The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-05

credit; they have lost a good deal of money by
SESnTdIf tS be helped out Of the Country. They can
find n ready cash sale for every pound. Of pro-
g ge, IN tb S9% o Ssd t Ht o. don't SI0sh' pEon na@, h ,mSy G tsr
TO take the chrnces OF outftting "a man and
then having him drop down the river or go
over the pass when he fails to make his loo -
ton pan out or gets tired Of the hard work or
the Rnata, Resides this the Government has
issued orders to the revenue cutters which will
prevent them from bringing out stranded min.
ers who happen to get down TO the mouth Of
from all appearances = good many men are
coming here who are going to find a great deal
OF difficulty In getting away, and that isn't the
There WIN be a whole lot of trouble on the
rnrt OF Alaskans Who have succeeded and who
have some business here. In taking caro- OF
these ,nc'er.do;,wells; and when they hHvc done
again they are, the very ones who will go be-
low aud spread the worst reports about the
Territory being a nojGcconmt place, from
should keep away. Men have been landed
here without enough money To take them on
OUTFIT. They seem to think that a grub stake
IN this country means, ANYTHING from $50
down 70 50: but, they'll Nnl ont very quickly
that they're nightly mistaken. Tho great
difficulty, Is that the Alaskans will have to pay
The inferior stores all ran short Of provi.
sionS this winter; but nercrthelesS conditions
cicnt supply was landed ut the different posts
To- Keen az pretty well supplied during the
i" i. 'Wcare' A. number Of he s i IL articles articles
ran short. and there will he the usual spring
scarcity. The miners in the interior have
bought and stored away their spring supplies,
and the big stores are now about empty. So
that any fellow who is going in this spring
hes likely to fare pretty badly, Game was
was a rare treat. Mr.. Laduc. saws that the
proposition, which has been made in regard t!
one, provided the cattle can be landed there
without toe great eNpensc; 1t will he al, ex;
in there; but when 1t was once there 1t would
he probably very profitable. \ beef ought to
them If they could be taken in. Ladue and
ins condition Wien " SIR. LadHc left :" Sl%th T' Nile.
Daring the sumncr season there Is II luXuri-
ant growth of wild grasses; barley and oat!
last Summer from the. seed. All vegetable
growth is very rapid, There is no night in the
seems to have the effect OF doubling the season.
Farming is not carried on TO amy great extent,
Fort Selkirk there is \ tract of 100. 900 acres
OF me l9nd originally covered with a thick
fire. Some Of this was cultivated last year
with. good results. Ono man who tried potatoes
one thing Which Helped to make the supplies
men who, would have come out were obliged 10
been engaged to make II trip from the posts up
the uk0n, carrying outc9milE passengers; but
swift current and had to give il 1p. THIS sea
son, the Alaska Commercial Company will put
She will make her first trim from 81, MichanIs
up to the Rapids in June. and will bring out
:iO.tGn boat, with trst-class pnssem.er accom-.
quotations. and was built especially 10 stem the
will turn The tide of travel almost euIireIv hv
way of the head of the Yukon and Juneau. The
1--WE months in The wear, Here are The nriors
at which some OF the staple articles Of provi-
are in proportIan?: '"' "''
i, a% no a5c ia Ii1o
icans i y ..........,. .........,,".'.. ...',',.' .ioG.
Canned fruits y can ..,0c.
Sanned meats : Sc.
ga, Oh = Gaa. 5000 to $500
,r.ir ,ity ran ON or Coai OIL IN ,anliary;
an to 'f fGr a.I"r most s@r og he n2 Iirh to be Mr d..pIf @dSa
Is gong to taxi II machinery for an electric
6iSht rant ara theE wogt have 70 depend
next winter. Fuel is comparatively cheap, and
,ne elrItTin liEht ought I" De successful and
L"due 4 Iarper's big s"wmill on sixty Milo
has about all II can do to meet the demands
f1r lunIGr for both building nud, mining pur-
poses. Dressed lumber sells at 500 a thou
sa,h, ana r1mEh tuinhGr AZ 80. 1T costs S#o
Gle city, \ building that could be put up in
Juneau for about 500 Will cost 81 200 on
timber, but 1t is snail in dimcnsiionss and Of
comparatively poor quality. i!uuse logs land
Cl at Forty. Mile sell for 500 apiece. Mr..
iaduc VIII take In machinery for Il new saw
NIL, which he, viii put IN at Circle city.
Mr. laduc brought one story from Circle
tlty which Il CHARACTERISTIC OF the HE on tine
J Yukon. IT seems that the marriae" question
is one Of considerable importanc" IN the in
terror. Nnrriagcahlr women are greatly in
demand. Every maiden. %spinstcr, and widow
has u score Of spit"rs, mon rich in mines but
poor IN family blessings, who lay their love.
backed, 10y sncks Of gold dust, at the feet Of
their Chnriners. hriy-hcaded men will work
NJ Their rockers and sIuiceS day and night in
order TO make u bigger clean up than their
Compctitors. and in til" desperate tlGpx that
III" added sacks OF dust Will make thCfh sue
c~essful. bn Birch Creek. recently, two young
men, Montg"rn"rS and F"N. both wealthy in
mines, fell m love with a MIss Baker, the belle
of circle iity. Each man pressed his suit
the very best he knew how. n large part of his
efforts being objected against the other fellow.
Their rivalry soon reached the fighting pitch.
and IT was finally agreed, to. settle the matter
by a duel. II was Il regulation business duel,
aud the good Old fashioned sort, in which each
man wanted the blood Of the other. They chose
six shooters for weapons. They won't out into
the woods without al y seconds The agreed.