The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-19
Lucky Are the Members of the
Center Sex on Murook.
BUSY BAKING APPLE PIES.
Every Time They Turn One Out IL
Mcana Fifty Cents - They
VIII Hold Their Claims Until
Their Male Friends Arrive I'm the
Spring-Norbcrt Unmussix Writes
Interesting News From Rampant.

o. c. Stark. Of the Rainier Club. yester-
day received a letter from Norbert Tn
mnssig. dated at Rampant City. Munook,
November q. Mr.. Stark sent Cnmussig
into the Yukon country las; year. and with
hundreds Of other Seattle people he was
unable To get further up than Rampant
City. His letter yesterday told the wei
come news that he had located eight
claims so far. and that the indica tons on
all OF them were very good The letter
reads in part:
II have located 80 far the following
claims: 4o-ii, Russian creek. s, Dawson
creek: 1856. Husher creek. and 1858 81.
Munock creek | could have soil one OF
the claims Oh Russian creek few days
ago for bis money to man from Aus
tralia. but refused the offer We have not
got 20 bedrock on any OF the claims but
the gold showing IS good. On claim No
e. Little Munook creek, the owners are
down eight fee, and get an average of 81
TO the pam. They have found many mug
gets. the highest worth s. Ny Russia
creek claim runs q cents 20 the pan.
which is said II be very good The best
thing about Russian creek IL that you can
woyk the claims all the year round
When they got down few feet deeper
on No. 3. Little Munook, they found three
big nuggets which ran stss. ssi and sieo
Claim No. . Little Munook, was recently
sold for a0aa
cit IS lucky for us that We d:d not get
30 Dawson the way provisions are said 10
be selling 1here. We Will have lots Of
gold here hy the time the boats arrive
and hardly anyone viii 30 OF UP the river
There is enough gold here for me and for
every one else that is here. We have not
got nearly to bottom yer. and every enc
has taken out lct Of gold We are ex-
pecting boom here when the beats come.
great many people Will undoubtedly get
off rs the creeks are all right One good
feature about this country is the ease with
which yon can take your provisions from
the river 10 the mines. man an pack
his own stun and I; does not cast any
thing
We are waiting anxioasiy for the frs,
beat up the river, II Is hard 10 have 20
live on bacon and beans all the time ard
- 80 without fresh meat, A person COM
ing iglo this country shossla bring lots O.
salt. aad u seems that nearly every one
here forgot that Important part Of their
oat3s. had five pounds, but L is all
gore. There Is hardly a hl, Of sal; in
camp. Sugar Is 81 per 10 pounds. To-
baeco - 81 per pound and very ltsl~ 20 be
had Beans SIRE ceuts per poaud. and
plenty q them. Dried fruit Is $50 for =
poarssss
Yen need A far coat ard far robes
IL thts ccuntry worse tran anything ei.e
One fur robe s!lI keep yoa warmer than
ssr blankets. Re sure and get the best
possible material in your stoves II Won
corae tn TIE cheaper stoves burn o,,t in
ss~oat slx weeks. and Il - impossible 20
keep warm without oar ! have bur. q
nice cabin Could set 70 glass 50 have
- use p.ecs - canvas .or a window
s'aa make afsces 10 esgsl,avn lrghes
asy ia burning h0aes oa ruy cams Ev.
erySainr - tEeEeu solid There IS one
tsss sf sasw G<ge asW.