Show BAGKFROM THE NORTH I 1 I B Witcher Returns from the Klondike HIS POCKEtS WELL FILLED I f Operations for Three Years Havo Netted Him a Good Sum Having Exchanged Dust at Seattle for 820000 in Cash with Nuggets to Spare James Bensley Comes Back from Nome to Add to the Story of Disgust and Disappointment Told by Other Seekers After Wealth After a three years quest for gold In the Klondike A B Wltchcr returned re-turned to Salt Lake last evening He went Into the frozen North with the second expedition that loft San Francisco Fran-cisco and has been prospecting In the country since Mr Wllcher does not come home emptyhanded In fact It Is I understood that he has gotten together a fairsized stake lust how much he l cleaned up the young man did not care to state but the Seattle papers state that he transformed 20000 worth of dust into cash authe mint upon his arrival I ar-rival In Seattle He exhibits several handfuls of fine nuggots which have been preserved by him as specimens I Speaking of hIs experiences In the North Mr Wltcher says that lie had no narrow escapes being favored with tranquil Jomnoys He believes the day is past whr n a poor man can make a stake In the Klondike Every Inch of ground that Is worth owning ho said Is carefully staked u and the only way to get land now Is to buy It I takes inonqy too to buy ground there for he I ownqrw are all after big game Food Is now plentiful In thp country and Dawson the prices have become reasonable As to the Capo Xorne country 1 havent much of an opinion of tho place I was there a few days on the return trip and found the people generally gen-erally disheartened Yes I am going back Into the Klondike probably not before spring I have three good claims on Dominion and Sulphur creeks which ought to yield a large number of nuggets I nug-gets yet The gold fields of the Klondike Klon-dike are substantial and the general belief I be-lief Is that they will last for years I Is no longer a great hardship to get into the country Mr WItehcr Is at present staying at the home of his father Gen John Wltcher on Twelfth South and Fifth East streets He Is in good health and ships does not show any evidence of hard I |