The herald., 1897-07-21

nights in the winter. AS each claim ex-
tends only 500 feet up and down the
stream, the cabins are close together
and the men visit one another. In the
Clondyke, or for that matter at Forty
Mile - Gre ek"or any of these far-away
mining camps, the men are expert
checker players, because tina is the prin.
cipal amusement, with whist as the IA
vorite card game.
mo paper Is too DID," said Mr.. Krook
ito read. We read all the advertise
ments and all the can labels There was
a supply of canned lobster at the camp,
and some man used to put up with the
cans wrappings Of sheets from the Bible.
We used to commit the chapters to men,
DRY, and see who could repeat them frs.
without mistake.
SAVE THEIR BACON
The food is neither extra choice nor
plentiful. But it is expensive Bacon.
ham and beans is the general rule-no
French wines or champagnes. The sup
plies are short at best and man must
often take bacon that he would no.
throw to dog, or go without. There
is usually more whisky and hardware
on hand than anything else. A man only
needs a certain amout of hardware, and
the less whisky he can get on with the
better he is off.
Sometimes a man has to watch his
supplies pretty close, and they usually
build 'cache'-that is. a little plat
form set high UP on light poles. He can
then haul up his bacon and grub and
cover it with a tarpaulin. The risk Of
leaving the grub in the cabin is that
the bears get at it. They will even tear
the roof off to get in, and there are plen-
ty Of the animals. They won't climb the
thin posts, particularly when the bark
has been peeled off
a.Jn are gard TO clothing, a man does
notneed much inrsummer, and in winter
he studies comfort, not looks. In win
ter We wear moccasins, and in summer,
when sluicing. gum boots. l have not
had leather ON my feet since left. Over
alls cost $3.50 in Clondyke, and every
thing else is in proportion, but this is
a great country to make money in"
4-- STALKING OUT CLAIMS
Thomas Cook Is familiar with the
methods of stalking out claims in the
United States, as well as in Canada, and
was asked to state the conditions under
which miner can take up claim under
the Dominion government. He said
I'm Canada the placer miners are. as a
matter of course, close to the water and
every man when he makes his prospect
is allowed to stake off about what he
considers 500 feet on each side of the
place up and down the river That gives
him the width of his claim 1000 feet, and
this width extends from the river back
to the foot of themountain, whether il is
canyon or plain. Then he puts up his
stake and the government surveyor
comes along and sets off the 500 feet each
way exactly. Every man must pay a
license of SIS year and he must put in
three months work on the claim during
the year. If the work is not done there
are plenty of men ready to report him
and take the claim. Americans like the
Canadian laws better than the laws of
the United States, because they know
their claims are better protected, and
there is no claim jumping so long as a
man abides by the laws. The government
follows up the miners by building roads.
don't want to say anything agains our
own laws, for l am an American but 1t is
a fact that we get better protection and
the government takes more interest in
helping the miners along in Canada"