The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-15
HE HOLDS OUT HOPE.
An OLD rrKoSER EXPLAINS THE
DAWSON rood SITUATION.
Companies Close Their SHORES 20
ChecEmafe Spectators - A Con-
s~rrnfi.e Estimate That szs.oos.-
ooa xrfft n. Tnk~n Out This winter

rfope fer those who have friends IN the
rIorcike S he'd oat b Frank Greer.
VINO came dowr or ne steamer HrE1foist.
after favsnx spent I've yearS IN IRE Yukon.
Ege eeee -. believe there will ~ airy
deaths sroan starvation. though ne agrees
taaf food vii % scarce ard the aveTaEa
rnInsrsg tasse VII rot groaR under q
fe1ytine variety q dishes
I@ek 81 gaelter he considers even more
.rsooytsnt - a condition - b dreaded
thtr winter than famine.
As to the r1fnfng outlook ke oee4aFes
4f s2z - en9 vii D. taken this vEnte~
gfarn IRE esssrrs on BONANZA and tsllorado
esesks wnlse from the BlTch. Miller and
Iauook districts rili De washed ABOUT
$40 90. Thls Is the estimate u men
who has been north long enough 80 have
a clear idea o. what he speaks and hia
conservatism on general suntscfs would
seefn to indicate tuaf his calculation Ok
y 90 20 woale faa short rather than be
above the realization.
Frank crFder gut silver mining ~
ASPEN. Col nvc years ago and went 70
Jnneau. Alaska IN is3s ne packed over
the trasf 20 Forty-NgIe. and since then has
been In ire heart OF the great mining re-
sion. participating ln nearly every rush
a. the rich discoveries he mas frac-
florssl interest in a claim on tss upper
Eleorado ard on his way out tnis fah To-
c. ted claim No 81 on Hunter creek. Mu-
nook district and secured two town lots
in Rampant city.
To Cheek mate Spectators.
ssrhere IL no sense IN Becoming alarmed
oyer the prospect OF food shortage In
The Klsualke he said yesterday at the
Bu.Ier. THE fact that company stores IN
Dawson have been-closed has MOI such an
awful significance az might al FIRST thought
be Imagined They only closed for a fsw
days ana are probably open nov. They
we're shat yip with the idea OF checssBatirsg
fpeculafors who would attempt 70 make
fortunes OF the sale of provisions at TAB
uIosss prices. man could 80 into store
and buy IS go worth OF grub. When hun
ger began 70 make the miners desperate.
and inc stores had nothing LEFT 20 sell, the
speeulator could have things bis own way.
" ss not proposed TO allow this The
miners have determined that any man sell
snr food must do so at company prices.
These are fixed and will no. BE- allowed 10
60 higher. Where 50 many people are to-
sether and can interchange. food goes
long way. An OUTFIT that would las; one
man year can be made 10 hold out
eighteen months ny judicious trading. Do
not understand that am advising any one
20 go there this winter. am simply stat
ing these facts TO encourage those who
have friends In the north.
Lack of shelter.
Lack OF shelter will. In my opinion be
Responsible for more suffering In the klon-
dixie than will famine. II costs s.oeo for
a fair log cabin already built. and the
lime and labor In constructing a new one
would amount 10 about the same. There
were not over 100 houses In Dawson when
f~<4 kit - o. Ia
In the gulches are being built huts 70 shel-
ter those who labor In the mines. Where
the newcomers with their light outfits and
empty pocketbooks Will lay their heads I.
n mystery TO me.
The transportation Companies.
1.-THE transportation companies have been
very severely ceasured for bringing in
whisky IN preference to provisions. While
they have unquestionabiy brought In lots
of liquor do not believe they have sacri-
feed grub for that purpose. II must be
remembered that every barrel OK whisky
set down In Dawson City means 81 Lea aud
sometimes more. That seems a good deal.
but Il must be considered that meals arc
sl.5o and everything else In proportion.
Al such profit the temptation OF the CON-
pansea 20 carry liquor Is easily understood
and that they have not been guilty TO a
gfeater extent Ii to their credit.
AT the time ! left Dawson City there
had been fifteen deaths from typhoid
fever and several more were so low that
their lives were aespaired OF Among these
Was Frank Belcher. of claim No. q, FL
dorado. lie had been sick several months
and his recovery was considered doubtful
IL 10 a mistake 20 think that only those
phs sielans with a license from the Cana
dian government are allowed 20 practice
In Dawson City. There are four or five
haf4 AL Iii
low their profession.
Canadian Government Ltherhi
.'The Canadian government is really dis
posed 10 be very liberal with Americans
In the kIondske country The officers try
TO be as liberal possible and vet xet
revenue. The mining laws as heretofore
enforced, are perfectly satisfactory. Gold
Commissioners Fawcett Is welt liked
Americans are willing 10 conform 20 the
laws when understood. They know Moth.
ing OF an attempt To withhold alternate
claims for the government. rar has any
thing been said OF collecting royalty on
gold. The only collection made = sloo on
claim IA the second year. ON wood there
Is y tax ot = and = cents per cord. ana
on q set OF house logs II levied S. Wood
there costs 81 high as $40 a cord.
When | struck Forty Mile IN fSgs thero
we're but 10 people there. n was then
tsAt @A-AS -tttstss& lamp on the HNrr.
Birch creek wes struck that fali. and a
year later was the rush 20 circle Citv and
neadweok creek l was fn the stanlprae
20 peadwood and located claims % and a
With good baxes I was able 20 TAX FROM
these claims SO 10 So a day. News OF the
dtscoyefies on Rananxa and Elsarade
creeks led me 70 leave Deaawood for nsw.
son CITY. anA J Joined IA the rush WHICH
depceuiated Circle City. The claim on
hldoFaao, tp which I acquired a fraetionsl
interest. + showing very fair prospects
left Dawson CITY Auruat GA the
steamer Bella, Intending 10 como out fer
The winter 70 transact some business and
have hook a, the civilization from whlrh
had been 50 long absent AZ Munesk 1
feft TIE Bella So prospect az the new dig.
slnks, After acquiring some lutpFests
there ] continued Down the river On ne
steamer Alice. arriving in s. Mlchael Au.
gust =.
Auaook Greek
"MunoeS creek e 50 miles down the
river from Dawson. The camp tx called
Rampant Clty and Be the prtttiest town
site en- the fiveg Ahoat forty men i've
taere. ans more arc coming IN constant
~. | have seem g. 30 refused To- a iet
there A contract has been suaae with
The AlASka Commercial COMPANY r. send
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