The evening times., 1897-08-09

Tacoma, Wash, Aug. 9.-Mrs. Chester
dams. of Winlock, a little sawmili town
in the western part of this State, went TO
Klondike to make a fortune with her
needle. She promised to tell the truth
and nothing but the truth about the new
diggings, and in her first letter, written
early in July, which has just been received,
she says:
/ know you are anxious to learn how
We are succeeding, and whether the gre at
yarns we had heard W nen with you IiisG
winter were not true or not / viii not x
dggeTate, nor do 1 wish 10 enCOur:i., any
one to come here, for 1t is a long dan
gerous journey, but we enjoyed ~ very
much and would not have missed it for any
thing.
1t was perfectly grand from beginning
To end, shedding up to the summit, hard
packing over, shedding to the lake, whip
saving lumber and building boats, sailing
over lakes, gliding down rivers sometimes
100 miles day : running the grand Canyon
and linlng the White Horse rapids.
Our boat was fifteen feet long on the
top and five feet wide. Lots of people
remarked on how nicely she came through
the canyon. Ter name is the Flyer. rCde
through the Five Fingers and Sinks rapids.
1t was nice.
Well, now about the big stories I know
you will not believe me il l should tell you
all the truth. | don't blame you; but the
halr has never been told outside. There are
said to be 1000 more people in and on the
way here. ALI Sixty-Mile and Forty Mile
and nearly all Circle City people are here,
yet miners wages are 81 5 in the diegings,
and there viii not be near men enough TO
work.
AIson hired out for $40 the night he got
here. week ago 4 thursday. lie has ea rned
S120 already. His business is music.
went TO work king with woman
II NJ Il h.
had house and sewing uachinp. She
was sick two days, yet we figured up $50
Saturday night. FOrty-five apiece, with a
great pile Of dress dry goods stacked up
When l got here there was not a woman
here who could cut. and fit dress. There
are no bones. waist-binding or canvas To be
mad, but our prices are So for a calico
mother hubbard, So for empires, IS for a
plain woOlen skirt, and $40 for "A waist.
And they weigh out the gold and most al
ways pay more
l sold one bracelet for S25, a cheap pair
for $5, a little locket for 81 30. ana three
5-cent sacks or candy for 81 80. making
S36. The purchaser. q girl, poured the
gold on the scales. sa wing she would give
me good Weight to bring me luck. When
weighed II there was S45.50, and that is
the way 1t goes. Gold is plenty
Chester went 10 tie mines one day. He
met men coming down staggering under
loads of gold, leo pounds apiece, which
they had armed by working mines on sha res
loSh StNcA Cotile ltft on
the steamer yesie rday with fortunes.
Ihe largest for one man was 800 pounds.
Chester says there was over So Goo 900
Ia gold dust that went out on the steamer
yesterday.
There has been 81 500 taken from one
pan by One man. 81 900 from what two
men shoveied into the sluice boxes in four
hours. This Is from a mine on Bonanza
the same creek we have leased on.
The cold did not hurt us coming. have
suffered more in two hours in Michigan
from cold than | did on the whole trip.
They are finding new cree Ks aud ne W mines
all around US"