The San Francisco call., 1899-07-07
RICH AND POOR
FROM THE NORTH
Steamer Topeka Arrives
at Seattle.
COPPER RIVER A FAILURE
FORTUNES BROUGHT DOWN
FROM THE KLONDIKE.
Fourteen Men Have Died at Copper
Center and Fifteen More Per-
ish in the Valdez
Glacier.
COPPER RIVER A FAILURE
BROUGHT DOWN
FROM THE KLONDIKE.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SEATTLE, Wash, July 6-The two eX-
treme results of the search for gold IN
Alaska were presented in strong contrast
to-day when the steamer City of Topeka
arrived from the north. Miners from
Dawson walked down the gangplanN
trembling under the weight of the gold
dust they carried. Miners from Copper
River followed staggering from physical
weakness and disease contracted in the
inhOspitable north. The Klondikers wore
new suits. Those from Copper River were
still i'll the blanket clothes they wore Wnen
they left civilization, and nearly every
one had a roll of blankets under his arm.
One poor Copper River miner from New
York landed without cent. A klondiker
hearing of his plight purchased for him a
ticket across the comment with sleep
ing car coupon and fitted him out with
new clothes.
The topeka also brought details of the
drowning of four men at FIVE Finger
RAPIDS. They were l.. Green, Seattle; II.
Mohlin, Windy Island. WASH; h. Ting
man, WILDLY Island, Wash. They were
going TO Dawson en- a scow, and when
they reached the rapids they became CON
fused and lost control OF the craft. The
strong current ran 1T against the rocks
and 1t broke to pieces. The four men
were unable to swim. The Copper River
passengers numbered fourteen. They say
the Government relief party sent by Cap
tain Abercrombie into the interior did d
great deal of good and doubtless saved
distance UP the Copper River. working
on the mail road to Yukon.
Purser R. G. Jones says that the Klon-
dikers on. the Topeka placed in his care
about $200,O00 in gold dust
j. 7. Kenyon. Y. w Haywood and Judge
OStrander, who were perhaps the richest
men on board, had about 400 pounds Of
dust between them.
DR.. Leroy S Townsend, who has been
in charge. Of the hospital in the Copper
River district. arrived to-day. He went
into the Copper River country in Febru-
airy, 1898. He confirms previous reports
of fatalities in that section and gives the
following official list of those who died
in the hospital at Copper Center since
February, 1898:
Andrew Hotter. Dorchester. Wis. died
of ScurVy.
A b Gaines. Roslvn, Wash.
Sam w. Baker. San Francisco.
The former addresses of the following
are unknown: H. G. Shaw, Nick Than,
S. Milligan, Jack Hayden, Dan Cushmau,
Dan Manard. Dan Mccullough, Wesley
Schneideger. A. Louis, J. f. HaCkett, -
Brown. Fifteen men are known to have
pertshed in Valdez Glacier.
SKAGUAI. Alaska, July Fully 1000
American miners in Atlin who purchased
provincial mining licenses from the Brit
ism Columbia officials, which permitted
them to prospect and develop gold bearing
properties. and which licenses by Subse-
Quent legislation We're Cancelled and the
holders deprived Of all existing property
ownership or developing privileges. are
banding together and collecting necessary
proofs TO warrant the State Department
gIegate demand Will exceed three million
dollars The miners think their claims
for damages have far more merit than
did that of the British Columbia seaIers.
ton Lewis of Seattle Will be retained by
the miners. it is stated.