Phiscator's Story

San francisco, August 4. - Fraiik l'hu-ator, the Barada, Jlkdi., man who n'ívrte such a ri.ch strike ín the Klonrvke geld fleltis, ii.'is been iHterviewed liere. He said: ■[ have been mining for l" yeatfs, .! was Qöt until last fall that ! smu-k it ï-icj]. Ia tlie si?riug of ÍS90 I went to Afask.i. deterammed to tiy tor gold in soocae of the lietóta of i so much ha been saitl. Af. Juiveseu I met Kt'llcr and Kei-ry and we dft" riniiii d to joia forees. 1 went ".o Cirele City aihl then to Mam: ciiek. meeting with Itttle or no ces al "ither creek. Later iu thy year I .joumeyed to Miehael's for j.;i ■ovisiolls.. i-etnniins in i;ne o llu' news aibont tlie iÖseovei-y on Bouaaza axték. Our pany imajodiately lel't; tiT öüe Klondyki.', arplving tkere Aagust 24. Ar thai time the-rc vyere xcvy few poople ir. Sise country. We prospectBái firèt on Bcnaaoza and later went to 121'. Dorado ciek. C'li :nents, KelleT and: mysolf weae ïhe Bnst ou that creek, rascl we loeaSfed a diseovery claim, thinkhig it wríeíd be a separarte district. We also' iocated two clainis ou Bölïauza crp&, but Eater were forced1 fo abandonr tliem. "In two and a. haif montlm" tin:, witli the aid of nine uien, I tootë froin my claim $90,0712. On a pitee of grouad 35xS6 feet I tcok out sqD.SOil. Same idea ol' (lie richnftss of ielaiTa i;iay be had when I say ttart two n.r-u shovelëd two hours nd cfeiifi! ti] ?G,OÜO. The nest day they worktcl two hours, 4,500 being: the re-mlt. At another tine they worked lEpw hcurs and a half and took out S.7".."oo. "i do not think it likeljt that I w-fll return, to the Klondyke district, ot-xt si.rin."-. or at any other time, if ' I c.'.ii avoid it. I find that the dimat does not a.sree with me. While in Senttle I made arrangement.s witli a ge-ncteman wlui, for the c?ortsidíratoii of S500' a month and a. stake of .s'.o.orio. vrtlï. look after my interests at öie diggümg. "Not half has yet been toid of ihc flonderful resources of the eaSSirer ui.i !h.rest territory. It is as country abounding in riohes, and in ttme; iu my opinión, will ibecome most prosperous on earth. "TEe next steaimer from Dftwsom City San Francisco will. bring pröbiïWjr three öt f o ut niillioa'Kl-bllarsn golil du&t. Among the suücesstürl minea who will return to civilízana itli iüeir pockets lined witial. gol'ái niggest iiray be irteatloned i Frank Densmore anl Win. McFee. . The will briag at least .;:XK),000. .TinimieHeAmee will bring out $120.(KHi.. asid; Joo Wáltt will return to nis Mtane in Jcwer California with ?35,0(X, cUffit being the aniount for which Iiè! s-oïci Lus claiáit. "Olv course it must not beMiuiicrstood: that everj' man who has gnnB'tothe Kloadyke has made mony.. Ta ':u-t. flie sitnation is just the reverse.. ïutl will say tlat every wmw wuo ïa.s worked has made moneyy fás-.er ;heix tlian he eould have anirwherijilsaa The frouble wah tbe olti'tüiiTierg s tüflt they take flvings easy. :,;.] so Hit tlie yonng fellows, who aro ain)itiwsï -and unaoenstomed to tiae'liardh)l', go ahead of tliem."