New-York tribune., 1899-06-16
NEWS FROM THE KLONDLKE.
ICE HAS MOVED OUT OF THE YUKON AT
DAWSON-LOSS FROM THE FIRE
ABOUT SGOO,00O

Seattle, Wash. June l5 (SpeciaD.-Wiliam r.
Allen. OF the Nugget Express Company arrived
from Dawson last night on the steamer Ah with
the first received from the gold camp since
the fire April 26. Allen brought out $4,000 in
gold dust. and is the first man to arrive since the
river opened. He gets here several days ahead or
hundred miners who left Dawson with him
May 2 They are mostly small mine-owners. but
have great deal Of treasure with them. The
cleanup at Dawson had begun some time before
Allen left the Klondike capital. The reports re-
ceived from all OF the creeks showed everything
satisfactory There evidence OF the short
age OF water which caused trouble last year On
Bonanza and Eldorado hundreds of men were at
work sluicing out gold by the bucketful. These
creeks will produce than this year.
Benches are showing up In wonderful fashion.
Some enormous dumps OF golden gravel were made
In the winter These being washed. and
are pannins out much better than was expected.
Dominion and other creeks on the Indian River
are also being cleaned up, with more than q salts
factory result.
great deal OF summer work will be done this
year Work is going on day and night many
OF the big claims. There have been number OF
sales In the last two months. and prices held up
well. large number Of big nuggets have been
FOUND. The first week In May the beginning
OF the collection of the crown royalty OF 10 per
cent. rare effort being made to compel the miners
to pay up the full percentage. The Government
Of the royalty last year, and keeping close
watch
The Yukon broke away from icy fetters In front
OF Dawson on May T. nine days later than last
year. At o'clock In the afternoon the first move
ment was noticed from the shore. Steamboat
whistles rent the air and the people OF Dawson
knew the Ice that had shut them out from civza-
tion and home had started its long journey to
the Behring Sea. The steamer Flora the first
steamer down the river, and the first to start Two
steamers were nearly wrecked by the outgoing Ice.
The creeks and hills around Dawson over
run with highwaymen according to Colonel Steele,
OF the Northwest Mounted Police. To protect the
miners from these organized bandits, Colonel
Steele has arranged to send patrol OF mounted
policemen to the heads OF the various creeks
certain days. The patrols will be heavily armed.
and the miners with their golden treasure will be
guided into camp.
The total loss caused by fire on April 26 was
under $4,000 The most accurate list OF the losses
In detail makes the amount $4,000 The first
ports were greatly exaggerated One million dol
lars considered a conservative estimate by
Stark Humes, who brought out the news The first
report sent out from Victoria that the loss
100000.
clever Dawsonite has secured the right from
the Government to pan the ruins for gold dust and
he will make small fortune. The work has proved
so profitable that he has put force Of men to
work
long list OF mining accidents is reported. and
there will be many more In out-of-the-way places,
where men trying TO work claims alone. The
dead are Frank Juberti. of New-York. crushed; L.
Avrie OF st. Louis suftocated man named Hecht.
of San Francisco. suffocated and two others.
Thirty have been badly injured. Gilbert
Anderson. of La Crosse Wis. has reached Dawson
after most exciting trip from the Copper River
country through the dead of winter He brings
news OF the safety of a large party OF miners who
star Cd he int he
and were believed TO be lost Anderson says that
one two parties were frozen in the mountains,
but that the majority building boats on the
Forty Mile River to continue their journey.
United States Postoffice Inspector Wilcox reached
Dawson early in May. He is investigating the mail
service furnished by the contractor. p c. Richard
son. and he secured considerable data from the
mounted police at Dawson. The police were able
to move the Canadian mail. but Richardson allowed
the United States mail to become blocked
Joe" Juneau founder Of Juneau. Alaska died
suddenly at Dawson on May 13 OF pneumonia He
made four fortunes In Alaskan mines. and spent
everything.
The steamer Cleaner the first vessel 10 reach
Aln from Lake Bennett. She arrived on June !,
after narrowly escaping disaster from an Ice crush
AtlIn gives a large output this year, despite the
fact that half OF the claims in litigation. Bert
Farrar took out pounds Of gold In run OF
four days and had the stuff to show. John
Stanley took out one pan from the bedrock that
showed s1s w. A. Bell. OF No. @ above Discovery
Birch Creek had s62 for the work Of four men one
half day. Samuel McCauley on the Pine Creek
claim rocked out ST in half a day. On adjoining
claims nuggets frequent that 1t has been
called Nugget Point. 14-ounce nugget was
found by Campbell in the Caedonlan Group. Pine
Creek.
The Northwest mounted police authorities at
Dawson have decided to send out long-term pris- |
orers confined in the police barracks at Forty Mile
The prisoners will be taken on one OF the first
boats down the river. and sent to the Dominion
prison at New-Westminster. The first men to |
arrive from Indian River reached Dawson on May |
a. They reported Bed Rock City deserted. Pros !
Meeting on the lower river has been abandoned. |
and diggngs are considered failure. The steamer
City Of Seattle is expected here early tomorrow |
with one hundred Klondikers and 100000 In dust. |
Every boat from the north from this on VIII |
bring gold