The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-20

warm Job on the Chronicle TO come 70 this
frosty land, has not made his big strike yet,
and IS u little disguised at the outcome. hart
partner in the adventure turned back at the
base Of the ChiIcoot after having packed his
stuff away up TO the scales. It had been big
job, but the summit. the last great struggle.
was still 10 be gained and he declined 1t. Hart
continued on and finally reached Dawson after
many months OF hardship There are three
newspapers and printing shops in Dawson that
altogether employ on an average ten printers.
The census OF the printers in town has not
been taken, but they are much too many for
the number OF jobs. so that those depending on
them for their homestake have not a brilliant
prospect. Hart IS a frst-class printer and has
had his little share OF the income OF the print
shops. but when the boats begin to ply upon
the Yukon again ne will. he declares, be among
the early up-river passengers.
". II. SMITH. formerly with the Washington
Red Pine Lumber Company, San Francisco,
was engaged in the wood and logging business
here. He secured q grant OF a large tract OF
timber land and. the story goes, paid $500
TO the officials before he did 80. Afterward the
officials made IL unpleasant for him, charging
him with some small theft OF rev cords OF
wood and he saw that he must go. He went
to Eagle City and joined with Carruthers and
some others IN a big land scheme which set the
miners against him, and at q meeting they
ordered out of the country Knowing OF
Smiths uupouularfty with the officials here
said. and compelled the three men TO come up
this way. Here Smith was arrested and held in
went out, on their way. they said. to Sitka
to secure the claim Of which the Eagle City
miners had deprived them.
CAS- WALSER, son OF Dan ". Walser Of
Bakersfield. has good interests on Gold Run
aud Gold Bottom. Henry Graetz of san Jose
is associated with him
ROBERT GUN Of Santa Rosa is working q
\. (CURLEY5 CLAICH. Amador County.
staked q bench claim on Gold Run.
HENRY JACKMAN of Humboldt won 5000
at faro a few nights since
LEE TAYLOR Of Ukiah, who was frozen up
al Stewart on his way here last winter is do
ing reasonably well since he arrived
L. A BLODAH OF Round Valley one OF the
men whose efforts and testimony brought the
murderers Of Jack Littlefeld to justice ar
rived here last summer. but has been so active
since then that he has interests in twelve
claims. some Of them well located on Bear
Creek. Gold Bottom and Gold Run.
VIRGIL MOORE OF Santa Rosa returned to
the country last fall, bringing with him his
wife They live in a coy cabin on the hillside
and are enjoying great expectations from GER
tain interests Mr.. Moore holds on Skookum
Gulch and Toronto Creek. Moore was in here
last winter and went out among the last pe0-
PIE TO leave Dawson over the ice. He was in
terested with Charley Meadows and others in
the Klondike News scheme the illustrated
paper published outside. ana containing. be
sides a quantity os descriptive matter Of the
country and the mines. write-ups of mining
men and mining properties The scheme was
only in measure successful. for Moore and
Meadows we're detained on the outside until
late in the summer. and when thew arrived here
many Of those who had been written up had
gone out and the notes which they gave in
payment for the advertisements could not be
EMIL STAUF. in the insurance business
while in San Francisco, is here OF the firm OF
Stauf & lilly. real estate brokers and money
lenders. The firm is prominent in its line. Mr..
Stauf has been in the country several years
and is very successful He is interested here
and there with Alex Mcdonald. the biggest
operator In the country.
P. HAUSSLER Of San Jose came in late in
September He has been engaged in money
lending, the opportunities Of which business.
as we'll as the risks. are very great. there be-
ing no legal restraints as 70 interest, and the
rate running from . 10 20 per cent per month
AS TO Mr.. Haussler's success I cannot say
THEODORE AND MRS. SHARFF came also
from San Jose arriving here IN September
They opened the Delrnonico restaurant on
Front street, which is still running and do
ing we'll
JUDGE H. B. NJ. MILLER was a lawyer in
San Francisco and is a lawyer still. Americans
are not allowed TO practice IN Canadian courts
but Mr.. Miller is associated with the Canadian
firm of Burritt & Mckay. which firm is ia
miliarly spoken OF as being az the head Of
lawyer firms I told the long story OF Mr.. Mil
ler's remarkable misadyentures on the way into