The San Francisco call., 1899-07-20
EXODUS TO BIG
SALMON RIVER
Recent Strike Attracts
DaWsonites.
RUSHING TO A NEW FIELD
DIsCoURAGING REPORTS FROM
ATLIN DISTRICT.
insignificant Returns From Gold
Claims Magnifed in Accounts
Sent to the Outside
World.
RUSHING TO A NEW FELL
DIsCoURAGTNG REPORTS FROM
ATLIN DISTRICT.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SEATTLE. July 19.-The steamer Dirigo
arrived to-day from Skaguay, Alaska,
with news Of a reported strike on Big
Salmon River. \ great many prospectors
from Dawson and vicinity We're rushing
70 the district. The Dirigo had a number
Of passengers from Dawson, who brought
out a small amount of gold dust The
pUrser of the steamer estimates the
amount on the Dirigo at d quarter Of
million. The following news OF clean-ups
IN the Atlin district was brought down
by passengers from Atlin:
J. Wilson and partner cleaned out vein
100 feet long and all the gold they got to
show for this was $50 IS.
4 Swede named Strong. who held an ad-
joining claim. found a nugget valued at
SO. and this was about the sum total OF
French Joe" made cleanup of $4,000
on No. 19, below Discovery. on Pine CLetk
Harry Lund, on No. 1, below on Plhe
Greek. washed out $ day to the man
for while.
These elean-upS, were ma,gnitied into the the
thousands of dollars in the reports Seht
out Another small find by a man named
Beagle was made on Birch Creek he
washed SIG from under q bOwlder. BY the
amount had sweIled to SIG, and by the
time it reached Willow Creek 1t was
J. Wilson of New York. who arrived on
the DIrigo reCOQnts a tale Of exposure
and hardship on the Edmonton tran. lie
was thirteen months going from EdmOn-
ton to Dawson. one year ago the past
winter he made camp on Sturgeon Lake,
about 100 miles below Lower Slave Lake,
IN the British possession. He lived with
the Indians sleeping as they slept ana
eating what they had 10 eat and Whatever
came to hand. A dead horse found on the
trail was at times considered dellc2cy.
Fish oil and any other style OF refuse
which the Indians possessed made a gOOu
dinner When these gave out or were not
at hand a pony would be killed and TINS
would fill the Iarder for a few days
The following adVices concerning the
exodus Of miners down the Yukon River
were brought to-day by Jack carr OF
this city: Carr brings information from the
Yukon as far down as NulatO. the Ianana,
Rampant and KOyukuk. At Tanana carr
observed from 100 TO $50 men going down
the river in small boats. They were
The transportation companies were taxing
down 200O to 2500 men every trip OF thelr
steamers. There were estimated to be
1900 men up the KOyukuk. $3.50 Of whom
would go down the river to Cape Nome
and St. Michael In the vicinity OF Ia
mana and on the Koyukuk men were
scampering to get away. Fifty-two steam
winter This spring vessels sold as low
as 500 each about the Tanana ana hoyu-
kuk rivers Carr reports one outht that
cost SIS 600 selling as low as $500 at Ram
parr Citv This was the steamer SaulC
Ste Marie belonging to a Michigan party
With il went a sawmill and complete
electric light plant. ,
Carr reports sale of naphtna Iaunch
that cost $500 in New York for $3.50 with
this launch went one years PROVISIONS for
seven men. Provisions can be Dought az
Tanana or K0yukuk and Rampant In Joo
lots for song. Flour SOLD at Rampant dl
s. so per 100 pounds.