The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-26
BUNDLED
Off TO JILL
Are MoneyIess Men
In Dawson.
ARE COMPELLED TO SAN WOOD
u They Die. a ksmeieas Grave 10
Their Fate story Of
chss. Roper
IRE COMPELLED 10 SAN WOOD

"paasson IL a poor place for unfor.
tunate men. said Charles Roper one
OF thp klondlkcrs who came down on
thu steamer Humboldt Friday
n n all right for person who has
plcniy Of money and il In good
iiralth. but the man who hRs neither
OF these requirements II In very
bad fix {"
Dawson IN not a ptats where milk
and honey flows, and where the sun
shine IL perpetual. but u l. one where
man can live comfortably ~ long
an he has money, n he i without
that. he could hardly be In a worse
place. II man Il broke. aud n
unsuccessful tn securing employment
AFTER a certain length Of time. the
police are likely 20 arrest him as a
vaErant In the majority ~ the out
side towns. he would be much better
on. as he N'uuld be- given y place ga
sleep aud square meal. and an OPP
pOFtunltY - find jah When a man
sets nabbaH BY the police Ia uawann
h. IL bundled on % the jail. which
ip not the eIransst piace in the world.
and KEEP, fhsre Tor period ~ time.
during which he ~ compelled 60 rx-
crcise tis muscles at saving heavy
chunks q Nood for the use ~ the
town. ana with very little time Tor
rrst The food served % him is 81
the caaFaest Kind. The hard work
and the paar grub often kills.
Deaths have become Of so frc.
qugnt occurrence At Dawson that the
authorities arr growing tiFed Of keep
ms the reeutd. Many a man has
died. AMI no effort has been made
to ascertain his Identity - as 60 no.
tlfy his relatives and friends,
when = man dies who appears g.
have M friends. he IL piseed IN q
rough wooden box ana dumped with
little ceremony into a hole tn the
ground. which. In many cases. u not
too deep. No hnadhpari or other
mark IL set up over his grave Cases
have occurred WHERE the graves were
~ shallow that animals aug up the
bodice contained therein and dsv0ur-
- them. The burysuR ground u 90
CLOSE 70 town that the otur from the
d~cayinE bodies prevails strongly.
The water IL bad and. coupled with
thr generally unhealthy condition.
korpa ire hospitals full % pa
ilents suffering from typhoid and
diphiheria. The cots IN THE hospitals
are rapldiy .mptied az their eccu-
panta. whe are Transferred to the
burying place. bat theY aFe soon
occupied again
-'wh-p I left Dawson there was
Some talk Of Fvduciug the wages -
the laboriuE men 10 CO. per hour.
Many q the men have fafalliss ihere
10 support
Afr. Ropsr went 10 the Kiopdike a
year ago iast March. and has spent
most Of his time prospecting on the
stewart river. tho kiandEke. and
other streams. Ills latest work has
been done on Gold Hiii creek. near
the head Of Eldsrado. lie states
that little has been done on this
creek. but that the results are en-
couraRiuK lie Ia ~ the opinion that
the bulk Of the gold viii come from
the Yukon iris sca0n by way q 81
Michael. a. Il is easier 20 ship u by
this route The men who come out
by way Of the lakes viii be mostly
miners with moderate amounts.
MIR Roper says that the Journey up
the river 70 White Horse IL exceed
inEiy tedious. He left Dawson june
J. ana arrived AZ white Horse last
wednesday. The Phillip y. Lowe.
the steamer on which he Travelled.
became stranded many times on nand
bars, which caused much delay. ON
one occasion the steamer was
aground "a hours.
Men should see the Passion Play.
IL L. elevaffnF and ennobIInE.