The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-19
REAL rIzz ON THE KLoNDlKH.
Ton Thousand s'Smali Bottles" Ordered
For ''SwIftwatsr f3iil's" Patrons.


Ton Thousand s'smali Bottles" Ordered
For ''SwIftwatsr fsiIrs" Patrons.
There win be warm time in Dawson
when "Swifewater Hill" Gates recaivss
Lis first consignment OF 10, 900 bottles of
California champagne. lhe floors of his
new Palace OF Amusement for Gonts
and Ladies" will swim with real old fizz,
and the slxs OF the average head on the
klondike will approximate Andree's
balloon. For months, so "swiftwateT
has figured It, the Yukoners have been
ysarning for Rentleman's drink. Forty
rod" OF the most ferocious brand has
been ths nearest approach to IL SO far,
and. as is well known. forty rod Is not
drink for iadyiiks goLt In the new
diggiugs. After the river opens up this
year forty rod' will not be In 1t.
'Swiftwater's' first cargo OF sparkle
will have reached lawson then. and the
festivities will 10 due.
4. B. Mulgrew, trAffic manager OF the
Alaska transportation Company, made
the deal for the champagne with the
klondiker early last week and his breath
was taken by the lightning rapidity OF
Gates arrangements. Mulgrsw called
on him the day before he left for the
north to see about shipping some goods,
provided market might TO found In
Alaska for them. Mulsrew had already
agreed to send some light wines to st.
Michsel to parties holding government
license there, and he sought out swift
water" to try to sell him stock OF wines
for his Daw son resort, which is TO fur-
nish the river city "Barbary Coast
pleasures within few weeks.
"I'vs got some good California cham
pagne saia Mulsrow.
"How much can you put In Dawson for
me by August" said Gates.
'Ten Thousand botties." replied Mol
grew with thoughts Of staggering bis
questioner.
MAKE it hundred thousand and I'll
sign and ray down" was the cool re-
joinder.
This was Bills idea OF quick business
and he was disappointed when informed
that It would b. impossible to I'LL so vast
an .rder. So the paper was drawn up
and the bold signature OF William u.
Gates witnesses that he agrees to pay and
deliver in dust or nuggets, at III an
ounce. the price per bottis set upon the
wine.
"You see," said Gates to Mulgrew, II
want to get supply and be sure OF 1t.
I hate to 60 back TO Dawson--apd I'm
starting now-and say to the boys that
amt fixed for good. / tell you the fellers
has got little use for me II / get there
flying light. just want to be abls 10
put out my flag and have on it Swift
waters cargo OF champagne will be here
soon and thcre'li pe enough to 60
round.
The transaction involved over Sl04 coo,
and while the lawyers were preparing the
contract Bill keJt on insisting that he
would be ''short" with less than 100, 600
bottles. When he had fl1ally affixed his
pane to tho document he leaned back In
his chair and with . thump on tho table
that made ink blots on adjacent things,
he said: "rhat means 500, 900 for me
and the eternal gratitude tf every
IuOUCtI n SOu buNO rNoI uouusSA - pASs W.
tho Yukon. Life's dull enough at the
best in that country. and it would be a
---- shame II tho boys can't get a gentle.
mans drink when they've got the dust to
pay for It, I'm going to set the ball roll
ing In Dawson and I'll bet thousand
ounces that before the winters In cham
pagne will be the only beverage that
goes in Dawson.
"Dawson's going to be the greatest
mining camp In the world and there's
moro money going to be spent there In
the next two years than ever changed
hands anywhere on earth. / expect to
make million right In my Palace OF
Amusements and Ladies' and Gentle
mems Place OF Rest. It's to DO che
grandest place that ever leg was shook
In or a gentleman bought wine for LADY.
Ex-sherifi James CT Nspa is one OF my
right hand men and things are going to
be run In style. I've bought more liquor
for the boys than they can get away with
In year and that ain't no small creek
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