Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-01
BRlNGl ING HOME GOLD
Three Steamers and Two Hundred Miners
Reach Seattle.
4 British Judge Is Standing by the
Original American Locators of
klOndike Claims.

A special from Seattle Wash, TO the New
York Tribune says the steamers orizab a.
Farallon and City of Seattle arrived there
from Skaguay yesterday with over no
klondikers on board. The miners left
Dawson as late June 49, 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
SO to $50 Four men on Anvil creek took
out S2,2p in four days. On Snow creek
Sl,ao was taken out in two days On
California creek man took out a nugget
worth $142.
On March Charles Barrows' cabin on
Sunset was entered and 5000 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 German. who
went to the district from KOtebue Sound
He confessed and the miners without
further talk stretched a rope over a tree
and strung him up.
The rich men arriving today were Ike"
Swartz, $4,000; H. II. stevens, S1UO,asD:
Thomas Blake, $4,000; H. F. George S1O9-
$50 in drafts; George and Charles Worden
brought out the bulk of S2:BOeDb cleaned
up on No. 26 Eldorado. They paid royalty
on that amount before leaving Dawson.
The week ending June II saw $3.@yO,oUO
worth of gold packed into Dawson from a
dozen claims on Eldorado and Bonanza
creeks alone. Several pack trains were en-
ployed in transporting the treasure. From
other creeks in the fabulous kiondike dis
trict-Hunker, Sulphur, Dominion and from
bench claims-gold 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 $SD0. 900 in
treasure. The claim is No. Is. Eldorado,
iC hG fRl rba Ffr-a 10varf
instructor into millionaire philanthropist.
John Stanley is another Seattle man who
will double his present fortune by this
years cleanup. Ii is estimated that he
gets $4,000 from Nos. p, - and 70 above
Bonanza. Stanley is a klondiker whose
idea of greatness is to smoke two cigars
at once.
saltwater Bill" Gates No I3, Edo
RADIO, gave up $4,000 in gold before the
pay streak ran out. A miner who went
up Bonanza creek just before leaving Daw-
son on June IA saw 100000 worth of gold
piled up on what are known as the Healy
claims. They are above Bonanza, and Cap
tain John ]. Healy of Chicago is the owner.
The government of British Columbia has
sent a judge to Atln City who refuses to
carry out the spirit and intention of the
obnoxious alien law. Judge Irving presents
a new and unexpected phase of a British
official favoring American miners. Ac-
cording to the miners who left Atliu City
last Saturday and reached here this morn
ing on the Orizaba, he is standing by origi-
nal 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.