The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-04
HIS QUEST
A WeII.KnoWn Man
at Hunker Greek.
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IN A TYPICAL MINERS CABIN
Jack Ryder Is welding a Pick and
shovel on tho Yukon
River.
IN A TYPICAL MINERS CABIN

Jack Ryder. who IN well known
In Seattle. now at Hunker creek,
Alaska. writes na follows under date
OF January sinti
Il can use "A pick and shovel Co
perfection. which only goes - show
my nationality AS the exercise
brings the rich Irish blood % the
surface. and sends IL coursins
through my veins. expect when
| get through with this country
that VIII be able 20 stand along
side any day iaborer and carry the
hod or dig a sewer. fiut am glad
to be able to do that Kind % work
" II VIII only lead 10 ramcthinr bet
ter. haven't struck thlt eoidrfi
fortune that l came hero for Yet
perhaps q tn not my turn.
u have a comfortable cabin % tive
In for the winter. II was built after
some antique siwash plans that
were dug up about the tinc of t.aula
XVI. II stands GA natural found !.
alton Of solid rock and iuc. and Il az
once grand. impressive and lnoxpsn-
slve. the rnow.eiad hills forming a
background Of frozen srscuaur
making the massive and aymnetri.
cal architecture stand nut IN bold
relief-the whole. once seen. never le
BE- forgotten. The interior b iaid
out with that luxurious eumfart that
contributes 10 much % ones ease.
and always leaves sense Of euia
tured rsnnement. like beautiful
sunset,
ION entering. being careful O.
duck your head. the eye rcHts upon
scene that Tor artistic eneet aud
numerous osiorr has but few equals.
Everything 10 90 homelike The
table. the two frying bans. Tin
plates. side Of salt pork. the candle
stuck In a tin can. the dirty taKei.
socks. dishes. etc. all 50 toward
making a picture 81 domestic slmpii
eitY that Is very touching The old
spruce as-nnished beams which sup
port IN. roof. stv. Be- the ceiling a
rather sombsr appearanrs which.
however. Ia relieved IN the day time
by the suniisns pourinx It's golden
rays through the pride Of thr gulch
AN sxio light 81 real glass. The
arrangement Of the floor also calls
for special attention. constructed as
II 10 Of natural wcpd and laid iu
such a manner that anything falling
on Il Immediately dlsappears. Beag-
tifui iciciss hang gracefully behind
the steve. Two inehes Of nature .
frosted hanfiwurk aaorn the ssio
Hight Of real siass. which. BY tho
way. cost ~ last winter.
SO far as have been abb % OBJ
serve. this is . good country 90 $50
through quickly. although there are
thousands hanging ON, and. likc
Micamber. hoping for something g.
turn up. There ara also n aEapd
many who have turned somethinE
up. hut where one man has struck
IL. there are hundreds Who haven;
and never Will. Talk absut you
needle In a hayssaek. wby. its not
. circumstances compared TO findinE
PAY dirt In the Eioudike.
7 haven't had much news during
the last sin months. but have heard
lets Of ruraovs. such az the United
States going 20 war With Germany.
England with France and Russia
Also that the united States had
come Mind Of a tpat with Spain. I
haven't heard a word about Penney
er. Fftsslmnons or OF any other
Great men. but hope they are we'll.
IL you expect this letter 70 give
you any Information regarding this
country. why. you VIII h. diHap-
pointed. as. in the nrst place, u Il a
terribly big country. and our faeili-
ties for getting Information from one
tn ansther IL limited. and ag for ask
Ing for information from any person
you happen to meet. why. I have
been here long enough TO knaw bet
ter. m there are more professional
liars In this country than anyv here
else on earth. Ny object IN writing
II simply to let you know that AM
well and not discouraged Hs yet.
Stil. don't be surprised II on some
dark and dismal nIght you should
see a man with a long neck. thin
legs. stout In the middle. and wear
ing buKhy red whiakcrs. sneaklug
up some dark street In Portland.
say. don't be surprised. II might
he me"