The daily morning Alaskan., 1899-12-24
DawsO Values, from Meals to LbOr Ever Changing.
GAMLING IS LIGHT
skaEvss Colony in KIonSiks is Larg ana Many Know the LO- eatlO of Soup Houses.
rsn.cl.l .respondent DAILY ALAsKAN.l

DAWSONt IT. To NON' <%'
 After UT weeks residence here feel that easpeak and write knowingly of the eoSny to which the eyes of the whole elllzed world have for the last two vearoeen turned. And right here l will sly rat Dawson Is the most mlsrep- resented W on the munilne sphere,
 There z here today thousands Of men who are ,t of luck, out of work and out of moneyand with but slim prospects of betterlng heir conditions. The working season e the creeks has not vet fully opened, wing to the continued mild weathet. For the past ten days or two weeks thmereurv has hovered around at from I'd 7s above zero, and until there are sevsil days with It at 70 or more below the will be but little demand for labor. Frsonally have no fault to ind, as 1 havelone very well since my arrival, but with the majority of mSn here It Is ClkiltI Ulll lduJl VT uVbhAhks
 One k,ure of thIs country Is the entire lack oSllce basis, fluetuatlon being It's greatest characteristic. For example: A person kcs to a restaurant and eats meal for whlsl he pays SI.so. Five or six hours lat he goes to the same restaurant, dupllea,eths meal, and Is charged S1 or s7.so. llhe inquiries the reason for the raise In pees, he Is tOla that meat has gone up. that the cook struck for higher wages, osome other fllmsy excuse.
 The sSss of W ages on the creeks changes two ol th.e times every week, with tn. resu lt th the man who goes to work In the mornig at the rate of ST an hour does no. knoslt what hour of the day he will be reduce to Ss cents. The same fluetu- atlons arhpparent in all business circles. know dR gambling house here than had three diatent propnetors In four days. A man Is iIkly to go into business here at 9 o'clock itnlght and sell out next morning before telkfast.
 In speSsng of gambling, there Is lots of It done hae, but 1t Is generally in small way, vetllttle heavy playing being done. Gamblinl is a vice never indulge In and know noting about, but l am tNIdtack 1T when stud poker chips sell at sI a afamblini To be at low ebb.
 This Is the greatest place on earth for dogs, and every dog in Dawson. only one excepted, Is broken to harness. The ex' teptlOn Is the bull pu,.py brought from Skagway by my little daughter. had tC come to Dawson to realize the truthfulneS: of the letter written from here two wears ago by JoaeQuin Miller, in which he said: Dogs to the right of us, dogs to the Jeff of us, dogs all around us; d-n the dogs.
 As tO the eonltions and workings Of Dlwson'S poStoffiee in the past know nothing, but 1 do know that at present li Is managed and conducted In a perfect manner. Postmaster Hartman is a gentle man whom 1t is pleasure to meet and know, and all of his dozen or more assist aots are courteous, obliRing and pleasant, Mail Is handled rapidly and accurately, and the system htre Is not exeelled bytha' of any pOstoffi;e in similar sized cities ir the states. or course, we do not receive mail here as frequently as we would like but all things considered, Postmaster Hart man Is doing remarkably we'll.
 Dawson Is full of Skagwav people, manY of whom sre patrons of 2s'eeni soup house. with whose location also ia miliar.
 The C ,pe Nome fever Is very prevalent here and Dawson will send large deIega- ton to the new fields In the spring. Many will go over the lee provided they do not go under lt.
 must close this letter as the table on which am writing IS wanted for black jack game.
 Everybody from Skagway Is we'll and enjoy, when they have the price, three squares" each day. E. J. WHITE.
 Fms and evening slippers at Kaufman Bros.
 Photos tinted to natural colOrs. Case & Draper.