The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-28

TO. Everyone is growing lilacs against the
day of evil-minded Yukon mosquitoes.
did not tell you about the chuck, but
it's a subject by itself, anyway. There is
plenty to eat. but few TO cook. and none
who feel like dishing up dainties. Generally
it is salt pork and bacon and bread. We
call 1t bread you might christen 1t some
thing else Anyway. it is good to eat We
salt pork. Once in a while we have rolled
oats enough TO have fried mush the follow
ing meal Then being six miles below
camp got the only woman on the Ska
quay trail to cook us a dinner. for which
we two paid 81. but 1t was worth SO She
said 1t was 81 too much we said Il was not
enough but we compromised al ST."
GOLD SACKS CORDED LIKE WOOD.
John J. Mckay and party. who made the
journey up the Yukon and lakes in twenty
two days. breaking the record by eight
days FOR tho inland trio. nave arrived
here. They say that l;hen the steamship
Portland next arrives in Seattle. in her
strong room. under heavy guard, she will
carry s3,50O,OOO worth of Klondike gold.
When the Yukon river steamer left Daw-
son, three weeks ago, TO connect with the
Portland she had corded on her main deck,
forward, in sacks. like so much wood, that
amount of nuggets and dust taken out of
creeks OF the treasure land Tarpaulin was
care.essly thrown over the corded gold. The
around to follow the current to the sea
amid huZzahs from thousands of men. Nc
nay was an eyewitness 10 the scene.
The others comprising the recOrd-break
ing party were Archie Schelp and Kid
Birch, young men Of Juneau who as well
as Mckay, have made several trips to the
with the river enabled them to make I'M
surpassed fast time. The three will return
formerly a politician and liquor dealer in
Tacoma, Wash. He went into the Yukon
country year ago last spring. He is in
terested in one claim on upper Bonanza and
another on bunker creek. All he will say
is that he is satisfied. He tells tales of
gold that make the heart jump and the
in that country than any man can ever
dream of. The latest discoveries are on
Victoria creek, named after the Queen, and
Bear creek. They were made about the
10th of last July. The new strikes we eX-
pected pan out rich, as in Eldorado and
Bonanza creeks bed rock has been reached.
Victoria opened up very rich running. up to
$22 a pan near the surface Short stream
has all been taken up.
about twenty claims have been located
on it. Every. yard is also taken on Bear
creek, which has panned out nearly as well.
Hundreds of men are at work on the hills.
From $2 to $40 pan Is being taken out.
| Gold has become so plentiful in Dawson
City that it is thrown around in sacks or
cans like so much potatoes or coal.
There is very little danger of theft. If
caught man would be strung UP before
breakfast. The miners would try him after
ward. Everybody understands this and
bolts and bars are few at Dawson"
Mckay contradicts the reports of a scare
| ity of provisions in Dawson City. He says
the trading companies have immense guam
| titles of stores and are bringing in more.
| When he left -four was $l2 per 100 pounds,
| bacon 20 cents pound, sugar and other
| ''luXuries'' in proportion Very little fruit
is in sight oranges sold from % cents to 81
| each Mr. Mckay told Of Swede who ate
twenty-tWo eggs, and the meal cost him
| sell for $40 each and other game in proper
| ton.
MINERS TAX TOO HIGH.
Mr. Mckay says there is great and grow
| ing dissatisfaction at Dawson and vicinity
| over new Canadian mining laws. Miners
| think the tax and assessments are much too
| high. and fees for mining a steal. He says
| the slightest arbitrary act of government
| officials will precipitate rebellion.
The social side of Dawson City never
| gold is. Gus Becke and Tom Wilson, Of
Juneau, who one of the drinking re-
| sorts, have seven men behind the bar
| weighing out gold. The scales in general
| use are honest. When a man orders a
| drink he passes over his sack of gold
| Enough is shaken out into the scales to
| pay for the drinks and the sack tossed
| back to it's owner across the bar. The fly
! ing sacks remind one of the od-fashioned
| game of bean bag, which elderly people of
| the East used to play when they We're chill
| dren
Both Birch and Mckay avow that any
maiden can become bride, with wedding
| present or thousands or dollars or SOld
dust. within thirty minutes after arriving
at Dawson City, if she will but whisper
her consent. Miss Gussie Lahore, form
erly of Juneau, has made the most desira
BILE marriage from a pecuniary point of
view. 1t is a fact that Swift Water Bill
was so smitten with her charms that he
called Miss Lahore the day of her ar
rival. He wooed her with $4,000 of gold
| dust in d coal oil can and the next day
she became Mrs. Swift Water Bill" The
man, whose real name is not known TO any
of the Mckay party, came to the Klon-
dixie early in the rush. He did not have a
dollar or enough grub for a square meal
when he arrived. He located one of the
richest claims, and is now a millionaire
and bridegroom. His claim is 19 Edo
RADIO.
William Kerr, of Dawson City, in a let
ter to O. r. Adsit business man of this
place, says: Il never saw so much gold
in all my life there is floating around
this town. Harry Ash takes in 5000 a day
over the bar, and God only knows what he
reaps al the gambling tables. Many of the
bows who had not 800 year ago are bo-
nanza kings Claims on creeks flowing into
the Klondike are so rich as to be almost
beyond belief. From $500 TO $1,000 pan is
a daily occurrence"
In another letter. received by Joe. Jor-
dan. of Juneau is this: Razoo Bill who
chopped wood around Juenau, has been
offered 10000 for his claim and refused 1t:
All the Juneau boys are doing well and
many will be millionaires.