The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-27
FROM LAND Of GOLD
Former Mine Inspector Lloyd
Back From Klondike.
is PR0SPERING THERE
UTAHNS WHO ARE DOING WE'LL
IN THE FROZEN NORTH

fofmer Mine Inspector Tom TJovd
arrived in town yesterday after a three
years stay in the Klondike. Mr. IJovd
Is the picture of health. He is tanned
ana sturdy and seems all the better for
ms long stay among the argonauts of
me north. In company with his old
friend, ex-Sheliff Lewis, Mr.. Llovd
iooAed over Salt Lake last hight, shak-
ing hands with his friends and renew
ing former acquaintance.
10 Inc Herald Mr. Lloyd said he was
oolSHled 10 get back home again and
eNpreSSed regret that his Stav hare
would be limited to one month His
business interests in and near Dawson
i41o"eVer will not admit of a longer Wis.
~ A. present the former mine INSPECTOR
- manager Of the Seventeen Ell Dorado
-. il On cidlm fifteen miles from Dawson.
On dominion creek, which is owned nv
Han and Pigaott.
James aHll, senior member of the
4Tm' with his wife, accompanied Mr.
GlUyG OUT OF Alaska. They are now in
Sdl Lake, and this is Mr.. Halls first
Trip into civilization since 1856.
On the whole" said Mr.. I.loyd. last
nlshI feel very well satisfied with
the result of my three years work
spent my first months up there in what
Is known as stampeding. That is to
say L was looking around for claims to
locate. '--'i' ~
Got Rich Claim.
was successful in locating one very
rleh calm, which is now in litigation
an attempt having been made to take
IL away from me. A little more than q
year ago signed a contract as mana
ger OF the Seventeen Ell Dorado. on Do
Illhlon creek, and have been in charge
ever since. l will take charge of ii
again on my return and remain there
I uhtll tEe contract expires, which viii
pe DIT the next WashOut, or cleanup in
the spring of 1901
The worst spell OF bad luck I had
was an attack of typhoid pneumonia.
Whlch seized me a year and a half ago.
was laid up with it Tor three months
out ultimately recovered perfect health.
The claim l spoke of as being in Iiti-
cation is on Dominion creek, and if
ton"
Mr.. Lloyd has kept in reasonably
cIOse touch with the Utah people who
are in the Klondike Ee saw Harry
Edwards the day before he sailed Har-
ry was prosperous as the manager of
the Mcdonald hotel. and also as man
aGer OF the Aurora No. l. Edwards al
so owns a half interest in the Aurora
No. 2.
Salt Lakers in Klondike.
He said that Johnny BechtOl. who
was once connected with the Cullen
hotel, was tending bar for the n. A. T.
company, and making plenty of mon
ey. Jack Donovan had been prospecting
on the various creeks. out didn't do
much for himself until he bought some
properties on Dominion creek. which
looked like good things. Joe Finch has
one claim on Dominion that is Welding
handsome returns. Bill Martin is
working under Mr.. Lloyd on the Seven
teen Ell Dorado for handsome wages.
John b. Milburn of Price has charge
of the Seventeen FL Dorado saloon and
is doing big business.
Mr.. Lloyd was asked if prices of COM
were Estting any lower in and
around Dawson. He replied that
things were not so high now as they
have been, but that they were still
plenty high enough. As an example. he
said:
What do you think | paid for this
suit of clOthes?" indicating the one he
had on. 1t looked like it might have
cost not to exceed $25, and a guess
around that figure was made
We'll, this suit cost me $75 in Daw-
SON." was the reply
Mr.. Lloyd likes the country he has
been in first rate. He thinks it offers
great possibilities Tor men who are
willing to work and who are not easily
discouraged by adverse circumstances.