The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-25

Joshua Mummey Tells Of the Riches
of the EId0radO.

Special Dispatch TO the Post-Ynteliigencer
kASHON, Wash. July M-Eariy last
February Joshua Mummey. a former resi-
dent Of Seattle. and now owning large
property interests at Ross. on the lire Of
the rev ship canal. and brother-in-law
or Thomas Draper. of Ross called on the
PoSf-Intelligsncer correspondent with his
brother. William Mu7nmey 10 have some
business transacted. and in the conversa-
non tha. followed il was learned that he
was making immediate preparation TO visit
TIE newly discovered land of wealth, 20 see
for himself how far the late reports were
from the facts He made provision for his
family, and. securing partner whom ha
had formerly been associated with in vari-
Gus enterprises. both being rugged and
fully trusting each other and whom he
speak Ks OF as Henry they set OIL, for
the Land Of promise about the last Of Feb
ruary, slice which time no word has come
from them until the ed when his brother.
William Mummey received the following
letter, which is published entire by perniis-
sion, and which explains itself. II was
written with pencil on two sheets torn
from note book. and only for the infor-
nation OF his brother, who expects 10 Join
him BY next spring II circumstances per-
nit:
"Clondyke. Alaska, June Is. 1877.
Vel, VIII. | get your letter all right:
are glad we came as think we are strict
" IN y The mines ara very rlca. and
new STRIKES are being made all the time.
nns We may not get anything very pig.
We maze me trap. and are DONG tairiy
we'll. Wages are SIS a iay now. and may
keep a, 81 10 81 ~ per hour all winteI but
some Think they viii come down to 81 per
hour, I Hike the country very we'll hur
there Ia lots of hard work Getting here
our trip cost Us TWO Syss or sisS each. ard
three months work to get in and settled.
earned nearly $50 AZ SIS day. while am
on claim representing for a half interest
in the claim DON'T know II there is any
thtns IN II or not He IS making our grub
STAKE Tor the winter. while am nshlls i0r
a good strike ~ our own. JOSH
The following IS 20 his mother who lives
with his brother William:
IT an well and Ike this country. bat IL
Is queer place Just think Of having 20
go 20 bed in broad daylight. for the day.
Egaf ~ s~enty-foGr hours long here now
We viii have oar night next winter IL
comes then in chunks, and nearly forsets
70 60 away. We have four ~ ave months.
grab all hut re -four and that Is Only IS
a sscE. and thar = Tow when q man can
get SIS , day. ! have TOT earned dollar
vet. ] an fishing FOR good claim Henry
rext winter We are in cshoo.s YET
l wrote home today TIE -rlAn -nat takes
this osIf had san o.a on: ~ his dump this
spring; and orly dug h;tle corner OF his
and hope 30 D. some tire II the next two
years"
He went in expecting 70 staT as rlrch as
three years az least unless he makes his
stake soSonsr. As The psSt-frteil'Sencs-
correspondent returned fro-s Mr. Mum
nsey's. the City OF aaa;tls. which was
cleaned NJ and rad her hull painted and
has h>en safely rraoor~d for the pass month
clcss BY the dry dock was h-ing towSt out
OF the harhso- toward Tacoma