Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-09-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Dawson and the Gold BeSfons-A
One Cent Check worth sxo-Beau-
tfful Washington Nom ment.
Ispecial corresponaence. ]

I
Especial Correspondence
"The Yukon and Nome gold regions
Is the subject Of a chapter In a bulletin
just issued by the department of labor.
The article was written by Mr.. 4 c.
Durham. who. among other things.
states:
The expenses. difficulties and hard
ships Of the summer journey from the
coast 10 the klondike are things of the
past The White Pass and Yukon rail
road was completed early in July, 1899,
| from Skaguay 10 the head of Lake Ben
nett, a distance of about 10 miles
| From Bennett City 10 Dawson the
| journey is now made in four days in
commodious and comfortable steamers
at a cost of less than 500. including
berth and meals. The up trip from
Dawson 70 Bennett City occupies from
six to ten days. according 10 stage Of
water. As consequence of the great
improvements in transportation on the
upper Yukon and the lakes the ST. Mi
chaeI's route Is now but little used for
passenger traffic 10 aud from the Unit
ed States.
During the summer of 1899 about
5000 people left Dawson. half of whom
returned 10 the coast by the upper riv-
er route. OF the other half about 1890
Went to Nome and the remainder en-
tered the Forty Mile district. Not TO
exceed 1000 people arrived in Dawson
from the outside world during the sea
went in by the St Michaers route. The
lower river steamboats, continue to
handle the bulk OF the freight and
about 10000 tons We're taken 10 paw
son by way of 81. MichaeFs during sht
season. while 5000 tons were brought
in by the Skaguay route.
One Cent Check Worth $50.
Uncle Sam is able 70 hire men cheap
er than the greatest trust on earth
Men who would scorn wages less than
they have been accustomed TO recetT-
ing will eagerly accept almost anything
from the government for the sake of
serving such worthy master
Perhaps the most remarkable case Of
this kind has recently been called 10
the attention of the postmaster gen
eral 1t is the custom in the postoffice
TO mail checks To various
fourth class postotlices once each quar-
ter. and NJ the end Of July the usual
batch of checks was made out. 1t was
then discovered that Frank Lynch. who
carries the mail between Dodgeyille.
Wis. and Mineral Point. nine miles
away, had not received check in the
three previous quarters. and hence it
became necessary 10 include tn"
amount for q years work in his check. |
The amount was exactly | cent. mas
much as our currency does not boast Of |
quarter cent pieces Mr.. Lynch was I'm
able to collect his salary quarterly. AMI |
it will be another year before he gets
his second check for | cent He has |
not yet cashed the check and does not |
intend to do So though curiosity col |
lectors have offered him as much as
500 for it,
This remarkable contract with the |
government to carry mail nine miles |
each day at | cent n year was made n |
little over year ago. Mr.. Lynch Will |
still have 8 cents coming to him before
the contract expires. three years hence.
Beautiful Monument
One result of the enlargement of the |
White House. for which architectural |
studies are now making. would be that |
Il ever accomplished IT would cut off /
from the windows and porticos of |
The south front their present view of |
The Washington monument. Most of
The plans for charging the White
House provide for wings extending
southward. one to be used for office |
purposes and the other for an art gal
ery and formal reception room, leav
ing the old White House as Il family |
residence. Such an arrangement would
seemingly cut off from the living rooms
IF the new structure a view of great
beauty.
The monument has as many different
appearances as there are tints OF cloud
md sky above and of grass and foliage
below. Ii is most beautiful seen from
The southern portico of the White
House in the blackness of thunder
storms particularly in the early sum
mer. There is then oftentimes a com
Dination of coloring. of which the mon
ument forms a part that is worth go
ing a long distance to see. From the
White House TO the Potomac river the
surface of the earth is a eautiful
lawn. almost level but with just
enough trees and shrubbery to break
he appearance of artificiality. on the
lawn of the executive mansion and
he public reservations grass and
foliage are very heavy. almost tropical.
md of IA beautiful shade of green. The
monument itself is SO pure and white
rs ordinarily TO be almost glittering
I;ut when the storm clouds thicken
and the sky becomes black this great |
white column loses all its unpleasant
glare and stands out in wonderful
rlearness and glory. Linking the fore
ground view of lawn and leaf to the
black background of the heavens is
the view of the graceful windings of
the Potomac.