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KLONDIKE COLD FIELDS.
Accurate Account of the Great
Discoveries in Alaska.
Story of the Immense Riches of the Region
Told By One on the Ground—A Tale
That Rivals Fiction.
A la<ly in Seattle has received the
'ollowing letter from Dawson City
which contains the fullest, most sue
•inct and accurate account of the great
told discoveries which has vet been in
print. The writer is well-known in
Seattle.
“The first discovery of gold on the
Klondike was made the middle of
August, 1896, by George Cormack, on
v creek cm ptying into the Kfon
like on the south, called by the Li¬
lian:- Bonanza. Hefound *1.60 to the
pan on a high rim, and after making
the find known at Forty Mile, went
back with two Indians and took out
11,400 in three weeks, with three
sluieeboxes. I'he creek was soon
■staked from one end to the other, and
,11 the small gulches were also staked
Mid recorded.
“About September the 10th a man
by tbe name of Whipple prospected a
creek enyiyting into the Bonanza on
No. 7. above Discovery, and named it
VV'llipple creek. He shortly afterward
Bold out and the miners renamed it K1
Dorado Prospects as high as *4 to the
pan were found early in the fall. Many
of the old miners from Forty Mile
went there and would not stake, say¬
ing flic willows did not lean the right
way and the water did not taste right.
that it: was a moose pasture, :t being
wide and Hat. Both creeks were stri'i
ed principally by ‘Ghee ('havocs’ (new
men in the country), and as early as
they could get provisions 250 men
went there and commenced prospecting
by sinking holes to the depth of from
nine to twenty feet, doing so by burn¬
ing down, as the ground was frozen
solid to bedrock,
“fin November 23d a man by the
name of Louis Rhodes, located on No.
12, above Bonanza, got as high as
*65.30 to the pan This was the first
big pan of any importance, and the
nows nproail up and down the creek
like wildfire. ^ fliis news reached Cir
ole City, 300 miles further down the
Yukon river, but nobody would be¬
lieve it. Boon after large pans were
found on both Bonanza and El Dorado,
and each creek was trying to outrival
the other hit til a man by the name of
Clarence Berry got *100 to the pan,
“From that time on F,1 Dorado held
n high pus it ion. Many claim s from
fiiiiiss f^ot la!VI Until they
as high *s *2H0. About March 15th,
181)7, T reached the diggings from
cle City having hauled my sled the
whole distance without a dog. The
importance of the new strike had be¬
come too significant to be overlooked,
and about 300 men from Circle City
undertook the journey in mid
winter. Such an exodus was never
known before in the history of the
Yukon, but not a Ilian lost his life,
although several hud their faces and
toes nipped at times. Even some of
the most resolute ami dissolute women
made the jonrrtey in safety. Fancy
prices wore paid for dogs by those able
to purchase and as high as *175 and
oven *200 were paid for good dogs.
Almost any kind of a dog w as worth
*50 to *75 each.
“When 1 reached the new camp I
was invited by the Butcher boys of
Juneau and George Stewart fromStuok
Valley, Wash., to go down in their
shaft and pick a pan of dirt, as they had
just struck a rich steak. To my sur
prise it was *238.50. In fourteen pans
of dirt they took out *1,565 right in
the bottom of the shnft, which was
4x8 feet.
“March 20th Clarence Berry took
out over *300 to the pan; Jimmie Mo
Lainc took out over *800 to the pan;
Frank Pbiscater took out *13.) to tlie
pan. Four boys from Nanaimo took as
high as *125 to the pan. They were
the first men to get a hole down to
bedrock on El Dorado and got good
pay. Thov had No. 14 and 15.
“In fact, big pans were being taken
out of nearly every claim on the creek
until *100 and *200 pans were com
mon. On April 13tli Clarence Berry
took in one pan thirty nine ounce
*495 and in two days panned out
over *1,200 Oil April 14th we heard
that some boys on No. 30 El Dorado
had struck it rich and taken $800 in
one pan. This was the banner pan of
the creek and Charles Meyers, who had
the ground on a lay, told me if he had
wanted to pick the dirt lie could have
taken 100 ounces just as easy.
“Jimmy MoLaine took out *11,000
during the winter just in prospecting
the dirt Clarence Berry aud his part¬
ner. Antcn-Strander panned out about
the same in the same manner. Mrs.
Berrv used to go down to the dump's
every day to get dirt and carry to the
shanty and pan it herself. She has
over *6.000 takan out iu that manner
“Mr Lippy from Seattle has a rich
claim and liis wife has a sack of nug
gets alone of *6,000 that she has pick
e.l on the dumps. washed iu
“When the dumps were
the spiring the dirt paid hotter than
was expected. Four boys on a lay in
FI 1>* afo loot out *49.000 iu four
m v'l'G:
“Frank Pbiscater, who owned the
(T?oun d and Lad some men hired,
cleared up *4,000 for the winter. Mr.
hippie, so J am told, has cleared up
* 54 000 Louis Rhodes, No. 21 Bo
, .
nanza, has cleared up *40,00. Clar
enee Berry and Antone Strander have
cleaned up *130,000 for the winter.
“This is probably the richest placer
ever known in the world. They took
it out so fast, and so much of it, that
they did not have time to weigh it with
gold scales. They took steel-yards
and all the syrup cans were filled.
“ft looks as if my time would come
about the time I am ready to die. One
man received word that his wife and
little girl had died since he came here,
and he is now going out with *25,000.
Another man was waiting for the boat
to go home and die of heart disease,
having in his possession *17,000.
Things stranger than fiction happen
here every day.
Yours truly,
“Authui: Pei:by.”
An African Poison Story.
Charles M. Stern, of Chicago, who
has just returned from a journey
through northeast Africa, told a New
York Mail and Express reporter of a
curious meteorological phenomenon called
which he observed in a district
G wallah. “The vegetation in that
region is very luxuriant,” said he,
“and the plant life must give off ar,
unusually large quantity of carbonic
acid gas. At least that was the con¬
elusion I reached after seeing three
natives die anil four or five dogs.
“The moment the animals put their
noses close to the ground they would
fall over and gas]>, and die in about
five minutes, The natives who died
slept on the ground instead of in
hammocks, as others did. I saw hun¬
dreds of dead birds. My theory is
that a strata of the deadly gas covered
the ground for a depth of three-or
four inches, and any- living thing
breathing in that area was asphyxi¬
ated.
“I could not understand, however,
how the gas w as not distributed in a
thinner layer, and what kept it in one
place for a whole day. Nothing like
it had ever been known there before.
The deaths of the men and the dogs
all occurred within twenty-four hours.
Then the gas, if it was really gas,
seemed to be dissipated. It was a
very strange occurrence, and l might
have been induced to make a more
exhaustive investigation if my pres¬
ence had not excited distrust. I got
away as ipiickly as possible, rather of
than be accused of being the cause
the sudden deaths. The natives are
superstitious, and attribute most of
jgy&atoflsg. .fit t . - , l
tii. the part of wisdom to get
away.”
Where Mayors Are Robbers.
A traveler through Spain says that
the morals of the people are at the low¬
est ebb. Roblmries are unblushingly
committed in the very streets. The
magistrates are as corrupt as those they
are appointed to punish. A striking
instance came under his notice. A
rich miller in the country was fixed
upon by three scoundrels as a fit ob¬
ject to be plucked. It so happened
that shortly before the time appointed
for the attack on his house a party of
traveling soldiers had requested lodg¬
ing of him for the night. He took
them in. and they were sleeping and up
stairs when the robbers arrived
demanded his money, The miller
told them he would go up and fetch
it. He awoke the soldiers, aud, with
their assistance, overpowered and
bound the thieves and left them
lying in a corner, The next day, should as
it was proper the authorities
be made acquainted w ith the circum¬
stances. he went to the Mayor of his
village to call him to make his in
quiries. The Mayor w as not at home;
he, therefore, went to his assistant,
who was not at home either. He then
apphed to the third official, but neith
er was he to be found, nor 11 any
body seem to know where the three
lnid gone to. At last, therefore, he
returned home and prepared to deal
with them himself. Mhat blJ
surprise, on removing the masks that
had concealed tlieir features, to find
hiiuself face to face w’ith the Mayor
and his tw-o assistants.
A Question of Brains.
An Irishman was once at work on a
stone quarry, pulling up loads of bro
ken rock out of a shaft with a windlass
The windlass w as exposed to the sun th«
and the labor was very hard; but
man had ou his head a straw hat,from
w hich tlie crown had been torn.
“Look here,” said a visitor to thi
Irishman, “aren’t yon afraid the sui
will injure your brain.”
Pat paused in his work and lookec
steadily aud wondferingly at bis ques
tioner.
"Brain:” said he. “Me brains,
it ’> An - do rou think that af I liac
any brains I’d be turning this wind
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Sport,
A sportsman narrating to Lord Nos
bury some extravagant feat in sport
ing, mentioned that he had lately sho'
thirty-threw hares before breakfast,
“Thirty-three hairs”' exclaimed hii
lordship; “zounds, sir! then you mus
have hew a firing at a wig!”—Shor
I St-ahrlwh*
THROUGH GEORGIA.
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The news comes from Columbus,
Ohio, that Lewis Eedwine has given
instructions to the warden and his
aides at the Ohio state penitentiary
not to allow any of his old Georgia
friends to see him.
The corner stone of the new court
house at Hawkinsville was laid with
impressive ceremonies, and in it was
placed a photograph of Jefferson La
vis, a copy of The Federal Union, pub¬
lished at Milledgeville, August 16,
1843; a *100 Confederate note and a
copy of The Hawkinsville Dispatch
and News.
The bilftif exceptions in the Flana
gan case has not yet been filed and
will not for some time, as the attor¬
neys for the defense have several
weeks before they' will be barred by
the statue of limitations. Judge Chand
ler has already signified his intention
to sign it^- It will be materially the
same as the motion for a new trial.
de^Kteti^VsS It
has filed liis annual statement.
shows a remarkable increase over the
year before and says that the people of
Atlanta write no less tfian 50 millions
of letters every year. It is almost an
inconceivable number, but it is true,
and the report shows that the business
done in the Atlanta postoffice is re
markable.
The tralup named Louden who was
arrested in Atlanta some days ago, un
der suspicion of being the man who
assaulted Miss Heathcoek and nearly
killed her mother in Ringgold, was
carried there for identification, The
man was carried to the Heatlicock
home and ushered into the presence
of Mrs. ffeatheock, who, after looking
at him, immediately announced that
he was not the assailant,
The citizens of North Atlanta are
determined to get a postoffice. In a
few days a petition will be presented
to the postoffiee department asking
that an office be established on Peach
tree street about halfway betw-eeu
the city limits and the exposition
grounds. The petition has been ready
for some time, but there has been
some delay in selecting a place for
the office and in agreeing upon a post
master.
* * *
The latest report from the race for
Sf nit m Jfe«
a ifo t horse has been selected for
the plaA Atkins A ’Trom in-Co the home of the Gover¬
nor: vctu comes ru¬
mor that Hde. James E. Brown,
merly state senator and ex-postmaster
of Newnan, will be appointed by the
governor at the expiration of the term
now held by Captain Milledge. Gov
ernor Atkinson and Mr. Brown are
the closest of friends and both have
for years supported the other in the
political field.
• * *
The weather bureau has highly en¬
couraging crop reports from all over
the state. As a rule all crops are in
excellent oondition and the yield of
each is large. With a good crop of
wheat saved and demanding exception
ally remunerative prices, and the
bright outlook of crops now in the
field, there seems to be a very decided
wave of prosperity sweeping over the
farmers of Georgia at present. Cotton
is growing well and is now being
picked in good condition, while a
large early corn crop has “been saved,
and the late crop bids fair to return
even a greater yield.
The tax rate for Floyd county has
b(?en raised from to *1.25 per *100
by the county board of commissioners,
Jt wfts foun( , necessary to increase the
^ of tax; tiou ou aooount 0 f the in
o{ bnsiuess in the courts. The
umignft Uy large number of
cases with their unprecedented hosts
of witnesses have cost the county
thousands of dollars. Notwithstand
ing the increase in taxable property of
*275,000, this year over last, the com
sioners are compelled to raise the rate
on realty and personal property 25
per cent Bridges, for embezzlement,
an( j E^ols, for murder, entailed an
expen9e ] eS3 than *8,000 upon
Floyd county.
Colonel Phil G. Byrd s supplemental , , ,
report on t** condition of the private
misdemeanor convict, camps in the
state was completed and tiled last at Sat- the
office of Governor Atkinson
tirday. The governor has written a
letter to each of the judges in whose
circuits the law has been violated by
hiring out misdemeanor convicts to
private parties. Sixteen of the 23
superior court circuits are in this con
dition, and only seven are within the
law. Seventy of the 137 counties are
included in these circuits, and the
governor will send a similar letter to
the judges of the city aud county
courts, where there are such tribunals
in these counties. In addition to this
he is sending copies of these letters to
the solicitors general in each circuit.
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