The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-05
WOMEN WANTED IN alaska.
The Men Becoming Nervous I'm the
Hunt For Wives.
From the Chicago Tlmes-Herald.


Hunt For Wives.
From the Chicago Times-Herald.
San Franclsco.-Only a gentle rumor OF
the awful dearth OF unmarried women in
Alaska has swept over the country. Min
ers are becoming desperate. The absence
of women in the northern gold fields is so
alarming that radical measures are now
being taken by prospective voyagers to
the Eldorado to induce women to brave
the hardships of the north.
This Is the advertisement which appears
daily in all the Pacific coast newspapers:
Wanted--l50 ladies to Join the first ex-
cursion TO the Klondike that starts next
spring; extra accommodations will be pro-
vided and the hardships of an overland
trip avoided; this steamer starts on the
opening of navigation; our last mail states
there are only two unmarried ladies
among over 1000 gold seekers In that
territory, and one Of them, who fortu-
nately knew how TO cook, receives 500 a
week. For further particulars call or adj
dress Klondike Shipping and Information
Bureau.
Only two unmarried women in II 600 gold
seekersl No wonder the men are becom-
ing nervous. The various information bu-
reaus are crowded with miners and mine
fair fish that are willing to nibble at the
foregoing bait.
The miners are not looking particularly
for cooks or housekeepers. They do not
want Mattresses or paid help. They are
looking for wives. They want to marry
and share with some good woman the big
fortune OF nuggets that they know Will
be theirs.
Yet the women do not seem to flock
around this golden opportunity as assidu-
ously as the miners would wish. Western
women who have been reared In the balmy
climate of California hesitate before they
venture to take a trip into the north in
spite of its inducements.
Here is a chance for eastern women.
After all, the pluclxiest women are not
those who have been reared in the wild
environment of a mining camp or an
uncouth mountain valley. Yet the wo-
men Of Chicago and the northwest with
energy, push and perseverance join the
spring excursion. They will never re-
greet it, Some of the miners who are
preparing for the trip are genuine MOBILES
men. They tire men to the backbone
They know how to appreciate the graces
of a woman.
What the men want up there in Daw-
son CITY," said one fellow who has just
come back with $4,000 in a gripsaek, ARE
companions, not servants. A pretty un-
married woman can have her pick of the
crowd, by Jove She can have everything
her own way. She can marry the richest
man In the region.
"There is plenty of opportunity for in
dustrious women to reap a fortune. This
few who have gone to sew, to cook or to
open shops, or to speculate, will not make
competition close. Why, l believe there Is
only one woman, married or single, to-
every 1900 men. Why, 1t is the grandesu
opportunity in the world for a daring wo-
man.
polite and considerate? Why, the men
up there treat the women like queens.
When woman happens to walk along the
street in Dawson City every man she pass
es lifts his hat. bows profoundly to the
ground, and does not raise his eyes again
until the rustic Of her skirts has died away
In the distance.
1.-The women who are up here are enjoy
ing the situation, too. They are beginning
TO be glad they are women. There is one
little seamstress there who gets $100 for
every wooden dress that she makes She is
simply coming money. When she reached
the camp she was greeted with shouts.
She was the first woman to arrive who
was able to make dress. She has work.
piled up for weeks ahead of time, and she
needs assistants.
"A woman who would come up there
and open a mendng shop would save for
some men a good deal OF energy expended
In swearing. We need a few camp angels
who can mend heavy wooden sweaters and
stockings.
And / want to tell you there Is not a
single lady barber in Alaska. It's a big
field up there. Why, lady barber could
get s. from every man she shaved and $40
for hair cut. The men would flock TO a
| barber-shop where the women were, and
| IL would be out Of eagerness and curiosity
for the sight of a woman more than any
thing else.
"A few women have gone and opened
| eating shanties, and 1 tell you they can't
| cook fast enough to supply all the hungry
mouths of rich miners, who will pay any
| thing for a well-cooked meal Send on
women who can cook, and more women
who can wash. They can return In a cou-
| pie OF years with fortune tucked away
! somewhere, and then live in luxury, their
cooking and washing days over for good.
"And most of ALL we want good, sweet
| women who can't do anything They will
1 be more than welcome IL they will only
come and learn. There are places for
| everybody. 1 suppose some girls are afraid
to go to Alaska because they think they
might be insulted or badly treated. Why.
| there is not a man In the whole territory
who Is not a gentleman. And the single
ones who are having any kind of luck are
dead anxious to get married. Some people
| think all the men who have gone to Alas
! ka are struggling over the passes or hang
| ing around the saloons and the dance hall.
/ or maybe they think they are digging in
! the mines and Juggling gold. They are mis-
/ taken. I'll tell you what the most popula-
place In Alaska Is now. It's the matrimor.-
ial agency in Dawson City.
Andrew Carnegie Is a freeman OF sess