Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-08-23
In THE KLONDIKR WILDS.
Continued from First Page.

WulCn 10 tuT6b mil6b Tue w dTbu
side of "White Horse Rapids
and passed the rapids without
any mishap. The whole distance
is about FIVE miles and it takes
twenty minutes to run from the
head of the canyon through the
rapids. A few boats came to
grief there but it was through
Encouragement.
1 then had rs miles Of the fifty
mile river to run before 1 reached
lake LIE Barge, the last of the
lakes. This L accomplished in
half day, and as there was no
wind l waited till it rose in the
evening and then started across
about 10 o'clock at night. The
distance was 81 miles, and after l
reached about 10 miles, the wind
became SO strong AID the waves
so high and still rising that L
deemed it wise to land. AS 1 could
not leave my steering oar, could
not take down the sail, 80 had to
run ashore on an island and trust
to the soft beach which L picked
out to save breaking her up. 1
was lucky in this rs she leaked
very little after her humping.
l worked for about two hours
when the wind eased off, aud
again started. The wiud was fair
aud lasted till within five miles of
the end of the lake when it died
away altogether I finished the
remainder with the oars.
l then entered the thirty mile
river which has swift cure nts,
rocks and sandbars, aud travelled
about twenty miles. then pull
ed up and camped, about 10 o'clock
in the morning and still daylight,
SLEPT till nine and again started.
After passing out of 30 mile l was
in the Hooxalingua. A sail was no
use and as it was slow and hard
work pulling an oar l allowed the
boat to drift on to Big Salmon a
distance of 80 miles; reached there
in the evening and camped four
days. l then drifted right down
to Dawson City-passing Fort
Selkirk, and Pelly River, Indian
River and various other camps
where there were hundreds of
camped with the intention
of wintering.
| reached Dawson about the 10th
of June and it is the slowest
mining camp in the world. There
are about 10000 people in and a
roand Dawson and there must have
been 1000 or 5000 boats arrived
already. Gold dust is the medium
of exchange, not because there is
no money in the country but for
two reasons: one is that it gives to
the country seeming appearance
of abundance of gold and the other
is because it gives the business
people a chance to have their
scale fixed so as to swindle buyer
and seller.
Though no licenses are granted
for liquor, the saloons run night
and day and there are from two
to six gambling tables also run
ming in each. The main street
after shower is bog up to ones
knees. Meals are three dollars
each, drinks 80 cents each, bacon
40 cents per 10, eggs dollar each,
moose meat a dollar and half
ID, flour $40 per cwt, various other
provisions at the same rates in
proportion.
All the country, good and bad
is pegged out for so to 70 miles
around Dawson and only Bonanza
and Eldorado and the Bench
claim along these are producing
gold. The whole rush is huge
government swindle, and thou.
sands arrive, look at the town and
martial law that is only fit for
convict population, they note the
corruption, the burdens imposed
on the miners and the way they
are harassed, and pass on to
American territory where a man
can at least have freedom if no
gold.
/ have been out about " miles
and | do not like the country or
the formation for gold prodac-
ing field and considering that one
is limited to 200 feet of d claim
and only one on a creek, and
looking at the officials, all of the
convict type from Walsh and
Fancett down, l think L will leave