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The Daily Klondike Nugget from Dawson, Yukon, Canada • 1

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i C7't iilf i -ZAat A S01' 1 No I i ii 4 Al rA i I f''' i A 1 No I a 1 GET KLoNDIKE NE DAWSON THURSDAY JUNI! 06 098 0 PRICE 50 CENTS tufsi NEWS FROM THE Latest Outside Wqr News ttn the steamer Bellingham from Bennett succinct Review of the Situation! came Charles hwege tool NMI Michael Mr as it Now Stastig 1 Esehwege ho an Engibibinan slut has spent a I number of yeara asi a mining broker in the i great golti field's of Johannepshurg anti will I open II iike Wisdom's here ilia mon-ban Juba re- I e' fleet Dodging hut Certain Of reil a apeial met of the Canadian bantesel Dewey In Control of meld granting him the tar! It Veire of hilliditiff 11 rust ens assuuse nra us tests 1-1111111111111 'WSW 'Eventual Capture In Control of I ment granting him the privilege of building a hail retired but it muMeient number remsined I mil THE DIGGINag YIELD to weleonte her III true sole As lite gong plonk was being lowered the good uo i LL Intiored crowd interviewed the few elOpicyeto aboard Asking for news Slid III itilltatilill of runners mold be begril: Tree Inos to the Astor Mow!" "Ail aboard for that Brewery Opinions Vary But All Agree That the Outpu Hotel!" "Hotel sir?" "An outtee a 'ley fit lite gigmtlike liotell" with the proper m1411)4186 Will Be Very Large The Vjetoria Parried no passengers sod her cargo of about MI boot ronsisted of Jiro Vit111111111 anti loirdwor Eldorado and Bonanza Sustain Their Reputattpt The Michaels whit wintered at in rompany with the Bella Mn! Weare is es petted for Creeks Showing 131 to mrilvo MUM Benches Surprisingly Rich Opinions Vary But All Agree That the Output Will Be Very Large 1 Eldorado and Bonanza Sustain Their Reputattpn 1 for Other Creeks Showing Up Benches Surprisingly Rkh DILL I MM Manila The Navies Compared telegraph or telephone Hoe from Vancouver via Juneau to Dawmon The matter ham Lttatdjdomopo i oeolog of the war between spby English end lereneh capital- work win be pushed to temple- no one itottisted the I Will moult but Ow overwliel lion next year lir lisrlswege also brings the erira itml Fintin West reports of the war and the indivations 1 in i lig lie- are that auerrjallin eonfrits eal being itaiiiiiiiisteml to toe Spanish continue I eneroachment upon West Andes no i City i al a bona token up by English tool French capitml- 'IttilaAat The 'tattle should appear in a few days Theikov Stoneman is lodged high MIMI dry on a bar this side id Ft Yukon She wan ou her way up the river to Dawson when the ambient oceurred She ham been stud( now about two weeks and it is regarded am douisful whether Mile ean be brought off in safety i alarmed England that the latter at length utVy Walt both Hirpritting Mid IIIIPX- gaye her an ultimatum of seven dart in which ittotli Modern itiptore Nils to mite to remove her troops from West African soli This she refused to do and as the seven days Lit inellittiot Wlicrig ti Ration luta itt'lli tut expired the day Mr lischwege left Vaneunrer the genera pinlon was that wr betwn ee rbilusalllY twatml hats been 11 those rountritot would begin at once' The Alitttitti litterestft were ut -EHS111911 11r1 '191eriea 61212 1 pirong that maga of both 'minima pmiully idahicand Alin 'rim Was neareldt neighbor I talk the streeta wearing limn' button holes i to um 1 I 1 6 1 I the alarm and stripes and union lark itatn pain iiit ion Air ntrioeft HIM has as yet been unable to catch the Spanish IiiiiVittiott increased flintily at the lieut whirh la dodging about on the high seas like a frightened rabbit II hi a general war like tilikbit II It general MIT Amer- turneht polivituion of the liberty-loving I Weil it- -aprobable that inintn with tbe 111 I 1 I stronwon fleet in the wiirld will mobil Amer tUrtiebt aulitnttEinit of the liburtv-ithvinsr occur it is probable that Japan with the third tirtiettl ItUtillit1Eitni 01 tile liberty-Ithving 4xrtir it to probable that Japan with the third 1 tatratinnat flamt In ham trnIPM will Alonclut 1 maw strongest I evt in the worit will assist peculation as to the probab le output i of the creeks this season has been rife 1 1 for weeks past Gliisses have ranged all the way from $15000000 to 4 but conservative estimates place the yield below these figures While Mine of the claime have not 1 altogether ailet expectations others have 1 g01141 1ieyi7s1 tile numt sanguine hopes of their owners A great drawback to suc- cepsfnl mining in this nvion has been the nitker crude method heretofore in vogue of thawing out the paystreak 4 Many of the millers hold to the theory 1 that the old fashioned bonfire im the only thing that will meet the requirements of the situation while others are equally strong in advocating the in troduction of more scientific methods In all probe bility next season will find the larger claims using thelater inveotions Frons a miner who winterell in the diggings and who avatikfl himself of evrv chance for obtaining inforination the following resume of the present situ--- '7'7 talon wins obtained The yield in llonanza and ladonido creeks will be large enough to justify even the stories of their richness that ham been PPM brOalleafit to tbe outside world Single clean-ups on Eldorado have frequently yielded 75 pounds of dust awl lesser amounts have been taken out too often to mention Sluicing has verv slowly water 'There are Bonanza and only on Eldorado dav awl ih ngt powslible is being reti --le 3icKillloy Petit his Ineinorabie 1 lea end eils111 of 111114! to Soda "Feed I comparative Strength getatelloai or Filo CI' iptlin retooled the Tbormoporative strength of the navies of the rt i wail war became htevitable but Alli- ru'lmil mg" NK1 slain his" rnited States ica belierel that a resort to arms in i First lino! hie iillortit of Iannianity and civiliza- I ILTTunildrnie 42 Cruisers arm ii 14-rt464z44 41 II1M4- I- 4 1t 'pun --r vim I Comparative Strength I- lif 'efeelioai or 1titt 2apittli refilstNi the TO rounstrinive strength of the navies of the followit re 1 lino! War becattie iitevitable but Aiii- run" mg" Ni'd slain is 111 (n tied Stott Spain ica helievl that a resort to arms in i rim Itate 11 Finn clam 2 Inwood rate 18 Old battle shipat 1 Isle 440414 of man uity awl ie Tnt rate 42 (ruiners armdroo- Robbery on Hunker Chas Hendrickson a I-Inlander was arrested holt week charged with the burglary of pL1110 in gold dust from N011 below eln Hunker Alex Morrison Bowen are the ownera of the chum and reported the ham to the pollee on the 27th of May it seems ihat lientleckmein had been 'employed on rialm adjoining and by reason of his being ex tremeIy flush and lavish with dust suspicion pointed strongly to hien as the guilty party was by Sergeant MIA-geld and Constable Snell -anti miter tan ernphatie denial when the evidesapes of hinguilt were yiroduped broke down completely eon tossed and agreed to produce the dust He had hidden a sawk in the Hunker and eeompanivi Sergeant Richards to its hiding plate By reason of repent 1 rem in that disInet it was with diffieulty that the hiding Plate tout located After considerable search the stark wait found with the top burned off and the dust expteted On the return ilendricksen hr 1111W au opportunity to scape and jt atigtreit three rthe shots to NMvihre lutmiuf him error Tiae recovered gawk contained but a isartion of the dust tau! it was finally learned from Hendrickson that the balance was On deposit in a restaurant in Klondike City An Oder sisal) tanslueed all but DAL which 81111M11111 hiul haw spent in gambling and rioting by the thief Justin: was quiekly meeted out to the offender and Monday morning he was sentenced to live years extreme wise lie6nire ott was etemially right awl woula coin- I 7 anarmored 11) lootli 22 Torpedo boats 25 Attui the golioirat ion al respect of the I Tui boats 12 Gun boat 29 Ni lint 14111bn do It do fling ahlt 8 Torpedo boat de itirewerill I Iiv tereing Iiipr 5 'grayer I Innaieani became impatient stl oder "mpg millet 10 roller ronstrutojon I it I 11ner's tor ecraveri rep upon the floor of mngreste 31eKin-1 woe 13 -y 'wee elytteefi of toeing too plow in' Total )31 Total 109 ttiottgatitig itoetilities But he better 1 ni they kw sow Pitnation Ile 41111 ET ET EE EET I tory tvi riptation 114 IIIIII i btrike until the Mal vita hot angi en Idanultaneonely all over our nation 11011 land forms were moving until the leon vita hot awl i ithisultatieuttply all over our nation poi and land forms were moving: 1 Thom Already In end Condition al the Bollf 1 on the Way 1 Tips Ifity Wribt whirl) in owned by a cotnlony lot which Pot Richardson of Seattle is mane ger wits the Bra nicamer to arrive at Dawson this season from the lower country She win-! about 10 einem below the month of the Tenting rir and brought an passengers those who wintered with her together with a few who went aboard at earisms points along the Affairs at Seventy Mlle ul 11elPNILV progretwe Among the passengers On the steatner Portus owing to the lack of II II Wean was Mr 4 Williams Ile brings i tWO Attire beads un It with him a map of Seventy Mile district which One at Ow present tin id probably the must accurate yrt made It 11141i are lieing worke earvrm nearly every creek that empties Into i athl 1411141 prOgress nfi Sevqnty Mile and distinguishes those that made of liewssitv progresseil owing to the lack of two sluice beads on I one at the present time 1 Iloh are being worked ti I moons rapid progrem um IJon upon hitt came Dewyri great vie1 over the SplinitAlt fleet when they night they were lying in perfect setrity Wore the glum of their own AMP Hut one Ptronghobt WilP left 0 Orli Ilan Clime Ilvwye greet vie- I over the illaininli fleet Whim they I iglit they were lYing in Ilerfert se- I ty hpfore the gone of their own forte Walla Mit one Ptrongliolot wan Jeff )11 trig fadi I '1! "04 ISY if le ie' km creek water IA the strongest liquid now dispensed Two) miles from the mouth of $t-tiiiy Mile a towns te railed Feventy Mlle l'ity has been laid out It loo DPW ith011t the Annie Mile nst Engle The diggings' on Seventy Macron be worked all summer I 11i: 1 met joined the 1111i w111 i two wrests when on -Jane oil familiar i We ite- rry wow heard from the hillm and the salutes knowlefigeil loePt gunners in the won't lima a number of rides wer Vol by the rod- i 1 dents of that layorvi portion Of Pailr14011 people am really to sio lir duty kir lateat! WM satisfied that at last after the long I Aamer would Ap igh oon pear in mt i formation wam that tile Spn aiath II V3tleirerapo tered to give her a rousing remotion I I is andizing onot the island tiee 1 I Considerable speru latio woos indulged lged in to ll-lo which one of the boats would have the honor 1ly trying avert a battle wick of appearing first in Dawson and som3 money I (dimmed Munk on the results A oJeriean phipti I The Bella and Vieloria were favorites and i homing that the Philippine Wands 1 obtittsir on Ihum aria" thv blinre i ule It to her Spain ass return court- I Five thousand men women and malamute 1 oes lined the hanks of the Yukon as she bonded 1 i wing th at the philimine hilanda li 101ttsiweir chired 011 them against the hallows! i ic It to her Spain ass return court- I Fivwe atisand men women an ala te mu 1 i dogs lined the oithe Yukon as he landed 1 of the fleet I Five thotoutnti men women and malamute 1 dogs lined the banks of the Yukon au she landed I i A 1 Deaths at lite HaspitalBelow we give the deaths whit have iteeurred at the hospital Pi nee it was opened August 20 1:497 Cons Wring the fart that sinee that time 275 patients have been open pante the death rate ham been amazingly low yred Ilan Philadelphia Andrew Johnson 041d Fellows buried plod Meng Switzerland John Parker Portland John A Peter Shearer Tacoma preci-Jas Cooper New York (Terme) 11 metiellun ehleago Stacey Teraina John Silva fallen) Thos Harvey "ictoris 1 01 I I ti011 (T1 ght Tacoa) i John Freedland Tacoma I MwDustan Unknown Capt Hamlin (On government itnevey) Wm McKilloP pkmi(ehman) I Theo Welentine (sailor) Norway Mots Iowa Andrew Nelson Unknown Swanson Unknown john (nivin Juneau Wm Myers l'ultnown Wm Latw Old Mexico nevid Roebtg Unknown Guts Andermon Unknown 1 1 Thirsty Dawson I Thirsty Dawson 1 I to Primer gave them to her rrond 1 and asked each Who' that all absorbing ones I Coe gift France acid at 011ee bey deet 1 HOP -Mast she any whiskey on hoard?" To the 1 relief of all it watt learned that 16 barrels of the I i than lkiweys across to take I unction' Niro of porn were actually in the I hold and that at last temporary relief from the I uteirm of them The French an- four weeks thirst which had existed Wag at hand Having heen shipped in bowl the preei- N'itt Word t4) the nervy eultittittit- tins cargo was landed and retailed at lier 11 go out and he replied if he tli1 it I The ware Arrives -1 I be through the bottom lint this! I Last night the steamer l'ortiust A Tot the only surprise in store kn weare airived in Dawson front Fort Yukon lii Vt 1 nut England bail hegira of this brevity loaded From Acting Purser 31 11A11)8t1ll 1110ye and promptly rent IS Eada it Witil ICIMUNI that the lInfitillon from c'' a powerful fleet with instructions Arc tn11) 14shiaanakt ii leialtrt brought ive that no foreign ilag be raised on I ritswngtN mil! olit wi wintered at Circle Wends until the war between Amer- ti agoratad 144 iiiseleaStt41111tfirt and Spain was settled All honor to the vicinity of Circle City Few were developed 1 to any extent 'i England for the stand pile took I rim I Roth rutted States CUMOHIN inspector for the Yukon came in on the Weare lie S41140 idatnets for wanting the will he in town tor shout 10 days Mr Roth 1 2tilla is they would prove a ris tFils of it gnat MA11111010 in Mayen from ('tide Al 17 to Jefferson creek just opposite the town Tize They contain a population of nrhe creek" mill Mr Roth -is doubtless a A ono There are cl goo one nd will pity well when developed lt i trty-one Islands rite first pan taken me on the surface showed 1 Thi 12 and 13 cents to the pan People however 11 1116 SIMI their area exemis IPVIIIIW suspicious of it by reason of the fart I lad of Great Britain Pine and fir trees I that 'several claims were salted in order to make --I iaha haa mum utilvir I haAi Maar HMI rood one end will pay well when developed fhe first pans taken out on the surface showed 12 and 13 cents to the pan People however suspicious Of it by reason of the fart that wveral claims were salted in order to make hole hits been sunk to bed rock and and asked each Mier that all absorbing toes I Hon -Malt she any whiskey on hard?" "ro the 1 relief of all it was learned that 16 barrels of the I unctions Niro of porn were aetually in the I hold and that at last temporary relief from the I four weeke thirst which had existed was et hand (laving been shipped in bowl the tans cargo was landed and rcbtailed at $1 Iter drink The Ware Arrives La th st night the steamer Porting Wean airived in ilaweon from Fort Yukon heavily loaded From Acting Purser 31 Eatis it wats learned that the Ilethillon from Russian Mission and the Be a lla re limb limbic to ar- rive at any time The Ware brought 105eabil1 pasmmgers most of wl wintered at Virele City anti Fort Yukon They spent the winter prospecting and many Maims were located in the vicinity of Circle City Few were developed to any extent Ches I Roth United States CUMOHIN inspee- tor for the Yukon came in on the Weare lie will be in town for shout 10 days- Mr Roth tells of it great stampede in Maren from Circle City to Jefferson creek just opposite the town i -61 ti mm tholg mImm mhstalathamme ma ity to Jeiterson creek just opposite the town rhe creek" mill lir Roth "is doubtless a II TB 1 eontinue until the freeze ap SOhte few 7 1 iaims have already completed the wash- up and others again have only recently begun i One of the largest transferii of mining 7 properties recently is No? fi Fide- I owned by It -is I understood that the conWierathm was hi I the oeighborhood of tei50000 Mose' I who know the eharacter of the mine esti- I mate that the damp as it now Pfiunis will almost if not quite yivia the pm- chaise prim The principu claims on Bonanza that tire now being worked are included be- tween 42abovemul10 below There are however quite a number inside this limit that have reeeived little attention during the past season On Eldorado there are not many claims above 45 that hare liven worked luring the past Pention Dominion and Sulphur creeks are showing up in fine shape and the (bid already taken out gives promise of greater and richer yields to -follow The gold taken from ihese creeks is credited with all exceptionally high aseay They were both etakeil last year and hence sullicient time has elapsed to prove their value Is loud the question of a doubt Bear Ilmiker MI f10111 Gold Bottom and Too 3Ineh Gold all tributaries of the Klondike are credited as being fine I producers and show up well in compari- 1 son with others better known t1ood pay I Iltreak has also been found on Eureka I Rob Roy (Iola Run and several other tributaries of Dominion Numerous stories of mainini Ali nuggets and pins yellow with gold dust have been told On man on Sulphur ereek cleaned up WOO after two davs ehoveling into 11114 Plitiett box I) 11hodee claim 21 above ion Bonanza yielded 243 ounces at a eingio clean up 31any claims on Eldorado and Bonanza will sfiow1110000 or more for the winters work Bench claims and aide clainis are prodiwing surprisingly well Some of the former on French gulch run as high am WOO per day to two men The grub Si tuation was highly exager- ated by raffles who returne41 to the states fast fall At no time during the winter Nall4 there a real ecarcite of food although be reason of the fact that sontt Biles of grab were cornered by specu- 'Atoll prieem at tituea were exceeihngly I high There was not a great variety of I fodtki but every far as is known I hall snfileient ilf the staples such as flour 1 lien with money to buv whisky anti 3ien with Money To inty 7 1 1 7'1? ror 1 eAA1 47 1 no whisky tor sale was the Perie con dition of affairs which confronted the inhabitants of Dawson only a Phort time ago It was indeed at sad sight to see' some of the old-timers walk np to the bar and call for lemonade vith a faraway look in their eves and the apologetie manner in whiai their orders were ti11et1 by the ilivoininollating barkeeper I was enough to eourineePn onlooker that unless relief arrived soon serious complications would surely arise On 3Ionday night Slay :11 the Opera Muse pploon IMP Opellild PIO live barrels of good whisky came to light In than slic liars the smilintz attend- tt ld pts wou shock the prospective rega1 ler with the renutrk: "We have no whisky What will you drink?" The 111 barrels brought in bv the May loVest were emptied at $1 per arink but the recent arrival of boats from above land the cargo of the Weare have placed in her normal condition and we now have plenty of liquid refresh! ment aml are willing to let the future take care of itself taKe care of itstelf I 1 I I I one bids fair to pay well" "There are about 130 people in rirele eity but It great many more are out itt the diggings Men are in demand on Deadwood Mastodon and Miller creeks but tts all grub must be packed 10 miles it an exceedingly difficult proposition Some of the vlaim owners supplied with food itIIII on these the men are boarded" "Nearly all the Maims that were deserted at the time of the Khmdike stampede have been re-located The best were retained however and are still held by the original loCators" Mr Roth is now twisted by Chas ffinith deputy eollector lie vx peel that an increased force of deputiem will be detailed for Yukon serviee at an early date A rumor was current that reciprocal atrrangements between the rnited States and Canada had been made whereby dittielt on outfits were to be taken off No official information has mute in howeve Mr Roth thinks that the Seattle No1 will off the bar where she is now lying and be abled to reateh Dawson mon Mr Teltollert II company's representative here has reeeivt word by special messenger from the Mesmer offirers who report her to be in no serious col (litho! She hi expected to arrive in Pak's' sotnetime this week The Victoria owned by the Co was the next to arrive NW was sighted at 11:30 whe she docked a otsieretble portion of Paw sou's population I whe She docked a portion of Iltalon's population i Iii abundant anal large areas am suit-1 le for wheat raising The lirincipal I torts are sugar rice tobacco coffee I Ist roma and amount annually to I how t3000001M Their loss to Spain 1 11 Ix the greatestsince Mexico left her Asp 211110 it is that ull over the world en- lists eyes are Lamm! towani Uncle Sam ao they 1iie slipping into his grasp theme nimble lands Porto Rim and if he ale- si Ts it Cuba They will make no effort to prtent it however for directly it their path lies that Anglo-Saxon bullig who but four weeks sinee notified ii-amriil to Ntanal buck anal let the auk anal the Don settle their own spute Peyote' the illative nothing definite ma 1111 vet been revived coneerning the at Thl situntirS lans remained atbout some for the past -two weeks The lam will keep in touch witit all 11 i MI through which outmi (II III enti lie labtainoal an allerm al ra4 si 1 for I 11 11 i al a 1 1 11 it itI "ti '11 I I bacon beanp and rice- COWS Of SetircV were by no infrequent though 4 lataliti tlt Were leW r- irgmmmmumoommon A 4 7t 1 1 OW 4.

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1898-1903