The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-22
ADVICE FROAACLONDYKER


Take p1sasy - ps0vssions.
rr<d Price. OF NoetA Seattle. who was
ane Of the lucky o1m who came down
from II. sfirhasls 81 the last trip Of the
Excelsior to San Sf1eciseo and who re-
Gently returned to eonttfe with severai
thousands Of gos6sa dollars. has some
good advice TO give Sese who are intend-
ins 70 20 to the cton1yke- Mr.. Price haS
mad a world Of ezp93ence In tie Mining
districts OF the Nagsh~est territory and
Alaska. aud an ~ - prohted by his ex-
perfsnee and has Mrnsy 10 show. his
words have enuatnorahie weight, II
you'd advise anyeneuho is going to the
mines" sald Ar. Frs yesterday, refer
ring to the districts where he last years
strikes have been mnde. Ito go in with
plenty Of preyiss0na There rs gold all
over, but II eanaet be eaten. and money
or tts equivalent vii Rot always buy food.
Last year there pt1 almost "a famine up
The river. and In ~ camps around Daw-
son City men wat living on beams and
-four. The iackE<f ones had little bacon.
bus nearly all unE4 reduced to almost
nothing when the Afst steamer got In
this spring I cav Aen buy canned goods
and deiieacies and =. right down. break
into the package xnd devour every mossel,
9amisnsd for sonefAins besides beass.
-four and bacon. he first cargo for up
the river. 40 Capt. Hsaly. the manager of
the North Americas Transportation ard
Trading Company ND me. has already
been sold out. II Nh cost 500 for a win
ter's outfit. and nobodS should take less.
Another thing thAt would advise
would be not staring too late Those
who are going away row viii have little.
II any, advantage over the men VINO will
60 NORTH In The spffns. A trip up to the
mines by the river route vii. take forty
days providing clo1t steamer connections
are made at ST. 1ithaels. which is Very
doubtful ] hear that the Seattle offlca
had an Inquiry ffoM San Francisso. where
steamer has beea chartered FOR st.
Michasls. asking any ARRANGEMENTS
cosid he made ~ The trip I'D the river
for 100 men. The answer was sent hask
that the company eould not take them at
all. Hy godng In Il Dyea with nm ou,ft
ana crossing the summit the trim will taxa
TWO months, fy The time people get In
there starting nox, Il will take all the
aest oil the season 70 prepare for winter.
me fellows who ~ IN I'm the spring will
nave enu sane time To prosuect an
though they went now.
particular, warn people not to star,
iIu'h mere without plenty OF food. ANY
one who goes in WITH a short sunolv vii,
auner this winter, ~ ! believe ma, 1rnh
VIII ho shorter this rear than n was last
Il any one can pack In enough 10 sell ha
can Get all sorts sf prices for il. The men
VINO are scinE un with horses may do All
.isns; believe e<y wiz. The trouble h
sasst % providing snsioranea for the
nu'kas ~ making The pack over the sum
.s't' ~ IN. hofses xre gotten In ali right
they can be killed ana sold Tor dog ns4s
as Tar as pack ANIMALS are concerned
1 helieve that dogs are the best ,rhey
VII eat what NTH Will leave. Last via
Yer aoss w.sa sold al Dawson for n doll
lar pound"
nhen asked u people were going In
without food and vha, sort of a recep
uoh Wosia bs accorded such. MIR. Price
eNs"etoG ,hAs ne katw of people Who are
se'as ~ NsIh limited supplies. expecting
TO be able to buy nd the Gamma .rhta
cannot Be done. ara shou,., a river S.rau-
or break down there would be no w.v ~
setting IN sufficient provisions to SUNNY
THOSE already tasrs People withant
atub sre mol weicsne. There IA pient,,
9. Work snu the wages now are so aa,,
sis cay some claims have paid sso a
cas-, roh2innsd Mr. Price .bus ,hls win
Ter tssre VIII be a sehes4t,le ~ wages r..
tahassSi In the EsNraae and usnanxa
creek 1IsfFsetR Mea Who work for warns
iaass nave Their uss provtalap~." Mr.
frre says .ha. The rsnnr.S a, ms sata
nFNsSss out ere IN mary eaata excessive.
MIN are probably Ssssh what they are,
Ia9'sl - MINING h'st gheg ala NOT trlne
nv "th tafta Eaees next winter
W. ass sNesFa gig day. Mast people
s'''is " ~ sas aigsags strike now Ter
baw@oa CITY. 8uss as thsv went IN ssg~.
Gle csty last yvsr .Nx aa,lcr " s.tt
Mr.. fr'ce, ''wnula he 10 strike away rrsr,
the ftwn- There IA nsthsn~ n, 40 .g,ers
uus spend money. eaaia nat pet ara,tos,
log 'FsS tsas Ne aas ana | know pe.,-
PIE we tesa Eae hat they spent SIS, a
Gay. whste waiting for the steamer. trv.
INK - have a geod ,isns
he games are very stfsy and :. - no.
unusual ~ sac = ietner ,hrayv snu,., his
aaek GA che table aga eS, sra,,, a hunf,re,,
sp on the hsgh card stud horse rsskey
il the popular gsss~ ard 81 srgayentty
s'fsTss trssn ssi an 20 draw card Uarr,
Ashe and Carly Mea-ee. who wsrn h
rartasFship "a Circle tssy. have split
4sss' came op tae neer ere day ana sot
some f.sSS oisS "'fnecF. RE both tng
walls Of a haese. eayevvs n ,,.4th a tee,
raof. ans IN tNe nexs stea.,s.. ,he ,,rs,
plane MS dtupesa IN rsaessn s,sf,, atsnr
with a lot ~ glrts. aaa = soncs ,,,,s.
was In Immediate aTeFatlen Th,ner@ n.
ga'g ~ Fnll blast ana lhsre u ~arths,eS
with the dance 1euse every ktna =, j
safsse. Thu eouatgy Is sgn ~ ain .h..rs,s
ard u - hart te gs.a a e4r.. ,hat :.
safe 10 ast in uaiess sen kssvs s,a r,ssy,.it
IN IL 20 he AZ rishs Mere,s il ,,es,es
casnea ty the saioane aaA eos r.,, sts.s >,
"a up sso.esa In tsres weeks.
1T IS a hard matter ~ gna = lo,a.asr
wl.hln ftfv miles ~ fsawsan fsttw as.
sst-tsssns having hHen stakea st.s -gshs
fr5tsssrTses IL the S2swsrs fav.r $50
never Neen nresncsiea yet. aa,l l,at. a.,
safse rich ff8S ttp there xhsra 4. 49,,