The Republican journal., 1898-08-25


| Pellets. They never grippe They regulate,
tone UP and invigorate the liver stomach
and bowels Nc substitute urged by mer-
cenary dealers is as good.
short letter from Fort Selkirk about
fifteen days ago. which was sent out over
the Dalton trail have had success from
the start, from Linderman, where l built
my boat. Boats were selling all the way
from 500 to 500. | got a Job building
cabin twentysiA feet long for the owner
of the saw mill. worked only three and
half days and was told to take what
lumber | needed for my boat.
1t took me four and half days to build
and launch her, and tell you l felt proud.
She sat as trim and pretty as the little
woman | named her after. | called her
Sadie, because | love you. and | felt sure
she would carry me safely through the
dangers l knew were to be encountered
between Linderman and Dawson. And [
found it no child's play by any means.
We left Lake Linderman on Sunday, June
y, at l o clock "a Mr. Craig and family
left on Monday, were wrecked and lost
everything). We sailed the whole length
of Lakes Lnderman, Bennett and Tag
gish in three days and We're two days ON
Lake Marsh We caught big salmon
and it was quite treat
June 18th we passed through Miles
Canon and White Horse Rapids. Here
the water runs SO swift that from the en-
trance to the outlet vast white-crested
wave runs through the center. This
crest IS what you must keep your boat on
or be dashed to pieces against the rocky
sides ot the canon. We ran the canon,
distance of four miles, in eight minutes
My partner had inquired how far it was to
White Horse Rapids and was told four
miles. Well after emerging from the
canon he said: Now boys, watch your
selves, here is another little place, and
before we knew it we We're tossed high in
the air two or three times and all was
smooth again. We had made the famous
jump of the White Horse Rapids, We
learned next day that eight scows and
three boats were lost and two men drown
ed near those same rocks We had gone
/ about two miles from the rapids and in
Quired of man on shore how far it was to
W bite Horse Rapids and he said we had
already passed through them You may
be sure we felt thankful because nearly
all boats had to be brought through
light, everything taken out and packed
across the trail five miles, but we went
through Q. X. with everything we owned.
In my estimation, | don't think the
White Horse Rapids are in it with the
Thirty mile river-swift, hidden rocks,
sand bars, sunken snags of trees and
treacherous shoals. We had only gone
five miles down this river when we saw
just ahead of US a man clinging to a rock,
with part of his boat stuck fast, the other
part gone to pieces and his outfit floating
swiftly down stream. We could not do a
thing to help him. but steered clear of that
rock. There must be fifty just such
dangerous places on Thirty mile river.
One hundred and fifty boats have gone to
pieces and four lives been lost in that
river in the past two weeks.
Five finger Rapids was the next place
to 90 through, and we went through June
II. Arrived in Dawson on Saturday,
June 25. and on THURSDAY, June 80 I cot
a Job on the Kondke Nugget. the best
little newspaper in the Yukon district
] have made SO far one ounce of gold a
day. That is SIG day. | have my gold
sack with gold in it, too. On the Sth l
purchased CLAIM No. b above Discovery,
on Ophir creek. The creek is directly
south of Eldorado creek over the divide,
and empties into the Indian river. paid
500 for the claim. 1t is clear, no in
cumbrance, and fully registered at the
gold commissioners office NV two
partners start Tuesday to sink shaft to
bed rock and find out what there is in it,
while | remain at work here and if any
thing good turns up | will give up my
job here and 60 up to the diggings.
There are about Is, 900 idle men here at
present, and more coming. The output
of gold is very much exaggerated. | think
from what | hear from reliable sources
that 81, 900, 600 in gold will cover the en-
-; hat will
$50, 600 600; but this is town of lies and
fraud from beginning to end
In postscript written July II, at IL
o clock p. M, Mr.. Matchett, among other
things, says: just as light as in the day
time. | write this part of my letter above
the Sadie and under our tent. Lights are
not used in Dawson now the whole twenty
four hours. Meals are from 81 to 81. 50
flour, 81 for 80 pounds; bacon, 25 cents
per pound, beef and moose meat, 81. 50
per pound; eggs, 81. so per dozen. A
great many people are going ont. They
have not backbone enough to stay awhile
and see what's in the country. The
diggings are from fifteen to fifty miles up
the klondike river and over very rough
country. Only very few claims have
been opened up, although thousands have
been staked out.
DISBURSEMENTS AND DIsBANDMENTs.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Aug. II. The
schooner Frank A. Racklitfe is offered for
sale by the Eastern gold hunters who
brought her from the Atlantic coast. The
Racklitfe came from Gloucester, Mass.
She was owned by a company of 20, and
was intended to carry the owners to
Alaska, where they hoped to make their
fortunes, but general disagreement has
resulted in decision to sell the vessel
and allow each member of the party to do
as he pleases.
The expeditions coming from the At
lantic on the schooners Charles Levi
Woodbury., Abbie M. Deering, Hattie |.
Phillips and Reuben 7. Richardson, have
all met with the same fate, and the COM
pany of miners that started for the Klon-
dixie on the steamship City of Columbia
| 1ichapdo1 hoforo tho vOvoUo was half