The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-21

-e- which follows y2S written AZ Daysoa
city. June r. % o. A. schate. % this city;
sDawson City. X. " r. June Is, 1851.
20 A. seaase. Seattle, wash--Dear
Friead. As / promised 70 write ysa as
Soon as I had a chance 70 look ever the
SITUATION attie. / VIII raow erdeavor 70
keep ny promise. I started IN IN the trip
wiz, pretty nsrd luck. for lost AZ Of ~
oG.a. IN the wreck Of the WGlapa. with
the exception o. ray sled and sew -ools.
managed % Sex & small QUITS al Juneau.
ard am an right now. SO Ear as / can see.
! arrived here Or the 10Th 81 the rnonth,
leaving Seattle Or the 18th OF March 50
you see wEa nearly three months on the
rad. rather enjoyed the trip, taking all
f. ali. There was sou3e hard work. but
had 10 nlshags afEe. leaving Dyea
There Is 10 right here now. It is light
e. m4aGar for the twenty-fogr hours, and
neither TOO warm nor too cold; nnt too
many flies to bother az yet This Is a great
mining strike, probably the greatest on the
American continent. or tn the world
know you viii rot believe me IL tell you
wish II was. or al least gold has not been
found in great paying quantities except
On two creeks about 20 claims. but some
OF them are verv rich; n fact, some of the
pay sfreaks are nearly oil gold. One thou
Fand collars 10 the pan IS not an uncorn-
mon thing. and Is high as 100 ounces have
been taken out a. 3 single pan. II Is no
uncommon thing 20 see men coming in
with all the gold dust they can carry.
you would not believe ne when ] ten
you that went into ore cabin ana counted
five ave-gallon oil cans fun OF gold dust.
but Il is fact. 1t is the result OF the work
of two men during the winter. and the
dump is not much more than half worked
out.
There has been about 81 60. 900 In dust
taken out SO far IN the district. Al a low
estimate there will be ST.. go coo taken cut
during the next year.
'Of course am in too late to get In on
any OF the rich ground, but hope 10 get
hold of some thai can make wages az. or
better. am working for the Alaska Com
meFcisl Company. helping 10 put up big
store building. Went 20 work as soon as
got settled at SO a day fer ten hours. Car
penters get SIS day. and so do all OF the
men who work In the mines. / think l
shall work for while.
some OF the saloons take in g. 600 to
5000 a day. All pay in gold dust and
nothing less than 80 cents. A glass Of beer
costs 80 cents, so I don't drink many.
There are plenty OF provisions here. Flour
is 2I2 per 100 pounds; sugar. IS cents per
pound; oatmeal. Is cents: bacon. sd cents.
and other things in proportion Charles
kifiball Is doing very well, taking in from
$500 to 500 day.
Logs are worth $40 at the mill and llnl-
Der $50 a thousand. There is n small saw
mill here running day and night and can
not cut half the lumber wanted.
II do not know how many inhabitants
this town supports. / should say in the
neighborhood Of 1000. Most of the people
live in tents, bu, some good buildings are
going up. DR.. Caldwell is doing well. /
am on the back part OF his lot.
Between 700 and 500 came over the trail
this spring. and do not know how many
more are on the way. l cannot find out
anything about Peckhart and Sinclair
.B. X. SHAW"