The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-02-03
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DAWSON LETTER.

BONANZA CHgsK. n. :. T. Dec IL,
1898.
Dear Brother: | ~ili write you few
l,ncs this evening "a his goes by arTier ,
Norman Uambeli and be Will mail this at
Seattle an will return here by the lOth
Or 10th OF February. so you can answer
by return carrier Your letter OF August
25th lie the only letter / have received
since arrived here. The U. S. mail is
contracted 70 be carried in tere and a
long through American Territory by Q
man by the name ii Richardson. He
has never been Enogn TO have reached
here with one sack Of mail although he
had the contract last winter. There is
some talk amongst the Americans il lie
does come TO Dawson that be had bet or
change his name. II is queer. ThouE-
ands are going out and hundreds coming
in with tons of freight, yet the Ameri
cana in hers are deprived of any news
from home and loved ones by his apoI-
igy for mail carrier People in here ex
pc. come thing better from our country
In she way oi mail thar it has been in
tue past
We have been working right long on
or claim. one hole TO bed rocks ouly
showed 10 TO S0cls 10 pan, We abandoned
that and have thrte more down and
think We wills reAeh h bed rock within ten
days. The o shalt is shs xing up better
than ever as high as 81 IS to the pan.
Iust twe1ty lee Jelow our line there has
been taKen out as high as S7.c0 10 the
pan. We are now on the pay streak nice
coarse gold. one nugget 1915, su'All opes
ranging from so cts 20 81 90. restaked
a claim joining ouTs above aud record j
IL on Nov. 22ad aud 9 let lay 20 John
Roberts, anu told ZAn Parrish he could
have a lay but think he Is going out over
ths ice. We get ooe half OF all the gold
mined and we are at no expense. Mr..
Ferguson aud Nichols are working 10
gether and / am working with Mr. Wiz
let. On this claim | Festaked is tine
pay streak for summer Work, will pay an
ounce TO the man per day with rocker
but think ae will sluice it.
Tie weather is tine. too warm for drift
ing for The last eight dsHs but Was cold
j
and oae y ris,. No damage &c amount 10
anything. When the thes nomeIsF is
down beloa 30. an as los As IS look out.
A Dvrson viii freeze and not EuoE IL.
Ny IN stems didn't come up high nongh
on my arm AID I Na- woi King aud cidu's
kanw INV wrist was iruxen Until ! sent
10 the house. l. wAs no uneC mDon
t1ing TO zee upen passing by with frozen
noses and cAeeks. ,inring the cod snap
Ia Noveui her, the roldssi OF record 30
tae city of Daw on Tor November.
One God send tor this stri ken country
Of political corrupiiCn is . new gold COM
missioner and siad. making q c'esn
swe~p out o. that osiicn MIR. Striker
succeeds Thomas tANcel- FaVeet goes
out es,ed nv every honest prosp~ctoF aud
minsf, and cursed hy a .tasn hat vii.
stay aith him - Ions - tse lives, dis
hobesi, lar aud he beet g'S@lns s'nseg
is the ciaureis he belongs t.. in Dawson
Ithsnk any mail or irses re sent IN here
should be registered ss IL serTns ss though
r gisiered is pre- erred mail, Ard more
iIabl~ TO reach here.
i.aber's aud pAFF sh didu't strike ans
i.sjns cn Saipher Saipber has hiAek
eve NsIhiug iouud on many claim and
hundreds ui iAvmen are leaving SulpbeF
aud Dominion creeks. Tn come Of tise
claims on Dot.-ir ion good pay ha been
found, u1t tome are blanks. thai Is the
ssme IN all cr~eks. in this country.
OBe Of FAurets assistants is So d 20 ozn
interests in 30 Gains ~ thoat shr ex
Sendstur OF one d. IlAr- Such dishon-
rsty hat IN American territory 4ould
nut 90 40 American here hA, | knoH
ran ~sesk = good sod tOs she Canadian
ois iais- Aii r coxniEe the tact that E1g-
lien capital wiiI soon oxn tie Yuean and
CIondyke mining divisions OF the North-
aes; Territory The LAS R'e admins
teIess obnoxtols TO the pro@pectsr Tor
that yer. purp Sc. The laws are such
on the pxoepector and miner ss any o.heF
eountry in the ~osid would enact AgainsI
iheiF criminal class.
My health is good noE except Fhen-
mAtism hothers me little. ScnFvY has
made tie appearances in numerous cases.
aud there II great deal OF destiiati0n
and numerous cAte, Of sickness where
patients havn't money 20 pay there hos
pitsl expenses The Americans are pre-
pariu1 10 take care Of Americans only,
which is Q good move in the rsghs dir
ectlos, as with all the money coilecled
by this Canadian government not one
cent yet for the iDdigrus sick.
We dou't get anything from Oregon.
even my glT, has gobe back on ire.
/ Nothing r uld induce me TO live uudet
Ine dominion government.
think ! will come hack next iall for
good l. make my sake. VIII try And
make it o1I OF what have now.
L'yuis PARKER.