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Thursday, Aug. 22, HMH.
No. 4 ft
AMONG THE MINERS.
Kiglit inclu’A Know on divide - filrnn
gulch property changes hands.
*■ New* notes of t-lie various creeks.
Mr. Spires came in last Monday
from Glenn, and reports eight inch
es of snow on the divide.
Dillon and party, on discovery
Gleun, are shoveling in. The re
sult is surpassing their most san
guine expectations.
It is annouced that Miss Garratt
Las disposed of half of her claim, 4
above on Glenn gulch, to Mr,
Tbnmm.
Mr. Durfee is in from Hoosier.
He has been prospectiug the bench
and reports finding good prospects
in several places.
Taking testimony, in the 24 l.m.
case, was began before Referee
Knapp yesterday. About thirty
wittnesses will be examined.
A. H. Monroe lias traded 250 ft.
of his Omega creek claim, 10 above,
with Gill, tor a like amount of the
latters 2 below, on Glenn gulch.
Cal Richardson, who is working
on the lower end of Little Minook,
reports that he is getting lots of fine
gold, and will be able to have a
good sized pokeful in thirty days.
Jack Welsh and Geo. Bagley,
who are working 14 Hoosier, are
in town for a few days. The re
'■'cent rains having swollen the ereek
to such an extent as to prevent
- their working.
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Items Around Town.
The land office will remove to the
building formerly occupied by Col.
E. I). Wiggin.
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I Mrs. Glayson, daughter of Mrs.
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Gsffny of Seattle, was a passenger
oe the Monarch. Mrs. Clayson is
bound for Nome to meet her sister
Mrs. Struve.
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j P. M. Mullen, the newly appoin
ted Register of the land office,
accompanied by Mrs. Mullen, arriv
ed on the Sarah. Mr. and Mrs.
Mullen will be a mosr acceptable
addition to Rampart this winter.
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The case of Administrator Allen
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against Dr. Danforth to compel the
latter to turn over certain gold
dust and other property, alleged to
belong to the estate of Evan Will
iams, was dismissed at ihe late term
at Eagle.
1 Stewart Menzies, auditor of the
N. C. Co., was married to a Miss
Hill, at St. Michael in the early
part of the month, Mr. Menzies
and his bride will remain in Daw
son for a, short while before pro
ceeding to the States.
Col. Treat, ex-mayor of Ballard,
Wash., who is well aud favorably
known by all Seattleites, passed
through on the Monarch. Col.
Treat has been in Dawson the past
three years and says he has cleaned
up enough of the yellow metal to
last him the remainder of his days.
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STEAMER SUNK.
Str. Islander a total loss with great, loss
loss of life, ('aptain alleged to he
intoxicated when sterner sail eel
Special to Dawson News.
Skagway, Aug. 17—Str. Islander
sunk between Admiralty and Doug
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las Islands. A large number of
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I passengers lost, among whom are
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i the wife, child, and neice of Gov.
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J. H. Ross. It is reported that
Capt. Foote of the Islander was
under the influence of liquor when
the boat left here. This has not
beeu corroboraled. Dr. Phillips,
i who has been visiting here for two
weeks, is said to be a raving maniac.
He lost his wife and four year old
daughter.
It ts supposed the boat blew up
while sinking.
A Bear Adventure.
Lorencen, on Glenn, had an en
counter with a bear a few nights
ago. A large bear tore a hole In
the end of his tent, immediately
over the bunk, in which lay L,oren
cen, dreaming no doubt of large
pans of the yellow, and proceeded
to enter without any ceremony.
This woke up Horencen, who found
Bruin’s nose ou his chest. He
struck the bear over the muzzle
with his fist, and emitted a s<iies
of blood-curdling yells, sent the
j bear hustling for the tall timber
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■ scared out of last years growth.