Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-09-27
KlOndike Notes.

thrift as of old.
KlOndike Notes.
Unusual interest is being manifested
in the approaching trial of Arthur
Goddard, who killed James Prather,
his cabin mate last May. He has been
acting very strangely in his prison
apartments in the barracks lately and
the police are OF the opinion he is in
sane. He is closely watched night and
day. Captain w. w. Robinson, jr.,
has sent in long letter saying the
prisoner was severely injured when a
boy and that his family considered him
partially insane.
Recently the Ottawa authorities or.
dered returned to American territory
LOIS barrels of beer imported by the
Alaska Commercial Company and the
North American Trading and & Trans
portation Company. Governor Ogilive
has just issued permit allowing the
shipment to 60 to Dawson and placed
in the bonded warehouse, along with
1000 barrels OF other beer, pending a
final decision by the Ottawa govern.
ment.
Since the opening OF navigation, &C.
cording to local passenger lists, 9,447
people have left Dawson and 2,999
have arrived there. This aggregate
does not include 1000 or 1900 men
who floated down the river to Cape
Nome. 1t is estimated that there are
5000 "broke" men in the Klondike
who must get out of the country or
become objects OF charity next winter.
I. Hobson and A. B. Crane have re-
turned from prospecting trip on Coal
and Twelve Mile creeks and Porcupine
river, along the foothills of the Rocky
Mountains, without finding any placer
or quartz gold indications. They pro-
nounce the country barren Of valual lie
mineral. 1t is hunters paradise,
they say, and the valleys abound with
all kinds of game.
The remains of Chester Payne Hughes
have been shipped to Seattle for inter.
ment He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs
w. II. Hughes, and died as the ice
went out of the river on the 18th OF
last May. J. l.. Bell, who died on De-
cember 20, 1898, has been exhumed
and sent to his old home in Whatcom,
ut the request of his son, ]. H. Bell, jr.
Judge S. o. Morford, formerly pro.
bate judge of Yakima county, Wash.
has sold his property interests on b.
nanza, Hunker and other creeks to
Tom kirkpatrick and DR.. Bonner for
sos 600. He will return to his Wash.
ington home next winter and live in
peace and happiness the rest of his
days.
The government is building wagon
trail from Caribou crossing to point
below White Horse rapids through
Watson valley and around Thirty Mile
river. This will lessen the distance
On the winter trail fully 100 miles.
It is estimated that fully 40, 900 tons
of general merchandise has been
shipped to the Yukon valley via St..
Michaels and White Pass. There is an
abundance of food at Dawson to supply
all requirements.
Thomas Mahoney, general manager
of the North American Trading &
Transportation Company, has pur-
chased the mercantile holdings of the
British American Company. The pur-
chase price was 100000.
Henry Piltz is accused by Edgar
Mizer of converting to his own use
81. 500 from the French Hill claim.
The fire limits OF Dawson City have
been defined and the chief of the de-
partment is compelling owners to re-
move all tents within the limits "a
hours after notification.
Henry Coon, late foreman, and Peter
Wyberg are charged with stealing 3d.
900 worth of gold from claim No. 36
on Bonanza creek. The complaint was
filed by the N. A. T. & T. Co.
The telegraph line has reached q
point on the Yukon river $50 miles
south of Dawson.