The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-29
IN OIL CANA.
What n. n. shaw SAW In . Clsndyke
Cabin.

Five fve-gallon cans full OF gold dust.
That 10 what p. n. Shaw writes that no
saw In a cansn on the Cioncyke. The let
tsr which follows was written at Dawson
Cs,.. June Is. to O. Il. Schaae, OF this city:
'Dawson city. N. W. r. June Is 1897.
70. a. Schace, Seattle. Nash.-Dear
Friend: "A 1 promised to write yea A.
| soen az | had caancc TO hook ossy tie
situation little. ] viii now smdeay1r to
{iesp my promise. started In OF the trip
with pretty hard luck. for lost all OF my
<atnt in the wreck OF the Wiliapa. with
th~ exception OF ray sied and fsw toois-
| ] managed 90 get "a small outnt AT Juneau
esi an all right now. 50 fer as can see.
| ! arrived here on the 18th Of the month.
having Seattle on the 18th Of March: so
| yoa see was nearly three months on the
kSead. rather enjoyed the trip. taking all
n ALI. There VAS some hard Work. but l
| had no misisps after leaving Dyea-
There Is no night here new. I. Ii tight
q midday for the iwenty~four hours. and
neither too warm nor too cold: not too
many flee 10 bother as yss. THIS In a great
mining strike. probably ths greatest on
the American continent. or Ia tha ~ Grid
know you will not believe me II tell
you ali about IL. 1t Is not so extensive as
/ wish 1t was. or at least gold has not
beer found in great paying Quantities ex-
some of them are very rich. in fact. some
81 the pay streaks are nearly all gold. One
thousand dollars to the pan is not an un-
| cannon thing. and as hiKh MS 100 ounces
have been taken out nj single pan. II
b no uncommon thing tn sec men coming
In with all the gold dust they can carry
You would no. believe me when I tell
Sou that went into ono cabin and counted
Five five gallon oil cans full OF gold Dust,
! t.ss ~ Ia fac De- . ~ xfs -
| ~ two ner. during tho winter. and tho
i dump In not much more than half worked
cuf-
There has been abou. I. M. 90 In dust
taken out so far IN the district At low
estimate there viii IA $50 900 900 taken out
during the next year.
"of course I aui In too late 70 get IN on
any Of the rich ground. hn, hore 10 get
hold OF some that can make Wages a., or
better. am working for tho Alaska Com
nercial Company. helping TO pu. ap a big
store building. Went to work soon as
got settled at SIC a day for ten hours, Car
| reslers get siS a day, and SO do all OF the
men who work In the mines. I think I
shall work FOR . while.
Sons at the saloon. take IN ss.eo to
eNs day All pay I'm gold Gust ana
costs 50 cents So don't drink many.
There are plenty Of provisions here Flour
Is 81 per ion pounds: sugar. 81 cents per
pound oatmeal. r. cents. bacon. 81 cents
/ and ether things In proportion. Charles
Kimhsli IL 1esng very wei. taking Ia from
SSS 70 SO asy
Logs are worth $50 ~ the min and iuus-
l her $50 thousand. There Il srsii raw
nil here running Cay and nigh; and can
ras cut half the lurnher wanted
Il DO NJ; know how many inhabitants
this town supports. should say I'm tho
1sesghhorhnos OF leo. Most OF the people
Eve In tents bur Soma good building. are
to'ng up DR., Caldwell g doing we'll
4 an On thu hack part OF his lot.
Heiween 10 and 80 came over the traii
l MS spring. ana I do not know how many
rore are on the way cannot fna out
4 anything shout recksars and Sinclair
..H n SHAW