The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-15
IKLONDIKE
HAS BIG
CLEAN UP
Bonanza, Above, is
Turning out Very
Rich
VIII Yield 100000 for
The Season = Yukon
Native Sons to
Celebrate

T. NJ. Collins. who is down from
White Horse, on the Yukon river, has
been stationed there since the going
out Of the ice on the river and the
breakineup and blockading of the ice
on lake Lebarg interrupted traffic
some weeks ago. He reports much
mail having been brought around the
ice on the lake by dragging the canoes
along the shores. and putting the
boats again into the water wherever
Il was clear Mail communication has
been established. and many passen.
gers from Dawson are making their
way out IN the same manner. Mr.. Col.
lins has been IN close communication
with his people in the interior. He
says:
The bars at the head OF Lake I.e.
barge never showed up so plainly a.
this season, and even were the ice out
OF the lake ! doubt II the llghtest
draught OF steamers could get through
until the water shall have deepened
several feet The mail and passenger
canoes are having to pick a way for
themselves with poles. and even then
Il is a days Job TO get through from
the lake into Fifty Mile river. and 20
on TO the end OF the railroad.
Upper BONANZA Rich.
The story Is verified beyond dis
pute that $4,000 was single DAYS
cleanup this spring on No 2S. above
on Bonanza. The claim has been
worked this winter by four laymen,
and Is owned by the n. A. T. & T.
company. Il Is estimated the dumps
will yield $500 600 OF which the four
laymen win clear for themselves as.
600. A single cleanup a few days pre-
vious was $4,000.
The last mail out as came away
was nearly Eve days In getting across
the Yukon river at Yukon crossing. the
ice never clearing sufficiently in an
time 10 warrant taking the chances
with the Royal mail.
Children born IN the Klondike are
becoming so plentiful II had been ar
ranged for a reunion OF native sons
on the 29th OF May. The affalr was
billed for the Methodist church. and
the citizens had undertaken that the
youngsters should have cause TO re-.
member tho occasion.
Graphite In the Klondlke.
THE officials down there have been
with a Wide Dire law.
They enacted q threeinch law on the
2ist. and by the next day every biz OF
business IN the territory was at
stand-still, for the number Of wide.
tire wagons az hand Il but a drop In
the bucket, On the 22d the council
promptly met and undid what II had
solcmnly done the day previously.
An appropriation has been made by
he government TO establish free as.
iay once for tho miners OF the White
iOrse district
"A four-foot ledge OF graphite has
'een uncovered In Lovett gulch which
'omes In 20 BONANZA AZ eighty below
discovery. The claim strangely lies
n the famous White Channel and was =
ound on the Carpenter and London
enches. The graphite was al FIRST
hought 70 be coal. but after trying 20 e
urn IL, the stun was thought worth. y
sss until It's real nature was revealed o
wen today. because OF the little need
here for the stun. Il iis not being
lorked." l.
Saw Drowning.
Mr. Collins saw the drowning al
lhitehorse Of Bud Harkin and Miss "A
ella Wallace. aged 20 and 20 respec II
Fely, on the 21st The pair had dAr. p
Igly made the descent Of the rapids y "
Peterbofough for the excitement N
arkin being considered a safe boat oi
an, and bantering the girl 20 80 q
rough with him. They passed y
rough the worst Of the waters all sS
ght, put while in the whirlpool below of
Q rapids the girl undertook 70 "a
ange her position IN order 10 escape So
E water which had partially filled s9