The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-06-23
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Dawson Begins to Pan,

William P. Allen. of the Nugget Ex-
press company, arrived from Dawson
last night on the steamer A:ki with
the first news that has been received
from the famous gold camp since the
fire of April 26.
Allen brought out $4,000 in actual
gold dust and is the first man to arrive
since the river opened. He gets here
several days ahead of score of miners
who left Dawson with him on May
25. They are bringing considerable
treasure with them and will probably
arrive on the City OF Seattle.
The cleanup at Dawson had COM
menced some time before Mr.. Allen
left the Klondike capital. Reports
had been received from all the creeks
and everything was satisfactory. There
was no evidence of shortage of water,
which caused so much trouble last
year.
On Banana and Eldorado hundreds
OF men were at work sluiclng out gold
by the bucket full. These famous old
reliable creeks will produce more than
ever this year. The benches are show
ing up in wonderful fashion. Some
enormous dumps of golden gravel
made during the winter. These are
now being washed out and are pam
ming much better than was expected.
Dominion and other creeks on In
dian river are also being cleaned up
with more satisfactory result.
A great deal of summer work will
be done this year on Eldorado if the
flow of water will permit Nos 0, /
and 6 will be worked to the fullest ex-
tent, as will be several claims on b.
nanza.
Work is going on night and day on
many OF the big claims. The Berrys
are working three shifts and work
never stops. They will be amcng the
first of the big owners to complete the
cleanup. There have been a number
of sales during the past two months
. and prices have held up wonderfully
well. A large number o. big and pc
culiar nuggets have been found One
valued at $l42 was recently taken
from 80 below upper Dominion.
The first week in May saw the com.
mencement of the collection of the
crown royalty oJ 10 percent. Every
effort IS being made to compel miners
to pay up the full percentage. Capt
ain Belcher will look after the collection
at the forks, Captain Sternes on Dom
inion creek and Cap tain Searth or
Hunker The government authorities
realize that they were cheated out O
much OF their royalty last year, ane
propose to get as much of it as possible
this season.
! Mr.. Allen left Dawson May 20 or
the Str. Flora. Several other steam
ers were about ready to start, and from
! this on Klondikers with their bags o
gold will arrive on every boat. He lef
the Flora at White Horse, as there
were no lake steamers in sight, anG
started overland. He was picked up by
! q mounted police boat and taken t(
Bennett.
He brought out lumber OF copies
of the Klondike Nugget, some of them
are printed on wrapping paper. The
circulation of the Nugget increased sc
rapidly that the winter supply OF white
! paper was exhausted. An editoria
announcement in one issue says thai
the next will have to be printed on
wall paper unless paper arrives from
! the outside. It was pulled In on
sled few days later and the wall
paper edition was never issued.