The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-11
MERE MONEY HbS No VALUE
mr. n DAWSON CITY WHO sr1aD
$1,000 4 DAT.
Het oas-Effth 81 the Rich Blessings
nave Reen Properly Worked
Many Have Hardly Been Pres

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DAWSON CITY, ". w. r.. Sept. H.
ahe one place In ali the world where
nuopey has no value Is on the KlondIke.
Nen think no more Of spending from 330Q
u MOO day than Of eating three square
seals. Tie poorest kind OF whisky and
feer 0nds ready sale over the bars 1t 50
conts drink and the saloons pay no rev.
1uus to the government. Night ana day
accros Of gambling games are running ia
ia blast. Behind every bar are cans. tin
enro and beer glasses containing pounds
e The yellow metal fresh from the mines.
Nen come In from the digxinzs and take
lnGk places at the gambling tables with the
80 and nopchaiance OF millionaire 9am-
HefR Tonigh. Swift Water BILL" a
youn1 man from Spokane. Wash, who
euns sone of the richest claims on Edo
ND creek. came to town and took a seat
u m faro table. In an hour he had lost
Q.1U IN gold nuggets. Arising from the
snhie. he lighted a cigar and Invited the
koues" 70 iri5k At his expense. The treat
e0Dt him sii1. Hardly an evening passes
bat faGt similar scenes are enaessd and re.
tAe oldtimers aver that the town Is dull
ri that rial good times VIII not come
nepand before '';he spring clean-ups."
Not Onc-Fiffh Worked.
Oss year ago the I'D OF this month the
nrDt gold wGs taken out of the ttibuta ries
q tie Klond.ke. i have made careful In
oniries aussnz the trading companies. tao
9eAifhy and more intelligent class Of min
-. fhe government officials add with the
H1lnary nun II miners themselves. and.
aVer1sing their estimates. IL Is safe 20 say
inst between four and five tons OF gold
havs been taken cut OF the mines on Edo
ma ana Bonanza creeks. That amount
q fold represents x2TH.z 30 IN coin. And
ri not one fifth of these rich diggings have
baoa properly worked ard many OF the
G1nlms hardly prospected. The hardpan
= EIdorado creek is rough and ridged and
postly riffled and on this character OF
foandaiion the gold has accumulated in
lasEe quantities. In many places the yell
~ METAL n almost free OF foreign sub
Stance. II Is hard to realize how plentiful
~ gold really Is on some OF the claims.
Nlnerx do not now bestow a passing con-
ment At surprise on claims yielding less
tban 12yeoe or 81 90 q day. BONANZA II an
cher rich creek, bat the fun extent Of its
WoaIfh cannot be definitely determined for
Qyersl months or until the "dumps'-the
III that h taken out during the winter
m sluiced In the spring-are worked.
ofAar creeks are showing M well and the
appSuaehing winter promises to make
pewepa CITY the liveliest mining camp the
NoeA haD ever Witnessed. The grca: at
1Eeet3on Or rather object OF Interest is the
lamhlthg games and the dance halls.
6ambiers winning or losing from $500 to
s4W 1t single sit.ing Is not worthy OF
gaeslng comment. In fact games invoiv-
~ &Da or $4,000 are running night and
day. Professional dealers Of "banking
seAmeg receive so a day. The manner of
hasanding money II unique even in a min
~ camp. The player takes his seat at a
faro table, passes over his sack OF gold
epse to the dealer. who drops IL into a
smAH pigeon hole. The chance OF ''over-
playing his sack" devolves upon the play
rs honor. He Is given fun credit and can
cal for ~ many chips from the check rack
- - desires. As the checks are passed out
tab n dropped on his sack. At the con-
eiusion Of the play the chips on hand are
credited TO the account Of the sack. The
dealer hands the player q slip OF paper
showins the condition OF the account and
the latter takes II and his sack Of gold Ia
the bar. II he has lost he weighs out his
eold aust or in the event OF winning the
saSheerer does the paying. At first glance
would seem that such a system would
enord considerable temptation for dishon-
- men to walk ont with their Jack OF
~ o tive Instances OF the kind have oc-
sulled ana the condemnation OF the COM
auniv has inflicted such punishment as
warrant the non-repetItion Of the events.
The Dance Halls.
me dance halls open about or O'Clock
me evening and the band plays on I'LL
nN 10 the morning. A dozen or more wo-
nen many with Young and rather pretty
uces are In attendance. They have little
no time to rest between the dances and
wnen the morning dawn comes peeping
vvr the mountain SUBMITS they are tired
.osinK crowd. The amusement continues
1ant after night. The halls are crowded
VIA gallant beaux the most OF then, hav-
- neavy spsked-hc.tom shoes. bread
mmnsed bats. costumcd in the regulation
. Mnn.ne susss and with cigars between their
800. present an odd appearance In
49, -. The cance halls are constructed OF
FWn logs. roofs covered with a,oss and
SIth arc low Ceilings. Each dance csastS
ana cne man I'm three nights spent seven
einees OF gold, or tlis Cor tire lrxury. In
~ q ire halls free fight Is aln-os. cer-
va 70 conclude The festivities along to-
= .asu morn,af. Occasionally men will come
BOWS IN attempting the win the hn,.d oe
1c woman FOR the succeeding dance
Az play Ii she watehword and the hest
'ned nusillstie Gladiator gees 70 .he head
zee set and his rival goe. home.
looas are running wide OPEN and do
y. ~ iAy license. As -ulA they sell fair
49, gu beverages. Drinks add cigars re-
~ - ~ ceC.s and the two ,re werscs that
=. ~ located here cannot supply the demand
- s.eam hecr II siss kcg poo. quail
- q champagne is rcsaiied AT $40 q pIr.
sea Z better quality Is so higher. IN IL
su'asune Indebtedness at the bar the Intiie
s'duai deing the honors passes his sack
sses 70 The harkoeper who pours on.
.assEn gold dust 20 se..,e tho account 7,
:. : nsrdiy necessary TO add. surros-, thar
~ naskeepsrs are charged with NEGLECT.
- 70 take enough dust. and particularly
vhen sae patrons az somewhat unger m,
aauehcc OF coplous llbattons. Two or three
= sssooh men admitted to rae privately that
- sase-on as they term nvsrweighins
s"ssuhis 10 about 81 or 80 cents on each
- 80 spent ever the bar There are rs 81.
sNns aoins business now and others are
ssfarahs 10 oren every day. The receipts
- " aays last srring In one saloon
Aso.ntso 20 sl1s5Qo and the day the sue
vsssSi miners we're taking their depar,ure
20 ne nrst steare~ % the season the re.
YES ssnonn. to s. $40. Hardly n saloon In
~. .sa - receiving tess Than $500 a day. he
sina'9g LARGE sums Of money as the
s.s.Maans games harkeepers are paid from,
10 sc day and even the porters.
S1c sneh iuxHries ar, deemed necessary.
'ad rom sTso Ia SO A surnor has EN-
mated from official sources and IS going
~ soana to The effect THAT a Canadian ofs,-
VII arrive sharily and enforce A law
Mlu.hs only hotel ard innkeepers 10
"sase IN selling liquors.
DAWSON CTt,'s site.
uaHson CIV t~ S4.,,a.ss 81, .hN ,>r.Asx.