The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-08-05
es its value at ST, 100000, if the ground

es its value at ST. 600, ZOO, if the ground
is all of the same average value.
The Miner then relates how one
Henry L. Beecher of Chicago, purser
on Weare steamer, quit the latter
and started for the Klondyke. Arriv-
ing there he went to work on shares,
and in sixty days Beecher and part
ner divided $50, 900 between them and
made similar amount for the owner
Of the claim.
The first boat arriving at the Klon
dyke contained plenty of whiskey, but
no bacon, says the paper, although
provisions of other kind we're plentiful.
For labor men have received as
high as $40 per day, although the
general rate in winter has been Sis.
When spring came the rate was cut to
SIP and it is believed that this will
stand as the prevailing rate for some
time to come.
Dawson is not building as rapidly as
one would think. The difficulty is in
obtaining lumber. The poorest kind
of rough lumber sells at $13O thou
sand. Slabs are SO cents each and
sawdust 10 cents sack. Harry Ash
moved his dancing establishment from
Circle City to Dawson. He has plen-
ty Of wet goods. The first night he
opened up he took in $500. The
program consists of dancing and
drinking. A miner dances with one
of the fair ones, and after the dance
he escorts her to the bar and buys her
drink and takes one himself. For
this luxury he pays SO cents drink.
Miners are generous, and one drink
with them meass many more so that
money being very free, flows freely. It
is said of Mccormack, the discoverer
of the Klondye, that he spends $50 at
a treat, being quite conspicuous
character he attracts attention, and as
he is very susceptible to fattery it
takes very little to induce him to buy
drinks for every one who happens to
be in the house at the time.
Certain claims there have already
produced a million dollars and there
are large number of others to be
heard from. All of the money will
remain in the Klondyke until fall,
and nearly all of it will be spent in
Dawson. Theatrical people of the
vaudeville kind, realizing that money
will be free, are already on their way
to that place.
The richest claim on Bonanza Creek
is owned by miner named Rhodes,
but Rhodes refuses to divulge the ex-
tent of his cleanup. Those in a pc
sition to know and who saw the ground
he had taken out last winter, and had
opportunities of comparing it with the
dump on Berry's claim, for size and
richness, say that it surpasses the lat
ter, in which case it must represent at
least $4,000 for the winters work.
Leak, who purchased a claim for
$3l 600 few weeks ago from man
who gave only few dollars for it,
was offered $4,000, but refused it,
The most touching which has so far
been brought to attention is the death
of Bert Stickney, who in company
with friend was on his way to the
gold fields. When at Lake LIE Barge
he was stricken and died. His friend
would not leave him in that solitary
yet beautiful place, but was anxious
to have him buried near civilization.
Being alone be was compelled to tray
el with the body of his friend dis
lance of 400 miles before he could OBJ
tain decent burial. Upon arriving
at Dawson willing hands helped to
dig the grave, and all that remains of
Bert Stickney now reposes beside the
granite hills which border the golden
Klondyke.
At Lake Linderman there are yet
about twenty five tents and one hun
dred men. They are engaged in
building RATS and boats. In a very
short time they will be on Lake Ben
nett and we'll started for the land of
promise.
At Lake Bennett about twenty men
are putting the finishing touches to
their boats. Between Linderman and
Dyea there are about twenty-five