The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-15

From $780, 900 to $4,000 OF virgin gold.
and the man whose discovery of the dis
trict producing IL made the shipment pos
sible, came in the steamer City of To-
peka, which arrived at 6 o'clock last
evening. from Lynn canal. The great
treasure is from the famous Klondike.
whose contribution to the worlds wealth
since plain George Carmack began pick
ing up nuggets from Bonanza creek. Au-
gust 10, 1895. has been. including this
seasons output, $50 0o0. 900. Carmack was
not the only man with gold on the Tope-
ka. There were other men of money. in
GLIDING Clarence Berry, on whom was
first bestowed the sobriquet Klondike
King Indeed. Berry's claim to Kiondike
fame IL probably greater than that of the
discoverer of the camp. and second only,
perhaps, to that of Alec Mcdonald, whose
Yukon riches have long been reckoned
by the millions. Nevertheless neither
Berry nor Carmack court notoriety be-
cause of their achievements on the Yu-
kon. And in all the district there are
not two more modest and retiring men.
Much Individual Gold.
The Topeka, II Is safe to say, brought
more individual gold than any other
treasure ship arriving from Alaska this
year. Several vessels have had a greater
gold cargo, but none anything like as
Purser Jones gave It as his opinion that
the Topeka had sl.ooooo0 In gold. While
some OF the gold bearers believed that
more conservative miners thought $780,
600 was nearer the real figures. There
were 1903 passengers on the Topeka, and
seventy-five Of these came from the Illon-
dixie. or the latter contingent gold pos
sessions ranged all the way from one TO
one hundred thousand dollars TO the man.
Possibly. two exceeded the one hundred
nd Unit nd
j. Rowan, both Eldorado operators. Berry,
according to brother Eldorado miner,
brought $50 pounds OF dust. portion of
the cleanup Of Nos. ana 8. Eldorado.
Carmack Has Drafts.
Carmack did not have as much dust
stated. taken Dawson bank drafts in ex-
change for portion OF the yield Of his
three three Klona!ke mines. Discovery, No.
he found the district he I has only these
three properties. having shown no dispo-
sition to acquire more, All three OF them
are sroo rich III, His indian az, .h brother-n.aw.
riage. Tagish Charley. each own a val
uahle Bonanza claim.
Others Of the Topeka's heaviest gold
Frenchman, q Williams, Colusa county,
Cal g; w. r. Johnson. Eddie Levin, c.
d. Taylor. W 8. Goldman. Mrs. McKin-
Butler. sr.. George Butler, IT,, and J. c.
williams.
Lonoust.s has been IN the Klona,ke
being his frst visit to tbs states. levin
is we'll known in this city. which has
been his home for many years: He has
made a fortune In Dawson business pur-
suits and Klondike mines.
Purser Jones had the ships safe full OF
gold sacks, and he says there were twen-
ty-iive or thirty state rooms In which the
occupants kept their gold. The truthful
ness OF this statement was fully attest
ed by the miners themselves as they fled
down the Topeka's gangplank. some OF
them all but staggering under the weight
OF their treasure.
The Journey out.
Nearly all OF the Topeka's Kiondike
passengers came up the river on the
steamer Yukoner 10 White Horse. There
they took the White Pass 4 Yukon rail-
lake steamer for Bennett. at the latter
point taking TO the railroad again. going
thence TO skagway, there boarding the
topeka for Seattle.
The Ynkoner left Dawson July 8 Her
passengers, 175 all told. had a combined
gold cargo, IL IA estimated. materially IN
The following frst-ciass passengers
came on the City of Topeka:
Miss NJ .riutte Nh. r. NJ Harlan, X. A.
OLSEN g hsss'v A. u fAn Ths. : zil,m,a. 6
hiorsrd. z " benton. l. Arroa, A. z. Compton
a swansea. u Compton. Mn ~ u. wcci.
Jane. Potiinscr. r A. Muller, n. II. wortha,n, n
y shahaCi ! RSues. L 3. shsPph.rd, " 8
nsfaS of' s sss NJ M pSa M' as
a.r.ou, Mn A. = shsrsin. Mn J v; Moore
Mcrsas 'iIiT,'' J. maioa, i, smlie, Mrs 81 v
aolgss o; z'Ppl; s,, "a , ~ NM Mrs NJ.
cha.- n [lak g n =. Isls.sni S.o, Bal;,.
Croeher Mira A. Vance Ino Nj Morrison r. v