of Baker City, Or,
brought out 120 pounds tied up in an old
blanket. ]. ]. Crawford and wife OF Seat
tie who have szo CLAIMS a Archie gd Beato3 had
$40 900, w B. Hunt of Seattle 10000, John
d. Mclean $50, 900, Henry Wilkinson, w.
Grieve and A. Van Houten of Nanalmo
$40 900 each; w. Mckay, lawyer OF Ot-
tawa $50 900. There were a number haV-
ing smaller sacks. ranging from S2OoO TO
$4,000.
The tale of gold, however, became in.
significant in the light of the stories of
what was happening on the YUKON When
the miners left All the klondike Is IN
the throes of such mad stampede as has
never before been witnessed In the IN
terror 1t is little short of complete
The stampeders raced to Nome at the
signal of the three miners who reached
Dawson from there. The, trio left cape
Nome in the spring, travelled over the ice
a 8
could be learned, between Minook and
Circle City where they boarded steamer
arriving about June 10. Their reports of
the new diggings set Dawson in blaze
of excitement.
Navigation Company's Sovereign, the
Mary E Graft formerly of the famous
Moran fleet and the Arnold-all crowded
with Cape Nome stampeders, left Daw-
son between June y and IA. They are now
well on their way to the new camp, haV-
ing, no doubt, already passed st. Michael
The river was crowded with boats and
scows, on which thousands were drifting
down.
A report reached Skagway on June q,
the day before the Tees sailed, to the
effect that Atlin's new Judge, Justice
Irving. narrowly escaped q ride on rail
a few nights ago. The Judge was ad-
dressing a large crowd OF miners at an
open meeting on one of the streets, the
crowd being made up of all nationalities,
with Canadians largely predominating.
Judge irving informed lue inlAeIS tHdI
he had come among them to straighten
out all entanglements and controversies
regarding the ownership of claims which
announcement was cheered Justify. Fur
ther along in his remarks Judge Irving
announced that in cases where the own
ership of a claim was being contested
each claimant. no matter whether there
were two or twenty, would be required
to pay into the court, the sum of $25
before his case would be considered.
Then it was that Bedlam is said to
have broken loose. Some one shouted,
ride him on a raiI!' This cry was taken
up by the crowd and some one went to
plan being carried out.
A ten-ounce nugget was recently taken
from claim on Pine Creek. A rich
strike is reported from Tanana section
and a stampede has taken place from
Minook. Big coal veins have been found
near Rampant City.