The age-herald., 1897-08-03
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While everybody Is talking of the Klon- dyke gold fields. and hundreds and thous- ands of adventurous spirits are strug- gliug to reach the new Fl Dorado bsfoIe the long dreary winter begins, a story full of romance and sentiment comes across the snow fields, like ray of light from hemidnight sun. Clarence L. Berry, for merry a poor fruit grower of California, is now called the Bornato of the Klon- dyke, because in fifteen short months he has amassed fortune in the Alaska gold region and has staked off enough claims to make him millionaire many times rover. He naturally drifted to Alaska. from California three years ago when the mining excitement began, but in going he left behind him a lovely young girl who promised to marry him upon his return. home Berry was brave and determined, and whsn his party of forty m n dwindled day by day because of the ter glble hardships which they encountered, he pressed forward until he reached the .gbai But there came a time of discour- agement even to Clarence Berry, and he returned to California and to his young sweetheart, Miss Ethel. D. Bush, who patiently awaited his coming. He told her of his experience, of his desire to re turn to Alaska. of his faith in the minirg outlook and of his desire to have her go there with him. She bravely consented to marry him with the understanding that their honeymoon trip would be the long and perilous journey to the Klon- dyke country, So fifteen months ago they reached Juneau. with small capital, but hearts ful of love, hope ard faith.
 They traveled by boat to Dyer; they covered great distances in sleds drawn ~by dogs; they slept under tents, and both wore the heaviest of fur garments, with hoods of bearskins. MT. and Mrs. Der " consulted together about the various claims, and at last she decided to re- main at the post, while he pressed on to the gold fields
 When Berry found that he was daily digging out fortunes from beneath the frozen gravel, he decided to send for his wife. So he built for her a primitive log hut, and, in order to reach her new - home Mrs. Berry trudged through rine- teen miles of hard snow. The first great strike of MT. and Mrs. Berry was made last November and now they are among the richest of those who went seeking fortune, and found it. They are at present dSdlH OH the 1dclHc slope ana con emplate r5-purchasing the little Cali fornia farm. just for sentiments sake. ,,s Mrs Berry did some individual miring. nand has returned to California with 'gnenough money to buy her a handsome home, without asking aid of her wealthy .nhusband. Mrs. Berry will not go back to Alaska, but MT. Berry will, to look after his magnificent claims, which have been left in competent, trustworthy hands.
 
 Miss Pauline Kellog, daughter of Judge Wm. Kellogg, of Chicago, is one of the first women to decide to go to Alaska, in search of gold. Her father was one of the pioneer miners of Colorado, and she hopes to regain a fortune which has been recently lost in unprofitab ble invest fnents.
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 o Misses Lutie and Carrie Sharpe left yesterday for a visit to friends in New