The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-04
LUCK. BAD AND q
OF . 0sIdhunsss
AT CAPE NoNf.

tho last of June. Just after I ~
become strong enough to ~ - p
on guard. q man stopped beside - S&
door OF the tent.
Been sick. pardr' he inQuoron -
sympathixing look.
"Yes--typhoid."
bad. that. But there 10 eAipm -.
Then. after q pause: Could - ~
poor devil . bite. pardr"
II looked at him sharply q ~ :
I had been douhly warned o.
ing beggars. Once started, NJ - Z
soon be eaten out Of house ~
for there are thousands Of houeelrrs
gry people hero who depend 1890
begging sincs they have found shss a
not gather up ecid by the shovslfua ~
often demand food. and arr ~
strained FROM looting the tsuA -
sight OF my revolver. But this M i16S
30 gaunt. haegard and dishear1r-s ~ Nv
I felt some way as II could q -
20 feed him-resolvsd. OF cournn 1As2S
rest OF the fellows should nevcp IVA
my fooiishnesa
Hard-tack. bacon ana eannea -
"a sumptuous feast 70 ne ssSS 5s
and AFTER he had eaten he ooa6 - sss
Hts name II Silas Burkett. He - 7 ~
claim on Crystal creek. Z feV 49, 80
Had come north with . rod our16 "
Il up on his claim ana eog6o innn ~
ret . pick. which artfcle Is M T~
looked In purchasing tools. On NJ
to the claim he had been hoyVlG r.
ma tent, tools and pcovisione r15S
everything gone.
Incredible. but true--with - =.
on claims within plain DIN. fcSS
proof OF the truth Of his &C., ,2-
And this Is but one Of huadronn - 151s
Of deviiment daily carried q -
der being frequently added e tKeS {sS.
here might - well givs ~ rr11
Of tho history of Stlas BurSeC1. r
least, UP TO date When Ae A1u ~
supplies and mining tools eu>o ~
like one Distracted He wes1 g ~ ~
thorities. but what could they ~ I ~
no money and could get no wuta ~ r.
the memory OF wife and ch1I11m
down East he eaid ne should hnNn
himself. On the morning that { RI ~
he had not eaten for thlrqy-ep {
Wen. gave him hreskfast 49,
ing for q week. silencing my e
with the thought that he W. 49, Ia;
summing the share Of the To-
longed to me. but which In -
] could not eat.
Then one day ne came N he,e
= letter from home. He anvo NI2
70 read. while he eat and Go "
child. Great salt tears ran ~
haggard checks. and Rasplne
strAngied him. My own syoe
a. ! read OF the hope and - =
fek; or the kisses sent BY tho o = (
the patient waiting FOR huca ~
father. ''Hurkett," I or1ed y S
rocker ana shovei--rn rive - y ~
days rntious. Go out 20 che oIl63 s.s
Try what you can DO"
"Haisey, you don't mean M
claAmed. epringfng up. Hle
working strangely. end the il914 p
once moro flashed In HE sur1
TIL do n. Haisey, and, 81 0S1l e.
mo" ~ 4 -
He wrunR my hand until \ -
put up . slab Of. bacon enn =
msai, and added soma matchoe
he shouidered the rocker ana o111111 1
was on. Three or four dayn nonn1
] saw nothing OF hun Then r.
just 1t dusk ana put . little ~ r a.
dust In my hand. ssF 'T
I've enough besides for ! - =
ana side Of bacon" ne said, dr.
the creek Is almost dry, but Z
cred big spring of water b
eoday that will make my fog@u1X{
man above mo has rented the
nj night for an ounce Of soi6 F.
while shali use Il day timea
once so a. 10 BE- ready for woeH RI ~
break" "a
Tho boys were all rressne - hioA
tened TO our talk in some vunAm
was nothing for me 10 d. bua w.
whole story ] was laughed q. =
Tor my soft-heartednssa--fo ~
loot trust OF strangers--and &c.
! might possfbly get back NJ
tools when he got hts claim w. y
VIC, etc,, all of which I horo r
naturedly that they soon rave ~
me. Two weeks passed befors -
ehing further Of parketf. TAoS
peared at dinner time, ana 80 -
70 to bank with him He ~
ana dirty. but there war ! wsiI-1
about him. and something iiks G1
] handed him one Of my rsvs.vu
20 set on at once There hspoon III
no one out the cashier ana ~ u
nrm present when We arrived 4
Knew mo. NJ our party had sspt SA0
eral times to make deposit
introduced Burkett ana wnn4 RI
some curiosity 20 see what foIleu
Il want 10 open an account. = "
quietly. drawing small bag Of ~
pocket Then, while the caahif 81
that he drew another and anoonG1
different parts OF his spparet-11m
wide-topped boots had served e B
place for the precious dust.
] stared open-mouthed whi1e ~ r.
ceeding went on. resulting In ~ -
1900 TO his credit. Then he w.
hand. laughing like q boy. and ~
force several ounces Of his hnf1 ~
upon me in payment for the 49,
Kindness God must lay up aGainG3 -
said: he never could repay that
"But IT'S all owing 20 ycu.s
and. pard''--in cautious -
there's thousands more up theg4r
sandst Every inch % the ~
sparkle" And 81 was true. -
kett has today 10000 TO his efe~
and In thu states. FOR ha ~
transferred the most of u. So
batch by every steamer IT
happens 10 me-" he said one dAys
and the children are all right
knows there is chance enough -
thing to happen, which fhoueW
us back TO Nome City agsh
trouble.
One cause Of much ~ u wAs
ton Of many miners from ne
the government Al least tbs f9y~<
gets the credit N 81. though 10
was done no one seems % kn9.
left hundreds without work
claims were taken--I don't s1rpo
is a rod OF land within fwenty-s