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In The News
The Klondike Nugget
Dawson, Y.T.
Vol. 1, No. 49
Wednesday, December 7, 1898
Page 1.
A ROUND-UP OF THE CREEKS.
Messrs. Rasmussen and Holt, formerly of Seattle, are sinking on 43-1/2
below lower and have several holes under way. They are undoubtedly the
champion moose hunters on the creek for two fine moose, hanging in front
of their cabin, are the fruits of a successful hunting trip.
A good trail leaves Dominion at No. 236 and leads to No. 117 below on
Sulphur, two claims above the mouth. Here the claim owners were singing,
but no prospects had been found. This is true of almost every claim from
11 below to the mouth and disheartened lay men are returning to Dawson
almost every day. The creek is quite wide and, like Dominion, has not be
thoroughly prospected.
On 35, 36 and 37 below, six holes have been sunk across the channel and
one more is being put down but a more disgusted set of lay men could not
be found. The same is true of 18 below and from here to discovery pay
has been struck in several places. The several fractions below report
very good pay, and on 3 below Mr. Brimstone reports fair pay with
bedrock only 12 feet. He will summer sluice the claim, and in the
meanwhile, helps entertain the guests in a road house, where the Nugget
man spent a very pleasant evening.
Strange to say nothing is being done on McDonald's high-priced claims,
No. 7 and 11 above, but from 15 to 20 above the workers are fast getting
on the pay-streak. Robert Menzie who owns No. 17 has two holes down on
the steak from 28 inches to 4 feet thick that will average 25 cents. On
18 the pans were averaging 81 cents and on 19, 81 cents, the best pan
being $1.25.
The richest claim on the creek, so far, is 39 above, owned by Charles
Nelson. He is employing nine men and has three lays let on the claim.
The pay streak is a thick one and very wide and averages over 10 cents;
one hole showing up still better and $1 dirt found. It was on this claim
that Ted Martinsen, the man who was recently hurt by a falling bucket
was employed.
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CREEK NOTES.
W. G. Crabb, who has been sick at the Saunders sisters road house since
Oct. 15th, at Last Chance, is now rapidly convalescing.
On Hunker Mr. L. Conture, of the North West House, has commenced
building a new road house at the junction of the new "cut off" and old
trail, two miles from the mouth of Hunker.
J. S. Williams, 35 below on Hunker has completed and in operation, a
"sled tramway" from his shafts to the creek bed, by means of which he is
bringing down his pay dirt.
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NEARING COMPLETION.
Mr. S.D. Grout, who has charge of the construction of Fraternity temple,
is rapidly getting the building in shape for occupancy. He is working a
force of men and now has the hall entirely enclosed. The windows are in
place and the workmen are now engaged in clacking the seams of the
building with oakum.
The first meeting in the new hall will occur on Saturday next when the
Masons will hold a social session. The grand opening will take place
about Christmas.
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A party consisting of C. Everitt, J.W. Burwell, J. Lewis, R. La______
and G. Davie, arrived in Dawson Saturday from below Circle City.
Messrs. Everitt and Burwell are leaving again for the coast in a few
days.
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NEW GOLD COMMISSIONER.
Constable Piper arrived in Dawson Monday night with two prisoners, Troam
and Kenney, who have got mixed up in a dog scrape. He reports the new
gold commissioner and his party at Sixty-mile when he left Monday
morning. Besides these gentlemen there are five members of the N.W.M.P.
along with 16 sacks of Canadian mail. Piper easily made the trip in one
day and the party is expected to arrive here any minute.
Constable Piper was recently dispatched to Stewart, and reports the
McQuestin detachment at that point with Constable Hilyard recovering
rapidly from the frosted feet which some 10 days ago compelled him to
turn back to McQuestion where but a day's journey out. Hillyard is
accompanied by Constable Mapley.
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THE GOLD COMMISSIONER ARRIVES.
Mr. Edward Senkler, the long-expected new gold commissioner arrived in
Dawson on Tuesday afternoon about 4 o'clock. With the exception of Mr.
Baker the balance of the official party stayed behind at the last
stopping place between Dawson and Sixty-mile. Mr. Senkler was anxious to
reach Dawson and pushed on with the two members of the N.W.M.P., who
brought in some 16 or 17 sacks of mail which left Victori8a in
September. This is the mail which might have come down on the Ora, but
did not owing to the existence of some hitch at Skaguay. The soft
weather and the high wind of Tuesday has made traveling anything but a
pleasure and none too safe and Mr. Senkler was much too weary to be seen
by a press representative until somewhat rested.
The mail carriers bring in word of the pounds more mail lying at Tagish,
in charge of P.C. Richardson's men.
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LOCAL BREVITIES.
On No. 23 below, Sulphur, a large buffalo horn was found 45 feet down.
Various bones of some large animal were also found. The horn is the
exact counterpart of those of the American bison or buffalo, only
several times larger.
Local mail from Circle City, Ft. Yukon and intermediate points, reached
Dawson Saturday in the care of Mr. Hawley, representing the Arctic
Express Co. Mail for Circle City and intermediate points left Dawson on
Monday in care of Mr. Robertson.
Frank Slavin reports that Little Blanche and Canon are showing up very
well, but the pay seems to leave the creek and take to the benches, for
wherever the creek cuts into the bench ground good pay is found, but
Quartz is not proving a winner and many of the lay men are leaving. He
also says No. 21 Little Eldorado has struck six feet of pay direct
averaging 20 cents.
Andy Young, the energetic and successful local paper seller says he
knows his failing and has turned over a new leaf. He wants his friends
to take notice of this fact and restrain their generous impulse to pass
the flowing bowl whenever he puts in an appearance. He says the holidays
are coming and there will be plenty time enough to celebrate; till then
refrain from that familiar remark: "Well, Andy, what are you going to
have?"
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Page 3.
LATE NEWS FROM CIRCLE CITY.
J.C. Muther, a merchant of Circle City arrived over the ice in Dawson on
Saturday last. He, with several companions made the trip from Circle in
26 days, six of which they spent in camp. Mr. Muther reports that
the trail for the most part is exceptionally fine. With the exception of
the first 51 miles this side of Circle the very best time can be made.
Prospects at Circle City are looking much brighter than at any previous
time since the stampede to Dawson nearly depopulated the town. There are
probably 700 people living in the town and scarcely an unoccupied cabin
is to be found.
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ST. MARY'S.
The report for the week ending November 30th shows the number of inmates
to be gradually decreasing, owing probably to the difficulty of getting
sick people in town from the gulches through the bitter cold we have
lately been having. Twenty new patients were received during the week,
and 26 discharges which with three deaths left 99 inmates in the
hospital. The deaths were:
Robert H. Byers, aged 30, from Toronto, Can, on November 24th.
Sam Hahni, aged 29, a native of Finland, on November 25th.
R. F. Davis, aged 44, from Oregon City, Oregon on November 20th.
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FOR THE OUTSIDE.
Mr. E. M. Bruce and Mr. W. A. Dawkins left Dawson on Tuesday for London,
England, via Dyea and Victoria, and expect to return in the spring. Mr.
Bruce made the trip up from St. Michaels in his own little steamer and
made an exhaustive study of all the known gold creeks in the interest of
his London patrons. The gentleman is a well-taught mineralogist besides
being a special correspondent to the London Star and takes back with him
a firm and abiding faith in this country as a great gold producer for a
considerable time to come. The two gentlemen left with a dog team each
and expect to be among the very first to reach the coast.
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Page 4.
PERSONALS.
Mr. John Manning of the Northern is slightly indisposed, but he
indefatigably keeps at his post of duty.
Fred W. Martin, formerly of Victoria, B.C., and well-known there, is in
charge of the cuisine of the Pullman Cafe during the day. Mr. Martin is
an expert in his line, too.
Wm. Carter, employed in Ash & Manning's establishment, gave us a call
with a request for coal oil as he has to read the paper and yet there is
so little daylight now-a-days.
Messrs. Wm Thomas and Thomas Barry are contemplating a trip over the ice
shortly. They intend trying the experiment of not taking sleds nor dogs
and carrying a light robe a piece upon their backs.
We learn that Frank J. Dunleavy, late organizer of the Miners
Association, has taken the lecture platform in Canada, and is telling
the people down there what he found and saw in government circles under
the old regime. Frank is quite a fluent and interesting speaker and we
doubt not that he is getting himself heard.
Everyone wonders at the unusual happy smile carried around by Casey
Moran these days. Easily accounted for, however, when it is known that
on last Saturday evening Mr. Moran led upon his arm pretty Miss Katie
Vaughn to the residence of Rev. Bowen, rector of St. Paul's church, who
pronounced upon them the beautiful marriage ceremony of the Episcopal
church. Congratulations to the happy groom and bride.
Dawson is becoming more or less of a way station. Every couple of days a
party from the lower river calls at Dawson and again leaves for the
outside on various missions bent. On Thursday there arrived a party from
Eagle City consisting of Thomas McMahon, the postmaster of that burg; A.
J. Cody, U.S. customs inspector; Charles Lundbert, assistant inspector.
On Tuesday there arrived Captain J. E. Snevely, of the Alaska
Co-operative company, accompanied by David Porter who intends returning
to Eagle at once.
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FOUND. - Memorandum book containing miner's license. Jacob Grat. Apply
Nugget office and pay charges.
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