Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-10-20
News from the Klondike.

Edmund j. Prince OF South Randolph
recently received letter from his brother,
Ear, now with tie gold hunters at Dawson
City. The letter is extremely interesting
and the hairbreadth escapes OF the party
on the ten days trip In two boats from
Lake Bennett to the mouth OF the Stewart
river make exciting reading. Quick time
was made the first day but the perilous ma
ture OF the trip was attested all along the
route by numerous wrecks. AT the head
of Miles Canyon they struck another boat
and came near sending 1t to the bottom.
Mr.. Prince describes the sensation OF Sc
we're shaking up in swift, deep water as
decidedly unpleasant. Miles Canyon Is
about thousand feet long with perpen-
dicular sides of solid rock sbout 100 to
100 feet high, and the water fairly boils up
In the center SO that the safety of the other
boat depends entirely on keeping on the
crest OF the waves. The dangerous White
Horse Rapids, where the water takes its
Anal plunge out of its rocky channel, were
| safely passed, but in the quieter water be-
low the boat was barely saved from being
drawn into an eddy. The boat just In nd-
vance ives drawn in, its occupant saving
himself from drowning by catching at an
overhangiDg limb. The letter continues
thus:-"Well. we reached the Stewart
river, went up there prospecting and were
there ABOUT a month, finding nothing. We
went up In our small boat: had to pull 1t
all the way by rope on the bank. We
had rough work In the water all day and
when night came we were wet through |
and tired out. Then we drove down here |
to Dawson City, the most debauched town |
on the face of the earth. The town Is made |
up OF bell holes Of saloons. The immoral
ity is something frightful. Men make
dogs OF themselves; they are dogs, no bet
ter. 1t is hard to believe ones own eyes.
1t has been long way up to the present
civilization, but 1t is only few months
back to the lowest kind of savagery. Leo
is up on a creek known as All Gold, repre-
senting for Mr.. Bremstom. am think
ing OF buying a claim. II / do 1t is likely |
Leo will work with me. There have been
no more finds here this season as yet.
hope there will be later. do not feel sat-
istied to go out, yet lam undecided wheth-
er / shall stay this winter or not. II de-
ponds on developments. This is won
derfully rich country in gold. They are
taking out millions. l would not advise
any one to come here; better not, yet there
are many ways of making money. was
up on Ella Creek about three weeks, most
Of the time alone. That is 70 to 100 miles
from here. / shot moose and had great
sport. After keeping all the meat we
sold the balance in Dawson for
f7S7, the finest meat you ever ate, much
like fine, tender beef. l also put four or
five tons of hay up In stacks while there.
1t is now worth from $500 to $500 ton.
Expect to get from $500 to 500 this win
ter. Shot ell the ducks and partridges /
could eat while there. Blueberries and
cranberries are quite plentiful and wild
currants, all could pick, the finest ever
saw, larger and sweeter than the cherry
currant. was working for gold, but did
not find it. lay down by my camp fire
wherever night overtakes me, far from all
traces of man, with no companion save
my rife, which was always by my
side, the stars above me and wild beasts
around me. Give my love to ALL"