Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-08-22
JOURNALISM In KLONDIKE
Contents Of a Live Paper Published at
......... Dawson City.
Religion and RaScallty In This Mining Town
Cows Milk and the Fluid Of
Humand Kindness.

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copy of No. 4 of Vol. 1. of The
Klondike Nugget, dated at Daw-
son, N. W. T., July 2. 1t is
neatly printed folio of 16 columns,
packed with local news written
spicily.
Instructions from Ottawa have
stopped the granting of any more
timber privileges within a radius
of six miles from Dawson. Many
hundreds of men are disappoint-
ed, there having been like veri-
table gold rush after timber.
News is given of the accidental
shooting of Fred Whitcomb Jr. of
Keene, N. H., at Windy Arm on
May rs.
Court news is redolent of the
mining camp. There is a case of
embezzlement of a woman's outfit
by man hired to transport it.
Several were up for crooked dice.
One was charged with misappro-
priating $1l00 in gold dust. About
forty petty DRINKS made a weeks
record. 1t only costs an ounce to
get drunk and the police
regard the offense lightly. The
subject is simply taken to the
station for his own good and to
see that his gold sack is properly
cared for.
Frank P. Slavin, the former
pugilist, undertook to lead a party
of prospectors from a certain
point back to Dawson. After
tramping for FIVE hours one of the
party discovered, by a large
boulder, that they had been travel
ing in a circle. Then the party
divided and those who left Slavin
got to Dawson all right on the
third day.
Church notes indicate five
different places where regular
services were to be held the fol.
lowing day. ........IL.
The Nugget advocates the pub
LEGATION of the laws and rulings of
the country of which it says the
public is ignorant.
Cap. Alice sold a quarter inter-
est in claim for $22,5O0.
Big Creek is staked for twenty
miles, without any great discovery
being made.
The fastest war news was that
the blockading vessels at Santiago
were drawing in closer. 1t was
hoped that by the time of publica.
ton the last battle of the war had
been fought.
r. j. Gandolfo made a great
strike with 10000 pounds of can
dies, fruit and vegetables. Bana-
mas brought 81 and cucumber So
each, and tomatoes So a pound.
The leading article in the Mug
gets says it's previous article in
favor of closing everything up on
Sunday had met with general sp.
proval, and again with very strong
favor. 1t warmly supports Sunday
closing of the saloons, saying every
man the editor had met favored it.
An editorial urges that the gov.
eminent should improve the
streets, especially as it draws $780,
200 in rentals from property hold.
ers. ... .... -.
A long article, comprising an
interview with Major Walsh, who
controls the town, gives more than
a suggestion of partiality in grant.
ing mining and other licenses.
" The first milk COW ever
in Dawson arrived on Wednesday,"
is the statement beginning a news
article. 1t is related, further, that
the first milking brought $50 a
gallon.
A telephone line had just been
opened between Dawson and
Klondike City.
Another instance of scoundre-
ism like that reported few
months ago, is given. A man
who undertook for big money to
carry letters to salt water return.
ID to Dawson with a story that an
accident had stopped him, but that
ne had paid someone else to go
IN with the letters. A hotel keep. |
'r became suspicious of the APP
oearance of bags left at his place, |
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