The silver star., 1899-08-04
NOT WEALTH. GUT HEALTH.
An Interesting Alaskan Lsstsr From John
80 Lite. T.
From the Rico News.sun.

From the Rico News-Sun.
The following letter was received
by Chas. A. Little from John Little,
who left Rico eighteen months ago
in company with John Clark, Z. ].
Deis and others. The Bob"
spoken of in the letter is Robert
Snyder, who joined Mr.. Little in
Seattle prior to his departure for the
Kotzbue Sound country, and the
Cogan is Capt. Cogan, an old-time
friend Of Alex. Gorla's family, who
wrote glowing accounts Of the north.
west to -Gorla and other friends,
and is owner of boat carrying pas
sengcrs into that country.
KOWAK RIVER, Ainskn, Intere cction OIL
Longitude 1879 and K,xak Rixer
CAMP KOOLER (native village, Jan ii. 'es.
DEAR CHARLIE: A celebrated
character once wrote 'sVeni, Vidi,
Vici, and called it letter, and of
course Enthusiastically it express
ed the whole shooting match. and
aprcpos the hundreds of gold seek
ers In the Kotzbue Sound country
this winter could chop off the last
part of the above famous letter, and
let 'er so as truthful record of
their accomplishments so far in
Alaskan fortune hunting.
Could write you long letter of
Curious facts and experiences, but
this time will cut it short and wait
until we Teach the gold belt, when
hope to write more encouragingly
Of our prospects, and again the
letter carrier is in town" and
don't want to cause any delay; how
ever I presume you will be satisfied
to hear that we are in sound bodily
health and vigor and ready to meet
any or all hardships that Alaskan
prospectors who stick to it may en-
counter. I can tell you a cheap"
in a few words when I say that
Alaska is badly misrepresented in
two ways.
It is summed up in the American
citizens mind today rs a country
wonderful as to gold and a terror as
to climate. Now by just reversing
the order Of things you will get at
the true condition especially in this
part Of the territory where we can
write from experience. This is mid.
winter, and although tine thermcine.
ter ranges from, 20 to Cos below,
we are out nearly every day, and at
no time have I felt the cold any
more than afbuhd Rico in the same
season. and Strange as it may ap-
pear We do not have to don the fur
clothing that it is supposed necessary
to put on. Good underwear with
heavy canvas overwear is all that is
necessary. Climate calm, clear and
cold. the sun just showing up over
the horizon, where II has been hid
for forty days. call it o good win.
ter climate id Alaska, much better
than in suutthet.
Now as to gold mining on the
Kowak river. There arc probably
fifteen hundred men wintering on
this river (scores have gone back
who have been led here by the stor.
ies Of ia6dlodS WEALTH published in
the Pacific coast papers and paid
for by transportation companies,
Cogan, among others, being respond.
BILE for b batch Of the lies, hhd H.
though prospecting has beeti pretty
thoroughly carried on the car ly part
Of the winter, and e~en up 70 the
present time, on the main fiver Ind
it, brahches, no GRAVEL that will pay
10 bother with as yet been discover.
ca. A party Of al aid lot 81 In
vestigatins in Tie surrounding
mountains aiter housing our launch