The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-22
GOLD WITH LOVE
NUGGETS AND ROMANCE ~ THE
PLACEHs or THE kLoSDTKE.
Hoaeymoon In Afaska-Cfar~Bce J.
Berry Vow The barney Barnafe of
the FfeIds-oBt Recently a Poor
Farmer.

Clarence J. Perry f. TIE Barney Barnato
Of THE KlondIke lie took So 616 from the
TOP dirt % enc % ais claims IN Eve n0uths.
lie kept 4 all bat - 1os which he paid 20
his Miners lie did not have 20 give his
wife even 50 much as pin money. She Rad
q pan Ct aer OWE. She would occasionally
get time from her sewing and nendlng 20
drop around 70 the dump. She sffted ont
&i&es CT &C in her spsfe moments. This
was her amusement IL the siranGest years
honeymoon that i recorded. The TWO
starred fifteen months ago as bride and
groom. She was The de%oted sweetheart
Of a poor Fresno farmer. They have re-
turned % San Francisco with al kinds OF
gold dust. nuggets and coin. They have
millions ia sight. and behind the millions
f. pretty romance.
Berry was q fruit raiser IN the southern
part Of California Ele did not have any
money. There was nc particular prospect
that ne would ever have any. lie saw a
life Of hard pl0ddinE Tor a bare living
There was no opportunity al home for get
ting ahead. ard. ike other men q the FAR
West. ne only dreamed OK the day when
hc would make a strike and get MS mil
hon. This was three years ago There
had then come down from the frozen lands
Ct Alaska wonderful stories OF rewards FOR
Men brave enough 10 run fierce ride with
death from starvation and cold. He had
nothing 10 lose and ali To gain. he con-
cluded 10 face the dangers. His capital
Was 81. lie proposed 10 risk Il ali-not
very much to him now. but mighty sight
three years ago. Il took all but s. 20 get
him 70 Juneau. He had two big arms, the
physique OF 4 giant and the courage OF an
explorer. Presenting ali these as his only
c0!iaterais. he managed TO squeeze a loan Of
81 from d man who was afraid to go with
him. bot was willing 10 risk a little IN re-
turn for 81 promise 20 pay back the adj
vance al a fabulous rate Of interest
juneau was alive with men three years
ago who had heard from the Indians the
yarns Of gold without limit. The Indians
brought samples Of the rock and sand and
did well IN trading them. 4 party OF forty
men banded % 20 back with the Indians.
Berry Was one o. the forty. Each had an
ogtfit-a years mess % frozen meat and
furs. Ii VAS early spring when this first
batch Of prospectors started out over the
mountains aud the sn0w was As deep as the
cuts In the sides OF the hills. The natives
packed the stuff 70 the top Of the ChiIkoot
pass. II was lie and death every day The
men were left one BY one along the cliffs.
The tlmid turned back The whole outfit
Of supplies went down In Lake Bennett.
The forty men had dwindled TO three
Berry and two others. The others chose to
make the return trip for more food Berry
wanted gold He borrowed a chunk of
bacon and pushed on. He reached Forty
Mile creek within month. There was not
cent IN his pocket. The single chance for
him was work with those more prosperous
His pay was 800 month. IL was not
enough. and, looking for better pay. he
drifted from one end OF the gulch to the
other. always keeping his shrewd eye open
for chance to fix claim OF his own