Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-12
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West virginian Comes to Salt Lake
With klondike Wealth.
HOW lIELIvED INTHEN0RTH
says 1se 1sa- brought 1si Pound. OF
the yciics Metal ont--bsis nig
Paying Hotel.

There II gentleman staying at the
white House that claims to have
brought out Of The itiondike two hun
drcd and clgh,y.onc pounds Of goid.Mr
Simmons the Individual In question.
was seen by News reporter this
morning. and In proof Of his assertion.
produced a double handful Of nuggets
warranted 10 cure the most chronic
case OF opthalmia In existence. Anyone
encountcring the lSiundlitcr on the
street would recognize In him n unique
character who simply swcats diamonds
from every pore. none OF your chips
other but good. honest dnzzlcfs. cai-
culatcd to make a blind horse shy az
forty rods. Mr Simmons IN also tho
proud pofrcsnor OF u complicated re-
p"atinE calendar and racing watch that
he claims h. gave 200 Tor In Chicago.
Y. u. simmons. who " good look.
Ing man of about forty years old. came
west from West Virginia some twenty
years ago and. In course of the convef-
antlon. stated that he left Butte.
'nniana on August 9. 1897. for skag-
way. landing therc on the 18Th 81 M.
oxen ana packed thom with an outft en-
fgut. for Lake Bennett nj the head
~ the navigation. ON arriving there
he butchcred the cattle and purchased
. boat and started for Dawson over the
lakes and Yukon river. After he had
been niioat but a brief twcnty-four
hours MIR. Simmons iost his entire cargo
IN the rapids By the capriEing Of the
boat and only managed tn save one
sack OF dried apples. upon which he and
his cpnpa niOnH existed for six days.
Finally a passing party Of prospcctors
N n boat cnne 10 their rescue. when
they purchased other provisions. mend
ed their boat and Hct sail for Dawson
| city. landing there on October eth. aud
stayed there u little over a year.
While there Mr.. Simmons erected the
| Combination Hotel. which consists 90
a few log bulldings. hut that II II a
erty. nevertheless may he
judrcd from the fact that
the cx-Kiondiker exhibits u lease duly
stamped and approved ne Dawson city
10 the eject that he receives ti.ooo n
month rent ON the place during his alb
Hcnce from l<iondopolia. A. certain
Items regarding faro tables. whccin.
/ dice and other gambling impcdcmentn
appear In the paper. apparently tho
Combination Hotel II run full blast up
on the mining camp plan.
Mr. Simmons speaks In hlgh terms
regarding the Canadian North IVES,
Mounted Police whom he says keep
splendid order. Apparently these sol
dier~ 81 the queen act not only ~ IN.
guardians 81 the peace but arcordina
TO Mr. simmons they collect bills. n
anyone has complaint 90 register
against creditor who II known 70
have money they marrh the delinquent
down 60 the police barracks and make
him produce the coin. or dust. pfoyidins
the claim l. lerai. Mr.. Simmons says
they maintain equally rs good order as
the United States authorities would
do under the circumstances and he
makes this assertion from the stand.
point Of n United States citizen.
The hotel man was quite cuiogiatic
regarding the work 81 Gold Commits.
rioncr OToirvie. Of the Yukon district.
who II assisted by Captain Htcnrnr,
head ~ the n. W. N, Police depart +.
ment. together with Captain Harper.
who acts In the capacity Of shcrin for
that district. stating that Dawson CIT,
II Just a. safe, N not more 10, than n
great number ~ American cities. A. the
same time tho klondikc he says II no
place for the poor man. although there
are piles ~ rheckeia 90 he accumulated
by those In the swim"
Mr.. simmons ~ accompanied by Mr.,
n. N. Grim NJ West Virginia. who Is
making pleasure tour with the man
~ nuggets throughout tho West They
intend 10 stay In Salt Lake city for
several days yet.