The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-30
DAWSON Is BOOMING.
HAS OVER e.ooo POPULATION .xn
STILL GROWING.
LOG sabfns Rent for SIS, and <ou~
40 he Had-Lots Have Nulrfng,.a
In Value n Hundred F.,a-r
Dot the Townsite and nufIatav
eofng On Ev~rywhere-fs ONT
rivals consfanffnopIe fn It's Ca
nine Population.

Not all the money on the EIondgke il be-
nis mace II the mines Real estate IL Daw-
sen City has multiplied a thousand sols
"a price IN less than six months. Wrhe- -.
l~aaae lad ont the town OF Dawson CIV
~ august. 1885, ne chose a ate 4 rzsse -.
low tie mouth Of the EInndsks on sha sas,
bank Of the Yukon. At this point tha rfs.er
MAKES slight bend. and al the water ia
front Of Dawson Cly is an eddy formed ~,
tne waters OF the Klondiks and tne Yukon
joining. This gives Dawson CITY = e..
frontage. the steamboats, landing within )
few feet Of the warehouses on tlns bar,.ss
september Dawson City consisted az
Two iok cabins. one small warehouse =
Saynl4a and q few tents. with a t,oz,,.sa ftar
o. about twenty-five men and one vo-aay.
Joe Laane. the founder. was then ssgllu
Dis best lots at from 8 70 ~ each. and So
prices we're considered none too low. These
same lots In july were selling a. from s~.l
10 800 zach and with every prospect of
going stiIl higher.
AZ July DSwsou's population had grown
70 sss9, and every day people We're pouring
IN. Log cabins, 1sx1s were renting gro,1
80 10 80 per month, and none TO Be- had
AT these prices.
On every hand cabins and tents we're he
ing set up. II costs small fortune 70
build cabins al Dawson One Of avaraza
size costs IN the neigh1orhooa OF 8 -
Building timber IL scarce In the n4iEhIor-
hood Of the town, logs being brought down
the Yukon from ten 10 fifteen miles
The question OF shelter will be = hard
problem for this winter, as enough cabins
cannot possibly be built 10 accommodate
the people already there. Living in tenf.
Win the Thermometer ranging from a. TO
~ degrees below Zero Is almost an utter
ifnDossieility. There Is no such a thing a .
Keeping warm IN tent when the weather
Is - frigId.
furs and winter moccasinz. an absolute
necessity for winter wear, are now very
scarce ~ Dawson
The principal street OF Dawson Is IN.
water front street. facing the river. The
main portion Of this Is occupied By stores.
saloons. warehouses. dance halls. etc one
block Is given over entirely TO saloons and
dance halls.
Dawson is typical mining town TO the
utmost limit and promises to BE- next
spring the hottest mining camp in the
world
Everything is wide open and gambling
IN fun blast, with the stake limit ''the
roof"
In spite Of all this. the town has bean a
very orderly one. Brawls are very in
frequent and no serious crimes have VET
been committed
The Canadian mounted police represent
the law dispensing powers Of the town.
The only competition 10 Dawson IS the
old indian ranch a mile distant on the
Yukon on the upper side Of the Riondike.
This place has been dubbed "Lousetown'
by the miners.
A part Of Dawson's population which is
always in evidence is fully 1000 dogs
These welcome the arrival OF every
steamer with howis that would make a
hundred cailiopes seem tame
Every known breed Of canine IL repre-
sented. and 10 quote one Of the Yukon
ers. there Is a continuous dog fieht going
on from o'clock in the morning until
the next morning. They are every
where, Constantinople with its myriads
son in this respect.
Dawson Is an ali-night town. The res
taurants. saloons. gambling dens. the saw
min and many stores are open night aud
day and everything going with rush.
Hundreds are making good money build
ing cabins clearing ground, getting out
logs and moss tor thinking the cahinsl.
hunting and fishing. etc. Moose meat was
selling al 80 cents a pound In July, and
the first king salmon caught this season
sold ut 500
Common laborers get $40 a day. and car
penters from Si2 TO SIS day. These wages
viii undoubtedly rapidly decrease with
the increase Of population.
Tho miners during the summer pay =
cents Il pound for packing freight into the
mines For the same work in winter the
price falls 10 s 70 10 cents pound
Living Is proportionately high Board
at restaurants viii average stra day. the
lowest price being $50 a day Lodging
can now be had only by putting up your
own tent Two hotels are now being
built and viii be ready by winter. but
they viii rot begin 70 accommodate the
people requiring lodgings
Mr.. Win Oler, who left Dawson July L.
stated 20 the PoSt-fntelligsncer repre-
sentative that there was uos az that time
mt Dawson supplies enough te last the
people then there over three months.
II don't believe" he said. THAT they
can set supplies enough there this season
70 last one-half Of the people until the
boats come next spring
- saw old timers paying for their sup
plies in advance when I left one friend
OF mine paid one OF the stores Sfeo IN
art for goods which at The time bad not
Vet left 81 Michaels Numbers of men
have done the same. ! do not think there
win be q pound Of grub left Ia any Of the
stores by December ]. In fact. l don't see
What many ~ tho people or going 70 do.
sFirewood win be AZ least SIS cord
this winter. and perhaps more"
one OF the latest additions 20 Dawson
g. lack Smiths variety theater This was
openea July y. and the opening nifnf
was a hummer. Every inch Of standng
room was taken. and miners were percheo
on every rafter The sole performance
was a swhlrlwind dance" The audience
crowded the place SO that the dancers had
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