Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-10-21
FROM ALASKA

< PhneEiioian Writes of His Exper-
 fence in Search of Gold.
 Fas tJil, giag ls5ter fecsigsa ysster- day from Ms. Morgan of Morgan & Howe, grocers of this city, will be read with interest by the many friends of that gentleman in this city:
 S-. MICHRALs, Alaska, Sept. IT.
 Dear Friends, Just think I have been here two weeks and am getting almost cTazy with impatience. We ex- pecs (Westhep permitting to get start sd up the river Sunday morning and if the river don't freezs before Oot. l We expect to get about half way to Dgw- son. Ii we do get half way OF to the place called Miuook we will winter and mine there. It ws should be fortunate enough to reach Fort Youkon (sighs on the Arctic crcle) We will try and sled the rest of the way, only about eight hundred miles.
 So far this country (axouse the Ian gusge) is She cusssdest I think on the face of the globe.
 Of course we have heard rather iate sews of gold all slike good, bus grub something awful, thas is, from Dawson. If en exPsdition arrives with fair amount of provisions they make you divide up. Of course thsy pay you well. Ait ths grub the companies oould haul ID the river thie season was paid tor by the miners in April and thsy
 
 contracted for but have taken iu hun dreds of pso2!e. Oae boas came back the other day. which had only gone ss fsr ss Fs. Yukon. Is had some whisksy on board snd was afraid to go to Day. son. The stores in Dawson are closed, there bsing no supplies. One stoFs was guttsd by shs miners. Fifty dollars would not buy a meal as any restaurant in Dawson.
 Maybe afser all Cox will gas there be- fore do, bns Heaven pity him if he gets thers shors os grub. le we get frozen in this side of Dawson there is no telling when you wall hear from us again. We started with two hundred passengers; some have gone bsck. about 1S0 are left, scd most of them are kick ing all ths tune. We have been two weeks living in tsnts on boggy island. Where ever you step your feet sink down iu wst juicy moss until the water goes half over your foos.
 I eupposs you Bhink l am a kicker. It has bssn ssorming fsin, snow, sleet nd o,ind neerIv avarv day
 I have bsen msde Master of Trans ports5ion, which means Chef Freight Agent. Salary mt. About half of the work hard, the balance work 1 when we bossss make them. We have 8 nice river boat, made iu two weeks. i l. is 150 feat long and 26 feet wlde- We I8urohed her night bsfors lsst. Will 1 finish loading tomorrow snd make 9 1 start Sunday.
 I will write on the Eivsr and try and i sand the letter on soms boat coming 1 put, if not maybs you won'b hear from me until next July
 ca yes, I believe I wrote you that my l wifs is with me. Well she stands the l trip like a major; eats bacon snd is get i Bing fat.
 Is is duoediy cold; will finish this 5omorFow. .a
 Phoenix, where is that plaos? Just 'ouF thousand thFss hundred miles 1 rom here. Just think, Siberia, Russia, i g ast across ohis litsls strait and one ,an almost heeF the Russian oonvIote ] yelling.
 Sept 19-Juss finiahad loading. Win l sail tonight The weather IS fus. They l lay if we start tonight the chance IS yood of getting to Dawson. Luok is with us. Good bye. Whistle is blow ng, IL mey oe for years, it may be 'orever" Your friend MORGAN. ]