The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-11-29
HE HAD A STORY
KlOndikeF Who Was Looking for
Hearers.
WOOD MADE HIS PILE.
Just a Plain Man From the Dlpo-
ings-HIs Favorite Bank-He
Admires Dewey.

j. h. Wood was at the pOstofIi~e at
o'clock Saturday morning last on a noe
very noisy hunt for listeners. Wood is
a successful Klondiker and he wanted
to tell all about it. The native police
man did not take any interest in the
matter and the letter handling people
We're busy inside. Wood had talked to
everybody on the Belgic and wanted
new auditors. He was such a good,
simple chap, that he finally enlisted
Captain Bowers of the Merchants Pa
troll, l.. l.. La Pierre. the sanitary agent
and couple of Advertiser men, who
had followed the Owl lunch wagon
from Rialto to the postoffice. Woods
strictly klondike story was not a great
deal out of the ordinary, but his man
ner and his account of himself were
worth the while He had been in the
gold fields seven years. Much of the
time he had worked as a miner for 9TH
ers, receiving SO day. He is big
fellow and could be handy man about
diggings. Finally in one of his seasons
first time on such tour was all alone
so there was no one with whom to
divide. He took out $4,000 in dust and
then sold for $4,000 cash. Wood fig
ures that this will be enough money for
him for his whole life. He does not
cannot be swindled
This Klondiker is walking adver-
tisement for the British Bank of North
America. He says it is the solidest
financial institution anywhere. He had
known of a number of banks topping
in the Puget Sound country, but he was
cock-sure that the British Bank of
North America could never have a mis-
hap. They don't pay interest" he said.
but when you want your money they
produce it. They don't change their
place of business and they have only
honest old men for clerks" Wood had
a portion of his fortune in exchange
on Spreckels & Company here and on
a bank at Hongkong.
Wood said that he was going to
make trip around the world and |
without any apparent intention of be-
ing funny said that he had enough |
money to do il and get back home |
again. From HOngkong he goes down |
to Manila to see the ''battlefields" and |
have a look at Dewey as he expressed |
it. Wood is an ardent admirer of the
admiral and declares that
he must meet the great sailor.
The miners tale Of his return to the |
little town from which he had embark
ed on his gold hunting enterprise was |
comical Said he: Il was only sec
ton hand at that place, but I was a
good one. The boss and all the boys |
liked me and 1 had some friends in |
town. A railroad manager there none |
of them liked, because he was uppish. |
When 1 came back with my S29, 900 in
gold this same manager took right hold |
of me and walked down street with me |
and introduced me TO his wife" This |
matter of the introduction TO the lady |
was told in almost a whisper.
The Klondiker had heard of Colonel |
Will E. Fisher as the biggest man in
and Dyea and wanted to meet
the new citizen OF Honolulu. Wood
told lightly of the terrible hardships
of the Klondike. Il pitied the horses
said he. "On the trail you could walk
on the carcasses of horses as far as
from this postofiice to the docks. The
men suffered awfully, too. I'll bet there
are letters in the postoffce at Dawson
for a thousand men who have died in
the country without anybody knowing
their names. It's 'pardner' with every
body up there. I wouldn't tackle the
Klondike again for cash in advance.
I'm going TO see where Dewey got the
drop on the Greasers and If I like the
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