The silver star., 1897-09-30
JOAQUIN MILLER IN kLoNDyk
He Reached the Goai After u Quick Trip
Interesting News.

IntercstinE News
JoaauiI Miller has reached the Klon
dyke. He was only two weeks in max
ing the trip from the steamboat land
ing. He writes as follows 10 the CHI
cago Tribune from Dawson City:
Dawson City. North of the kloli-
dyke, Dominion OF Canada. Aug. j..
via San Francisco. California. Sept. III.
We got here yesterday morning.
twelve days by boat from the head
waters Of the Yukon. fourteen day
from the steamboat and tidewater. IL
teen days from Juneau. Alaska. twenty
days from Seattle. and twenty-ihrec
days from San Francisco. The "trip can
be made for less than 500. and can
be made alone | have met IL man wiz
got a canvas boat packed it over the
mountain. along with his supplies. and
came all the way alone. Of course Two
or three together make things NOR
comfortable.
We did not lie down last night, look
ing for newsstand such news, Therc
has never been such a mining camp in
all history. | was in at the discovery
of Idaho. I was even credited with the
naming Of Idaho. l saw something of
Montana at the time of her childhood.
but never nave setu ~ itllt VI rH' ~
gold mines as there are here.
Pat Gavin said last night in the pres.
ence of Alex Mcdonald the .Iohn
Mackay OF the Klondyke: 'Neyt win.
ter we will take out 200 tons of dust. '
ayes. I think we will do thai at
least" announced Mcdonald
They say Mcdonald is very consei-
vative man in his calculations. lie
made his million by locating claims.
having nothing nj all to begin with
hut rich claim. not a dollar to buy
with. I hear he is probably the rich
est man in the world
''How long will it take to work out
the mines. the mines in sight. Mr.. r.
Donald?"
'More than ten years. then the See
ond working will be easier and will
pay to work.
'Mr. Gavin, how far up the Klon-
dyke is gold found:"
"As far as men have gone there is
gold. but they have gone to bedrock in
but five places further up than thirty
miles"
How many men can work to advan
tage as far as mines have been found z
"As many as can come and bring thcir
outfits-be careful to add-everybody =
to bring their outfits for year. You
see. we who live here will not hire
them unless they have outfits and set
tie down in one of the cabins we build
for them and stay and take care OF
themselves. A man who is not well
fed and does not take care of himself
cannot earn S15 day. and mine own.
ers do not want them"
e. "Will there he any suffering here this
| winter?'
"There is always suffering anywhere
always is. but have wintered all along
here for twenty years and lived. There
is difference between mountainccgS
with practical sense and a mob of eX.
oticmen. who know nothing of hard.
Ships"
There is lots of talk about starva.
tion and all this coming winter. be
cause no provisions are coming. the
water Is lower this time than for two
years. There will he no starvation. anl
but little real suffering. There are 10
and 80 cattle two bands comm.
hut little way back. Also |. 900 sheer
mat these dark prospectors know MT
or Besides. the snow does not fail
deep mere. and men can travel np III
river and its muddy banks better In
winter than In summer. The mails /.
and come more regularly in win,o-
thnn III summer. M:n can 20 out.
either M or down the river To tide.
water and stores for supnlles with
ease and safety in the winter. If tho
worst comes to the worst. But sad
10 say. there is going Ia he much sick
ness In this muddy. mushroom town.
There have been thirteen doctors and
ei.h' cases of typhoid fcver Thc-a
are plenty of doctors. Two hindr,,
dollars Il visit mas been the bill. Rui
you see. the miners are run down hv
| the excitement and poor food and die
easily. Two miners who held out Tor
SSh.uO. died the other day after %
curing their gold. Three men have
been found dead from heart disease.
They say induced hy loo violent OK.
element. Good order. good nature
good hearts prevails.