The state herald., 1897-09-24
JOAQUIN MILLER IN KLoNpYk
He Reached the Goal After u Quick Trip
Interesting News.

He Reached the Goal After Quick Trip
Interesting News.
Joaquin 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 to the Chi
cagO Tribune from Dawson City:
Dawson City, North of the Klon-
dyke. Dominion of Canada. Aug. III,
via San Francisco. California, Sept. III.
We got here yesterday morning,
twelve days by boat from the head
waters of the Yukon, fourteen days
from the steamboat and tldewater, tif
teen days from Juneau, Alaska, twenty
days from Seattle, and twenty-three
days from San Francisco. The trip can
be made for less than $l0O. and can
be made alone | have met man who
got canvas boat. packed it over the
mountain. along with his supplies, and
came all the way alone. or course two
or three together make things more
comfortable.
We did not lie down last night, look
Ing for newsstand such news! There
has never been such mining camp in
all history. l was In at the discovery
of Idaho. l was even credited with the
naming of Idaho. saw something of
Montana at the time Of her childhood
But never have seen land of such
gold mines as there are here.
Pat Gavin said last night in the pres
ence of Alex Mcdonald, the John
Mackay of the Klondyke: "Next win
Ter we will take out 200 tons of dust"
"Yes. I think we will do that at
They say Mcdonald is n very conser-
vative man in his calculations. He
made his million by locating claims,
having nothing at all to begin with
but rich claim, not dollar TO buy
with. hear he is probably the rich
est man in the world.
'How long will 1t take to work out
the mines, the mines In sight. Mr.. Ne
Donald:"
More than ten years. then the see
ond working will he easier and will
pay to work"
"Mr. Gavin. how far up the Klon-
dyke is gold foundT
AS far as men have gone there Is
gold. hut they have gone TO bedrock in
hut five places further up than thirty
miles"
'1Iow many men can work TO advan-
tage as far as mines have been foundi''
'As many rs can come and bring their
outtits-he careful to add-everyhody
to bring their outfits for n 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"
"Will there he any suffering here this
winter?''
HTherc is always suffering anywhere
always is. hut | have wfntered all along
here for twenty wears ana lived. There
Is n difference between mountainccrs
with practical sense and mob of eN.
oiicmcn, who know nothing of hard.
slips"
There is lots of talk about starva-
ton and all this coming winter. he
cause no provisions are coming. the
water Is lower this time than for two
years. There will be no starvation. and
but little real suffering. There are 100
and 30 cattle two bands, coming
but n little way back. Also 1000 sheep
that these dark prospeciors know not
of. Besides. the snow does not fall
deep here, and men can travel up this
river and its muddy banks better in
winter than In summer The mails go
and come more regularly In winter
than in summer. Men can go ont,
either np or down the river to tide
water and stores for supplies with
ease and safety In the winter. II the
worst comes TO the worst. But sad
to say. there is going to he much slck.
ness In this muddy, mushroom town.
There have been thirteen doctors and
eiGm cases Of typhoid fever. There
are plenty of doctors. Two hundred
dollars visit mas been The hill. hut
you see. the miners are run dawn hv
the excitement and poor food and die
easily. Two miners who held out for
$4,000, died the other day after Sc
curing their gold. Three men have
been found dead from heart disease,
They say induced hv loo violent cy.
element Good 6,lcr. good nature.
good hearts prevails.