Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-12-01
FROM DAWSON CITY.
Very Interesting letter From J. D. Tren'
holme, Full OF Klondike News,

holme, Full OF kondike News.
Editor Pink Paper:
Many days have passed since I wrote
you last and as the steamer "Ora" makes
her last trip to Lake Bennett tomorrow.
l write you tonight She carries the
mail and this trip will probably be the
last one before the freeze up. We are in
headquarters now, that is. our Electric
Power House is finished and We are liv.
lng under cover upstairs. The building
is OF log 333x20 with frame addition,
20x24. board and tar paper roof, one and
one half stories high. windows galore;
George Max cut them at stated Intervals
ae he insisted on having light in the
dynamo room. and there being no par
tltions there are windows on all sides,
but we lack glass, no one brought in
glass, not even the large trading COM
panies, excepting in very small quantities
and for me to buy enough to supply the
balance l need, would cost now, about
81 per light. so Georges light will be cut
Oft for the winter and those windows
boarded up. Glass, butter, cream and
woo]en stockings are the articles short
for the winter. Glass and stockings are
the articles short in stock; butter and
cream are cornered by McClappell, the
president of our company. Some here
are proposing going out tomorrow to
Skaguay and coming in again over the
ice with these articles. I DC esibly may
go III with them on the deal as it appears
an easy proposition. though long tedious
trip. Men do not regard the trip over
the ice as very difficult one in winter,
especially this year; the Dominion gov.
eminent have let mail contracts for a
seml-mnthly mail service between here
and Bennett to a firm who are now
building quarters every so miles, and
dog teams will be the means of transpor-
tatlon: provisions will be distributed
along this fall 80 that one going out will
be compelled to carry but little else than
his Blankets l do not anticipate the
trip this winter as 600 miles is too long a
walk, and again will not be able to get
matters here in such shape as to allow
me to leave them for many days. Frank,
this Is the place of all places, but it re-
qu1res much money, though everything
is cheaper than ever; some things cheaper
| thar at Seattle; those articles brought in
by every prospector and never used are
SLOW sellers, such as bean Beansi did
say? Well Yes: while they are used in
large quantities, there viii be agreat sur
plus to spare ard can be bought for ten
| cents Il pound. Flour is only s. per sack,
sugar thirty cents per pound, canned
meat seventy five cents per pound, every
thing staple is reasonable and the GUAM
THY here is large. The n. A. T. & T. Co.
and the y. &. Co.: these are the two old
trading companies, have together seven
large warehouses and [ wonld say the
smallest is 20S2OO. each filled to the roof.
Then there is the Alaska Exploration
20. with four large warehouses; Standard
Oil people with two; British America Co.,
with two; Seattle Yukon Co. with one
besides many other small ones, as we'll as
many small stores. Dawson is to he a
city, that IL if the powers that be can be
persuaded to grant charter This once
done there will be a wide, open town
mere this winter; as it is. the n. w.
Mounted Police. patrol the city day and
night aud order cannot be better in anv
eastern cities. But once a city the police
jurisdiction cases and Law and order Will
be with tie mayor and aldermen, after
that await Developments. There will
probably be one hundred saloons TO
license. dance holl es; and other girls 20
be regularly fined, Drewery to be rem
IateG. Terry licences to be arranged for i'm
t'To different places. main street to be
paved, tie river water front to be leased,
etc, etc. J. could mention many others,
all vel! paying enterprises A doodle
alderman here would be tbs bipgcet
boodler on earth, no question about it.
Just alleged Doodle DEALS that Won used
TO glory in turning over at stated inter.
walls would be the moral side OF tho ques-
tloD here. Corruption among the officials
under Inc present organization is bare
laced, but wait for corporation. The
town IS good one; every enterprise
repr"senteu-hospitals, churches, restau
rants and clubs Senators are often met
carrying home Il couple of potatoes for
dinner, winch cost about - cents a
pound Lawyers, especially American
ones ''hey cannot practice here on nc.
count OF the rigid examination put them
ny the Canadian barr can be seen daily