The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-08

necessity for their presence. for the
class OF men composing their little COM
munity have determination that the
producing desperate and buffer
shail have no abiding place there. 4
more generous community does not ex-
list 1t is nothing uncommon for a pass
ing acquaintance, coming into town and
iancying something turns to his neigh
DOR 70 borrow some dust, for they don t
pack their stuff around on all occasions
The one holding the sack offers ii to the
other with the usual salute-'help your
sell. Manly dignity is cultivated on
the klondyke, and generous impulses
are always the outgrowth of mutual
confidence and abiding trust
Evidences of Civilization.
Religious services are held occasion
ally III Dawson. There are two clergy
men there, one a Catholic priest and
the other of the Baptist persuasion
| Ihere Is now in course of erection a
large two-story hospital to be ready for
| the Sisters of Charity, who will take
charge OF II as soon as they can arrive.
Ihey Ventured up last season. but We're
100 late TO make Dawson, and returned
10 Dyea until opportunity awaits them
! Inc wages of mechanics being higher
the hospital will cost considerable but
all expenses have been cheerfully de-
Irayed by the miners, one man named
! Mcdonald giving $4,000. The hospital
| VIII be great blessing to the place
! Nhlie there has been but little sickness
! so lar, yet those ailing at present lack
the care and tender nursing which 50
| greatly help towards a recovery Ac
commodations for transient gentlemen
are as yet rather crude, Bunk room, or
place To spread Your blankets costs
S1.5o A good square meal with a des-
sert of dried fruit, a great luxury. costs
so.oo Gamblers are paid $50 a shift
Miners wages are 81 % per hour Ordi-
nary barkeepers 5000 per month. The
pest time for mining on the Yukon or
IT'S tributaries is during the winter In
| summer the ground thaws to a depth
or IL inches. The seepage and running
water Is much OF an impeachment, while
in winter you build your fires over the
ground you work. When the fire is
burned out your ground is thawed to a
certain limit, and when that limit is
reached you build another fire. Two
Ilres lasts about one shift I mildly
suggested that while the fires were
active he could saw wood There is
not much timber in the immediate vici-
nifty OF Dawson. the first large timber
being about three miles distant. where.
along the klondyke river, there is con
siderable. OF course in time as min
ing progresses, wood must be hauled
from greater distances. which will add
to the expense of mining
Regarding claims already taken.
everything for several miles around
Dawson Is already possessed by those
VINO We're early on the ground, but Mr.
Murphy is satisfied that there are thou
SANDS OF mines in the district which
VIII on discovery cause the world TO
wonder. The gold bearing creeks tribu-
tary to klondyke are pre-eminently
Bonanza and Eldorado. where so many
wonderful discoveries We're made. The
Following creeks are also rich in the
precious metal: Promissory. Hunker
sulphur. Quartz, Last Chance and Gold
Bottom.
With regard to alternate claims and
a certain royalty on all gold taken out
demanded by the Canadian govern
ment this law has not as yet been nut
INTO ERECT, and will have no bearing
Whatever on claims now in existence
and, II carried out, will only apply to
new discoveries. There is a hope. how
ever. among the miners that This law
VIII not be carried through. and il so.
IN a much more modified FORM
Social Life in Dawson.
The social life in Dawson is not so
unpleasant as an outsider would sup
pose, everybody doing their best in
their own way to make it pleasant for
ihelr eighbor-occasional dances and
house-to-house visits, where songs. sto- /
ries, etc, pass the time pleasantly For |
such as desire something more excit- /
ing there are d number of bar rooms a +
rev dance houses, and the ubiquitous
faro table. Montana is well represented !
at Dawson and all points of that region |
Wherever any prospecting or mining is |
done. The most prominent man there |
is the Well-known pioneer of Montana
as well as Alaska, John j. Healy, who |
mas several large trading posts between
juneau and Dyea points on the Yukon.
and at Dawson City. He is Interested
in the great transportation company
also. whose steamers this season will
increase the population by many thou
sands.
OF course you have heard of Pat
Galvlns great luck. There is no exag-
geration in speaking of Pats wealth,
and there's no bigger-hearted man
ever went up the Yukon. He is now i'm
London, and has realized So 900 900 on
his klondyke properties. besides hav-
ing taken out already more than $780,
D0u As the gentleman spoke my eyes
distended at the magnitude of the fig
1res they quoted. when c. W. Thebo.
another lucky Montanan on his way to
London TO join Pat Uhe latter having
Just cabled him to come at once1-
That's nothing, Klondyke will produce
this coming season 100 tons of gold not
less than S20,000.000 interjected Mr.
Kelley With regard to the scarcity of
provisions they unanimously said there
vas no danger of actual want, although
by spflnstlme there would likely be
the greatest famine so far
vas of candles. They were 81 each. the
'mall traders taking advantage of the
John Healy came to the res
'ue, however, by selling candles at $50
/ box, each box containing 40 candles. |
"A little advice given to those about
o venture to the frozen north is to be |
possessed of a No. l outfit. and for men
Who intend to prospect to on no ac-
cunt take less with them than $1,000
:. w. Thebo is we'll known in Northern
Montana, having been in business in
4 n for f.asf
pleasure of his company from Seattle
o Garrison. He goes direct to London
0 perfect some large deals there.
lessrs. Kelley. Murphy and Thebo VII
eturn at the earliest opportunity their
BUSINESS Will permit of. All of them are
Dung, hearty, energetic, ambitious and
berally endowed with every attribute =,
'hich could possibly command success in
uch sphere. and above all they are
lessed with that great good sense