The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-09-22

plaii vuU uu uecK the captain and inspec-
tor Of our ship play, one on the DanjO and the
other the violin, and the ladies and gentle
men are dancing out on deck; all OF US are
having n jolly good time; since four o'clock
we have seen numbers of porpoise and have
Just passed u large glacier and floating Ice
berg-within 100 feet Of our ship; thermomer
standing at 81 degrees; bod time; now we lay
Us down to sleep; good night.
Tuesday, August Give wake up and find
ourselves safely anchored at juneau. This Ia
q thriving commercial town OF 1000 inhabi-
tants, one-third of them white people, the
balance Indians; it rAined until seven o'clock
and then cleared off nicely; we get breakfast
and go ashore. first watching them unload
about 30 head OF beef cattle and so head Of
sheep, all brought here for these people 10
eat, beef retailing here ut % and 30 cents per
pound, the manner Of unloading being highly
interesting to the passengers, As they open u
port hole on the side OF the vessel and pu.h
them out into the water and they tumble In
In all sorts Of shapes and swim ashore. abo 1t
one hundred yards off. We then make q
charge on the Indians TO secure curiosities.
Alter tramping around for some two hours
YOU should have seen the different passengers
coming aboard loaded down with all kinds OF
curious thing, we having secured our share,
which we will be glad to show our friends
when we return home. This place IL entirely
surrounded by mountains. so close up that
there is hardly room for The houses AMI no
room for n street next to the water, only ut
low tide. once daily. We len juneau nj ~
O'Clock and ran over to Douglas Island. only
five miles distant. This IS where the richest
gold mine IN the world Ii located. The COM
pany operating the mine owns everything
about here. There is nothing here except
the c%ompany's houses and buildings. the ore
crushing machinery being immense. We go
through and look at everything. secure som 0
fine specimens and return to the ship. The
snow here looks rs II were only about one-half
mile away, when In reality the closest being
some one anu one-hslf miles of; then still
higher we see nothing hut snow. Here |
made a purchase OF the greatest curiosity of
anyone on board ship (every passenger try.
ing to secure the greatest one), l having
promised our little darling son, James C.,Jr.
q bear. A little boy cams down TO the boat
leading q small, four months-old cinnamon
bear to sell. took him In and now have bin
lssiely on board EMP. Tie Il Quite q pei. M
usfi thinksf' hasssl 95alasa Is Mo crazy ID iidS
tpbfar. but [ console 'bpsff ching her
1aiave an eye 20 husfnsssi and that when we re-
ftdfn bone I Will buy an organ and the bear
organ and myself will make us Il living whel
mills and coal mines play out. Tell all tn,
children to be on the lookout for our return
with the bear, AZ l am going TO try to brinI
him home. We will lay hero until 8 0'clocl
tonight.
Wednesday, August 22d. We awake a
$3.50; l roll out Of my berth and open on
window 70 take a peep, when | find the mos
beautiful glacier yet seen Just OIL the shore
aud seemingly only a few hundred yards dis
tant. yet it /. q mile off; Of course we hastil.
dress and out on deck we 90; thermomete
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