The record-union., 1898-03-06
amp. where they await a favorable

Camp, where they await a favorable
opportunity to go over the Pass.
There two cities are yet in chaos.
There is no law, nor anything to en-
force the law, had they 1t. The good
citizens yet outnumber the crooks, and
so far everything is peaceful, yet the
observing people see that they are liv-
ing on a social volcano.
The bad element as soon as picking"
grows short, as it Will in time, will be-
gin reign of lawlessness, and scores
of crimes will be enacted, as have been
witnessed in all border settlements in
the United States. OF this the people
are weary. The Government is strong
enough to avoid any such occurrences,
but people here shake their heads at
any hope of relief to come from Wash
ington. They say that Canada gives
her people. good government and pro-
tects them from lawlessness. but our
glorious flag leaves us to expose our
lives to the bullets Of criminals.
There is, sad to say. too much truth
init all !. Our Executive has no decision.
nor is there any precedent but one and
that was during the railroad strike.
Crime is native, crime is instinct, crime
is a moral disease, as insanity is men
tai. and in the great majority of cases
is hereditary. Hcnest people are honest
under all circumstances. and criminals
are criminals every moment of their
lives. and only lack opportunities to
make it manifest. This country is a
veljtable harvest for them, and they
flock here like carrion crows to the field
of battle. We do not want Territorial
government. We are too scattered for
organization, and the "Hurrah, boys.
as it is termed here, would run things
to suit themselves. What is wanted
is a good prosecuting attorney. good
Judges and a good military force to
back it UP. We should he treated as
province. and not on the Territorial
plan, and we should have the California
code by all means. This country is and
by right ought to be an outpost OF
California
Oregon and Washington are too weak,
and the training of the people such that
they cannot comprehend correctly the
needs of this country and ! hope Cali
fornia will not be slow in availing her
self of the grandest opportunity in the
history of her existence. | wish | could
get the ear of Senator Perkins for a
while. Alaska is not touched as yet.
There is future far beyond the widest
eXpectatio of the most sanguine. So
far it is the country for the free men,
but syndicates have a greedy eye upon
It. and under a pretense of a railroad
hope to grasp the better part of it. The
people here fear it, and have many rea-
sons for doing So The postoffice facili-
ties are bad. Canada has far exceeded
US. Letters involving thousands of dol
lars of property delayed for months IS
disgrace upon our fair country.
The military expedition for the re-
lief are here I have not visited the
camp as yet but will do so to-day.
Now, with regard to the conditions for
the individual They are indeed simple.
Ii man can endure cold. hunger. fa-
tigue. fear, everything. he can come
to this country. Your stove burns your
face and icicles hang from the water
pail a few feet away. You feel warm.
and your mustache is mat of ice. The
winds are savere and the driving snow
cuts your cheexSlike needles, but withal
your eye VIII sparkle with keen salts
faction and The color of your face glow
with vigorous health. There are those
wnl come here who will make fortunes.
there are others who will fail. Some are
fitsfor the country. others are not. so
geht der welt Whether Mr.. s. or
Mr.. B. or Mr.. -->pught to come
here rests entirely with his conscience.
his courage and his coin.
One thing is certain, it is no country