The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-04-22
LOMBARD is NOT DEAD.
He Confers with Neihart Friends and
Is Soon to Leave Skagway for the
Interior.
He Writes an Interesting Letter to
Ed. Murphy Which Will Interest
Our Readers.
j. T. MoGregor Is Dead.

The statement concerning the
death of Dan Lombard which ap-
peared in the various Montana pa
pers last week has no chance of be-
ing true, according to advices lately
received. The HERALD has a copy of
the Skagway daily Alaskan, date of
March 30, sent by Dan Lombard.
On the same mail bearing this paper
were more papers to Jay Walker and
others, besides a personal letter from
Dan to Ed. L. Murphy. 1t is diff
cult to see how word of Mr.. LON.
bard's death could thus find circula-
ton, for there is no way in which the
reported death could have occurred,
allowing time for the word to reach
Montana. The letter is dated Occi-
dental hotel, Skagway, Alaska, Mar.
u, and by the courtesy of Mr.. Muir
ply we give our readers the benefit
of it's contents:
Friend Ed: | drop you a few lines
to let you know that | am going
back into the interior of Alaska
again. There are a good many go
ing in and out all the time. The
country is at present overcrowded
with working people, and sooner or
later the surplus will have to get out.
There will be a big cleanup at Daw-
son this year. A friend of mine just
from Dawson told me that Frank
McGregor is dead. That he died
about two months ago. His partner,
Check, has struck very rich ground,
which he thought would clean up for
him about 100000 this spring. Jeff
Tolbert died Feb. 7. He used to be
Healey's deputy at Fort Benton.
Skaguay is lively at present.
There are eight or nine steamers on
the route from Seattle aid Victoria,
which average about 100 passengers
each trip, and they each make the
trip in 10 or IL days. So you see
there is a great deal of travel here.
The Atlin country is quite extern
sive; the claims are only 100 feet
square, and a good many people are
going in there-mostly Canadians,
with a few Americans. Reports from
there are favorable, but it is by NO
means as rich as the Klondike; it is
what would be termed "good wages
diggins." Atlin is about 100 miles
from Skagway.
A good many people are are now
going into the Porcupine district
This is on the American side, about
IS miles from here. The snow in
there is still very deep, A to 6 feet,
and the creeks and tributaries are al
staked and re-staked. There is colo
there but how much remains to be
seen. Later it will be a hard stream
to prospect, as there is too much
water, with a not very good fall, es
peclally in the lower part of the
stream; but the smaller side streams
are better. They have not found
bedrock at any place, but the surface
gravel projects fairly we'll, and it i,
everybody's belief hat some ricl
quartz lodges will be found therea
bout. ! have seen some rich speci
mems of quartz said to have come
from there, but you know how ia
float may come.
There is quite a town started a
Haynes mission and a building
boom is on. 1t remains to be seel
whether the Porcupine will pan GU
or not. There is lots of grub ant
everything that a man can think O
going in from here all the time. Al
abundance of supplies is going int
Dawson, and there is no shortage O
anything but tobacco and condensed
milk.
There are several boats buildin!
on Lake Bennett, both for the Atlil
and Dawson trade. Ed, if you coul'
see some of the outfits that are goiny
into the country it would make yo'
laugh. To hear the the talk of som
of the would-be miners would max
| an old-timer turn over in his grave
; and wish he had died so years soon
er. Give my regards to friends. Di
rect to Skagway and l will have m
mail forwarded from here. | expec
to cross the range soon Hoping t
r hear from you oon l remain you
, friend, DAM L. H. Lombard,