The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-07-04
Bringing KIondikers
and Gold Dust.
SEVEN RICH MEN FROM DiWSoA
The Report Of the Recent Fire 10
coafsrmed toss Was Only
Aleu-, SO. 900.

Gold - ttnl coming in a steady
stream TO Seattle from the far north.
IL viii not be until the ~ Michael
fleet reaches here. however. that any
very large quantity q the precious
metal viii BE- tassn % the assay
Office.
Following closely after the Hum
bolat. the DiriKo arrived IN port this
morning with another Eood-sinet
contingent Of Kloniiksrs. ard gold
and drafts estimated AZ from tfs.-
90 20 lso.ooo. The usual crowd Of
curious people gathered at the dock
To witness the arrival Of the steamer.
The richest ktsndiksrE are a party
Of nexen-Joa. PufFaw. Henry Her
~. V. G. Gorst. j. W. Garst. AIRS.
Spencer, Mrs ]. II. Htick. ani Mrs.
A. c. Burt. Jos. Putraw Il credit
ed with having brought out dust 10
the value OF ss.e00. The others had
smaller sums. the exact amount q
which could not be sseertained.
They did not deposit any u their
wealth with ruraer La f'aFge. but
preferred 20 guard Il themselves. a
member Of the party standing watch
each night MensFa. Berry and
Some Rich kioadiksrs.
Puiraw. II ix stated. sent out 100
pounds Of gold dust. fnost o. which
L. gong down the Yukon. They say
that the Roanoke. which 10 due here
about the middle % July. wili bring
down an immense amount q
treasure When they left Dawson.
gold was fairly pouring into the
northern metropolis. chiefly from Eli
dorado creek. One pack train Of %
horses had arrived with nearly two
tons Of gold. estimated to be worth
about si.ooe. oeo.
The kiondlksrs were part Of a
large number which came out from
Dawson to White Horse on the
steamers Australia. Canadian. and
Plngree. Trey left Dawson June %.
Part % the number came down on
the steamer Humboldt. which ar
rived in port yesterday.
J. u. Caruthofs. OF Los Angeles.
Cal, vas among the Dawson pas
ssugsrs. He has been working on
Eldorado creek for over year. He
brought out about $40. 600 In dust.
lie stated that nearly all the
mines on Eifnrada are doing we'll.
Large quantities % dust. ha says.
are arriving at Dawson on pack
trains from the diggiugH.
The passengers on the DiriRo con-
firm the report u the recent fire In
Dawson. which destroyed about 90
cabins The ioss IL not az large ms
a, arst reported. being only in the
nsiehborhood Of 10000. Tire prin-
clpal sufferers we're. william Dick.
Mr. Peterson. Mr.. Stewart. VIM. r.
Mccarthy. Fred Baarett and j. ".
Bursick. Donovan, Fitzgerald. Bag.
ley. McNaughton. T. Buck niger. J.
q. Kurtz. n Durir. X. 4. Wood
land. Charles Wilkinson and Carl
Endren. Albert Levitt. q. ". Locke.
e. NJ. Rivers. DR. Winters. Balbonl.
James de Army. Campbell. Quinn.
Mccrimmon. oxby, Murphy. snerey
and Burglar -Pugilist Moss.
q Dawson Stampede.
Dawson has had another stampede
TO what ia termed California creek. a
tributary Of the white river. Pat
E. Duudcn reported the discovery ~
gold on the creek. and showed rich
samples which he said he had found
at depth Of II feet.
The new creek heads in the vicinity
Of Glacier and Miller creeks. Of the
Forty-Mlle district 1t IT, supposed
TO be quite rich. and IL attracting
much attention.
The passenger list IL as follows:
J. W. Gorst. W. ". Cooper. J. CAL
sky, q. w. johnson. v. G. Gorst. J.
Putraw, a. -. caruthers, Louis Cap
ellie. NJ Petroff, n. NJ. Reynolds. n.
a. Wilson. Mfs. Mulcahy and daugh-
ter, y. Baker. J. g. Johnston. Mrs.
Johnston, II. r.. Risgins, II. Kiingen-
der. a. Deschamps. a. Pistlcon, An
ton Smuk. John cruikshanks, Mrs.
Roberts and son. Miss Ross, Mrs.
Mccormack. Mrs. A. G. Burk, Mrs.
Spencer. Mrs. Strong. Charles John
son. a. a. Carr. Otto Erickson, Mrs.
Lent, A. Hhuttuck, Miss Corbett,
Mrs. J. -. Blick, Mrs. Fowler. n.
Berry, j.. y. Stout, NJ. a. Gilman.
T.. Qulngiey, ii. Pentika.