The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-18


"I had szb00oN In my charys-Aa0
actual posseasiou Of IT, said Purser NeW.
comb and know OF Ssoo0o0 and posaTnty
double as much among passengers We
have twenty-eighi greaa big boxcs Of dlDt
and bars stored in my s,ateroom once anA
that OF the captain. There they are. You
can see them and lift them too--that =
II YOU are strong enough.
The Dawson hanks sent about 81. 10000
on this boat and there are many other blg
amounts. notably three men in one party
whose names I don't care to mention with
22.o0o ounces. another has 5000 ounces ana
many Of smaller amounts"
The Canadian Bank Of Commerce and
the two financial institutions OF Dawson
that sent out the si.S0o.oH all Of which u
consigned to the Seattle mint
The gold was In tho purrers stateroom
stacked broad and high ss he said and the
captains room had Its treasure heap The
boxes weighed all the way from 800 to -
pounds. The man OF average strength could
not have lifted one end of many Of them.
And in individual staterooms amounts Of
dust ranging In value from 35.aD0 To $1,000
were stored without number. Many of the
men remained aboard the ship guarding
their treasure all night and win today
take II TO che mint or otherwise dispose
OF It. r. q. McMicken, general freixhe
and passenger agent Of the company, stat.
ed that owing TO the Iateness Of the ho0.
he would not attempt TO take the gold In
charge Of the company from the ship du.
Ing the night. but II viii DC sent II tha
drayioad TO the mint this morning.
THREE RICH M'DONALDs.
Three McDonalIn. r.. II. and Duncan Nc
Donald. had perhaps greater individual
amount of gold dust than any ono man or
party Of men. They brought two lots, one
of 5.o10 ounces and second OF II, 600, or 3
total Of 1900 ounces. This p1e Of freas-
ur. will assay nearly half a million dol
lars r. J. Moran returned with 1909
ounces. @. l.. Mailoy with so and Mr..
Copiey with about tA.oo Nearly score
CT the Roanoke's passengers II crcditc1
with that amount. 8. G. Hodges. !. !.
Gaibraith. Richard Butler. l. H. smith
and j. Henderson are come Of the known
rich men Of the Roanoke.
eaHe H4 sas HfAftfr WtuHSt8 upIf0 -
the Rosnoke's officers are.
q. r. Hilton. Burt Donovan. Harold
Ssurgis. G.. r. yoss. F. G. Ruffner q. w.
Runner. 3, q. Hodges Richard Butler.
James Butler. II. 3. Miller, e. Neflson. x.
J. GaIbraish DIR. r. r. Fowler. Frank n.
Hnbbeii. l.. n. Smith. q. J, Burvier. Geo.
Eaton. James McMsnus, r.. y. Heppen-
ssail. J. J. Morgan. n. Bred:ie. n. r.
Thurber. J. A. Ysbsiey. Archie Haule.
FTlslip Peppsn. r. Olsen. J.. Crasandf. G.
-. BALDWIN. A, J.oesteiIe. L. 3. Gregnt
n Esrser.. r. l.. Hunt, q. q, Hunt. q.
Lang and j r. Miller
Save in few fnstaneea all the xotA
came from the celebrated Kiondlke camp
Probably some came fran Manook. little
from the Koyrkuk pvsssbIy zmaii amounts
from C.rr9s. Eagle and F'orfy-sfiie. but
the bsx gold. ~ the Kiondiker would say.
came from the creeks In and about Daw~
son.
Get1 rren Cape Nsme.
Abou, ti0e0 wcrth Of Cape Nome xosa
came on ths Rcanake. II fx . p0rtfon or
the cleanup Of Nc above. on AnWl
creek. ewaed by n. III. camgsen and q.
". Price. Campbell came on the Roam
oke He located the claim ard xstsrwara
sold hzff-intssesf 70 Price. Ths Cspe
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