The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-16

ers 20 complete their cleanup. There h&va
been q number OF sales during the past
winter and prices have he'd up WONDER
fully well. A large number OF big and
peculiar nuggets have been found Oas
valued az SIC was recently taken from
claim No S. below Upper Dominion.
The first week n Nay saw the cora-
menceneat OF the collection OF the Crown
royalty Of ID per cant Every effort -
being made 70 compel che miner 10 pay
ID the fun percentage
The lise OF mining accidents Is unusually
long. Frank Jusberti was crushed 20 death
on May - by q cavern on claim u, below
Bonanza and Naget Gulch. His partner.
Cesarra PuSatta. was badly injured L
Averle. % 81 Louis. No. was Se1Scated
by gas in his shaft on ciom =. God Run<
A German named Hes}. % san Francisco.
was ScffocSted in his shaft near the Clr
House. or Gold Run. There have been a
number Of narrow escapes from drowning
in the Yukon BY luekleSs parties attempts
ing TO Cross on thin Ice.
Gilbert Anderson. OF La Crosse. VS.. has
reached the city after mast exciting trip
from the Copper River country through
safety OF a large party q miners who
started over the divide into the Tsnsns
country. and we're believed 20 have been
lost Anderson SAYS tina; one o. two 81
the party we're frozen IN the mountains
but that The majority are building boats
on Forty Mile river 20 continue their Jour
ney. He does not give tho names o. those
who persisted.
The climax in Dawson's water frons
controversy occurred on May i. TIE tea-
ants who woui net obey governments
warnings 10 sign leases o. vacate. were
summary elected by 4 band Of police M
derSher.r Harper.
r - Alien. one Of the proprietors oe
the Klondike Nugget IS beng tried on
the charge % crim,nally NoeIlag United
States Consul McCo0k
Joe Juueau. one 81 the pioneers ~ the
Yukon. after whom the town 81 Juneau
was nam~6. died az Dawson MAY r. %
pneumonia. He made and los, several
fortunes in Alaska
Arnold BreSse1ner. Of SEATTLE. was killed
May l. 10y a fellow workman In she Daw-
son brewery, William Doggest- They
quaTreled and DorEStt hit Bressemer over
the head with beer bottle inn,o;ing sataI
injuries.
A deposit Of limestone has bean found
near SKY Nlce snd Dawson peopie ars
rejoicing over the pcSsa bility OF having
plenty OF dseinfsc rsnt
After an exciting trial eerore Gold COM
missioner OgtIv!e. Messus Wade. McGre-
gor and Norweod we've acquitted Of the
charge % accepting brides and the Illegal
use Of Official in6ornSation-
Port Townsend Wash. June 1.-THE up
per Yukon river Is now open for naviga-
ton and the steamer Flora which lcfs
Ds wson May q. arrived az White Horse
June 3. One OF her passengers, William
P. Allen OF Seattle who arrived on 'hs
steamer AN reparts the. Yukon river opeu
for navigation stJDaw=on en- May u. nine
days later thar last year. The trip vas
made without difficulty until Lake Marsh
was reached. whore the Ice had 20 b cut
in order to get through. lie reports forty-
two loaded sco1gs,at Taglsh. Between Ta-
gish and BennoSt hfty more socws were
passed. an loaded and boond FOR Dawson.
Since the big FIRE Dawson has been the
| scene % business activity: sawrnil,s hayN
| been running day and night but havo
! been unable 70 supply the demand for
! lumber. Every man who can drive a nail
! has secured employment. The season was
/ somewhat backward this year and as =
/ result the cleanup djd not commsncs un-
/ I'll "A short time before Allen started out
/ He SAYS that from wha; little was known
/ OF the results OF the cleanup. u ives met
/ wonderful and claim owners were jabiiant
| Many predict tha, thu output Of god this
| year will far exceed the expectations Of
/ the most sanguine. Allen says the re-
I ported exodus from Dawson Tor Cape
/ Nome = mythical. a. Tho strike ~ that
/ pace had not reached Dawson whsn he
/ left
/ The latest news from Attn brought on
| the Ain states that the opening OF the
/ mining snssou has again been p0atpousa
/ from June Il 20 July Gold CoFuTn,ssasn-
/ er Graham gives as reason Tor causing
/ this delay that a large number Of claims
! are IN dispute end TIA; he viii not under
! take the settlement ~ the question q tho
7 titles until The arrival % tho minister u
/ mines or his -P>presentatTs. who vii hszr
( the easas end pzss n them The de.sY n
/ settlement Gauss. q stagnafion 81 business
/ many q the best claim are lei -
/ Thoee Who have b~en working Gains are
reticent about giving ost the reru,, e
| their work. bat % u known some q ths
| claims are turning cut fairly vel