Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-07
200 KIOndilkers
Bring Back Only 5000, OOO---stOrIes
Told OF the Great Richness OF Claims
on the EldOrRdo.

Told OF the Great Richness OF claims
on the EIdOrRdO.
The steamers Orizaba, Farallon and
City of Seattle arrived from Skaguay Fri
day with over 200 Klondikers and SSOO,-
600 in gold dust on board The miners left
Dawson as late as June 10, and bring
much important news. Miners from Cape
Nome had arrived up the river confirming
the news of strikes there. They tell Of
pans being taken out ranging in value from
$50 to $50. Four men on Anvil Greek
took out $4,000 in four days. On Snow
Greek $500 was taken out in two days
On California Greek a man took out mug
get worth $142.
On March 2 Charles Barrows's cabin on
Sunset was entered and $4,000 stolen. Bar
rows was found with his throat cut. The
miners organized a search party to hunt
the murderer, whom they found on the
way to Nome City. He was a German,
who went to the district from Kotzebue
Sound. He confessed and the miners with
out further talk stretched a rope over q
tree and strung him up.
The rich men arriving Friday we're Ike
Swartz, $685. 200; H. Ii. Stevens, 500, 900;
Thomas Blake, $4,000; H. f. George,
100000 in drafts; George and Charles
Worden brought out the bulk of $3.50, 900,
cleaned up on No. 20, Eldorado. They
paid royalty on that amount before leav-
ing Dawson. The week ending June Ia
saw $4,000, 900 worth of gold packed into
Dawson from a dozen claims on Eldorado
and Bonanza creeks alone. Several pack
trains were employed in transporting the
treasure. From other creeks in the fabu-
lous Klondike district-Hunker, Sulphur,
norniniOu and FROM, hanpb plaing-QOld
was brought to Dawson in large quantities.
There was no way of estimating any but
the largest shipments.
Prof. Lippys claim again demonstrated
its great richness by giving up $780, 200 in
treasure The claim is No. 10, Eldorado,
and is the richest in the entire Klondike.
1t has turned Lippy from poor athletic
| instructor into millionaire philanthropist.
John Stanley is another Seattle man who
will double his present fortune by this
years cleanup. 1t is estimated that he
gets 100000 from Nos. "a, 20 and 26,
above Bonanza. Stanley is a Klondiker
whose idea of greatness is to smoke two
cigars at once.
"Swiftwater Bill" Gates's No. 49, Edo
RADIO, gave up 5000, 900 in gold before the
pay streak ran out. A miner who went
| up Bonanza Creek just before leaving
Dawson on June IA saw $500, 600 worth OF
gold piled up on what are known as the
Healy claims. They are above Bonanza
and Captain John j. Healy, of Chicago, is
| the owner.
The government of British Columbia has
sent judge to Atlin City who refuses tc
carry out the spirit and intention of the
obnoxious Alien law. Judge Irving pre-
sents a new and unexpected phase of q
British official favoring American miners
According to the miners who left Atlir
City June "a, and reached Seattle Friday
morning ON the Orizaba, he is standing by
original locators of claims in every instance
| The original stakers in the Atlin country
are Americans. He has already settled
many disputes, and given many valuable
claims to citizens of the United States who
located before the Alien law was passed.