The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-13

Two hundred and eighteen people came
out OF Alaska and the British Yukon on
the steamship Humboldt. Capt Bonitieid.
arriving yesterday. Ninety-tive partici-
pased I'm q record breaking run from the
Klondike. They travelled from Dawson To
Seattle in nine days and thirteen hours.
the best time that has been made from
the metropolis OF the Klondske TO the
metropolis of the Northwest. This includ-
ed 3 delay Of nire hours at Skagway and
three hours at Bennett. So the distance
was covered in nine days and one hour
actual travel.
In addition to these passengers. who left
Dawson August 2, about twenty-five more.
who left earlier. came on the Humboldt,
as also thirty or forty from Attn. The
remainder came from Lynn canal and
way ports. The Humboldt had few ct
the Kiondike's richest men for passengers.
Henry C.. Anderson and NJ knudson. OF
Stanwood, returned with $4,000 worth or
gold dust. portion OF the cleanup OF their
Eidorado mine. There was an even 400
pounds Of dust which the owners took At
once to the assay-mint. IL was not An
derson's first pilgrimage TO the Cherry
street hill gold smelter for he came cut
last year with a fortune. and In the year
previous with goodlr sum.
PurSar Carroll had $l00o0 worth OF
dust in the ships safe and estimated that
as much more came In possession OF pas
sengers. Some of the largest amounts
were held by +. T. Williams, T. J. Sitter,
Sherman Dewey, Mrs. James Hall. John
Williams T. G.. McNomer. John Williams.
T. e. Bremier, Gilbert Dionne. W. r. Nc
Cormack. Ike Cosky, f. w. klllain. Loui
Coulter. W. keene and \. liam West.
James Halrs Millions.
Mrs. Hall is the wife OF James Hall.
with William Riggott. owner OF NO II
Eldorado, the next claim above Lppy's
famous 1S No II, Mrs. Hall stated. gave
a cleanup Of 100000 this season. Mr. Hall
remained in the district. He has not been
off Of the Yukon for fourteen years Mrs.
Hail conducts the Green Tree hotel at
Dawson and expects to return in the
course Of three or four weeks. She is also
a claim owner. holding Geld Run bench
claim N her own name.
Sherman Dewey, known in Dawson as
the nephew Of the famous admiral, con-
Quoted the Dewey house In Dawson. Rum
or has 1t tina. he came out 10 marry his
dancee In Portland. He remained in the
city but a short time, Fastening on to the
Oregon metropolis.
The Humboldt Dawson passengers
scout at the report that Alec Mcdonald
has assigned They say there is abso-
lutely no truth in the story. which it Is
charged was maliciousIy circulated by the
kiondikers enemies.
''It liz simply ridiculous" sad NJ. /.
Stevens. a Chicago Klondlker. MELON
aid may be a borrower but he owns IS or
50 interests and personally know of five
or six OF his mines. anyone of which would
more than pay his Indebtedness"
Gov. John G.. Brady. Aiaska's chief ex-
ecutive, arrived In Dawson August l on
his tour OF the Yukon. l.. H. Gray, Of
the White Pass & Yukon railroad. reach
ed the same destination July 81.
A lively stampede was In progress from
Dawson when the Humboldts passengers
left TO Rock creek. which empt.es into the
Klondike tfirty-five miles from the mouth
OF the latter stream.
Some prospectors. four In number. had
located quartz which 1t is said runs from
100 to S. 200 per ton. according to a list
made by DR.. Everette. Dawson assayer.
Concerning the find. DR.. Everette said:
Gold Quarts I'm klOndike.