The Republican., 1899-10-05
A LETTER FROM MIR. SHARTZER.
1t Was Written on August 9th and Reach
ed Us Monday.

1t was Written on August 10th and Reach
ed Us Monday.
Mr.. John Shartzer, who is still in
the Klondike, has favored us with a.
number of letters during his stay
there. On Monday we received an
other one which was written and
posted at Fort Yukon, August 10th.
In the letter Mr.. Shartzer enclosed
some fox tail grass which was grown
within the Arctic Circle. 1t resem-
bles species of wild grass grown in
this section. Mr.. Shartzer says:
This place is about 375 miles below
Dawson City, is the most northerly
point on the Yukon river and within
the Arctic circle.
At Circle City, ninety miles above
this point, ate ripe huekleberries on
August LIST, and saw oats over two
feet high on the same date. When
we take into consideration the fact
that the snow is on the ground until
after the first of June, we can imag-
Inc how fast vegetables and berries
grow. [ believe that potatoes, buck
wheat and oats would grow here.
iC NOuhILN llcIc Is nOb UlOuHIdlIlOuS
like most of Alaska. | believe that
fine meadows could be made and that
cattle would do we'll | am told that
about 200 miles south of here there is
a fine scope of meadow lands. 1t is
claimed that the blue grass grows
three and four feet high, and thous-
ands of tons of hay can be made. 1t
is also claimed that cattle will eat this
Crro II, fl,n !
One year ago government officials
while making a survey through this
countryl lost a horse and when they
came back this spring they found him
alive and fat.
The weather here is delightful. |
believe the days get little warmer
than in Garrett county, but the
nights are pleasant,
Cord wood sells along the river for
six to eight dollars per cord. Most of
the working people get one dollar per
hour, but work is scarce. Some good
mines are being opened on the Amer
lean side and it is to be hoped that
this will come up to the Canadian
side. Jack Wade on 40-Mile is having
quite boom. One man washed out
S175 worth of nuggets in less than an
hour.
| expect to get to st. Michaels in a
few days and arrive at Skagway in
about six weeks and hope to get my
vacation and see all my friends in
old Maryland.
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Was the result of his splendid
health. Indomnitable will and tre-
mendOus energy are not found where
Stomach, Liver, Kidneys and Bowels
are out of order. If you want these
qualities and the success they bring,
use DR.. Kings New Life Pills. Only
% cents at A C. '1+nro~;s Ol,~--.----,
An Eccentric Character.
Last week this paper contained a
notice of the death of Upton Bruce,
the hermit, who resided in a little
hut mile or two south of Oakland.
The correspondent of the Baltimore
Sun writing under date of last We'd
nesday had the following to say re
garding the eccentricities of the re-
cluse:
Upton Bruce, known as the hermit
of the Alleghenies, died Wednesday
morning, aged about Is years. About
40 years ago. he, with his wife, lived
in Ryans glade in Garrett county.
He was always eccentric and in the
early days of his married life he
would leave home without any ex-
PLANTATION and remain away six
months or a year. About 30 years
ago his wife and he separated, she
going to Chicago. For % years after
that he lived alone in a little cabin
on the east side of the Backbone
Mountain. For the past eight years
he lived alone in little hut, built on
the side of a hill in the forest two
miles from Oakland. Two or three
years ago his daughter, who lives in
Washington, d. c., went to see him
and tried to induce him to abandon
his hermit life and live with her. but
her efforts were unsuccessful. He
was a man of education. In the past
33 years he had never been known to
do a days work, engage in any bust
ness or leave his hut for single day,
1t is said by those who have seen it
that the place where he lived for the
past eight years was not fit for the
residence of any human being. Al
though his hut is only two miles from
Oakland there are perhaps not half
dozen people in the town who ever
saw him.
The funeral of the hermit took
place on Thursday, the burial being
conducted at the expense of the coun-
ty, he having been a pensioner for
years past. The interment was made
at the Kicker farm several miles
south of town.