The silver star., 1897-09-23

the places little while last eve and saw
"a man bet $50 bill on to T. 800 on one
line and split four corners with another
twenty, played it on one whirl of tho
wheel and lost. ] watched him for
about ten minutes and in that time he
lost over s40O. and do not know how
much else as he was playing when !
went in and when left. A few nights
ago there was about eight men playing
the wheel at the same time and none OF
them playing for less than s5 whirl.
Stud. however. is the favorite game and
is played for all amounts. Gold is used
most of the time and about all the ia.
bles from craps up, keep stacks of it in
sight all the time. Everybody seems to
have money and some Of them plenty.
l Just got located today, have shacH
9x9 covered with tent, have a camp
stove and do my own cooking. Do not
think there will be much in my line out.
side Of drawing contraets, etc.
Most every kind Of business is repre-.
sented here and is about all overdone;
Every ship comes in loaded and all are
starting in business as soon as they find
they cannot get over the pass. At the
present time drug store would be ali
right. and laundry, a bath house, a
newspapergents' furnishing and several
other things. but could not advise any
OF my friends to come Eere to start any
business as the chances are that before
they could get here their line Of business
would be ovsrdone as great deal Of II
is now. A carpenter could get wotR day
and night II he wanted It at good wages.
Blacksmiths are numerous and all max.
ing big money. The town is full Of doc:
tors. but at the present time think the
chances for a good dentist are very
good. You can sell anything you have
sell. makes no difference what it is; d
fellow wanted to buy my rubber bootss
off my feet yesterday.
Now about the interior; 1 am con:
vinced that about al! the stories of the
wealth and extent Of the digeings in the.
interior are. in the main, true, and the
richness Of that country instead of be.
ing exaggerated are in my Judgment be-
ing to great extent kept from the peo-
pie. A man went through this place d
few days ago and had with him $40 zoe
in dust and $4,000 government certif.
Gates which represented the work of two
years including fhe time took in making
the location. did not talk with the
man myself, but a brother Red Mar
whose acquaintance made on the shit;
coming up, did talk. with him and he
seen the gold and certificates. The ste.
ries Of the hardships are not in the least
exaggerated and are not fully told. The
greatest ones are in crossing the pasi
and to describe them is not in the bower
OF man. but the trail is a writhing inasf
Of crazy humanity so to speak. and it is
not an unfrequent sight to Gee men sit.
ting by the side Of the trail absoluteE
shedding, tears and bemoaninis their lot
like child. and it is mistake to tbinp
they are OF weak eort. for many Of thu
mep who have given up are ones who
wotld not have done 90 had thsy no.
have done everything in tho ir power
Yesterday man fell dead on the trai,
from ovet excrtion. In my judgment
they arc foolish to try to get over in the
large gsns that they are trying to do.
My plan is ID wait here until about Feb.
rusry and tho trail can 10 made by way
Of the rivef and in 4 moatL's time one
man can alone and unassisted get bir
outfit over to Lake findermaiina and In All
'ther month get 1t over the White
Horse Rapids. This can be done don, with !
single sled by taking from three to fou,
hundred pounds at q time and one mur
'an pull that amount on the ice; in ,h,c
way 1t can be done in plenty ot timo
and without tho enormou expense now
attending the attempt; by that time the
axes and rivers will be open and tho
rip from there will be easy.
\ II any Of my friends are coutemplat.
ng coming ! would advise them to wa;\
until about tho time mentioned above
NJ Il will bs impossible to get over tho
trail this fsll and they would Only hnys
to wait here.
To th9se OF my friends to whom,
promised 70 write. hopo thoy will 70,
this and take It % personal letter.
p---e- J. G, PR,cE.
Charley Hosea, the democratic