The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-19
MRS JIM, DAWsOS'S UNDERTAKEN.
A Woman's wit Brings Fortune to Bes
Husband After n Struggle.


There have been many stories come out q
the klondike country Of the people who have MAIDS
fortunes there. Some have been OF moving.
some Of packing, some 81 gambling some Of saloon
ing, some Of feeding the hungry ana on; bus
none OF undertaking. so far 10 have heard, and
know al and his wife who have got rich
by burying people" Thus spoke Seattle man
who had been al Dawson since the beginning.
ued. and her story is interesting iier husband.
whom she greatly admircs and nnectiona,ely
tablisment, ana when the rush began towards
the gold diggings, she hustled him cut and camo
friend gave her a lean and lank hltle Eskimo dog,
broken TO harness, and apparently broken in
health. A, least, he could scarcely, d,ag him
SELF around. but his new owner Cuddlcd him UP
carefully and by the time she Was ready 10 go on
the road the deg was able 10 pull 4 fair sled load
she had named Jim No u compliment 10 her hcga.
started on their long, hard journey. They got
the trail and hen the rst tollga,e was reached
the womans Wit manifested itself sill more Sho
some distance bacl The ,"lic1te kccIrr l6okeI
III 'G deg and snhS oa n a he " wd%a
darned II a lone woman like that would have 70
pay TO go through his sntc and he sent her along
| Tree Of cost Smiling and thankful she passed
| on and unloadcd mile or 50 further and came
back 10 her husband after another lead. Telling
thing through free. she finished the job and Jim
came, sauntering through the gate unsca,hcd
on another occasion she was ahead again with
the dog, and was beginning 10 pu, up The tent
when several gallant fellows dropped their packs
and took hand They got the tent IN and every
thing in SHAPE on shor notice, and she thanked
he them with sm" and 'h,y T IS on ThGn
up. gnnnin0 and satisfied. And so II was oil
the way To Dawson, That waman was wonder.
and Jim was giadder every minute that she WAS
Arrived on the spot they did no, know ipst
| Ah..s IL A. lt~lt -
! taking business which they had run away from:
but one day man died on The creek whsrc they
bury him him This was The i t,lc woman chance.
and she hustled Jim ont after the lob lie got H.
dS sns Al wH mRe nj Hn s
,I., Professional STYLE END ne tuTcTs wa;
Jim's wife knew what their mission was in Tho
Other funerals followed and Jim got 'hcm. and
took in $500 or $500 for each one. Now and then
a man would die who's friends wished bis body
the winter il Was impossifie to take bodies out
and Mrs Jim arranged q cold corner IN Their CABIN
where she had The waiting boxes piled up, with
ornamental and there they remained until srnnG-
Grave dissinE was hard work n ,t The inter
parp"Ss, kiiuio inSidcn, viii show yhs, kind
necessary One winter night word came 10 Jims
cabin 10 come SIX or seven miles over ihe noun
! tain 10 look alter n man VINO nhu ulcu. jim
was not AT ho me- hut Mrs Jim was, and with
| out a word she hitched her little dog 10 his sled,
| took her lantern and started over the snow and
the mountain. entirely alone in the darkness
Of an arctic winter She arrived a, the place
without, mishap and the live man waiting with
! the dead one for Jim thought il was ghost when
| he saw Jms wife ~ his cabin door He Offered
to do anything he could for her but she said there
was nothing he could do except 10 he Up her pub
the load on her Sled and back she came 10 her
home. leading the way with herlantcrn for tho
dog and the dead man a. follow.
When the spring time came again Mrs jim
| went down to Seattle. where she laid in full
| supply Of funeral hNings except collins which
are all home made and she and Jim have a hIst-
! class place and have made comfortable for
tune, besides owning several claims ON which
| they have not vet realized"