Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-09-02

"As to shelter, 80 per cent. of Dawson.
is living in tents, laborers scarce. and
houses cannot be built. How are 1000.
people to withstand the rigors of a nine
months winter of semi-darkness when the
mercury goes 70 degrees below zero. AS.
to labor, 1t is true that last winter the
winter succeeding the great strike, when
men were scarce, wages were SIS day.
but If no new strike is made, what Is to-
keep wages up this winter? There are.
but $40 claims on Bonanza. Eldorado and
Hunker creeks that will probably be-
worked this winter-an average of eight.
men to each Is liberal II but 1900 men are
employed and there are 5000 or more seek
ing work, what must be the result? Wages,
must go down.
"The Klondike is a land Of ice and snow.
as well as land Of gold. Let it not be.
made one of gaunt hunger, wretchedness.
ana death. Let no one be allowed to wrest
from the foolish people a few hundred thou
sand saved, borrowed or begged dollars.
There will be as good chances for mining.
IN the future as now. Let the people wait.
This Is not Cripple Creek or Deadwood
proposition. If caught. they cannot walk.
out"
Food Supply Very Short.
w. A. Ryan, one of the special cor
respondents now en- route to the Klon-
dixie gold fields. writes from St. Michaels
island, Alaska, under date of August 49,
as follows:
according to all reports from the upper
country. 1t Will be impossible to land suf-
hcient food at Dawson to support the pop-.
ulat1on already dependent on that base Of
supplies. Miners returning from the upper
country, who left the Klondike in the mid
ole OF July. say that provender was al
ready running very low and that it went
out OF the warehouses just about as fast:
as 1t was put in Off the steamers. They
say that old-timers realize the situation.
and that the down-river boats will be.
crowded with men eager to get to some
safe place for the winter. Distress and.
death are predicted by them as the result,
of the Klondike craze.
Some of the Lucky Ones.
There were 20 persons here when the
Excelsior arrived who had come down the
river from the diggings. - OF whom were
miners. They are said to have all the way
from 100000 to $4O0,000 among them Few
care to say exactly how much they have,
but preferring to remain silent on that,
point. giving as their reason the fact that
they have too little money compared to-
what those who went out earlier took
away with them. c. B. and z. B. Patrick
father and son, brought out $4,000. They
took passage on a sailing vessel which left
port two days after they arrived. F. w.
Cobb, OF Boston, is credited with $130OO,
and G. K. lilly with alike amount. Thorn
as Rowan, of Sitka, is $4,000 better off,:
w. w. Caldwell, of Denver. has $40, co.,:
Timothy c. Bell. of Vancouver, has $751;
600 in Canadian money, the result of the7
sale of his holdings. NJ. S. Lansing, Of;
Bozeman, Mont, has $4,000. The others
refuse to say how much they have. The
remaining members Of the party are Wiler,
of Baltimore; William Zahn, of Mime
apolis; 3. H. Farman, of Goodell, Ia; A.
Buckley, of st. Joseph, Mo-; H. N. Goeler,
Of Winnipeg; Thomas H. Dunkesley, OF.
Tacoma. and N. w. Power. Of Tucson, A..
T. Each has won, what is called in this re-
gion a home stake" namely, the amount
which he believes sufficient to take home
to remain. Very few intend to come back.
The hardships they have endured make
them dread the country in which they wons
| their stakes.
What, the Passengers Say.
There are two facts about the Klon-
dixie brought out clearly by interviews
with passengers on the Portland. They
are, first, that Alaska's fields are rich
with gold; second, that awful perils.
threaten those who seek it. The Yukon
miners who came back on the Portland
without exception estimate that not
less than 100000 will be taken out
of the Klondike district next winter.
Many of them think the amount will:
reach fully $15,0o0,0oO. Following are
extracts of interviews with some of the
passengers:
''You can believe almost any statement
about the richness of the Klondike diggings
that you hear. They are rich beyond de-
scription."
TITS hardly fair to Judge the Klondtke
by the returns Of this year. sensational as
done is little more than 'gophering.' It
was impossible to do systematic and thor
ough prospecting of claims. Next win
ter they will get down to solid work. Then
look out for results"
these two creeks (Bonanza and FL
dorado) are richer than anything that has
ever been found in the world so far. Larger
nuggets and richer pockets have been.
found in many places, but history has no.
record where the pay streak has been So
wide and the gold so evenly divided as.
on these two creeks. They will be enor-
nous producers for the next ten years.
at least 49, - s.. =
- There are big chances for capital on the
Yukon. There are many miles of good
ground which will yield handsomely when
worked on large scale, which the average
miner cannot afford to work. years.
outfit costs from $3.50 to $1,000. and a pros
,pector must find it pretty good in order to.
make his board bill. Consequently he
looks for the rich spots only. whereas cap
ital could work ground that the miner has.
rejected and make it pay big t g.,
1T is just as good and even better than
the Canadian side.' says firm believer
In the American part of the Yukon. There
Is lots OF rich gravel on our side. Out.
side OF the Klondike strike nearly all the.
gold diggings have been found on Ameri-:
can territory. There are good chances.
there for prospectors and for capital"
Warn people to stay out of the Yukon
this winter. Tell them it means starva-
ton there. Telegraph to every paper in
the country that miners will istarve there
IL more people go in.'' $9 | IF
In warning people to wait until spring