Show 1 OFF FOE ALASKA i John L Weber and Partner Have a Rich Thing ou Yukon I The first of the Salt Lake contingent I that Is to renew the chase for bonanzas I in Alaska the present year drew out for that country last night when John L i L I Wober and son Ray Dick Farrell and John Y Blgelow boarded the train for I I Seattle where they will catch the first I steamer for Dawson City For three I I years Mr Weber has been represented i Jn that field by John McDonald who has finally found permanent moorings upon the creeks out of Rampart and at I a distance of 750 miles below Dason City along the Yukon From letters exhibited by Mr Weber on the eve of it his departure It appears almost certain that with Mr McDonald he has F I a for tune In his grasp The latter made the 1 I original discovery oC gold on Slate creek where he has acquired JOO feet along Its course and where the gravel yields from 20 to 50 to the man a day > The first cleanup reported by Mr Mc Donald consisted of Jl 1859 which was I 1 equivalent to M060 j > er day to the man I while In eleven days after drains dams and sluiceboxes had been I constructed he took out J750 or 52270 to the man I per day The letter bearing this news was forwarded on September 12th last I and since that time Mr McDonald S writes that gravel I b going 40 cents a pan Is being taken out and yet he la above bedrock some distance In addition to his ground on Slate creek Mr McDonald has acquired bar i Just above In which he has J20 acres of placer that also shows very gratifying values Mr Weber Is very enthusiastic over L I the news from his partner and will remain Indefinitely In the northland or until he has a big consignment of gold with which to start home while a large i circle of friends hope Jo see the entire party return with a million or more |