Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-12-12
FROM COFFEE TO GOLD
Olaf Petersen Of Olaa, Proves a
Lucky One.
Went 10 Dawson City in March and Re.
turned in the GarOnne Warns Those
Who May Contemplate a Trip

Among the passengers in the
Garonne from Seattle was Olaf
Petersen, coffee planter of the
Olaa district in Hawaii, who, since
March Ia, has been in the region
Of Dawson City taking out gold
from the earth. Mr.. Petersen
was originally from Tacoma. He
came out here couple of years
ago to enter into the coffee bust
ness. Choosing place a little
above the fourteen mile line he
settled down to the work of plant
ing coffee and improving his land.
Then came the news of gold in
the Klondike. Mr.. Petersen did
not make move until the rush
was all over and people began TO
return some with experience and
gold and others with only The
former. 1t was then that be and
A. Ramsay, another Olaa coffee
map, started for the cold region.
Speaking of his trip, Ms. Peterson
said:
Eyes, l struck it lucky but do
not care to say what l got out of
it. Four claims were staked off
by me. OF one of these L sold a
half. An offer was made me for
the remaining half. L shall 60
back to Tacoma in the GaronDe
and, in April, shall return to my
claims. After regulating matters
there / shall return to Hawaii as
it is country we'll worth living in.
81 want to say through your
columns, few words of warning
to those people in the Islands who
may contemplate a trip to the
Klondike. No man has a right to
go there unless he is above the
average in the matter of physical
strength. He must also 60 we'll
provided with food. | have seen
so many men fall by the wayside
that | feel it my duty to offer this
warning.
an Dawson City there are
10000 idle men and, when 1 left,
they were dying at the rate of
from seven to ten per day. Added
to the fact that they have no en-
ployment with which to keep
themselves going, is another
the extremely unsanitary condi-
ton of Dawson City. The drain
age is anything but satisfactory
and when the thaws come the
place, being fiat, is rendered very
damp by standing water.
There is no fun in going to
the Klondike. Hardships and
disappointment Turk on every
side and, in the fever of excite
ments such as the 'stsmpedes,
men lose their lives through ex-
haustion or so impair their health,
that they are useless for the re.
mainder of their lives.
"Now then, a little as to these
"stsmpedes." In order to stake
off one of my claims l was forced
TO run hundred miles once. This
l did IN twenty six hours. There
were five hundred men in the
party on the stampede" to newly
opened up country.
1.-The Americans are the ones
who have developed the Klondike
country. They are the leaders
and the best mines are owned by
them.
"The difference in the laws
governing American and Canadian
territory is very apparent. The
former is well developed, the latter
but poorly. Should a man stake
off a claim on American territory
and then fail to comply with the
regulations, another may step in
and file over him. Should man
fail to comply with regulations on
Canadian territory, the land goes
back to the Government and the
Government opens up these places
when it sees fit, which, by the
WY, is always put off as long as
} possible.
"Ihere are no doubt splendid
opportunities in the Klondike
There are also disappointment
. deep enough to ruin a man.
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