The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-04


probably send SETTER OF Introduction
IN this letter. We are expecting 10
have n monthly mail ali winter. Mail
will be taken out by Indians and dog
trains. Letters will cost 81 apiece, { o
when you write fill them up full. Cut
out lot OF clippings from the papers
I that you think | would want TO read
and send great big fat letters.
A gentleman took the census OF the
boat, which is as follows; Passengers
from New York, 10; Montana, II; Ili-
nois, iG; Washington, i2; California,
II; Massachusetts, 2; Minnesota, 9
Colorado. 9; Oregon, .; Iowa 4, Penn
sylvanis, 4; Kentucky, 3; New Jersey,
81. West Virginia 3; Oklahoma, 3; Wy
oming, 2; Michigan, p District OF Col
umbia, 3; Kansas. ]; Arizona. !; Idaho,
/; Missouri, !; Wisconsin, J.; Texas, l.;
France, q England. ]; Sweden, J.
Politics cs-Republicsns, 70; Democrats,
81; silver Republicans, IL; gold Demo.
Gratis, g. Prohibitionists, Il Populists,
3, balance unknown; Eve ladies and
one man from Japan.
Tuesday morning-We had a pleas
ant day yesterday, made 22O miles.
The meu are getting somewhat ac-
quainted and everyone seems to enjoy
the trip There are dozen different
games going on all over the boat
am down Ia the cabin writing on the
dining table, which is about twenty
feet long and there are four different
games on this table, besides three OF
us writing. 1t is quite foggY and the
whistle blows every few minutes
The officers take observations every
day and at noon take the sun time and
set the clock back 10 sun time. We
! are probably about g3O miles from
Seattle now. Expect TO reach Dutch
Harbor ton the Aleutian islands) about
Thursday, where we will probably
, send our mail back, TO be taken back
on the steamer Portland, but II we
r should meet her before we arrive
t there we will then send our mail back
? by this boat from ST. Michaels,
] 1 will send book TO you with
this mail, treating on ALASKA and
% it's resources. / think our company
will all want copy, so they can send
to Seattle for them. Also tell Cook
: to send for prospecting for Gold and
e Silver by Lake; they are printed at
? Scranton, Pa, but | cannot tell him
r where he can get them, except that
, they are sold in Chicago.
q We are intending to get of at Circle
I
r there You may address me there un-
| less notify you differently. We cal
y culate that by going to Dawson we
n would have TO 60 City or sixty miles
1 inl and to locate our claims aud IT will
a be so late that winter will be on uf
i before we can get located anywhere
n and might not strike anything al
;. winter, but going TO Circle City we
s will be able 10 work through the win
G ter IN some abandoned holes that have
l. paid pretty we'll, but not so much a.
d some OF th hs Klondike mines. We un
% derstand that lots OF miners left gooC
:. mines there 10 get better ones farther
Ie up, but we will be satisfied with hall
B. loaf and a sure thing.
e Everyone feels that they will make
r their fortune and guess their chances
c. are pretty good. There will be ter
al rible rush here IN the spring, anC
C thousands will make fortunes. There
r is no question but that Alaska Is the
l. richest mining country on the glob'
IL and there are thousands OF miles o
m unexplored country there yet Yoi
10 will be surprised when you read al
lie about Alaska, and imagine you will
want to come too Tell Cook TO ge
DO Lakes book and study it all winter.
rs There are five or six older men oil
G. board than Painter, and, in fact, he i
lr younger than most OF the middle age
~ men, and is a fine fellow all around Il
* be out with. We bought everything
TO together.
X lam still wearing the chest protecto
m and have not opened II yet, SO you Sc
We | will be in pretty good shape upoi
~ arriving at Circle City.
T. The company has lots OF pro vision
at at their stores up on the Yukon. vii
Mt write you lots more before we arrive
tn Will give you some idea OF the amour
r. OF our baggage and equippege. w
10 stopped in ST Paul two hours an
th bought Sl2O worth Of clothingi was |
ne Seattle thirty hours and spent nearl
nd si00. Our bill Of drugs and medicine
he was about $40. Bought new tent an
he a stove; have a fine outfit and when W
at get to Circle City will only have to bu
as -four, meat, beans and few such Arti
cles, and picks and shovels We hav
OF condensed milk, extract OF beef an,
i'd are sorry we did not get more in plac
he Of sugar; we bought sacharine, on
es pound is equal TO 500 pounds OF sugar
a We bought four ounces for SO equal I
IN 1875 pounds OF sugar. We are going
IS, make a stake too, so you can expect
by move TO the Pacific coast some day.
ch Wednesday morning,
y 1t is little cooler this morning an
as raining little for few minutes, w
We made 297 miles yesterday, from moo
We the day before. Will get the repoi
We again today noon. but don't think
nj will be quite as much as the water
ut not quite Gs smooth. We have had
y. very pleasant trip so far on the water
nd Weather Just cool enough to keep on
ry coats buttoned NO. We have not pr
y on any wooden underolothes, have a
Is outside woolen shirt on and don't G,
OF pect TO dress warmer until we get I
Id St Michaels. We sighted dead whal
TO little while ago of north of us abou
oil a mile; the boat changed her cours
ne and went alongside OF IL. II probabl
III lad been dead several days, and We
up a big one There are whaling vesse