Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1899-10-14

Government OF Canada, for one year from
the 18th day Of March, 1899.
"This Certificate shall also grant to the
holder thereof the privilege Of Fishing and
Shooting. subject 70 the provisions OF any
Act which has been passed, or which may
hereafter be passed for the protection OF
game and fish; also the privilege Of Cut
ling Timber for actual necessities, for
building houses, boats, and for general
mining operations; such timber, however.
20 be for the exclusive use Of the miner
himself, but such permission shall not
extend TO timber which may have been
heretofore or which may hereafter be
granted TO other persons or corporations"
Mr.. Mullins says the police system in
| the Yukon is excellent. The officers are
courteous, obliging and attend strictly to
their duties without fear or favoritism.
| Wages in the mines fluctuste at present,
but the average is rs to so cents per hour.
Quite a number Of mine owners are pay
ing their men 500 a month and board,
and mechanics wages are one dollar per
| hour. There is no lack OF laborers. The
price Of meals at Dawson has lately been
reduced, and a very good one can now be
obtained for one dollar. Furnished rooms
rent for from 50 so to IS 90 per night,
and q bunk warranted not to crawl. for
one dollar.
The Canadian government has a very
strict law against any labor or business
being done on Sunday, and this law is
rigidly enforced at Dawson. All saloons,
places Of amusement and business houses
are closed from midnight On Saturday to
the ssme hour on Sunday night. When it
Is found necessary to do any work on Sun
day, a proper showing will obtain a special
permit.
Dawson Is now q metropolitan city,
though constructed principally Of The
primitive material OF logs. 1t contains a
number OF large buildings Of artistic de-
sign, some Of which are three stories In
height. The city is now lighted by
electricity. and its markets contain every.
thing found in the modern city.
The population of Dawson is ten or
twelve thousand, and includes a large
number of children, though there are no
schools. There are, however, q large num-
Der Of churches. and the Salvation Army
has barracks there and is doing good
work. They took care of and fed a number
Of stranded people last Winter.
The trip from Dawson TO Seattle can
now be made, during the Summer months,
in ten days.
Sixty-two degrees below zero, Fahren-
heit. was the lowest temperature that Mr..
Mullins experienced In the Klondike.
The cold is not severely felt, however, for
the reason that there is little or no wind.
The snow resembles frost, is very light
aud docs not pack, consequently snow
shoes cannot be used. The nights there
are no. darker than our twilight. and il is
possible to travel anywhere al night.
With the exception OF a tract along the
large streams it is not a we'll timbered
country. This tract consists principally
OF fir. and there is some white birch on the
side hills. Most OF the lumber used at
Dawson ia RATED down the Yukon from
about 100 miles above.
Charles Allen bought an interest In a
bench claim on America Greek. of Bonsn-
"a Greek, last Winter. He worked for
wages during the Winter, but is now
working on his claim. Bill Madden, for
merly a miner in the K K on Ruby Hill. is
now Mine Inspector Of the Yukon Terri
tory. His brother, Archie, is there also.
Gus Corenke was working in a saw mill
when Mr.. Mullins left, while r. S. Nc
MILAN was running an engine on Monte
Cristo Greek. G.. A. Manson was working
a creek claim ON Monte Cristo Greek, In
which he owned ar interest.
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