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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-08

he is millionaire. if his claim is of
any considerable extent.
The testing of a claim is, however
only the beginning. After it has been
proved to be worth working, it is nee
essary to prepare for more extensive
operations. The first thing is to make
the sluice boxes. In the Klondyhe,.
lumber is a scarce and very expensive
article, provided it is purchased all
ready for Sluice purposes. If the miner
is Industrious he will fell enough trees
from the thousands that cover the rug
eed lands about him to make all the
sluice box lumber that he will need.
1t is much more economical for him TO
put in the time and labor necessary
to do this than to buy the lumber
ready made.
When the lumber is ready, it is con-
verified into sluice boxes Of whatever
length the miner may deem advisable
These boxes are then placed in posi-
ton, and all is in readiness for the
washing process. Now comes the ne
cessity for getting the dirt into the
boxes. 1t is always the case that pay
dlrt-dirt containing gold-lies next to
rock. This being the case, it is neceS-
sary to clear away the gravel that lies
between the surface and the pay dirt.
Il is laborious task in any event, but
when one has to face Klondyke sea-
sons, it is still more difficult.
Sometimes it happens that as much
as twenty-five feet of gravel must be
removed before pay dirt is reached.
and, when the most of this has to be
done within sixty days, besides wash
ing out the pay dirt, the necessity for
hard work is apparent AS rule, the
depth of the surface gravel is about
eight feet, and at this depth it is pos
sible for miner to get to his pay dirt
and wash a good bit of it in one sea-
son. Many of those who are on their
way to the KlondylSe today cherish
the belief that all the miners do when
they pan out gold is to dig out Of a
surface lode and make all the money
they want to- On the contrary it is
often necessary for a miner to spend
an entire season clearing away the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-08
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when the season is ended.
dawson City is not paradise by anv
means, but there are much worse places The
winter cold is intense but as there is nlan4 re
OF timber around we do not surfer Onr s,,ro
mer lasts about six weeks but during that
tlne 1t is very warm. The day we started
u was 80 degrees in the shade. The MOSQUITO
IS our worst enemy"
Miners who have reached here do not o,t
IKE people who have suddenly jumped from
poverty to comparative wealth They are
very level-headed. They went to the hest
notels, and they are living on the fat of the
ana not one started in to paint the town red
Ihey have worked so hard that they appre
clate the value of money. What they pbt
IN most are theaters and other amusements
II ne has not spent year in Alaska Three
quarters of the miners will return i'm fine
spring, wien they are we'll rested.
me returned miners say that one of the
lack of shooting, due to the fact that the
canadian government does not permit men
10 carry fire arms. Police disarm miners
Wheh they enter the district so that there
10 ,b, n no any OF the laWlessness and crime
which marked earlier placer mining in Cali
forn1a. There Is much gambling and play Is
hlgh An old miner, Alexander Orr who
spent eight winters in Alaska but win NOT
return, said today!
Dawson is not like most of the large m
Ing camps. 1t is not like tough town; muir
ders are almost unknown. The miners ara
quiet, peaceable kind of men, who have
gone there to work, and are willing that
everybody else shall have equal chance
with themselves. great deal Of gambling
is done in town, but serious quarrels are
the exception. AS a gambling town. l think
1t is equal to any | have ever seen, and
this, by the way, is always a test of a min
ing camps prosperity. Stud poker Is the
, usual game. They play 81 ante, and often
bet $500 or $500 on the third card
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-08
Those Who Have Returned From the Diggings Report
Rough but Not Terrifying Experiences.
1T COSTS TREMENDOUSLY TO LIVE.
Every Woman Who Becomes KIondyke Pilgrim
Must Have Warm and Liberal Outfit

to the gold fields, for when she and her
husband started they were just mar
ried. The Klondyke trip was their
honeymoon journey, but how they did
worl-at least Mrs. Berry says they
did. They had no money to speak Of,
but when they came to Eldorado they
camped about a mile from the Lippy
camp, and then they both pitched in
with the determination that they would
get rich.
Mr. Berry mined and Mrs. Berry
carried part to the cabin and washed
it there. She is credited with having
washed out $4,000 worth of gold. AS
result of the labors of this couple a
snug fortune of $135, 900 has been ac-
cumulated. and all in less than six
months time. These two incidents are
the ones that have STIRRED the femi-
nine heart.
1t must not be thought that it is
only San Francisco or California
women who have the fever, for women
have actually come here from the East
in the, hope of being able to in some
manner attach themselves to Klondyke
expeditions in any capacity whatever,
as long as it was respectable. 1t is
almost pitiful to hear them plead.
They seem to think that If only they
can once reach THIS mecca OF fortune
seekers all will be well with them ever
afterward.
1t is by no means an impossibility
for a woman to visit tn Klondyke
She must, however. go prepared both
for the Journey and the residence
there. OF course, she should go with
a man if possible; otherwise she would
have to have all the outfit he pos
sesses in the way of transportation
facilities and provisions. Outside the
camping outfit and the food, careful
inquiry among the women who have
returned from the Klondyke region
shows that the following would be re
quired:
One medicine case, filled on the ad-
vice Of good physician; two pairs of
extra heavy, all wool blankets; one
small pillow. one fur robe, one warm
shawl, one fur coat, easy fitting; three
warm wooden dresses with comfortable
bodices and skirts knee length, fan
mel lined preferable; three pairs of
knickerbockers or boomers to match
the dresses. three suits of heavy all
wool underwear; three warm flannel
night dresses, four pairs Of knitted
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-08

Special to the Globe.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 7.-One
phase Of the Klondyke gold fever which
people have not considered is that the
women have become violently interest
ed. They have followed the example
of the stronger sex in a fashion that
they seldom adopt. and nearly every
expedition which leaves here for the
Klondyke has many requests made of
its members from women who are very
anxious to accompany them.
1t is from the thoroughly respectable
class Of people that these women come.
They are mostly composed of hard
working employees of shops and stores
who feel that nature has gifted them
with sufficient physique to withstand
the rigor of the British Columbia eli
mate. Doubtless many of them have
an IDEAS one confessed-that if there
is not gold there for them there are at
least plenty Of men who have gold but
no wives, and that a home and COM
fpetence thus awaits them.
The Klondyke has not been destitute
of women by any means. The first
woman to reach there was Mrs Thomas
Lippy, who is now in San Francisco,
she and her husband having said good
by TO the Klondyke for a year. Mrs.
- Lippy and her husband have not. trod-
den the primrose path to any great ex-
tent, and therefore this sudden compe-
tence which has come to them through
NIr. Lippy's good fortune, finds them
rather ignorant of the ways of enjoying
life that accrue to the possession of
of money.
When Mrs. Lippy was in the Klon-
dyke, near Dawson City, at first there
were no members of her sex in that
section of the wcSid at all, with the ex-
ception Of few Indian squaws The
tLippy camp was on what is called Ell
dorado creek, a tributary of the Klon-
dyke. Until the log cabin-which, by
the way, was the first one in the place
was built, the hardy couple lived in
a tent. All the furniture they had was
made by Mr.. Lippy and their only food
was that which was canned. Mrs. Lip
py did no mining herself, but attended
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-08

wooden stockings. one pair of rubber
boots, three gingham aprons that
reach from neck to knees, small roll of
flannel for insoles, wrapping the feet,
and bandages; a sewing kit, such toilet
articles as are absolutely necessary,
including some skin unguent to pro-
tect the fact from the icy cold; two
light blouses or shirt waists for sum-
mer wear, one oilslkin blanket to wrap
her effects in, to be secured at Juneau
or st. Michaels; one fur cape, two
pairs Of fur gloves, two paris of fur
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-08

to the camp and made her husband so
comfortable and enabled him to rest so
thoroughly that he accomplished far
more than falls to the average lot of
the miner.
After a while another woman came
into the country, Mrs. Charles Berry,
who has enormously been credited with
being the first white woman in the
Klondyke regions. There was tinge
Of romance about Mrs. Berrys advent
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-08

On God, dear God. ere it be too late,
Have pity, for wives and children's
sake,
And let the threat of the blast Of cold
Turn maddened men from their lust of
gold;
Our Father, for the children's sake.
j. A. Kempster.
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Change of Time on ST. Paul sc Du-
Iuth RaiIrond-DaiIy Trains to
En1Is

On and after Monday, August Ctr,
the Taylor's Falls train will leave st.
Paul S:35 a. m. daily connecting with
steamer Oracle Kent" for tour of the
Dalles every day except Monday. For
other changes see small folder
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-08

AS the dreadful clamer filled the air,
The brains of toiling men caught fire,
And madness came from the mad de-
sire
For Gold.
Aye, home and wife and all things fair
Were fast shut out by horrible blot
OF Gold.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-08

Out from the north came a note as
bold
AS the iron clang of a midnight bell;
And, carried by wind and tide,
Echoing far and wide,
1t struck the hearts of men as it fell
With a fierce wild cla1gor of
Gold! Gold! Gold!
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-08

They Destroy Microbes.
Frenchman says that thyme, lemon, mint
lavender, eucalyptus and many other scents
destroying the microbes in the air.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-08
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ltee. Not pound OF old twine have
md no doubt we can ship same within
LII FILL TELEGRAPH ORDERS IF
The times., 1897-09-07
Kernan's-American Burlesquers.

Kernan's-Ameri BurleSuuers.
Bryant and Watson's American Burles-
quers made their initial bow in this city
at Kernan's Lyceum yesterday afternoon
and Were given hearty welcome by a
large audience. lie new venture of Harry
Bryant seems to have scored q success.
With quantity Of fresh scenery, IL
Illuminated by brilliant electric lights and
n great array Of becoming costumes worn
by pretty young women the general result
Of the presentation was pleasing.
Harry Bryant, an old favorite here, W here
lie has appeared number of seasons with
the City Club Company, is as effective as
ever as laugh provoking genius, especial
~ In his tramp act He and his partner,
Watson. W ere the st tellar lights.
The curtain raises ON a clever musical
farce entitled, 1.-The Hebrew Charity Ball, !"
made mp Of amusing situations and lively
songs and dances.
In the olio appeared Miss Josie Gregory
In singing monologue Harry Bryant and
Mollie Phelps gave an amusing sketch,
THE Bad MI. Good" Misses Wilson and
Masonry sang ballads; Watson asa Dutch
Comedian. and Miss Jeanette Dupre ap-
peared III pleasing effusion; Mitchell and
Love included some good new things in
their act, and O'Rourke and Burnette gave
a novel exhibition of buck dancing with
wooden shoes and earned a recall.
The performance closed with hilarious
burlesque Of a well-known drama and was
entitled Two Big Fragrants"
The times., 1897-09-07
WALKED FROM CUMBERLAND
Pitiable Plight of a Husband, Wife
and Child.
Ont of Work and Money, wm. Jen-
nines Sought to Reach New
York Friends on Foot.

william Jennings, to all appearances an
honest. industrious, but unfortunate work
man, was lodged at No. ! station last
night with his wife and seven-y year-oId
boy because be had no money to obtain
shelter eIsew here.
The three persons reached Washington
Iast night, having walked all the way
from Cumberland, Nd, on their way TO
New York City.
Jennings is about thirty-five years old
and a Iather by trade. Fer several yeats
past he has resided at Pittsburg- He was
sober and industrious, but owing to the
hard -imes and the delay in the return Of
prosperity he found himself out OF job
several months ago. Little by LITTLE he
saw his sav1ngsdwindle a way, and he could
not obtain sufficient employment to sup
port his family. Finally he resolved to
return TO New York, where he has some
friends, in the hopes Of securing employ
meat.
When he had sold all his possessions
ind paid debts contracted during his en-
forced fdleness be had but a few dollars
left, sufficient only to pay the railroad
fares OF himself, wife and child to Cum
berland. II was a plucky undertaking to
attempt to get from there 20 the metrop-
oils, bus airs. Jennings, Notwithstanding
the fact that she is in a delicate con
dition, bravclv resolved to accompany her
husband on the long journey.
At Cumberland he obtained work enough
to buy little food for his family, but not
enough to pay railroad fare. Resoiutely
husband, VIE and child started out To
walk TO New York a week ago last Mon
day. The journey was necess arily slow
and tIresome over the rough mountain
and hin roads, and their progress was
not rapid. At night fan the husband
usually found lodging for his boy and
supper by assisting some kindly disposed
farmer 10 his work, either I'm the fields
O. cutting wood. Once, however, they
We're compelled to sleep in a barn, and
had no supper that night
Nowhere could Mr.. Jennings earn a penny
with which 10 enable his wife to ride, and
painfully they tramped on 70 Washington
at Chevy Chase Mr.. Jennings found con-
tractor, who, after listening TO his story,
allowed him. 10 work ali hour without
dinner, for which he received % cents, and
was enabled 10 ride TO Washington on an
electric car
The family presented a pitiful sight as
they stood before the railing at No.
station, and told their story They had
had nothing TO eat, and Policeman Tom
Holtnberger conducted them to an Avenue
restaurant and purchased each one the
first square meal they had eaten in q
week
Mrs. AcCloud, the matron at No. 1 sta
ton, took charge OF the woman and child
and al three Were provided last night
with comfortable bed.
Sanitary OFFICER Frank saw the family
last night and today Will procure them
passage 10 New York.
The times., 1897-09-07
ADJUSTMENTS.
Academy .waifs of New York"

Acnde my" "waifs of New York"
Tie appear ance of merry Katie Emmett
at the Acadeuy last night in The Waits
OF New York." fully justified ali she many
complimentary things said and written
elsewhere about this clever little actress,
ana who, last night, gave the local thearer-
soers their first opportunity of adding their
s,asup Of approval. The wonder is how
in all the several years of starring she has
not before appeared in this city, where.
since last night, she is already firmly
established as one Of coterie OF choice
favorites. Her charming personality and
her conscientious, hard work, and, above
all, her great versatility, have brought
to her a large following of most loyal ad-
mlrers here and elsewhere. Her ability
as versatile comedienne was fully demon
ssrated lastnight when she assumed several
characters, male and female, al true 10
nature and each OF which she vested with
a charm OF personality which drew her
audience closer to her upon each succeeding
change.
The play is comedy drama which pre-
sents u series OF pictures of life In New
York, dealing mostly with the lower strata
oi humanity and giving scenes OF its dan
gers and pleasures, minglng pathos and
humor, which. while interesting, DIT the
same time lose nothing from that "touch
OF nature which makes all men kim
Prominent among the realistic scenes
Were the fire scene, In which Miss Elm
NETT rescues child from burning build
ing, holding the child in one arm while
letting herself down rope with the other;
the Tombs police court, Paradise Alley
and Five Points.
A pleasing card OF special,ies is intro
dnccd in the concert hall scene. Among
the members Of the cast w no deserve
mention were Harry West, as the German
saloon keeper; Jennie Engel, as Biddy
McShane; Francis Canlbello, who. as the
villain, was frequently Missed, SO well did
he enact his part; Fred Roberts and little
Grace Sheridan, as the little waif.
The times., 1897-09-07
Crowds at Glen Echo.

Yesterdays ideal weather brought out
the largest crowd OF the season at Glen
Echo. Over 10000 people distributed
themselves throughout the Glen during the
AFTERNOON andevening, and greatmajority
or them attended the admirable musical
and vaudeville performance in the amphi
fheater. Haley's band gave a program
that was a clever aslrnixture OF high class
and popular music, the number that gained
the largest NEED of applause being re-
markably graphic musical portrayal Of a
charge OF cavalry.
Miss Mary p. Lock Wood, one of Wash
inSton's favorite soprani, rendered some
songs that Won several enthusiastic recalls.
The speciality bill was Of unusual length
and excellence, Mile. Atlas performances
on various musical Instruments while
perehed on an exceedingly unstable globe
being especially remark able. The &c
centric tumblng act of the American Trio
was humorous and unusual Encores were
frequent throughout both afternoon and
evening performances.
Great preparations are being made for
the annual autumn outing of the Elks
IN the amphitheater, ON Thursday night.
The program, as already complied, is the
largest ever attempted at an Elks' enter
tainment in Washin gton.
The times., 1897-09-07
Grnnd-"Faust."

"Fanst'' opened the second week OF the
season at the Grand Opera House yester
day with an audience that was fairly good
at the matinee and very much better at
night. Faust is an old story TO Wash
lngton theater gOeFs, and there is nothing
In the present production To distin guisb it
from thau of last season and the season
before, except that the scenery is a year
older, the flocks of.villag= girls and soldiers
are conspicuous by their absence, and
Enol Dunbar, the successor TO Lewis Nor
riscn's role, is not yet sufficiently accli-
mated, as IL were, to the character Of
Satan 10 give TO it the subtle cynicism, and,
at times, terrible realization OF his down.
f3ll, tnat Goethe's creation demands
His every gesture and tone show his
faithful study, and it is only his palpabIe
effort TO make u good devil that keeps
him from succeeding as bad one Miss
lie Ber.ele as Marguerite, is young and
pretty and contrary 10 precedent, she Is
not fat There is a childis4l pathos in her
voice that suggests everything that is
pure and sweet, and in the long line of
Marguerites who have preceded her no
one can have contributed more than she
10 the beauty of the apotheosis that closed
amornus. was well portrayed by Mrs Nelson
kneass, whose evident enjoyment Of her
ridiculous love scene with Mephisto won
her rounds of applause.
The choruses, though not full, were sweet
and true. the Students Quartet. by siehel
MIR. L. j. Hall; Wagner, MIR. Ebert Couch.
Frosch, Mr.. Allyn Chadwick with yalen-
tine. Mr. Richard Geiger. being unusually
fine. True, the singing of the music OF
the mass at an evening service and the
Christmas anthems at EasteTtide We're 4
bit astonishing, but nothing could have
sounded better from musical stand
point. There was one additional feature
to the Brocken scene that created an en-
thusiasn Iecessltating the lifting of the
curtain for the fourth time, and that was
the shower Of golden rain. 1t was lost in
rose, mauve ana white yapoTs that rose
from the pit below.
The times., 1897-09-07

Mr. John L. Heupei, friend OF the
family, AMI Mr.. Myers, tile cashier, who
left the city TO arrange for the sending
Of the body home, telegra phed vest erday
afternoon that owing 10 the necessity for
an inquest it would be impossible TO get
the body home before the time mentioned.
Arrangements Tor the funeral have not
been Completed. bot it s probable that it
win take place from the late residence.
s15 Tenth street northwest, Wednesday
at O'Clock.
Nj. Freund was prominent In Scottish
Rite ard Odd Fellow circles, and the
funeral win be under the auspices of
thcse two bodies The interment will be
at Arlington.
The times., 1897-09-07
Castle Square Opera COMPANY.

Baltimore, Nd, Sept. 6.-The opening
at the Academy of Music here tonight OF
the faVorite Castle Square Opera Company
was brilliant event, the big theater being
thronged throughout with distinguished
ano representative Baltimore audience.
All or society who are in town were in evi-
dence, while many well known social
leaders came In from their country places
and completely exhausted the capacity
or the house. 4 double bill was given, EN-
bracing 'Pinafore" and .'Rusticana," both
elciting the enostdemonstrativee enthusiasm,
While the rendition Of ''Cavalleria" proved
revolution and moved the great audience
to shouts OF bravo and repeated calls be-
fore the curtain.
The times., 1897-09-07

MY boy came home from school one
day with his hand badly iacerated and
bleeding, and suffering great pain" SAYS
Mr. E. ]. Schall, with Meyer Bros Drug
Co., st. Louis, Mo. Il dressed the wound
and applied Chamberlain S Pain Balm freely.
All pain ceased, and in a remarka bly, short
time ft healed, without leaving a scar.
For wounds, sprains. sgellings. and rheu-
matisrn,I know OF no medicine or prescrip-
ton equal TO it. | consider it a house
hold necessity The % and 5O-cent sizes
for sale by Henry Evans, Wholesale and
Retail Druggist, 93S street and Con-
nechcut avenue and S street northwest.
and 1923 Maryland avenue northeast.