Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-10-04
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DAWSON CITY. Aug. 2. 1885,
Ny DEAR Folks:
Your letters Of May 81 and June II,
were received today and was more
than glad to here from home again.
Mail service Ia very poor In this
country and 1t seems that they have
a very incompetent lot Of employees
In the postal service, for l believe
there is still more mail in the office
for me and l would have gotten
but one OF these letters only l was
looking over his nh ulder aud caught
glimpse of my name rs he run the
bunch Of letters over.
Mother, am afraid you worry too
much about me and what have tn
eat. IL you only knew how high |
lived this last week or 50 you would
envy me my food. Just think OF
nice moose meat. baked duck and
salmon! Thursday morning got
up and while Mike was getting
breakfast. run over to pond and
got nice large mallard duck and
the next morning 1 went over and
got two more and while we were
eating, couple more came along
and got one Of them. OF course
you know our living rooms are one
large building consisting OF all out
doors with the bright blue sky for
Il cover 50 we ure handy and can seq
oil that ia going on around US. We
have not ca ten 4 meal under cover
since the latter part OF May and have
sleut inside of a tent but very little.
1t usually rains ut night and wepull
our rubber blankets over US to keep
dry, so you will have to excuse me
when get home, II grab tin
plate and Oil 1t up and alt down on
the floor and cross my knees for a.
table and 90 to eating. or pick up
my blanket and run out in the back
ward to sleep. All these goodies /
have mentioned we get
1T the mouth of the Indian
liver, hut we are IN Dawson now
md do not see any ducks only at
way up prices. We put in Il week
II hard living while up on the head.
aters of the Indian. We were up
here a little over eight weeks and
'ank several shafts to bed rock on
ill claims and tried several in the
.ulches, but the water usually drove
,out. We got one down ~ feet and
,ur curbing gave way In the center
md made the whole dangerous
md we did not have grub enough to
ecurb al we had alreadv been living
week ON oat meal, biscuit and corn
neal mush without even salt to put
% it and our coffee had all run out
nd the tea SO near gone tat we
lst shook the sack at 1t. but we
made up for it when we got back to
'ur main supply station. Mr.. Rut-
'ers watched the cache and had
,nely time Of It. but he was foot
ore from the Little Salmon walk
nd wanted to stay.
l think we made n big mistake In
'ot coming right in here the first
hing. although you are awfully
andicapped by the government au-
horities here. They are getting the
est III every thing as when man
,akes u strike and comes In to re-
ord 1t, the mounted police and their
lckers rush over and stake of every
hing. A man made q good strike
no other day on the branch Oi
and came in to record and
ne gold commissioner asked him II
was any good and the poor duck
ulled out Il sack Of gold and threw 1t
own On the table and Gays. 'You bet
is! took that out Of 1t In one
7eek. "Well. says the commissloner,
rat claim is under dispute and l will
I've you a letter to the examiner On
lat creek and he will straignten 1t
p for you, 40 the man started back
18th the letter and met his friend on
he way. to whom he related his
tory and his friend suggested that
pening the letter. which they did
nd 1t read: "This man has a rich
aim put a good man on it," An
Their letter found ON the trail to one
the inspectors read: PERSONALLY
canine and report on all claims not
orking ION certain creeks which l
D not recall) for which wa get our
lex and one: tenth Of all other claims"
ke miners are red hot and mass
eetiRgs and street speeches are
lade nearly every night In which
icy score the government Off1clale.