The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-01

claim they will do It this winter. II they
do will let you know II.
| II Is hardly necessary for me TO I've
any prices about what II costs per pound
for man to get his outfit packed over the
Cut-0ff as all sorts OF prices have teen
paid. But think about an average would
be 40 cents. II may be more next year.
| end II may be much less, owing to the sup
| ply and demand. / averaged Slf per day
| while there packing. will be there again
| when work begins, and will SO into the
| Klondike. Nest men pack about fifty
pounds. Some carry 100 pounds. One hun
dred pounds was my pack, aud made
three to four trips per day over this cut
| on, and was paid 3z to Az cents per
pound.
You will hear lots of fancy stories about
Alaska. There are hardly any Of them
| that will do to dispute
| Now, l will say something about the
| amount OF gold that has been brought out
| OF the Klondike this year. 1t amounts to
| over 1000. 900 that the newspapermen have
| been able to hear of, and lots OF men with
| from $1,000 to $500 have escaped the news
papers and were not put on record at all,
| besides the Cleveland treasure ship is TO
come in on her final trip with Il large
amount OF gold.
| One Of the first letters received here from
| Dawson City last spring was written by
| w. r. Good, who said There are miners
| here that have taken out $150,000 last win
| tiers to $50 feet OF their claim. That would
| mean $1,000 per square foot" This seems
n little fishy, but you need net dispute It,
There are so many that tell the same tele.
And what we are an every day witness to
makes us pretty good believers. Every
man you ire from that part OF Alaska has
money and lots of it.
There were fourteen men who came over
the Dalton trail out of the Klondke ard
tn Sent "a
same steamer ! was on. | handled scme
gold--but that is all did do with it.
lad In my hands one gold nugget that was
worth 1885 and one WAS SOL -piece, and
saw other large ones that would 90 as
high as 5000 to the piece. and lots OF small
ones from a 50-cent piece to SO piece.
All these men had money. Two Of Il ese
men had their wives with them. 1t Il es-
timated that 10000 fortune hunters will
winter here In Seattle to be ready as early
as possible for the rush next spring, or, in
other words. to avoid the big -ush.
A word about coming here to go to
Alaska II you can afford 1t thiak it a
coed plan for man to come to SETTLE and
spend month before he goes OH his jour-
ney to the far ncrth. 1t gives you a
chance to talk to people from different
parts of Alaska, and the different trails
to go in over, the different boats and the
enc you would like to take passage en-, and
what you will need when you get there,
and how much of it, AS 10 expenses in
Seattle, 1t is the city that suits all, both
great and small You can get board and
lodging at any price. You can get good
meals and all you can eat for 10 cents; II
you want little extra, is cents. Lodging
you can get rooms, conveniently suiated,
mt 81 per week. For SO per week a nan
can live we'll in Seattle. or course there
are high priced hotels here. These are
the ones to stop ut when you are returning
from the gold diggngs Don't be too
high toned going up, for you will nc sure
TO get your feathers wet, and YOU will meet
with many, many things that are not ex-
actly what you thought they would be. So
/ would advise those with a limited purse
to take the cheapest ticket.
am willing to give any advice OF fur
nish any information to any and all Of my
Texas friends. l mean by this am a
friend to the grand old State Of Texas.
Anyone from TEXAS will find me a friend to
them. Don't think that any one else would
not do the same, but have little di.er-
ent feeling for Texas man than if from
any other State.
Seattle is quite large city. having $4,000
inhabitants. and it Is the gate city to the
Klondike gold fields.
You can get everything you will reed
right here in Seattle in going to Alaska.
Everything is cheap.
It is estimated that 20 900 fortune hunter,
will winter here.
Well, must stop somewhere, SO Will saw
II you or anyone else have any special
questions or anything you want to inquire
about VIII answer them through rhe Post,
or II you desire a letter from me, address
j. W. Baker. Fremont, Wash.
j. w. Baker,
Fremont Wash.
p. s. Fremont is suburb of Seat
tie will write you again soon and tell
you more OF Alaska and her rich gold