The record-union., 1897-09-11

spare on the Minook, and no place to
get any,
when the Healy called at Minook
on her way up the river the Captain
was besieged by twenty men for the
privilege of buying food. He refused
saving he must go through with such
| provisions as he had. l myself had
orders for $1,000 worth of grub, but
could get nothing. 1 packed up for
home. and secured passage for 81.
| Michael on the Healy.
1.-The Excelsior is the bonanza boat
this trip. She can discount the Cleve-
land on both passengers and gold dust.
I cannot say how much there IS apoaro
and would not if 1 could. The mining
men of the country are all WIN the
rush. and don't want to give out news
which will make matters worse.
"A good deal Of talk is heard OF cop
per River. This heads on the otner
side Ct the ridge from which the MI
nook springs. With the Government eX-
petition which, under Lieutenant Mills
| explored to it's head the Copper RlVer
| crossing to and descending the Mlnook'
was 4 general roustabout and COOK. Inc
| ex-cooz now has the richest claim on
| the Minook River. Stewart River IS
kept pretty quiet. Some OF the new
comers are breaking for there ana the
| general impression is that gold dirt has
been struck. Don't forget TO caution
people who do not care to die against
going into the Klondike this winter.
1.-TWO brothers. Robert and Charles
| Carlson, who We're rich claim owners
on Boranza. died on July 1st of ty-
1n6
| claims in the spring for $4,000, and
We're preparing to leave the country tor
the winter. when stricken down by
disease. The former partner of Carl
son is a passenger on the Excelsior. He
is said TO be lying at tie point OF death.
2. Kelly. a young man on the CleVe-
| land from Bonanza, told the story
briefly. He said one of the young
brothers had been among the fortu-
nate ones who arrived on Bonanza in
| fine to secure a good claim. During
last winter they worked hard to pre-
pare for the spring sluicing. Their la
| bors were rewarded with gold dust, but
the strein on their constitutions proved
too much for the young men, and phys
icaI collapse followed.
Mrs. A. P. Henderson of Chicago
has been in Yukon since early in the
| sprin-. Her trip north was for the
purpose Of gathering material for news
papers and magazine articles. Speak
( inc OF her experience Mrs. Henderson
said Il would not live in the Klon-
dixie country for all the gold there is
| in it. Dawson City is one of the most
immoral mining camps the world has
ever seen. Gamblers and women of
bad repute are rushing in there; sa-
| looms are open day and night, and
while he criminal element is held in
check fairly well by the authorities de-
bauchery is in evidence on all sides to
an alarming degree. The country is
rich. but it is almost worth a man
life to go in there and dig out the
treasure"
S. r Churchill of the provincial
mounted police stationed at Dawson
City says that official information has
been received there that inspectors had
been appointed at each of the several
trails and rivers leading TO the new
gold fields, with instructions to let no
one pass who did not have sufficient
food in his possession to keep him for
at feast eighteen months. This viii
work a hardship on many who have
gone to the north since the excitement
began with money. intending to buy
food when they arrived at their desti-
nation.
The Cleveland brought information
that q man namea George Greman of
Detroit Mich who was employed there
as a carpenter, died on August 18th