The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-18
Has $500, 900 Aboard and
Eighty-fve Passengers.
This Years Clean IN I'm the KIon-
dixie Arrivals Say VIII Not Begin
to Come Out I'm Any Great Volume
I; Until Next Month - 1t VIII he
Greater Than Last Year-Reporta
r From All Creeks Are Very Good.

The Alaska Steamship Company's
steamer Dirigo arrived from Lynn canal
and way ports at $50 O'Clock last even
ing. having on board elghty-five passen-
gers. who brought down about 10000 in
gold dust. She left Skagway Tuesday
night. June II, and had a pleasant voy-
age down.
The steamers officers report 100 pas
sengers at Bennett who were unable to
reach 9kagwsy In time to catch the
Dirigo. These, II is reported at the Skag-
way offices OF the steamship company.
are bringing out n very large amount Of
gold greater, Il is said. than any party
OF similar sizs that has yet arrived.
The largest owners OF gold dust on
board the Dirigo were the Mcdonald
brothers, OF Seattle. Rolly and Donald.
The former has go pounds valued at
10000 and tho latter 40 pounds val
ued mt $4,000 Charles Hutchinson
brought out 30 pounds valued at $4,000.
The balance OF the estimated shipment
- owned by tho remaining passengers IN
sums ranging from 5000 UP.
A the passengers filed down the gang
plank the crowd awaiting In the rain
gathered around TO welcome home the
gold hunters great many small boxes
and sacks were carried OF and the usual
amount of good humor was 10 be heard
and seen.
The passengers. ono and all. declared
that this summers output from the
Klondike will be much larger than last
and estimates are made all the way
from SIS, Oo0 900 10 100000. As yet they
say tho cleanup has not started this
way and probably will not until after
July 15
Tho latest advices from the gold min
fng districts remote from Dawson, II IL
said, show that the cleanup In almost
Of this has as yet been started. Bonanza
creek alone. It In stated will send out
o.. 900 no 20 $40. ooo. 900. which will he the
largest amount coming from any OF the
creeks.
The Dawson banks. II Is said. have
taken up about s20oo.ooo already and
when the Dirigo's passengers left were
buying very heavily every day.
In the city OF Dawson business was
very lively. There was no scarcity OF
labor 70 speak OF although every man
who wanted to was working Mt good
wages Food prices were beginning to
drop and the general belief was that
before another month Seattle prices. for
ordinary commodities, would prevail.
ON tho way out tho Dirigo's passen-
gers learned little OF any moment There
were no new developments IN the Clay
SON. Reife-Olson murder case.
A man named Roach was seriously in
Jured on the White Pass Il Yukon con-
etruetion work just above Bennett last
sunday. He was working beneath some
rock when II suddenly gave way bury
ing him beneath the debris He was
taken 20 the hospital In a serious condi-
ton. He formerly lived at Skagwsy.
The nrst heavy shipments of gold. II Is
Haid. viii leave Dawson early In July and
with include one from the Berry broth
ers. II IL said that their clean up will
be very large. Alex Mcdonald. II IL
also said. will have surprise In store
for his friends whom his clean up has
been weighed.
The pirigo's cabin passenger lis. is as
follows:
James Losdy n Cooh. Miss Rnowdrii. George
Iannay, O. curvie. n. Cnrri,y. y Ksunst'. II Nc
yennei, y Riddle. q, Budd. J. Peterson, j q,
Jones Miss n Ciark v Murphy. r II Kane, VI,
psn frvins, ". Moore, Crowley. u, Fctiund. NJ
T. Iiserr8orv, W, Mellon, 7, Hearocs. v.
wnehts. A Nelson. J ". Goere. Mrs q. sau
pan. Mrs aunaherg and two children, q a John
snp Miss L. stsnehAeld y Il, Clark ], u. Doe
Cart NlrhsI. VI g Collin. J kiseman. G, Lar
san A suthe,isud v Wallace, X Mcdonald
l. y namar, y ~ Biton- o T.. chadvick. A.
flasnA, J NJ White. G, II Cvccser. Mrs A y.
CavAnaush, W q. Hanisr. II ooetKuan, W,
eanAfern n warrfna. Mrs n, Warning G. shep
hsri u, McfiosAld Mori. A. Paris.
Er,rk-rs, e walker. White. A. trsseth. v,
Noess. G MHtehinsoa, Airs. J. Hansen and two chill
efpu.