The Lamar register., 1898-10-12
taiLLioNAIRgs nv nurs.
nS~ the Men who nave STRUCK i, nleh
Live In th- ftonat,

N"e Nohuats OF the klondiks
have not ye. been told. said a recent
arrival from the Yukon TO corre-
stondent. Nothing has struck me So
much as the lndicrous disparity be-
tween the wealth OF many OF the min
ere and the miserable conditions under
"hlch they live George Cormack.
probahiy the weaithiest man in Daw-
son city, who could al any moment
N'i'e check for million dollars and
yes remain a rich man, is living in a
noVei IN which you wouldn't house
your dog |, consists OF single room
of Fough-hewn logs, ameared inside and
OUT With mud. and with a tiny open-
iHg % two feet square. by courtesy
called a window. Here the milton
are alsEer sat hundreds pf hours last
NihteS' most of them in darkness. with
intervals created BY a single cutting
eaudle. This economy in light Is how
ever inteiligibls when / tell YOU thar
20 'arn single candle at a time
ihtotEa one icug KiondIke night costs
quite sovereign Under Cormaek's
mud eoor lies buried fso. .oo9 worth OF
gold dust, and outside his hut are small
inounihins OF gravel ready for sluic-
Ing, each one OF which represents a
fortune, Cormack Is the pioneer among
the taiacrs. and two years ago was
earning bare living by fishing for
talmon Ia the company OF his squaw
wife, Another miner who lives like
a pnnPer. IN the company Of quarter
o. ton q gold dust. Is Barney FINN
OF Hnnket Greek. Barney simply dare
rot iake Rway his gold to bank It for
fear that be might lose his claim: and
u Is slowed away 70 the value Of fe5.-
co In oil cana. discarded boots. And
dirty blankets Two years ago Ciar-
rnce Berry. OF whom you may have
heard. vas earning a pound a week as
iaborer on Faneh. Last August he
and bis pretty and placky young wife
te0k f.eoO1 vnrth OF dust to San
FTancisro TO hA-k: and II Is estimated
that ore % his claims alone viii bring
him al lsas; 10000 year for the next
ak years He might retire to-day. af-
Ter two ysHrs' work. with million DOL
lars 70 HIS credit He has been equally
lrrky Ia his speculation In town lots:
and know as fact that he Is drawing
goo a year each from a large number
Of lots, for which he paid $50 a piece Is
monihs ago. One OF the cieyerest wom-
en- in Dawson Is Mrs FiRhsrty. who.
three years sEo. was cook IN a small
hotel IN California She was Induced
to accompany her brother to the dig
Eihss, and. TO oecupy her time during
the long waters. took With her a large
quantity Of coarse yarn With this she
began TO make stockings. which were
eagerly purchased at q pair. Her
first savings she invested In real es-
tat-. which quickly grew to ten times
the value she paid for u. With her
decreased capital she took to money
lending ard various forms Of EpeeulA-
tioa. uuiil to-day the ex-cook can put
her hands on 500 900. or course.
thCrr has been a great deal Of high
play Al nEwsun during the winter. The
greatest pluuger Is Jim DougAerty. a
splendid fellow. well over six feet. Jim
thought nothing uf risking half hun
dTcdweisht OF gold on a single game Of
cards. and once staked 60 pounds of
dust on one throw Of the dice. Like
so many reckless men, Fortune smiled
on him. and he Is already among the
miilionAirss. Prices have. naturally.
he-n terribly high. remember a sim
gie box Of candles was sold for $50. or
a, the rate OF IS each: and one miner
rsfused an offer Of f2o for small can
OF coal oil On my journey down from
Dawson to Dyes | met At least 5000
men struggling towards the Yukon:
and from one part OF ChiIcoot pass l
counted no fewer than 200 tents of
Immigrants. Many OF the would-be
miners we're in state OF shocking des-
tituaon and suffering; In fact. the
whole OF my journey down was long
trail OF dying men. Thousands were
suffering from scurvy and frost-bites.
and several fne fellows had to be TAX
en- TO Dyea 20 have limbs amputated.
However. Il the half has not been told
Of priyatiua and suffering It has also
rot been told of the wealth OF the
KIundIke. fully oSect the miners will
,ake out from f3.O00.000 to fi,o0o,00o
worth of gold this summer and 1t
would be safe to estimate the value
OF the accessible go'a in the 700
square mlles of the Kloudike district
AZ as many million dollars -Tit-Bits.