The evening times., 1898-12-22
DAWSON DoINGs.
Some scenes i'm the Daily Life of
That Remote Gold Center.
(From the Boston Journai)

(from the Boston Journal.)
While the outside world is being en-
tertained by Hooley, Fashoda, territorial
expansion and race problems, civilization
in the Klondike is marching grave!y on.
az a recent number of the Dawson City
News testifies. The paper is we'll printed
free from glaring typographical errors and
will compare very favorably with the ma
jority of our country journals. In looking
over the columns of this "enterprising
journal one finds Dawson In remarka-
bly, home-like aldermanic squabble over
municipal affairs, and notes that while to
hold the office of mayor or alderman one
must be a British subject, the possession
of property to the amount of 500 entities
any man over the age of twenty-one and
with a previous residence of thirty days to
vote. The proposition 10 allow women to
vote was defeated
Dawson Is already having functions, :"
as the following clipping will attest:
Masquerade at Pioneer Hall-On We'd
nesday night the Pioneer Hall was bright
with life and light the occasion the mas
querade ball held by the Young Mems
Club. 1t was largely attended by gay and
festive dancers, and everyone seemed 10
thoroughly enjoy themselves The cos
tunes were many, representing types of
character. occupation and nationality
which contributed largely TO the gayety
of the scene. Mrs. Charles Kimble recejy-
ed the prize for the best sustained charac-
ter. Her dress consisted of a combina ton
between the American and British flags.
Miss Flo Hamburg got a prize for the
best and costliest dress and Mr.. Sullivan
who supported the character of Span
ish cavalier, was awarded a prize as be-
ing the best gentleman character"
The great fire naturally occupies the
most of the paper, and the comments on
It show human nature to be about the
same in the ice-bound gold fields as any
where else
While we are glad to know that Mr..
Hegg. the noted photographer was as
sisted by many willing hands directed
by one of our prominent citizens, to save
his stock we regret that petit larcencies
were going on and Mr.. Hegg had his gold
dust stolen. 1t seems all the harder when
we notice that the house was completely
pulled down and wrecked, though the fire
would not have reached it.
Among the numerous cases of avarice
that Dawson's misfortune has shown up,
| the example of Tom Chisholm, of the Au-
rora Hotel northeast corner of First
Avenue and Second Street, stands out
bright and worthy ofirecord as a shining
instance of how human nature is some
times superior to hog nature. He says
there is no intention on his part to raise
hotel rates at his place. and he will not
do so to take advantage of a public mis-
| fortune His action is especially COM
mendable following as it does on the
heels of raise by one of the other hotel
men.
During the progress of the fire and,
| indeed Immediately after 1t started, the
spirit of the town as it exemplified itself
| loo ,i,,ta cfr nOly
| who had cabins for; sale were rejoicing
over the prospect of letting them at q
| price three times greater than what they
| would have been content with previous
| ly. and were unableHt to conceal their sat
| isfaction. One man who had made ar
rangements on Thursday with an owner
| of lumber on the water front for the pur-
| chase of lumber for his cabin at $50 a
| thousand. but who had been unable tt
| have 1t delivered that day, went back fol
| 1t early Friday morning while the fire
| was still burning and was told the price
| had gone up to $3.50 thousand during
| the night woman on Second Street
| was overheard telling her husband thai
she had offered to rent a portion of heI
/ property for $50 a month, but the price
| had gone up to 500. To the credit of hel
| husband he said that the price would
| remain the same-that public misfor
| tune should never be increased by reasor
| of his avarice. 1t is a reflection on hu
man nature that those SO near the scen'
of this fire, so, fortunately escaped
| through the gallant efforts and labor o.
| the citizens generally the destruction O.
their property, should seek to prey OF
the necessities of their fellow-men. Sucl
| spirit is contemplate, and those wh'
| display it are the worst citizens an.
country can have.