The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-12
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

- - "ASNiusu, tue AldsKA pioneer, WHO ntS
lived at Juneau since 1882, and who knows
much about the Yukon River country, has ar
rived here to remain for the winter. Mr.. Nc
Grath is hotel proprietor and is known to
almost everybody in Alaska or who have Wis.
tied that Territory.
He has been busy during the summer in
erecting buildings on some of his Juneau town
lots. Another Alaskan, who was alluding to
the efforts Of the Canadian Government to con-
troll the business of Forty Mile, said at the CON-
merclal yesterday that as matter of fact the
miners Of the Yukon were not opposed to the
British.
"They put ON their mounted police" he said,
"and now, as you notice by the dispatch from
Seattle to-day, the Canadians are going to have
mail there during the winter, with at least
two deliveries, though it is 800 miles from
Juneau to Forty Mile.
"Why wasn't our Government equally
anxious to serve the interests of the people?
Why not look out little for the Americans?
The miners up there are seeing that the other
Government is doing more for the people than
ours, SO they are not, as rule, dissatisfied
with the new conditions that have been in
augurated.
1.-The two mail deliveries in the dead of the
long winter will be great things for the miners,
even though they do have to pay 30 cents a
letter in addition to the support given by the
Canadian Government"
Lum On, the noted Chinese clam fisherman
and dealer, whose catches in the bay are
among the biggest made, was at the Russ yes
terday. He says the clans this year are I'M
usually fine.
"The Alameda CLANS" he said, "are unusu-
ally large, and there are great many of them.
I take them by the aid of long nets, and have
no trouble these days in making big hauls.
The CLANS are very fine. take them all in the
daytime"
Lum employs number of men. He is an
expert at clam-catching and furnishes large
quantities to the hotels and boarding houses.
While there are many prominent, some
wealthy and other well-to-do people visiting
San Francisco now, largely because of the low
railroad and steamship rates, there are great
many more here who have all they can do to
make both ends meet
Many of these have left Oregon, Washington
and British Columbia for this City, merely be-
cause it was cheaper to travel than to stay at
home. Some them will never get back. They
are the fotsam and jetsam, who only want an
opportunity to continue their wanderings
A proprietor of one of the third class hotels
said yesterday:
"Take sixty or seventy who arrive here on
each steamer and you will get that many dol
lars from them. A good percentage of them
are entirely broke. Two steamers ago there
was a lot of 200 out of 400 that were little less
than hoboes, if the term may be used. They
were nothing else-the scaliest lot of people
you ever saw.
"When they can get steerage passage and
board for but So so and the pleasure of trip,
why, they simply manage to raise this ana
come on here and take chances.
"Then, too, the cabin passage, including
BOARD, being but $40, this has brought many
Others who equally enjoy q nice trip, and that
too is cheaper than staying at home. In this
class are many as good people as can be found
anywhere.
cat the north no doubt the same mixed
conditions may be noted of the travel from
California. The people, however, who are
short OF money would be better off where they
are, without travelling"
"For some days have been engaged in mar
keting crop of olives and olive oil produced
at the orchard near Placerville," said J. Hoff-
man last night at the Lick. 'I find that the
olives grown there command higher price
than from any other section of the State.
The soil is peculiarly adapted to this growth,
and the touches required otherwise by nature
all unite in q manner to make the olive reach
its highest perfection.
"Then there are no scale there-no disease,
IN fact, of any kind-to retard the trees and in
jure the olives. In some sections good deal
OF attention has to be given to the diseases of
olive trees. Then, the trees do not cost cent
from one years END to the other. They grow
and thrive in q phenomenal way. The dealers
1 have met have been exceedingly pleased with
both the olive oils and olives that have shown
as samples of the product, and I had no trouble
in making advantageous sales"