Show THOMAS LLOYD RETURNS FORMER MINE INSPECTOR BACK FROM DAWSON Has Spent Three Tears iru the Klondike Klon-dike What He Has Done in the Diggings i Thomas Lloyd the former State Coal Mine Inspector who went to the Klondike Klon-dike three years ago backed by a number num-ber of Salt Lake men returned yesterday yester-day afternoon from Dawson Mr Lloyd went to his home on lie westside west-side on reaching this city where Mrs Lloyd and their children are living In a talk later Mr Lloyd stated that after reaching Dawson he located several sev-eral placers but for the last eighteen months had been superintendent for James Hall who with a Mr Plgotlc a Canadian owned the No 17 in Dorado at the mouth of French gulch sixteen miles from Dawson and which has the reputation of being one of the greatest gold producers In the country Mr Lloyd has Interests in a number of good payljig claims not far oft Mr Lloyd was heartily welcomed back by old friends He will not remain re-main home longer than a month when ho returns to the Klondike to manage tho properties thereIn there-In lalking of conditions at Dawrfon Mr Lloyd sail A feu people who had been to eapc Nome wcro rciurn lag when we lefl and I undcistood there would be qiitio a number following follow-ing them The reputation of he Capo soems to have suffered a setback i don know junt how much because I wasnt there but the Klondike continues con-tinues lo moro than hold Its own now as time placer output Is increasing steadily There Is quarts mining but only to a limited extent not much beyond be-yond tin prospect stage However then will be fine deep mining openings later on There ha been no rush from Seattle or any of the southern portc to Dawson Daw-son as yet but there may be something of the kind when the capc Nome fever IB over Dawson Is assuming tim settled set-tled steadysuing appearance uC a permanent per-manent city and Will doifbtleaa steadily grow In population Mrs Hall and the latters sister Miss Hattie Green met Mtt rs Lloyd and Hall at Seattle and accompanied them to Sail Lulu where Mr Tlall and thin lacllcr I I mny remain I sonic time All I I rcg in > d rH thr I > rullon Ud H left T > xas I in tSSfi for the Klondike and had been there until July 7th laf > t ithen he and ItI LQy4 1SU lor the S tco |