Douglas Island news., 1899-03-22
JUST FROM RAMPHRT CITY.
II. J. Mignerry of Great Barring ton, nass., Comes Out by
 way of Dawson.
HE WALKED I,3oo MILES,

Mr. II. J. Mignerry of Harrington, Mass, was a passenger on the down trip of the Al-Ki. He is on his way to his Eastern home after an absence of about one year. He wiutered at Ram part City and frequently met EX-goy- eruOr John II. MCGraw of Seattle. The News man having heard of MT. Migner- ny looked up the man and requested an interview, which was granted with some reluctance.
 "The News readers would be inter ested to read something concerning your long journey" said the newSgath erer
 "Well. it was a long tramp from Ram pat City to Skaguay and l walked all the way. The trail to Dawson was not good and the weather was very cold. l froZe my nose, ears and the ends of my fingers, but not badly, as you can see, otherwise 1 got through all right Ii the thermometer did go 60 below zero
 Was any part of the trail to Dawson dangerous?"
 "Yes, some of it was. That was where we crossed the river. One place there was just enough room to get the sled across with water on either side. While coming up one man who was not of our party fell into the water. There was a boat off about mile and he managed to run to it before his clothes frOze and he was saved"
 "How about grub down at Rampant City?"
 "Oh, there is plenty to eat and at a very reasonable price according to the ideas of the miners. Flour sells for $10 per hundred; bacon B cents per pound; butter 75 cents to Sl erpOund; beans and 10 cents per pound and oil S1O to SIP per case
 "How much daylight do you have in there in the winter?"
 "When left, December l7th, we had daylight at 9 a. m. and darkness set in at in the afternoon
 "Is there any special news from that country"
 "Yes, a man named Shell, a Colorado man. committed suicide by hanging early in December. He brought in 1900 dozen eggs aud did not do as we'll with them as he had expected and he became Respondent. He attempted suicide once before. He was about tffty-tiVe years of age.
 ''I saw EX-govemor McGraw a few days before left His claim Is nine or ten miles from town. He was working force of some fifteen men. He was we'll, but looking thin. Yes, he will bring some money out with him. He is working hard and is deserving of it."
 'Minook and the surrounding Coun- try are quiet and orderly and all are at work. Wages are S7 a day and board"
 "Perhaps you would like to see some of the papers from that cOuntry?" we were asked, and answering in the afr native, we were shown a copy of the Yukon Sun, of Dawson, dated Feb. 14 It is a 7-column folio and is run by J. l.. Rees & Go. We were also shown the Yukon Press of Circle City dated Jan l5, 1899, and it was No. 1 of Vol. 1. This paper was moved from Panama, at the mouth of the Panama river, to it's pres ent location. It is a 3-column, 4-page paper and is edited and published by J. L. Provost, the missionary at Circle City. The copy shown us contained a poem of eight verses, entitled, "Winter in Alaska" and was written by w. T. Watkins. The advertising showed up four doctors, one lawyer, one jeweler, one tinsmith, one saloon, two stores, and one transportation company-three columns in all,