The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-21

they have ali, or nearly AZ. been temporarily
40 u mon nSn we Working King IN the mines eutslde Circle
City. but there would have been l.59o had not
profit. However. the:new finds arc not: going
t. PIX sSo ' belief Fa tSss t K soG nSa d Il siRes Go cannot sS1t
DO eThanstedln ten yeers: or course, com
Tor the streams arc e't too high. but there Is mpci;
that: was drifted and:piled up last winter that
formerly secretary ge Of tho y M .5tP,pX{.. at soat TSi
Yes, ho cemc in last fall with hardly . grub
s ssEsS s5 aS ss' With 4 ol $iSo. 900 SSs S nj wh iS sight eS hn I
should say his claim was worth $3.50, 900, but
that ~ would BE- BE- a m risk; .S and a. he may y nSySr get that hat
glad to hear that his father and two brothers
are aboard this boat;
hero all night and toll you incidents of the OK;
element and nnds, but these you can ind
how S we run 't things sSs '1 / "m proud S% Ti To s ssy ' tsst
our mounted police hnyo been appreciated by
The miners. and We have the most orderly
thief, no claim jumping, no cheating or swim
ding in the many gambling houses. The
hand Is above board. II any funny work is at
tempted we, run tho offender out.
ing w wine Sni' The FhenS united tsfr of X e s" of The '1 %l SSm.
Commercial Company and the North American
T !, and s TTSains Company can an
river this season, and not until next February
can stuff be freighted over from Dyea, Ju-
ern coast as TSorSS was great "G suffering sriG last
winter, and, though no one starved; food rates
s soSo rates sd FER fev1FFII dar w an The si supply 4 i hnsS Ts5c
pound. Moose hams sold for about $50, or 90
brought sI7'and Sis apiece, and other stun Of
that kind could, not be obtained. A few crates
p BACK FEE Sors wer and iFG fh \ sold IL readily sSSHf M fr ss to ! sS
q dozen. They were not fresh by any means.
Wages, however, were proportional; %
hour up there, or from sib 10 $40 per day. Tho
for all run away to the mines as soon as they get
In that region. Indians are all the help that
Ia Gsn Tho be l hispt of H %ioe. sEsR e efsim are doing something
over Tho Chilkat and Chilkoot passes, or tho
BOAT Ssa route Quite s Should ID take niS ' in t%o Years. 81 sH' sr siS.m /
understand that steamboat companies will not
f fSat they sspG are or m mItGnsn m set f1 pas asg %a rate sn Of
This means that they viii get several thousand
got enough grub in, grub will be high. Not less
than 1000 newcomers came over this spring
and how many will como by boat we can only
"'wo British are pleased that your people
have expressed confidence in ogiivie's power TO
cured. l do not think we shall have any trou-
be to pass an alien law which would shut Ameri-
cans out Ct the mines: As II is Americans are
m to go %s a eensres to G BIZ e soapo al. th,s R SSIe Il n s9in a:
miners are a power, and so long as they show
the Judgment they do now our Government
".Aro there any women in the diggingsi'.
only claim holder among them when j left was
2 nonresident, Miss Flora Sloan Of Naniamo.
There was much more that I learned of this
man and other men direct from the minos.
just when l can get to the region and get out
s y hsff Is q The 81" :. B. sn % Gniy G and svs at P arss,cia sn
passengers must sleep on her decks in blankets
f HSsf a" 10 the be s 2;sSe ON mi y Ss of in no The s0 SiSsr, s ss ,b is
Indian crews, though willing, are irresponsible
and simple as children.
one OF their steamers by dynamite last month
while attempting to release it from ice. Tho
c Comp H"o Of Which fMshis cRRael cadaS Sga the isa sroat
neat man nan Of tGihsieago and omoha, PoTtas B.
and others are tho heads, are making strenuous
efforts to put freight into the mining region.
They are now building, storehouses at this
shipbuilding Arm Of Seattle, have sent up hero
on the Portland half a hundred men to build a
te'f have ss'f her oo o1lp eS S0 IN feriy2E; d dass f hSps
tho nip comes. This boat and their G'sR three aSs " otSos
AA'SA "Hi WI "hClUNOI
and establish trading posts aboard the boats:
Ell G sge, the stalwart son of our Secretary OF
the Treasury. is hero pushing things. He is
auditor Of the \. A. I. and 7. Company. and is
ably assisted by some of the kccnest business
men OF Chicago and other Eastern cities.
ard: George e. King. and c. b. Weare.
Help is scarce. Indians who cannot speak
month hind, And all the tobacco they can use; These
children. Every white man that will act as
boss: OF a gang is pressed into service. l am
fiarIoasly, writing, Ills %H'!etter, and betWeei
times yelling and pointing out places for tf-
teen or.twenty Indian carriers to stack away
baies and boxes, My SUPPLEMENTARY is not
for hire, but to hasten matters so that the
freight can be sorted out and the steamers can
be loaded.
The weather is clear, bright, and hot. I
hope to reach tho Suites with another mail In
about forty days, but cannot promise. / may
have. good luck and get up the river and bach
In thirty five days. in which case I shall endeav-
or to go over to Siberia on tho revenue cutter
Bear for a cargo of reindeer, which DR.. Shell
don Jackson:is to purchase for our Government
and bring oyer. The Doctor also hopes tc
roach Point Barrow. and other mission stations
at the far North, II Ice will permit"