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The San Francisco call., 1897-07-20
TAKE PLENTY OF GRUB
That Is the Sound Advice Of Dou-
gald Macarthur to Those Who
Go to kIOndyke.

The miners who have recently arrived
from the fabuously rich Klondyke dis
trict of the Yukon River are nearly
'pestered" to death by anxious inquirers.
They have been cornered so unintermit-
emily at all times OF the day and night in
the lobby of the hotel which is now max
ing pretensions of being the Klondyke
headquarters that they seek refuge in
their rooms and the solace of quiet pipe
from the maddening crowd OF excited
would-b miners and business men and
provision spectators.
''These people bother me to death; they
do not give me a moments peace" said
Deugald Macarthur as he led the way
into his room. He opened canvas pack
such as men carry on their backs in the
mountains, and took out three nuggets of
llght-colored gold. The nuggets were not
of beautiful pure white and colored quartz
There was about half an ounce, or $40
worth of gold in each nugget.
"That's the kind of stuff we find up on
the Klondyke," said he, quietly. "There
is lots more of it there. Flour gold can be
found in the creeks-the flaky, sifty sort
of blow-away stuff that is found in many
of the creek and river beds of the North.
west States. But we are not prospecting
for that kind of gold. Everybody is look
ing for flaxseed gold and nuggets, and
that is the kind that every body finds up
in the klondyke. The other kind is not
worth prospecting for" he said, with a
dry smile.
"Quartz2 Why, it's all quartz. The
country is nothing but quartz for miles
and miles-quartz and slate. That's where
these rich placer diggings originate. It's
the richest ground that was ever struck
on the Pacific Coast, or in the world.
Leastwise never heard of none that was
richer, and I've been interested in mining
for good many years in different places.
The country is very rugged. l never saw
a rougher country. But when you get
there it pays. People in Sitka and Juneau
were leaving their business, locking up
their stores, and making for the Klon-
dyke as fast as they could get away when
we came out"
'Wil not the ground all be claimed be-
fore the rush from the States can get
there?'
"Wil all the ground be taken up before
they get therer" he repeated. s'Yes, it will
be taken up-by snow; covered with snow
before they get there, but by nothing else.
There is enough ground right around the
Klondvke for 10000 claims The Klon-
dyke is only one OF many gold bearing
creeks that flow into the Lewis River.
which flows into the Yukon, and Bonanza
Creek, where the claims that have already
been struck are located, is little stream
emptying into the Klondyke River. OF
course, all those creeks have not beer
prospected. The bows have had all they
could attend to with their claims on the
Bonanza. If they hold out as they have
been mined and have produced all last
winter, they will never need to look up
another creek. They've got all the mining
and all the old they can attend to right
whore they are.
"The grub and the scurvy are the
greatest draw backs to the develop
ment of the country. They live on
truck up there that you would throw
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you advise me to 90 ?"

you advise me to gop'
well now, if you were % or 80, if you
were younger woman, might ad wise you
to II you were we'll prepared" said the
old gentleman with pngallant sincerity.
Nov how do you think I'd do with
sanitarium up there she went on.
Couldn't find services to perform for the
miners2 Now I'm not a straight-laced
Christian, but believe in the divinity of
Christ and the divinity of man, and T. m
interested in reforms and ali sorts OF
things that the miners would like"
'You could find plenty to do among the
miners" was the testimony.
'Of course 1 would expect pay for it.
We want to.make some money and be in
dependent in the world and do good at
the same time. What else was that I
wanted to ask, Mary? Oh, yes! how.
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San Francisco. Hundreds are seriously
studying out the problem and hundreds
will doubtless go this summer and next
spring.
The largest bunch OF the lucky Yukon
ers who arrived the other day on the Ex-
celsior are yet at the Commercial Hotel,
and there was hocking there from morn
ing until late at night Every one of
these newly richthat came i'll was soon
the center Of an anxious little crowd.
These poor fellows came down here with
slathers of gold dust to get peace and
pleasure after their toll and hardship and
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how is the food really up there? OF
course would expect to rough it, and I
have roughed it. I've been in hospitals in
Europe, and took care of a miner once.
But OF course | wouldn't like to live on
pork and beans all the time"
Another lady came to the Commercial
seeking Yukon wisdom yesterday. She
was canvassing the problem of whether or
not to send he- husband up to the Klon-
dyke diggings, and when she left it ap-
peared to be an even gamble that the hus-
band would be started.
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the old man.

the old man.
Vow, then, how do you get there ?" she
|it on. And the geogra phical and trans.
Jrtation mysteries of Alaska soon
yoomed up as vague mist to the lady S
perception.
"Well, | want to know if this is true.
Isn't there lot of newspaper talk about
itP We've read every line in the papers,
but l wanted to see somebody 1 could
trust, and you look like an honest man.
"Weli, madam, 1 must say that I
haven't seen thing that's exaggerated, y
testified Angus.
''You made your fortune. did your"
"WelI, l made enough to quit work the
rest of my days after toiling for life
time. " the old man replied simply.
well, now, are there any nice women
up there and families ?''
"Quite number of them-just as good
women as you will find in the world"
because. you see, l might 60 myself"
she added. plumping in revelation.
Don't know yet, but 1 might. Would
you advise me to go? Now, m a doctor
and a good one, and if there was any
chance might go myself. Now, would
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have you, sir? and I've got few questions
| would like to ask" announced the lady
and the old miner graciously reported his
servitude.
''Oh, yes, my sons and cousins and
aunts and all my family want to go. and
l don't know about it yet. Now what
could young man do up there-besides
mining, that is-to make money? What
callings are open to him ?"
well, madam, you see there isn't
much business up there yet but saloons,
and your son hadn't ought to go up there
unless he can work and stand hardship"
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THE LOCAL FEVER.
Hundreds Yearn for Grubstakes
and lrresolute Inquirers
Swarm

ana irfeSOluIS lnQQlfefS
Swarm.
"a grubstake !-for Gods sake !"
That measures big part of the Yukon
mining fever in San Francisco and here
abouts. The City is talking, talking the
KIondyke and the depots of information
are besIeged, while thousands devour
every line in the papers about that won
derful icy land. Hundreds want to go. A
good many of these can raise the money to
go and will go. Their sadness may come
later. But there is an army of others
who couldn't raise $500 for a trip to
heaven-and they are getting their sad
ness now.
There is a big rustling for grubstakes
in San francisco. Scores OF men who are
grub bing hopeIessly along here are going
to acquaintances with money with the
$500 proposition and generally getting
left. There are hundreds more who yearn
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LADIES INTERESTED.

The Doctress That Plans q Sani-
tarium and the Woman Who
May Send a Husband.
Landlord Holland bowed gracefully to
two cheerful, middle.aged, well-dressed
ladies in the Commercial Hotel office yes
terday afternoon. Grayish hairs and gold
spectacle helped adorn the leader of the
twain who ordered anything in the line
Of Yukon miner.
1t was good. honest old Angus Galbraith,
who, slightly hnstered, knocked the ashes
out of his pipe and came to face the situa-
ton.
"You have been up 10 this gold placer
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Continued on Third Page.
FOUR VS..

You may never have paid much atten-
tion to the fact. but 1t is true that some
of the strongest words in the whole
English language commence with the
lett ". There are vim, vigor, vict orys
viriIe. virtue and a score OF others. a
man does well to look out for ".
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-20
Writ UE

The great virtue in "Hudyan" Is that it
makes out of weak men who are accus-
toned TO dread death and who shake as
though they were half palsied, tlne strong
specimens OF grand manhood. Write and
ask.
"Hudyan" has made thousands
of friends for the big Hudson Med.
ical Institute. 1t never fails to
cure. 1t cannot fail. Give it a
chance to help you! "3OsDay
Blood Cure" will cure you as
surely as the sun shines if you
have any form of blood taint.
Watch for copper-colored spots,
falling hair, Jumps in the throat.
That means blood taint. Get the
help you need before it is too
serious a case. Get it now!
Circulars and Testimonials are abso-
Iutely free, and so is the advice of the
most famous doctors in America.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-20
Steamer Portu B. Ware in the Ice at Circle City.

Yukon gentlemen to come up to DR..
IS office; l want to talk with him
about the Yukon" was the modest
message.
The doctor was told that he'd better
call Oh the Yukon gentlemen himself.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-20
Gold From the Yukon.

HELENA, Mont. Jnly 19.-Twelve
thousand ounces of Yukon River golG
valued at about $4,000 have been de.
posted at the assay office here. 1t will
be sent to the Philadelphia Mint for
coinage.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-20
vICE

The fact is early vice destroys much OF
our vim and makes us weaklings instead
of men. Instead of using sensibly what
strength we have. we start in by abuse of
all our great faculties. That is vice. .
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-20
Y | M

The m an who is full of vim Is grand
specimen OF the greatest work of the Gre
ator. He is keen OF eve, bright of mind,
tull Of life and bealth-happy and brisk
all the day long. Have you got any vim
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-20

tlOH DelQg ApeuQcu Luo
problem. 'to 60, or not to CO." HunS
are giving it serious consideratiSS<
There are those who can get the necessary
money together easily or by little sacri-
flee. Some are looking for the rig bit sort
of partner and some are looking for lit
tie parties to join. They focked to the
Office of the Alaska Commercial Company
all day, and there was never less than a
dozen there, asking questions and dis
cussing the whole thing among them
selves. The company's last steamer will
leave on the 18th inst, and can carry 200
to st. Michaels and 10 its river boats on
The Yukon, but though hundreds Of in
quirers have been to the office, not half the
berths had been engaged yesterday. 1t s
a new thing and every body is looking
what way to 30. The Mexico will refuse
passengers before leaving.
Other inquirers focked to the agency of
the Alaska Commercial Company's rival,
the North western Transportation and
Trading Com pany, which runs its steam
ers from Seattle to st. Micnaels, at the
mouth of the Yukon, connecting with its
own river boats. This company expects
to be able to send one more steamer up
from the sound in time to get up the river.
These two companies have a complete
monopoly of Yukon River transportation
and there is no other way of taking the
Yukon River route. This Is the easiest
and most comfortable route to the golo
fields. 1t is about 5000 miles from San
Francisco to the mouth OF the Yukon and
h<1,r rfr,nr No.
The fare. with meals, etc., is $3.50, and the
trip clear through takes about six weeks
The great majority go by the overland
route from Juneau and Chilkoot Pass, in
volving more effort and hardship, but less
time and often less expense. There is a
hard trip of less than twenty-fiv miles
over the pass TO Lake Linderman, where
boats are built to float down the wild and
picturesque lakes and streams right to the
diggings, trip of about 800 miles from
the coast. To take this route people get
to Juneau on any of the frequent steam
ers, make up their little parties and out
fits and start.
Juneau is mainly reached by the steam
ers of the Pacific Coast Steamship Com
pany from here or the Sound. The Walia
Walla sails this morning from here with
but few Yukoners. lis accommodations
are fully taken by Christian Endeavorers,
who will take the Queen ct Seattle for the
Alaska excursion. The Walla Walla Will
also connect with the Mexico, which will
take most of the miners then bound for
Juneau. The Yukon rush has caused the
Pacific Coast company TO arrange an extra
steamer trip, which Will be the George w.
Elder, to leave Portland for Juneau soon,
stopping at Seattle. There will be other
steamers running from the sound to
Juneau, and many who will go from this
City will go 10 Seattle and take steamer
passage there.
There can be no estimate worth any,
thing OF the number that will go from
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up with. We'll, now, would you advise
me to go?" and then the Yukoner's heart
hardens 10 the world. AS if his advice
would be worth anything, anyway. when
the conditions, the odds, the luck OF it all
and a mans own character make up so
much of the problem-and especially the
luck.
mo, ! wouldn't. I'd advise you to stay
home with your mother" said one of
them yesterday to young greeny, who
had been asking disgusting questions.
"Hellor
"Hellol" replied Landlord Holland yes.
terday morning.
"Say, wish you'd tell one of those
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-20
WIG OR

Vigor, however, may be restored II We
grand specific of the II udson Medical In
stitute, has never yet failed to restore this
great blessing. 1t is strong and yet harm
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-20
Kondyke Showing
Relation the
Known Points the Boundary

Konde River flows from just
Cudy t h Forty Ce wi @
boundary fixed byheyb G n Russia in NJ y ga of dp
States nd n t
where KOudkeR River b a the from % nj
gathered dtm from to- m
neof h Roc Mounts Hn jus we d Or o
b
hvenhn rthnth b dansm Thee yyIg M
the eKlonykeae equna ? hh, coming in two miles
mouth from
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IN
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flowy h tina III hgdd far
been found nc how
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Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-05-19
Influence of the Home.

In considering the question Of crime
and intemperance, the report of DR..
Dixie, Secretary of the National Di.
vorce Reform League, makes a strong
plea for closer study of the influence
OF the home. DR.. Dike's investigation
for the committee of fifty, recently re.
ported, was twofold; first, to find out
what provision is actually made by
churches and temperance societies for
home instruction in temperance; and,
second, to learn what, in the Judgment
of educators and other competent au.
thorities, may reasonably be expected
of the home in this connection. he
results indicate that almost nothing
has been done, and that much may he
done whenever it is recognized thai
the family is the center from which
to view all modern progress .-Chris
tian Work.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-05-19
HARD SCRABBLE.


Hard times are staring us in the face
with an ugly appearance. The fruit
In our section ia not going TO be very
bounteous; Small fruit ia almost m
entire failure, NJ. Editor, please to
rem that instead of those parties
at Cash Hill kicking out of their traces,
as the writer from Doves Mills stated,
they kicked them out withoutany cause
or ceremony. The Sunday School at
Keebler's Institute Is in n ilourishing
condition. Ben Ga:st has been very
sick, but is a little better; Mrs.. Rich
Ferguson, who has been sick, Is better;
Mrs. Abbie Kenerly, of Rabbit Valley,
has been very bad with fever, but is a
little better at this writing. Charlie
Griggs spent last Saturday night and
Sunday in Jonesboro, Mrs. VIM. Wal
Ter and two children have paid a visi-
to connections IN this section quite re-
Gently. Mrs. M~allonee and daughter
have gone to Sullivan County to see
Mrs. M~allonee's mother, who is at the
point of death. Misses Dell and Anna
Archer spent last week near Cash Hill.
The wheat cropis now very promising
in our part Of the country. Mrs. Per.
miner fell some time ago and almost
dislocated her shoulder; She is getting
so she can begin to attend to household
duties. VIM. Sellers and family, of
Limestone, were visiting relatives at
Pleasant Valley Sunday. FLO.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-05-19
The Press and the Chief Justice.

Chief Justice Snodgrass has aroused
the press of the State by the speech
which he delivered at the Centennial
opening exercises last Saturday, in
which he aired a personal grievance
by calling on the public to disdain
from criticising public officials. 1t is
not surprising for the Judge to desire
such a state of affairs, as he has for
the past year or so been the object of
so much unfayorable comment, but he
has struck the wrong vein when he de.
sires that the public should desist from
speaking out when the oficeholders do
not act to suit them. 1t is a privilege
which belongs to Democratic Govern
ment, and nothing will cause the peo'
pie to surrender the right. MILAN Elk.
change.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-05-19
Elections win Be Superfluous.

From this time forth the people of
will have nothing to do with
the control Of their elections. The
Governor will attcnd to everything in
that line. He appoints the commits.
sioners of registration and they appoint
all the officers of election in the four
great counties of Shelby, Davidson,
Hamilton and Knox. In each of the
other counties the officers of election
are appointed by three commissioners,
who are chosen by the Governor. AT
the close of the voting the ballot box
is taken in charge by the peace officer
appointed for each poll, and it remains
in his custody until the Monday fol-
lowing election day, when he turns it
over to the commissioners of election,
as the case may be, and they proceed
to count the votes and declare the re-
suit.
What may be done to the ballots in
the box during the time it is in this
officers charge can only be left to con.
lecture, but judging from the past
history of elections in Tennessee, it will
be "a plenty" The new raw, in fact,
places the election machinery abso-
lutely in the hands of men who are
responsible to none but the Governor.
In effect, the man at Nashville will
dictate the result in any county where
the vote Is at all close. Citizens who
vote his way will have their ballots
counted as cast. Those who presume
to vote the other way will do so know.
ing that if their ballots threaten to
defeat the Governors choice, they will
not be counted.
Henceforth we might ave the ex-
pense of holding nominating conven-
tions and conducting campaigns by
having the Governor and his little
coterie of county managers meet in
the gubernatorial Office at the State
capitol and select all the officers who
have hitherto been chosen at the polls.
The process of selection under the new
election laws will amout to nothing
more than that, practically speaking.
The Governor car even defeat the
nominees Of his own party at will.
Yet there are thousands of simple
Tennesseans who will continue to de-
Jude themselves with the notion that
they have an influential voice in choos
ing their rulers. They will keep on
thinking they help elect candidates
when in fact the choice is made fol
them Those who are too sensible t
be so deceived will be in worse case
for they will realize their hopelessnesI
and be without hope of lettering theiI
condition.-Memphis Scimitar.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-05-19
Stands Mt the Head.

A. j. Bogel, the leading druggist of
Shreveport, La, says: DIR. Kings
New Discovery is the only thing that
cures my cough, and it is the best sci,
Ter l have" j. F. Campbell, merchant
of Stafford, Ariz., writes: "Dr. Kings
New Discovery is all that is claimed
for it; it v fails and is a sure cure
for consumption, coughs and colds. |
cnn not STAY enough for its merits
DIR. Kings New Discovery for con,
sumption. coughs and colds, is not an
experiment. 1t has been tried for a
quarter of a century, and today stands
at the head. 1t never dssappoints, Free
trial bottles at F. E. Britton's drug
store.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-05-19
4 Hint to LYnChCrs.

An uncomfortable story comes from
Alabama. jeremiah Myers (white)
had a farm in Talladega County. He
was respected by neighbors. His fam
lily consisted of his wife, his step
daughter and his mother in law. Sud
denly the stepdaughter, then q girl OF
II, swore outa warrant against Farmer
Myers for felony. Her shocking story
implicated her own mother, the farm.
er's wife, as accessory. On her testi-
mony in court the Myerses were con-
victed and sent to the State peniten.
tiary for life. That was fifteen years
ago. They have just been released on
an executive pardon. The step daugh-
ter, nov q woman grown, has con-
fessed under oath that her story was
wnolly untrue and that she was in
duced to tell it and stick to it in court
by her grandmother. Every now and
then a case of this sort comes to light
Think of those that DOM come t light
Think of the innocent persons who
have gone to prison, and are now there
because of false stories told in courI
by girls and women out of malice anC
revenge, or out of hysteria and insan,
delusion. Hartford Courant.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-05-19
Hoods %Sarsaparill is known to be an
honest medicine, and it actually cures
when all others fail. Take it now.
To Grow Old Gracefully.

A frank acceptance of the conditions
beyond III power to change would be
a better step toward the gracious and
therefore grateful entry into the land
Of middle age. To live temporarily
and moderately; to avoid excessive
emotion and needless irritation is es.
sential. An absence of worry is well,
for worry writes wrinkles on the brows
years before such inscriptions should
mar its smoothness. Last of all, to be
young we should keep in touch with
the world by always learning some
thing new. The changeful character
of everything earthly makes it i'm
perative that We should drop nothing
from our hands without instantly
taking something else up, and thus
shall age come to world with a dover
of welcome gifts. -Memphis Scimitar.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-05-19

Good wages to sell our nursery stock.
Apply for terms. We will have for
spring and fall, 1896, an immense stock
of apple, pear, peach, plum, apricot,
cherry, grape, etc. Also small fruits,
shade and ornamental trees, roses, etc.
We make a specially of wholesaling to
large planters direct. We will sell to
responsible parties and take note pay.
able in six, twelve and eighteen months
Write us for wholesale prices. Ad'
dress Southern Nursery Co., Winches'
ter, Tenn.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-05-19
Electric Bitters,

Electric Bitters is a medicine suited
for any season, bat perhaps more gen.
orally needed when the languid, ex-
hausted feeling prevails, when the
liver is torpid and sluggish and the
need of a tonic and Alternative is felt.
A prompt use of this medicine has Of
ten averted long and perhaps fatal bill
ious fevers. No medicine will act
o surely in counteracting and free
ing the system from the malarial poi
son. Headache indigestion, constipa.
ton and dizziness yield to Electric Bit
tiers. soc and 81 per bottle at F. Z.
Britton's drug store.