The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-05
Dawson. November 5. ~.


Dear Fred
have Just come down from the claim.
and have a chance ~ J. 10 send this
OUT. VIII write TO you between this ana
dark-candle or lamp light Is TOO scarce
here TO use up In writing; 20 is as much
sought after as a place close TO the
stove that has a fire IN A. a jam IN
the river makes a sight Of ice and snow
worth looking at There are probably
one hundred boats caught IN IL. Good
byo boats. and with them many floating
ventures down stream next "oDen sea-
son. Party Of "sOoners' were In one
boat-just got 20 town IN time to mingie
in the Jam. Citizens yenturcd out on
planKs. &c, ana rescued the winter
travellers As TO mining 4. sunk
i-2xS feet hole and got $3.50. From
two pans he got about 20 cents each;
this is bench claim; this is sixth
claim from discovery claim which paved
81 900 per day TO the man, but the DIS
coyery" IS on the channel, and our
claim. as L say, IS bench. We are
about 500 feet from one Of the richest
claims on Bonanza creek. but 800 feet
NO hin. Another claim we have pays
slf TO pan on bed rock" Water rose
on us. and VIC have TO wait TIL freezing
helps us out. All sorts OF wages arc
paid here for an sorts Of work. Miners
get SIS per day: common labor, NV per
day. But Sc is the same old thing there
being ten men for every job Too nony
here who can't or viii not strike cut
and 20 prospecting cover the hills ana
far away" where ground Is plenty and
frozen moss. fey muck ana creek Deos
are TO Dc had for 0-only so locate ana
prospect That means pluck, means 10
rot grub and outfit aud serso TO Work
without a boss eyeiastingly dins-uohs-
Ing where and how 20 dig shovel ana
pan the dirt. Every man and woman on
tho trail leading here is going 10 nine
They lose the notion when they sec me
snowy hills frozen river and creeks ana
tho far-away glitter OF the mountains
that send down tho breezy, frozen
"pogonip.' q,
There SIS a tin shop here. II came IN
from circle CITY: working five men at
Sl7 ID day each: charge $40 for sheoi-iron
camp stove. and is forty orders behind.
paws the transportation company Sd
each for the discarded oil tanks; he hts
thcn nm AS a stove collar for pipe,
drum for water and draught In front TOT
door-an for 1925 cash. lie wont look al
any sort OF repairing job
An parties going ont sell outht AT
H.25 per pound, and YOU have 10 buy
RIGHT through 'bonos. bags, and old
iron" tin cans and rags Everything al
S1.2J or no sale.
Tho opcra-house man paid $1,000 for
100 gallons of oil, so as TO Keep INC
dance house lighted and going this WIN
ter
would Judge there are 1900 cabins
here. / haven't any idea as TO the
number Ct people. for two persons live
Am one cabin and two dozen I'm the next
Lodging cabins charge $50 for bed
s. so for a meal Of conce' beans speeas
Dick Lowe has n number Of claims
out OF his s. on Bonanza creek, TWEEN
tv-two claims above us and 800 rect down
hin. from our bench, his claim being
ON the low fat, he has taken out be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000, and on a trac-
tion claim no holds he has taken out
100000 The first freeze came and DIS
boxes froze mp and stood frozen out at
the dump for a week. lie took th IN into his
cabin. melted the ice and took out $1,000
that had lain an that time for any one
TO clean up You can pick up nuggets
almost anywhere on the surface OF TINS
claim of his. as from four TO eight feet
of much has been ground Iuced from
the surface The pay dirt IS as NaIla-
bile as anything can be, both in It's
thickness. and many man VIII run
over the best sort OF pay gravel because
ne is no miner or does not suspect that
pay IS under foot where he chances TO
be. with time. cheaper appliances ana
more careful prosperity. and better min
Ing. this country will take ON a steady
stem of increasing yield. But now none
but the hardy, resolute and venturesome
will stick # out I'm good weather ana
bad. Already IL S. sad spectacle 10
see the suffering such as can't be de-
scribed OF children, women dogs ana
borses eeoeciallv the horse who IS so
notient and can't cry ont for mercy. or
an things n S. for r. Of @. to Animals
10 needed ON the Chicoot rails Good
b,,a Fred Your friend.
R-DOCGH-MINES.