The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-24

3 = "a for the season Of lae9 came On the
1870 Humboldt. which arrived yestsr-
nf1efnoan. Conservative figures place
anounf Of actua; dust at 1xa 80 Purs-
1 Fl Ia Carroll saws he had ~ the least
sramsafion ~. 90 worth Ia his ONCE state
& -. He estimated the amount carried
q n1(v3dual ssaserooms ~ t3se 60
E - much came in the shape Of drafts
"a ewrency bills - 4 subject only for
5 1on1ecture II would be futile 10 attempt
= approximate the amount az wealth thus
I eseupked. though some Of the returning
3 njW6lksss expressed the opinion THAI I;
lonA equal the vaiue Of the dust ahipped
lvu.
- eity, gave a dust estimate Of between
An ana snn.ooa He N personally &C.
ooinasd With hail Of the Hnmboidt's Kion-
- passenSers. having lived two years In
n6msou ard the district
1Sw - men from the Klondlke. camp
- a the Humboldt ana she had seventy
r eevensy-Aye moro from Atlin and Lynn
0noi sorts. The miners. Al q RUS. I&pre
Z Wsji-so-do appearance, though . few
slnfsd failure II vas a remarkable sight.
1Sfektr on4s,Al1sg 1cw6 fhe gang plank,
&cvfGsth golden tnggaKe. Some had THE
mu7pct Of their toll In wooden and tin
I'D o<hers carried u In bags. sacks and
sonses Where II the assay o1lcer. was
evasion frequently asked. They seemed
x,oss to b rid Of the burden of that for
e0rh they had 20 long struggled.
On the ts0laen scroll.
pfsm pssrsrr Carroll and by personal In
usdsasion among the miners after they
~ reached their hotels a Post-1nteli-
Gncer reporter obtained the following
1na<s Of men ssipposed 10 represent the
mms successful Of the Kiondike brigade.
! x. a.9'''sss Ian isss s ss.;ss.
- !, ! w 9.ss'.. I. 3 x 1.s,'.s''
lss:.. ss.ar HUT. ( E ssss
I II. IL; peterson s 81. E m
uan Sanders In one OF the rich men Of
~ k1pndike Just before his departure
~ seld q French HUI claim for 1.HWa.
aAd Ne h reported 10 have brought out
DHards Of tiooop Jack Boshme II a
8 found fortune In the Kiendiks. Eigh-
tven months aKo he offered Magnet
0nlrh claim for $40, bat could not sell the
property Tor that figure. Since then he
aearfy all * the dust he brought to this
CITY. Felix Brown was the one who re-
hased TO bay the property at sd
Brown hAs himself several good prop
sfties Ia the district. notably on Hunksr.
Last Chance and the EIdora3o bench sne-
ION Brown nays he did not return with
Nuch money bur that he n well satisfied
vita the country.
W. II. Armstrong halls from santa Rosa,
Csl md q j. Miller In resident
NseA b Minnexosan. He formerly lived
81 L6vefn<. and made money at mining
fAst after he reached the K1oniike two
ysaE so. 4. Winter. Of seattle, pros
0RHD4 a psp rt 0rn2 a.
companicd on his return by A. 3 Beh-
rms. another we'll know citizen I'm thfs
city Hehrens sas In the distric. only
z few months, bat be and Winter had a
ried BY means Of a stick run through the
lsaihsr handhcld one man at each end.
Armiiage Is an Australian. who IL en-
rcate home after twelve months sue
the rschest spots on the face OF the earth
n the klaujike and that there are also
many worthless claims.
sad story.
Tue kinndlke has from its discovery
been productive Of MANI sad stories as
wea - the hssso~ai of wealth and hf.ppi
ness on scores OF men and women The
ssse OF Bert Scott Is peculiarly pathetic.
he had been for four years on the Yukon
I'd Vas one OF the pioneers OF thu kien-
9eke. where he owned a half interest In
80 ~ below bonanza. enc OF the best
f*cuuctnE claims of that rich creek sue
ctA having crowned HIS efforts. he wrote
Us parcuss Mr.. ard M,e L. l. Scott. Of
ofsea river, that he would be among tho
nfes cut, The aged couple. with tsesr
Singular, Miss Scott. were on the airing
- Geek eagerly awaiting the opportunity
g gfve thu son and brother q joyous well
come
But the boy was not there. In his stead
she Humboldt brought news OF hts death.
Ne was drowned IN the treacherous
sasess OF the klonsslkc Monday June SIN.
tare@ days before he was "a hare taken
Nd
sens,. with hts partner. Albert Pate.
icf, his claim SUNDAY night They en-
ceasored TO cross the river In rowbo cat
And the swift current almost upset the
graft Scott. sndeavoytng tn right II. dia
EnsaSy capssse tho heat. Roth msn were
taroSn into the water Fate swan safely
re sssnFe ent his companion sank bat
cre~ and vss seen no more. The same
cas swa others. whose names were not
leaTneG. were drowned In the river nesr
tse mouth ~ Huuker creek.
Mr.. ana Mrs scot; we're almost dis
reetet ~ tae n%w~ OF tsHrsr snns death.
me asrd people were p,'sasae IN their
s>st VAS about 3 Years Of age and an-
caarriet, RE WAS a resident ~ Seattle for
= number % years.
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