The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-09


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Real estate men, or mining brokers as
they are called here. head the van, many
OF these being lawyers. notaries and gen.
eral conveyancers The majority OF the
saloons have gambling room and dance
hall attachments. while the hotel feature
OF each. which forms the basis of their
yearly permit. is sadly neglected, con-
sequently IL IL the opinion OF many that
the field here is open for a good hotel
man The restaurants are still multiply
Ing rapidly, and every available space
or ground on Front street wide enough TO
admit OF counter under a canvas roof
is turned into an eating house. Though
the number Of these Is increasing the
prices continue high. and the cdmbine
seems to have the business we'll enough
in hand 10 be able 70 continue the extor-
ton OF $50 for meal. the like OF which
would not compare favorably with a meal
In l5-cent restaurant in Seattle. Two
meat and fish markets are In the field for
business; fresh meat, however, beef and
cariboo, Is so far proving the hardest
article to secure. One OF the aforesaid
butchers recently bought ten head of cat
tie. brought down on a raft. and paid
$500 for the lot: and inside OF three days
he had all OF II sold at an average of 81
pound. Fish are very scarce. 4 few
greetings and suckers are being caught
In nets in the klondiko and readily return
$3.50 pound to the fishermen. Salmon
have not yet commenced to run, but are
looked FOR here In two weeks, and great
preparations for large catches are being
made by many here. who, beside market
Ing as many as possible, will salt and dry
large quantities OF them for n winter sup
ply OF food for men and dogs II is
claimed. however. by knowing ones that
the salmon, after coming l.Soo miles up
the river from the ocean, il in such poor
condition when caught here as 10 be worth
but H;ue as an article OF food
Two weekly newspapers were started
here together. the Midnight Sun and the
hiondike Nugget. geographically. the
TWO sheets are creditable productions hut
otherwise they are in the field for boom
Ing purposes exclusively and 10 that ex
tent not reliable so far as the value and
true condition OF the mining interests OF
the country Is concerned.
Women Take In Laundry
"aie there !s apparently only one es-
tahhshed laundry here yet. in fact. wash
Ing Is being taken In by women In dozens
OF the newcomers tents. showing that
THESE hafdy pioneer women are intent On
helping the husband as best they may.
and proving a helpmate In fact ne waI,
"s name. The prices for washing have
hand
kerchsefs IN 10 STA each fer starched
! pieces. but The number OF women now
taxing IN washing IA expected 70 hiring
| Gown prices SO that person will not have
| 10 pay out the fun value of the garments
| each time they are washed Water here
| II %arce commodity. notwithstanding
| the Yukon flows by at the rate of seven
miles an hour. 1t is dirty ana muddy
| stream. ard unit for any use so recourse
h2s In be hsd 70 springs in the surround
/ Ing hills and tina result IS that every one
| has 20 buy drinking and cooking water
| and pay dear FOR *. one party is max
| Ing business Of hauling water from !
/ gulch across the Yukon ana gets g.
/ huckeiful FOR all he can bring over No
/ uses 81 large boat ard barrels and then
/ serves his ustomers, giving each one ar
ai~Fe ketfuls--flYe- Hen tin cars fixed
| with hon4lss-at the rate Of & 81 bueka,f,l
! us rroHts are said 70 vary from $40 -
/ >" 4 day \ Franchise has been granted
/ This same party for piping water in,a
! Dawson. from a distance bur shat s.-a,s,na
| Is aot expected ~ ma,ef!a!ze in ths near
/ future
| Gamblers and saloon Men Rich
! TIA Biggest money made here IS bx 3.
1 ioon men. gamblers restaurants arg -.
stores generally. Aut these are the orf,-
| ones eager - see large crowds G.. n.n~l.
| come IN here irrespective ~ the dire Ger
sequences e such an influx q ainsexs
Men. Whlle 'hers IS sorne room here f,-
/ a eerfs.n class - mechanical trades s4.,r,
= @oSo4h'F@N ID room or 9lsr ~ -, .,aI-
/ ms ana wtte 40 ready Iuesns \. lem
I inAn'i While everything he-a fixt .a,v -
oAthFH ~ SUNSHINE. fair weather AID c.n-
{ 'ae@1 1SyEght. ne dr@adei w.n.ar So
S"f' "ith as lorG. Goa nlSa.s Wiz So
commence, ard tas serious p~aAtsr, 50,
+ : !1nA confronting every tatnklrx r,s.; -
Mat - - become - fAe many t411,.a~ss
/ 81 r*op.e waen the winter ssts n ara s3-ss
/ faftn "nfToviaet web either c.a.f1,4 as
Or SooF- The Qees-soa - groo Is ss~essv
arg <'.'e@s4E d'~'a~Sfe arA = shortage
- protected 4 th@ y.ve- -5nrt-,,,s =, -,
rs ~ prvseat- TIE Yukon = asw slr.s.sT
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