Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-02-09

| inc uaHcG mall 10 spend the evening
| Dancing is free in that place, with the
| understanding that all the men taking
| part shall treat after each dance
which is very expensive. whiskey cost
| ing $l.00 a drink and cigars costing 30
! cents each. The miner got pretty
drunk during the evening and struck
the girl with whom he was dancing.
She complained of him to the officials
| and he was arrested and given a hear
ing. The judge asked him if that was
his first offence ard he stated 10 him
that it was. The following is the SEN
tencc as given by the Judge: MY
friend, as long as this is your first Of
fence We Will be easy on you. The
government will confiscate your seven
claims. and you viii be obliged to leave
the country at once, and go back to
America. where you belong.
"A certain American miner had $500
IN gold dust on his person. He. in com
pany with a number Of picked-up
friends went To Dawson and got drunk.
In the morning when he aWokc he
found three of the fellows had disap-
peared ana had robbed him of the gold
dust. lie notified the officials and tho
We're brought up for trial, ana the
judge Immediately fined the entire
party 500 and costs each. including the
one who lost the gold dust He not
having money to pay the fine with, was
sentenced 70 two months at hard labor.
The fine in such ease as this AZ
stated by the law, is about so and
costs, and the judge would pay over the
SO and costs 10 the government and
pocket the balance, thus making over
$500 ont Of this one party.
dominion creek. which is situated
about 100 miles from Dawson City. is
very long, crooked. and an exception
ally valuable on. Two prospectors
started out from Dawson ut the same
time to find place to stake claim.
II happened that they both staked
claims on this creek, one at each end.
and went Up Dawson and had Them re-
corded. which they had done without
trouble AS they were Canadians. The
report circulated like Willfire that
these new valuable claims had been
discovered ana hundreds of Americans
who We're idle in Dawson. hurried to
the creek to stake claims. In stalking
the claims. some ala not come ont even,
and as none would give up Il part Of
their claim To- max" some other come
out even. q general fight ensucd. The
Officials at Dawson heard NJ this ana
Immediately seized All the claims. with
the exception Of the first ones recorded
that had caused the rush, for tn
crown. They knew at the time that
they had ~ right to seize the claims |
ana that they could not hold them for
any length Of time. Knowing this |
they called several of their friends to
them. who had been giving them !
numerous tins. ana told them to hasten ,
at once III this creek ANA take posses
sion If thr claims just seized by them. |
and that they would record them in /
their names. This they did, and then |
til. officials issued notices that the |
claims We're again thrown open to /,
Irosprctcrs Another grand rush en- /
sued. but when they arrived ut thu |
creek. they found tn claims already |
occupied ana recorded. and 50 they {
were obliged to return ~ Dawson with |
out stalking claim.
For the benefit of many who may |
have the thought OF visiting this coun-
try. will give few prices on articles
III. which they sold when ! was there,
in Dawson City. Eggs, - cents each:
tobacco. so Der pound; apples. 80 cents
each; . pounds rotten apples. 81: hay.
$1,000 per ton: soft wood. SO per cord.
\ friend If mine paid 81 for note
book ana lead pencil a miner paid
$50 f.r a sheet VI paper ana an en-
vc,opc | saw 10 oxen sell in Dawson
'if[- for $40 900.
''As far a. I[londike is concerned. /
have not a word ~ say against tn"
country. ana there il. no doubt,
large amount Of gold there. hut | cor
tainly do not consider it any place for
an American to 60. and any who are
contemplating this trip. ! should Tn
glad tn give thcm what knowledge If
the country ana prospects there | can.
rs I was very much mislead as IL tn"
.uuntry myself ana do not want others
@ he miSlcad the sam" WAY.
"In conclusion ! will SAY TINT the
,nly way our party made any money
here was by making our stay very
short. and selling our provisions. of
which we had about four tons and for
Which W. got an enormous price"