New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05
LIFE IN SKA Quay.
HOTEL THAT HAS CLEARED TWENTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS IN TEN MONTHS.
From The Milwaukee Sentinel

From The Milwaukee Sentinel
/ Y Lowell. formerly OF Milwaukee. started for
ra About The bssnning Of July last, lie had had
Experience as a hotel and RESTAURANT man ana
had started out to do to stop skaguay and open
hotel He struck bonanza. His wife who S,r as-
rompauicd him. writes TO her sister. Mrs Fred
erick Puher OF this city. under date OF April y as
Il never felt SO lonesome in my NE and never
worked hard In my no. but ! never was so
astally don't know what to do with IT, II is
little better nov since bank has opened we can y,
constant terror. We had gold money. paper money
silver money and gold dust hidden In every nook
n from ' the Kitchen tiooT and we had over 5000 in
kinds OF money hidden there II was an az, awful
n Worried E US inc ha he Work
doing The place was ful OF people dead broke pr,
dollar. We got chance In December 10 send over
% to Ses and Of we sra fT ROM he ans ~ 9c
don't know who 10 trust here hardly trust ,, my
@ a%s e G's you'd e done
OF ypur eyeteeth II you didn't watth cut run
things but hey are thieyss and swindors and
liars. every one OF them. They are getting thou
w St Fs To
Loren bought fifty tons of flooring In seattle II
was damaged getting II ashore. But We have no
Kick coming We. paid IS barrel for tho Nour In
sod it for So 30 barrel before i lott tho dock
| managed to get, half barrel that had been
wouldn't make doughnuts or pancakes.
THE "BoN TON" RESTAURANT
We are Just everlastngly fixed here 70 make
money | have heard OF bonanzas, but never
dreamed We would strike one. We hovo got tho
bon ton restaurant and hotel In the place. 1t
would not be much for Milwaukee. but Us the
thing here ] send you en- outside and inside view
by this mail We keep things neat and clean. and
my cooking Is something like the people got IN
rant that Will hold six people each, and there is
not a vacant seat from o'clock in the morning
until IL O'Clock at night Then we have q lunch
counter IN the that is kept running all night
up For q good square meal, with two kinds or
meat potatoes. canned corn or tomatoes beans,
bread pie pudding. and coffee or tea. we charge
81 now but two months ago we got 81 ~ or y.
There has been money In 4. but there Is good
deal Of competition now. and prices arc coming
down 49,,
eat Most OF them are nice strong. healthy young
But there are buns and 'toughs and gamblers
the looks OF them make me shiver. This gamblers
thought they could the town. but they got
left They are as meek lambs But the
bottom OF my heart They don't got their break
fast until | or o'clock In tho afternoon. They
come In punches Of four or fve or moro. and they
get the best We have. walt on them myself lots
OF times, and you wouldn't know II you didn't
know Poor things"
MANY SALOONS AND GAMBLING-HOUSES.
Mrs Lowell in several previous letters describes
the camp and It's surroundings and the people
gathered there. We have more saloons" she
gambling house, and they run day and night.
There 10 q place Of this kind each sido OF US,
and you can imagine the time We havo A man
was killed In adEht the other night. and T. often