Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-19
LUCKY KL0NDlKER,
MONTANA PIONEER WON FORTUNE
AND A WIFE.

1 Richard r.. Love-, better known on the
coast and through the far north as plain
"Dick" Lowe, who is understood to be the
richest man IN solid cash on the Klon-
dixie. and his bride, spent Saturday in
Helena, OF their way to Seattle, from
where in a few days they will proceed
to Dawson. Mr.. Lowe and Miss Nirgie
| Graves, we'll known Throughout the coun-
try in ingenue roles with Ol5a Neither
sole. the Frohman's the Days and other
standard companies, were married re-
Gently in San Francisco. From that city
they went to New York, where Mr.. Lowe
was called on business, and are now on
their way to their home in the far north.
Mr.. Lowe had some business in Helena
with r. H. Kleinschmidt, to whom he
sold some valuable city realty in Dawson
last year.
Mr.. Lowe is a pioneer of Montana as
we'll as an Old-timer in Alaska, says the
Independent. He was in Helena in 1869,
having prospected in Montana in those
days. Later he went to the Black Hills,
where he was one of the first discoveries
of gold. Tie was one of the first men
in the Occur d'Alenes, also. A typical
prospector, he went about from district
to district, never content with the dis
coveries he made. n always looking
for something better. In the end he
found it, for he is worth his millions now,
and is growing richer every day.
Il wouldn't have recognized this CITY,"
he said yesterday. when I was here
30 years ago, it was a pretty lively min
ing camp. u the placers We're playing
Out, and I think nc one would AVE pre-
dicted that a town of his size would
grow up here in the gulch. My wife
and I have been driving over the city
today, n we are certainly favorably i'm
pressed Will it,"
Mr.. Lowe drifted to Alaska Is years
ago, first going to Juneau. which was
then and for years afterwards the head
quarters of miners and prOspectors who
ventured into the interior. He @prospected
with different success in that country for
years, always finding gold. but never in
quantities that made it pay. Ten years
ago he was one of a party that visited
the head of the Yukon river. and while
gold was found, there was not enough of
it to satisfy them. The party's provi-
sions run low and the men were COM
PEELED to put back to Juneau. Five years
ago he floated Town the river to Circle
City.
when we 1oated past the mouth of
the Klondike." said Mr.. Lowe, ''some-
thing told me that there vas a good
country to prospect, but I did not regard
the 'hunch' n we proceeded on to Cir
Gle City"
Mr.. Lowe went to work in the Birch
creek diggings about 600 miles from Cir
Gle City and was there when George
Carrack struck it rich on the Klondike
August II. 1896. He did not hear Of the
discovery until late in August. when he
reached Circle City. The stampede from
that camp had already commenced, and
he prepared to follow it. In January
he hitched uD his dog team and started
up the river. arriving at Dawson. AL
though late in reaching the new Camp.
he lost no time in securing interests.
IT bought a claim the first night I ar
rived at Dawson" he said yesterday. .In
fact. I purchased mi while down the
river n long before I saw It. I made
a number Of deals. buying clair,s and
locating others, and was lucky. Not one
of my ventures In the district turned out
badly" -.
Mr.. Lowe has had an unusually active
life even for a miner and p~rospector.
Like many others of his class. he has
had his ups n downs. but never b,
the days Of old did fortune r-1ile O., H.,
as now. An idea of h'- holdings mo- y.
conceived from a fract'o, Of a claim
owns at the mouth of the cisook.m. "
known that from this fraction, less th.-
100 feet in length. he has taken ont ssso
000 in gold above all expenses. That frac-
ton is known as the richest ground in
the Klondike.