The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-07-22
Home From the kIondike.

reached home Pgaiu last FRIDAY bY
way of San Francisco They left Daw-
son May 18th, and foated down tue Yu-
kou II boat, reaching St. MichaeIs.
1900 miles, in II days, after stopping
, two days TO rest. After few days
stop at ST. MichaeIs 4 party Of twenty
one chartered the schooner Hattie
Phillips, each paying SIS for the pas
sage to San Francisco, which was
reached on July 8th. after Il days
sailing. Both were very glad TO get
home, aud appeared rugged and
healthy, as though the trip and the cold
aud hardships of a winter near the
Arctic circle had done them good
They have not far from $1,000 each to
show for their seasons WORK. partly
earned on lays and partly at working
by the day. Shorter viii not go back
but thinks he has earned a good long
rest before going back to engineering
again. Mr.. Stauhope, however, will
Immediately return with Mrs. Stan
hope taking d select stock Of goods,
feeling that he IS now so well posted
as to fortune making up North.
The returned pilgrims say that there
was no scarcity of provisions in Daw-
son, as about 500 surplus men were
sent down TO the Companies supplies
at Circle City and there spent the win
ter. They report the district fairly
healthy, except for some cases Of
scurvy, caused by eating improperly
cooked food, and not taking sufficient
care of themselves.
Messrs. Shorter and Stanhope are
full of IN interesting details OF the trip
and what they have seen i'll the gold
fields, but the country IS flooded with
kloudike books and descriptive ar
ticles appear in the daily press, which
are substantially correct, 50 the JOUR
NAL will pass that by for the present
WHAT THE BOYS ARE DOING.
Joe Crockford and the Kinney Broth
ers had cleared up their winters lay
on Alex. LaRock's claim. and have
made very good wages. Chas. Whit
ers has been working By the day on
the same claim. which IS above the or
binary. LaRock will have 4 snug for
tune, when he gets ready TO quit the
Eloudike- Hank Viiburu and Jack
Grace have put in their time on I lay
on bunker Creek, and are reported 70
have made big wages out Of it.
Feut. Spencer was unfortunate
enough to stick a pick through his foot
IN February aud was laid up about
two months When the boys left he
was Representing his claim on Do
miniou creek, it being necessary for
some one to remain or WORK on each
claim for three months IN order to hold
it. Fred Todd and George Drahau
spent most Of the winter in locating
claims or town lots at Eagle City on
the American side, and there are some
good prospects in that vicinity.
Frank Chester and his partner have
built four houses in Dawson and they
have some good claims on Dominion,
Sulphur and Swede creeks Johnny
Doyle and Bert Sheldon have been
working by the day at SIS straight.
Bert has nice stake Of probably $500
or $500. and may be expected home
any day.
Joe Matthews and Jack Morgan, Of
the original Shelton party who came
out last spring were on the way back,
but had not arrived when Shorter and
Stauhope left Dawson. Pete King
was also on the trip IN. after wing
been East for medical treatment
Chas. Pepin, Alex. Legraut and Joe
LAtoud Are Also doing well, the two
latter having A profitable claim
Solomon A1berts, the rustIer. has
been turning his hand to anything
promising, aud will have as good d
stake as any Of the Shelton boys. al
though he has had some losses. He
hauled freight, cut logs and hay. He
rrfted hay to Dawson and got $50 !
ton. For his logs he secured s. each
One raft, worth $500. got caught in
the ice and could not De landed at
Dawson, so was 4 total loss. Solomon
has several good claims and IS still
rustIiug. Frank Breau IS working By
the day and doing well. Ed. CroweII
has got down to hard work on his
claims, aad is expected to leave the
country with a good fortune.
The Faubert-Vic. Lord Mercier par
| ty reached Dawson, May 10Th IN good
spirits. The boat in which they reach
ed Dawson was purchased by Shorter
and Stauhope to float down the Yu-
kou- The boys generally worked hard
/ during the winter and saved their
ruouey What spare time they had
was spent IN sleeping and resting.
Few letters reached them from home.
but copies of the JOURNAL, the local
pages of two issues being printed on
one sheet aud mailed IN 4 seaIec. enveI-
| ope, reached them occasionally and
! were eagerly read and passed around
AN ENEMY TO health is impure blood
as it leads to serious disease and grear
suffering. Hoods Sarsapari11a meet.
and couquers this enemy aud avertS
the danger.