Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-07-30
ALASKAN NUGGETS.
GEMS (OF THOUGHD OF VARIOUS
SIZES AND SHAPES.
of IS Carrots Fine When Assayed
by Wisdom and Reason.

The freight-ratc from Portland to
Dyea is 5000 yer ton.
Six hundred people in Ohio are
scheduled for klondyke or "bust."
There are two doctors at Dawson
City. They carry drug stores in their
pockets.
The steamer Resale was chartered
i'll Seattle, Saturday, to carry a party
northward.
The Yukon river generally freezes
the latter part of September or the
first of October.
A Seattle firm is preparing one
hundred tons of evaporated potatoes
for the Yukon trade.
One man bound for Klondyke went
aboard the Umatilla the other day,
with an alpaca coat over his arm and
carrying a watermelon.
Two syndicates have been formed in
Delaware for development of the
mines on the Yukon. Gov. McGraw
is connected with one of them.
Now old Mexico is sporting her
Klondyke. One miner took out $24,-
600 in one month and his average had
been for several months $4,000.
The few horses which reach the
Klondyke as pack animals are utilized
for dog meat, the latter being the
favorite beast of burden in that
region.
There are two stores at Dawson
City. Their prices range on an aver
age three times the cost at Juneau or
St. Michaels, or five times the rates of
San Francisco.
At Madison, in this State, the whole
population-eight men and three wo-
men-will all 60 to Klondyke if their
united efforts can secure large
enough grubstake.
Both the Elder and State of Cali
fornia carried passengers "'tween
decks" on their last trip north to ac-
commodate the immense demand for
passage to Klondyke.
A Tacoma man has invented sort OF
blast furnace to be operated by wood,
charcoal or petroleum by which ice can
be rapidly dissolved to get down to the
soil for placer diggings.
Carpenters last winter easily got $40
for days work at Dawson City, while
miners received but SIS. 1t was diff
cult, however, to find anybody who
wanted to work Mt his trade.
Meals cost $3.50 at Dawson City,
and days board and lodging from
IS to $3.50. 1t seems, from these
rates, that a man must be his own
provider or strike job p. d. q.
The newly appointed Collector Of
Customs for Alaska, Mr.. Ivy of Ore
gon, left on the Mexico, whose duty it
will be to reorganize the customs
service in the northwest corner.
A railroad to the wilds of the Yu-
kon is now under serious considera-
ton. The route to be surveyed is
from Taku Inlet ON the Alaskan
coast, to Testin Lake, in the gold dis
trict.
Vague information of a shipwreck
in northern waters was received at
Port Townstnd on the Goth. 1t comes
in a letter from Sitka, and it is said
the wreckage indicates the vessel was
laden with supplies.
"Arctic peddlers," who generally
carry a "cheek" as extensive as their
pack, visit the mining camps in the
Klondyke region and hold the purchaser
up for an extortionate price for any
thing he may happen to want.
The Gold Commissioner has auto
cratic powers in the new mining
region. From his decision there is no
appeal, and this being known there is
little disposition to question the JUS
tice of his action in any matter.
A mandatory of gold dust bags,
from sheepskin, for California custo-
mers, at Middletown, N. Y, is now
running night and day, turning out
the same product to supply the new
demand created by the northern gold
fields.
1t is now reported that just across
the Alaskan boundary, on the Ameri-
can side, placer gold fields rivaling
those of Klondyke, have been dis
covered. The point is northwest of
Dawson City and few miles west OF
the boundary line.
1t is not altogether improbable that
the gold-seekers on the Yukon will
have trouble with the English gov
eminent before many days, and this is
a difficulty that was furthest from the
authorizations of those who have TINS
far jumped into the swirl.
Quite number of prospectors who
started from Juneau for Dawson City,
by way of Dyea and Chilcat pass, after
reaching Dyea. gave up the trip and
returned to Juneau. Either the new
route by way of Taku will be adopted
or the trip abandoned till spring.
The British steamer Bristol leaves
| Victoria on August 10th, for the