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In The News
The Klondike Nugget
Dawson, Y. T.
Vol. 1, No. 18
Saturday, August 20, 1898.
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BLEW OUT HIS BRAINS.
Joe Pickup Becomes Suddenly Despondent and Kills Himself in His Tent.
Friday night, about 10:20 o'clock, Joe Pickup fired two shots at himself
from a .44 calibre Colt, the first shot apparently going wide of the
mark and the second entering the brain pan at the right temple and
scattering the brains. Pickup was alone and lying down in his tent on
the beach opposite the barracks at the time, his two partners, A. A.
Turnbarge and J. Leighton having left him after supper about 5:30.
Joe was an Englishman from Chatham, Kent, though he has been in Cassair
country for many years, arriving in Dawson last winter over the ice. He
was a man of sandy complexion, about 40 years old and in good health. He
arrived from his trip to McQuestin on Wednesday in good spirits and with
nothing apparently on his mind beyond a vague uneasiness about his
father and mother from whom he was expecting a letter. He had remarked
to a friend that his parents did not get along together any better than
they should, but the clerks at the post office do not remember whether
he got a letter or not.
He had over 16 ounces of gold and a winter's outfit at his cabin on
McQuestin, so the cause of his act was not destitution.
At supper on Friday he remarked: "Well, boys, this is the last supper,"
but he laughed it off when the partners asked him what he meant.
There will probably be an inquest.
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A REGISTER FOR AMERICAN CITIZENS.
Consul-Gen. McCook has arranged in his office a large register for the
purpose of recording the names, address and place of residence in the
United States of all American citizens who are in Dawson or who may come
in the future. Heretofore it has been a matter of great difficulty to
ascertain any information regarding parties who have come to Dawson,
remained a short time and left. If all persons who reach Dawson take
advantage of the register it will aid materially hereafter in locating
them.
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LOCAL BREVITIES.
John Jacobson, representing on 23 A__ Gold was in town during the week.
He expects to be located on the same creek during the coming winter.
A meeting of British Columbians and friends of Capt. John Irving, M. P.
P., MGr. of the Canadian Pacific Navigation co., is called to meet at
Pioneer hall this evening at 5 o'clock sharp to arrange for a reception
to be tendered him on his arrival in Dawson.
An Altercation occurred Thursday evening between E. Perdy Pelletier and
Crown Prosecutor Wade in an N.A.T. Co. ware house. The only witness
present was G. B. Swinehart, but that it ended in an assault upon
Pelletier was very evident from that gentleman's bruised and disordered
appearance upon the street a few seconds afterwards.
A man named Boyle was sentenced to six months hard labor for burglary
the first part of the week and was put to work in the store-house of the
N.W.M.P. Wednesday afternoon he made a break for liberty and proceeded
at a good round pace up the banks of the Klondike river. There was an
exciting chase for a while - one man being started out on horseback.
Boyle now wears a ball and chain until a judge comes here to try him and
then his sentence is liable to be doubled.
Frank Bateau is just back from Forty-mile and brings good reports from
there. He was well up the river and says on some new workings where the
work is all summer work there has been taken out as much as $2.25 to the
pan. This is on Frank Gulch. He says a large number of people have
crossed over from Eagle City to Tanana, but what there is on that stream
is unknown to him as the only people he saw returning from there had run
out of provisions as soon as they reached the headwaters and had to come
back for more before they had seen anything.
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MINING NOTES.
C. Shoblad reports from 40c to $1 to the pan on a bench opposite No. 6
Bonanza.
Geo. Brewit, of Tacoma, was one of the gentlemen who got in last fall.
In November he staked a bench claim opposite 4 Bonanza. He has lately
put two men to work and is feeling pretty good over the report they have
just made. In making a hole 16 feet deep they found three feet of pay
and they took out 33 pans of dirt which averaged when washed 21-1/2
cents to the pan. A single nugget, if all gold, would have weighed $32.
Mr. Brewett is also interested with his brother-in-law in a bench
opposite __ below at Bonanza, which has also turned out good. This claim
was staked as late as last April.
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PERSONALS.
Judge McGuire left on the Louise for the outside.
Col. Reichenbach, of Seattle, came in on the Columbian.
James Wall, who has been down with dysentery, is to be around again.
Constable McThuil came in on the Columbian and started down the river
again on the T. C. Power.
Mr. P. A. Hebb, is in from Dominion. Information gleaned from him will
appear next week.
Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Card, accompanied by F. C. Williams arrived in town
Saturday from Sulphur.
Mr. Richard Giles, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Jacobs, has arrived
in Dawson from Big Salmon.
Dr. E. O. Smith, mining expert of Portland, Ore., with his son are in
the city, having prospected en route from Copper River.
Capt. Norwood spent a few days in town the past week renewing
acquaintance with old friends and as usual making many new ones.
J. M. Kepner, of Chehalis, Wash., accompanied by his friend Kresky, of
Skookum bench fame, left on the T. C. Power for the outside.
The popular physician, Dr. Richardson, has been wearing a pair of
crutches and a moccasin for some days all on account of a rusty nail,
but is improving steadily.
Crown Prosecuting Attorney Wade left for the outside on the Willie
Irving, and when that boat returned for repairs, transferred his baggage
to the T. C. Power which left for St. Michaels Thursday evening.
Dr. Wilfred Good is a recent arrival in our midst. The gentleman is of
long experience and more especially skilled in the delicate troubles of
the eye and ear as per his card in this issue.
J. E. West, of Seattle, has just arrived. He has spent the summer
prospecting up the Stewart to Clear creek and up Clear creek almost to
its headwaters. He found nothing to justify him in remaining there and
so is now a Dawsonite for the time being.
Mr. Harry Davis, a partner of Mr. M. C. Eschwege, is leaving this week
for Europe in the interests of the two gentlemen. After a visit to
London, Paris and New York the gentleman thinks he will be in line for a
trip to Dawson next spring over the ice.
Capt. L. R. Weatherwax, a new arrival at Dawson, is the same gentleman
who attained much fame a few years ago by being one of the first to lead
a filibustering expedition from the United States to Cuba. Now that
Santiago de Cuba has fallen into the hands of Americans, Mr. Weatherwax
is quite proud to give that as his permanent address.
F. W. Hart, late a prominent merchant of Dyea, and a member of the firm
of Hart & Cates of Dawson, arrived in the trim little Emma Mott this
week and will be found at the firm's place of business opposite te Bank
of North America. Mr. Hart is a hustler and will be a valuable addition
to Dawson commercial enterprise.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.
Fairview Hotel.
Mrs. Geo. Grant, Fork
R.J. Morgan, NY
Isaac Burpee, St. Johns
Harry B. Lewis, Wash DC
J. Smiley, SF
J.H. Woods, Sacramento
Philip O'Rourke, City
Count C.E. Carboman
Geo. Leibes, SF
Wellar Braid, Vancouver
Alex Bidenberg, City
Ralph Cornell, Seattle
Cap Norwood, G. Forks
W. H. Bearcroft, Bird City
S.D. McFarlane, Brandon
W.L. Moore, City
C.C. Munroe, NY
Mrs. A. Butler, Wash. DC
Mark E. Bray, City
Lon Cooper, City
W.A. Schumacher, 64 Bon
W. Heaton, Minneapolis
Cap Bliss, City
P. Carzenova, Paris
F. Jensen, SF
L.R. Fulda, SF
M.F. McNeil, Forks
James Domville, Gd Fks
Senator Rice, Seattle
Cap L.R. Weatherway, Santiago de Cuba
W.A. Doyle, SF
Thos. Pelkey, Philadelphia
Dr. LeBlanc, Seattle
Yukon Hotel.
N.Y. Thompson, Hunker
Jas Atley, Homestske G
Joe Heteman, Forks
Frank Ryan, Gold Run
Jerry Fleming, Gold Rn
T.H. Davis, Victoria
J. Slack, London
Geo. Howard, Skookum
C.H. Wheeler, Circle Ct
B. Michland, Indian riv
Cap Tibbets, Juneau
Geo. Staley, French Hill
Victor Galezza, Victoria
John Kelly, Edlorado
Oliver, Juneau
F.R. Polly, Indian
C.H. Anderson, City
J. Kale, City
G.R. McKinnon, Circle c
Barry H. Murphy, city
M. Manning, city
Schroeder & Beeber, French Hill
Chas. Johnson Victoria
G.L. Howes, Gold Run
S.C. Lewis, Skookum
D. Sutherland, London
F. Egan, French Gulch
Wm. bowen, Hunker
T.L. Wilson, Setaale
Geo. Westbroke, City
John Reese, Mastoden G
Mr. Wilson, Skookum
C.P. Hosberg, Hunker
J.L. Hobart, Bonanza
E.A. O'Brien, Dominion
N. Hanlon, City
James Rodgers, City
J.D. Bolander, Sulphur
Fred E. Isitt, city
Jas. Bourke, city
H. Moll, city
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