The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-11-30
IN THE LAND OF GOLD.
An Interesting Letter From the KlOn-
dixie.
RICH FINDS OF NUGGETS.
Coal Costs $50 Ton and Good
Square Meal S6-Carpenters'
Wages From SIS to $50
Per Day.

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mitted to publish the following inter-
esting letter from her brother, Frank
Moore:
CAPE NOME, ALASKA, Oct. ..
DEAR SISTER, suppose you
have been looking for mail from
us oftener, but mail is very un-
certain in this country. We have
landed in the richest place on
earth at last. We did not get
here on time but have done fairly
well. We stopped in st. Michael
for a time, hesitating whether to
go back to Dawson or not. |
think / wrote you we would win
ter in Dawson but the reports
were such from here that | could
not make up my mind that it was
all right, SO came over During
the time | was working ON the
beach the smallest Gay | had was
1892 and the largest SS5. Sc; this
beach beats anything that was
ever known; you should see it; it
is all torn to pieces for miles and
the mines back in the hills are
very rich. There have been mug
gets found that are worth S436.
1t will be the biggest camp for it's
ageneXt summer that ever sprang
up. There are several thousand
here now and others coming. A
great many are going out yet to
be back in the spring. 1t is get
ting cold now: it freezes every
night: have had snow two weeks
ago, but the days are fine. 1t is
the worst looking place you ever
saw. The mountains are not
high and there is not a tree with
in sixty-tive miles of here; moth
ing but prairie apparently, but
is what they call here tinder; it is
grass and moss and a sponge
could not hold any more water
than it does. | am glad to see it
freeze up so we can travel. They
say it does not get very cold eX-
cept when the wind blows and it
has surely got a good chance.
The place looks something like
your old ranch looking south; the
Behring sea is on one side.
We have a good house; | built it
all alone; it was a monster job; it
is 10x12 feet and our tent in front
for storm door. We are going
to winter by an oil stove-you
will think that impossible prob
ably. We have all our winter
grub in and $50 gallons of oil
the great problem think it
will be short; also coal. There is
wood on the beach drift wood)
but it is all burned off for several
miles each way from the town.
There is no more lumber to build
with any more; so it will be hard
for some. There is at least Il
thousand tents occupied yet and
a great many will winter in them.
We have a good lot that will sell
good next summer. We are go
ing out on the beach early in the
spring.
l was painting Il while ago and
got so per day. Carpenters
wages are so, Sl5and $20per day;
you can hear hammers going
night and day. | think all the
worst drunkards are here from
the entire world. Money is no
object. There are more saloons
than any other business; 80 cents
per drink or cigar. Will quote
some prices. Lumber, 1925 per
thousand; nails, II cents; building
paper, from S5 to $3.50 per roll;
eggs, 81 per dozen; onions, 20
cents per pound; potatoes, z
pounds for 81; apples, two for 25
cents; watermelons, 81. 80; oil, go
cents gallon; coal, $50 per ton;
canned goods run from 80 to 80
cents per can; flour is cheap, 81.
80 to S3 per sack; fresh beef, 81
per pound; mutton, $l.25; coffee
and doughnuts, 80 cents, ham and
eggs, $3.50. A real good meal
costs 50. Soyou see some things
are very reasonable. According
to wages, it's all cheap. If | was
in Frisco could only get two
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