The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-23

of carving great numbers of people. One
can land in Dyea with $l,O0 ana, aItsI
purchasing a years supplies ana outLt
and paving his fare and freight, still
have 5000 left upon reaching Dawson
City, and in the meantime look upon
scenery that is worth travelling thousands
of miles to see. Indeed 1 would not have
missed seeing the Chilkoot pass anu
climbing it and sliding back to the loot
of the hill for thousand dollars ana
when any one attempts to describe TINS
scene and tells you he has done so you
can put him down as lineal descendant
OF Ananias. No pen can describe II
In one day we put together one OF our
steel boats and the other was nearing
completion when 1 left the lake When
our four boats are put together L shall
paint them white and name them after
Uncle Sans ships, which, no doubt. ere
this have destroyed goodly portion Oh
the Spanish navy. The Goth is the last
date of papers received here ana people
are wild for war news. The English ana
Canadians are as eager for the news ana
almost as enthusiastic as the Americans.
Last Monday evening at Lake Bennett
a social was given by the ladies' on the
trail at the Union church About 80
ladies and 200 men attended. f1fteen
numbers on the programme would nave
done credit to a city, but to onset that,
yours truly was requested to affiict them
for about half an hour At the conclu-
sion doughnuts. boiled eggs and sand
Wiches with ..S coIdee were re 6 ServeG;
were sung with a will and three rousing
cheers for ''Old Glory and the Union
Jack were given.
on Monday evening next another grand
sociable and entertainment will take
place. The church will probably be
abandoned for the open air, as thousand
success of the first
Coming in from Lindeman to the sum-
NIT we met two ladies alone pulling over
500 pounds on their sled, one seemed to
be about 30 and the other about 20 years
of age. Later we met a handsome girl,
straight as an arrow, blue eyes, curly
blond hair, dressed in boys clothes, blue
shirt. no coat, with a belt and a "A Colts
pistol strapped around her waist, while
several yards in front was young man
carrying guitar! These two looked ike
brother ana sister and no doubt were.
About 5000 people have passed over the
Chilkoot and White pass, at least two
thirds of these over the Chilkoot, since
the custom house has been opened. IhiS
l have from Captain Belcher of the Gus
tom house. This does not include, how
ever 1900 or more who have slipped in
with parties who have more provisions
than required to pass the line. The Can
adam officials are neither strict or often
sive, and not one party in 800 have their
outfits closely examined II man has
common, ordinary horse sense he need
have no trouble with the custom officers.
Major Walsh or his mounted police. l
will give Just one incident to illustrate.
Last week would be smart fellow paid
his duty, which came to about S. or $3.50,
there was 10 cents due him, and the Of
flcer remarked that he had no change,
We'll, said the smart young man,
you'd better cough it up. you can't rob me
more than your law allows" 10 cents was
borrowed TO pay the young man, and he
seemed very much elated and looked
around upon the crowd to see how many
were in sympathy with his action, and
then remarked Tell YOU what bows
that's biz" As he stepped out one of the
officers followed him and on reaching the
place where his goods were cached, asked
if that was his outfit. That's what it is
you were so particular about that 10 cents
suppose you open it up, II is just possible
that you may have been over-charged,
there may be possibly another 10 cents
due you and By adding a nickel you can
buy a cup OF coffee on the trail" The
young man protested. but protest don't
go with the mounted police and after
opening up his goods he was compelled
to return to the custom house and pay
something over $50 more for goods that
were not on his bill. The officer in charge
gave him good talking TO and told him
that he would be justified in confscating
his goods and sending him back across
the line. The tariff may be, and possibly
is, an injustice. and many poor, strug-
Cling gold seekers can lily afford TO pay
il. but no blame can be attached to these
men. who are kind, considerate. courte-
Gus and always just: were IL otherwise
hundreds of men would have been turned
back who had their little all in their lit
tie outfits. for many have been passed
through with less than half the amount
required by law.
! SAT- in Major walsh's tent at Lake
Bennett the other evening, and he is
absolute commander in the northwest
territory when a young man applied for
a permit to take lot of LIQUOR to Daw-
son. No. sir. said the major, no more
permits will be granted, and if l had my