The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-24

SALEM, ore. July 2s.--The oregon
Daily Statesman prints the following
letter received from miner in the
Klondyke district, by resident of Ba-
ker City.
'cIrcls City, (Alaska), February 6,
ls97.-Dear Mac;-,rhere are about six
hundred whites winterng here, includ-
ing 1--WE women. The nativity of the
population is about evenly divided be-
tween the American, The Canadian, and
the Tacoma man. The American and
Canadian take life as It comes, but the
poor Tacomatic seems lost, He wanders
around in dazed sort of way, evident
iy looking up terminal site for the
Northern Pacific Railroad,
1--WE had quite visit from old Bo-
Feas last month. The thermometers all
froze up. The last one went To pieces
registering seventy-two degrees below
zero. A bottle OF painkiller POSSESS
ed, and the only one IN camp, was as
solid as my views on the ilnanAial
question. The whisky that was called
for In saloons was served on napkin
and doled out In solid four-cornered
chunks.
"As safeguard against the invaslons
of the atmosphere from the pole we are
blessed with good warm cabins and
plenty OF provisions OF the following
kinds: We have the choicest slabs from
the two sides and belly'of the fat pork
ers that were converted into bacon for
army purposes during the late Ameri-
can rebellion; we have strawberries in
three varieties-the navy. the pink, and
the brown. We have the evaporated
fruit, put up in several different boxes;
you put few pounds from any box in
to n pail of water. boil for several
hours, then rip up your Imagination and
sit down to dish OF boiled peaches,
pears, prunes, apples, or apricOts; we
have also the tripe aud the steaks that
Cudany and Armour deliver to the hun
CRY public In two-pOund cans; we have
also, the tripe and the OK tongue. We
have the one X brand OF flour, warrant
ed to be easily distinguished from the
white snow. We have the essence Of
the cow condensed. We have the peel
ings OF the onion put up In round cans
and labeled: Expressly for the Yukon
trade"
1--WE have the lard from the oil wells
of Pennsylvania, and the butter from
the stock yards of Chicago, We have
the ground coffee put up in original
packages, without brand or trade
mark 60 identify the owner or manu-
facturers The texture OF this coffee is
very delicate, and when you boil 1t
you have no grounds for complaint, or
TO throw out. We have tea-a new
discovery that has not yet reached the
eastern epicures; you put n heaping
handful in one quart OF boiling water;
and in FIVE minutes you will have brew
ed pale green fluid. n small cupful
of which will satisfy for many days the
hankerings and cravings of the most
confirmed tea drinker,
However, we are happy In our isoia-
ton. There Is sort OF freedom In liv-
ing here that is agreeable. The conven-
tionallties OF life, have no claims upon
me. / am beholden to no one and no
one to me. As free as the wind to come
and go, work or play, sing or howl The
pinnacle Of my hopes, aspirations and
desires Is realized In that ecst1tic mo-
ment when, filed to the chin with ba-
con and beans, recline at my ease on
the sunny side OF glacier and cpntem-
plate life through the hazy, somnolent
contentment Of full stomach, without
q care 20 Cypress me.
"Circle City Is Just now deserted; ev-
erybody is up at klondyke, or prepar-
ing to 20 soon Klondyke river Is over
two hundred miles UP the Yukon from
here and gold was found on # a few
tr sf,k GetR OF
the world has ever known, and will
produce millions this year / returned
here from the Klondyke yesterday for
grub, and start back tomorrow. Flour
is worth 500 per sack OF fifty pounds.
and everything else in proportion, and
none to be bought. Live dogs are
worth from s. 10 s. per pound; they are
the horses in this country.
THE gravel Is frozen from eighteen to
twenty feet deep 90 bedrock, hut we
burn shaft down and then drift, using
FIRE instead OF powder. The Erayel runs
in gold from IS to $50 per pan. and a
young fellow on a claim above me pan
ned out 10000 in two days. ! was Of
fered $4,000 cash for my claim. / still
hold the ground. and will be either a
millionaire or pauper in the fall Men
cannot be hired for wages. Every new
conner In the camp Is offered big wages,
as high as $50 day but seldom will
any one work for another. The only
phantom that stands In our way to the
goal OF the millionaire Is Mr.. Grub,
have provisions enough to last me until
next June. and ! am as well Axed as
any man in the country. II the boats
do not get up the river before July we
VIII be In rather hard lines, but AS one
cannot help his ills by bcwalllng them
we viii look cheerful and feel certain
that grub will be plentiful next year"
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