The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-04


s..1ia s1rtlo the better worth living. Not
r. Nh. Heaiy pioneer Of the Kion-
- ehe has had one Of the longeat
- - sesidenc4:s Of any white woman
SsH Non1a. II extending over . period Of
A 1Eteen years, during all Of which
e - not out Of the country per-
4 fgceed q twelycmonth.
~ there. she declares 10 have
kappy one, and II was certainly
rfn119 profitable. for she u rich in
2 - y1ghf Some Of the best gold.
Mid claims OF the kiondike and
- Yukon are hers either by loca-
& r rishf Of purchase. And she In .
oGps At no mean ability. and II neces.
& - climb the rugged peaks, pick in
nI No al the agility Of q man.
~ . quartz prospector that she ex-
- - che IL naturally averse to the
- Mgxing through the moss and muck
| dafhnr ground. However. she Is now in
~ tx plaeers for Capt. Heaiy. who
hhda611 remarked Friday evening dur
RI ~ course OF conversation he'd In
- apartments at the Butler that Mrs.
~ hid "stampeded to the new CAoe
- 6igyings." Such as q matter of fact
4 y he reluctantly admitted. for she
byppssmed Of all the caution and secret
huem Characteristic Of the trained prcs-
~, one Of her missions north. She
pns to see and do Cape Nome. Eyes.
n going up on the Roanoke" Mrs.
Hmdy said. ''for want to see the new
1lnsx l think can md piece OF
o9m6 that has not been staked. Anyway
n gning to take look at the camp and
Sf think II advisable will 90 out and
nptA IN regular prospectory' fashion,
rlE1DIN0 TO . request for that which
rsaderH. 10 wit, n narrative Of her ex-
Wences ~ the pioneer OF her sex In the
udikc and tho life OF a woman - she
- n the celebrated Camp, Mrs.
- spoke substantially as fo.lows:
- 1ctned In the stampede to the Klein
~ reaching the camp In August. 1886.
we'll known. was the nrat white
ynan and fer q long time the only ono
~ SEX there. had been on the Yukon
- ~. When the first news reached w
- to sickness I did not get closer than
slafter Of mile OF the creeks. 1t was
III puspose 10 stake the ground of what
e1eN No. - below Bonanza, but ] had to
hck TO Dawson. suffering from a Sc.
- attack u neuralgia. The boys wanted
vary me In on a litter. and let me
- the stakes bat thought best not.
mine Mr.. Heaiy afterwards pur-
80 Tor the company. II IL very rich.
aiming. Mr.. Heaiy believes, as much
4@W0 worth OF gold. But later ] Ge-
10 claims. some by purchase and some
locations and am now having them de.
Neped
eo. haven't actually mined myself.
! shonidered my little pick and have
ypcred extensively"
yes," MIR Healy. who had been listen.
~ observed. she Is all right in the
KS but can't handle the shovel in the
1Ek and msre.'
That's right" Mrs. Heaiy resumed. II
r take my pick and you can bet / won't
NIX over snything good In the wsy Of
l9Fig. Often Two gone alcne on my
tours.
rs q woman safe In a Yukon mining
hvsnn than she is In the cities OH the
atsidc. You can travel the streets OF
A~sou and never hear an oath. Here In
y towns and cities You are compelled To
var men swearing on the street and de-
herring themselves OF such language and
sndnct a. would shock A miners majesty.
demonstrated this tn the entire sat.sfac-
IN % 4 lady eminent In missionary work.
~ was a friend OF the president and
ptns some time IN Dawson with me. I
tek her through the town by day and by
lkhi. irto the alleys, back streets. past
h< drinking places and resorts, and at no
nne lid We hear language ia the least
la<nsiye. l then told her 10 go back To
Washington and tell them what she had
Ven and how the had been treated.
ltns o. the miners respect true woman
hood. go among them with per-
"a feet freedom and long association
sith them has caused them to like me ans,
IKE taem. They VIII do anything - as
sss yea IL was travelling through Daw.
NJ and nv dogs became obStrepernIs the
4amhssrs would rush to my assistance as
2e'ck as the miners. In the KIonsisks a
NesnAn IL respected. ] was In New York
4 ~ winter and went into society a little
ms and Il was astonishing 10 see whs
nssicaloss IDEAS they entertain regarding
VIE in fngsssng camp
No, woman had ne real harishsrs
~ TIE hlondlse. even in the incipieucy os
we sa1he ansess she made them II is
true We had to step In tents orrassanativ
and sometimes Wa xosli,s hsva IN nn.s tS.
mkn' IN TOAD houses bat tire men always
tr.al womaa so placed with the great.
est RESPECT '"o esS~s-
Was | ever hungry on the y,xcr~ M
and no one else hat a rszh, 20 hs H., r.ss,,
years As for the cold. sct; s,t,sr.iv 10
COME used ~ u and DO net s.ss~sr I Ala
hss sssrr because ! exercised .,au,mon
ssise and dressed Tie the natives Tvs
Sihterfd aH along the Yukon A. .-t-~ts
Sasy. taiahy, Dawson Fort yasav aas
Nulsto. with the thermometer a, ,s,a~s
tsnning from ~ 10 * degrees hvJnSs sa.r
- costume usually consisted az a sahe,
6itssssasb WIFE *c&l>kfn. trsfasvF an,
ssFies cloth The fur around the faes
VI sse paFk& Is that Of a Siberian aall
So So NStststne- Nv PANTS wefte roa.s~ al
SsestsAn lawn skin worn over the .sx,,.
1919, ~.s..es Wssssen an3ercsothes and ass~ n.
1855 sEsptx an ordinary skirt The hN,s
Nsfa made Of Stsser,aa r.gr,ssss,
sAshs ana shs solss OF w=lrs,s hills ws,t
s~Sss al "esEt IA che can suffer Is, wa,
sr nov cola /; xets. 80 '''a'
Si~.fsE szs.a. =
tFs OF health on the y,.sn~
% GET opt Tn the ai~ ,xs-r A..
~.ases sra summer .~ax.tsss - I
asHsSr trefn Fest Naken = .~. - s. ..ls
hstlrs. With tas shrrx.,osssss,..,-' - ~ = 'sN
sce snT'seS. and I've been ssa. :. -, = = la
o*fus- Io tas aatten ,hs - ~
49, sse saF finest part ~ tna Near s~.
- - ~ ssstssSrasirg and Astosets.s~ ,.,.tss
VIE damp atmosphere - a.. s. 80.
ssaak 80 ssate that In an ,,s> 49, = :
,sae s8scs newer sels me s,.>;s =.
a as : a.l ~ ore ~ TIE paiAt5ai 49,.
=. A isk sass winter, ~n,s, 80 = :,
49, s s VIII q sar ape ga in srst~- =
No. a. IA he Yukon &sss.sns.sss g. :,
49,. 1,et tae worst 1 rursSr,sh.- So
~ ~ sFsss or one sSis.srrssr So -, ; -
~ faa iae sAwsnlss at s.ksns 49,, -
- SAY bssg as a rs,I, ~ -. ~
-. S*AxAIae- Atei What xrsrss xss.A-.
appears earrp,a-s y..e
1sp - aesfcsts sinss and srsl1sa-, ~
ALTER tire river rxsrs.,ss,.s,s. =
.ae berry bushes s,ss,xssss.s s~s - =
Sf<A4 e n L. - s<Ns~s