Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-03
Home From kIondIke.
From The GuYrnon Herald.

From The Guymon Herald.
Harry Clark and John Grimmer
arrived in Guymon Wednesday, from
Alaska. John came in on the even
ing train and our conversation with
him was brief, but Harry arrived on
the morning train and was in the
Herald office an hour or two in the
afternoon. Lee Howard, R. burst,
James and John Donaldson, Harry
Clark and John Grimmer returned
to Seattle together from Circle City,
Alaska. A. A. Kemp, Ed. Forbin
and Hugh Reed preceded them 10
or IL days. Hugh Reed and Ed.
Forbin went to Arizona to winter
and Mr.. Kemp went to British Col
umbia from Seattle to work in mines.
r. burst and the two Donaldson
boys remained in or near Seattle
where they obtained employment.
Lee Howard is with his family at
Garden City. Harry states that a
few. days before his departure DR..
Nichols had started to a point 50
miles south of Circle City to pros
pect for quartz. E. L. Cloud, H.
German, Jake Burton, the two Dot
son boys, young Ridenour and Geo.
Durrant are at Pitka Bar in Circle
City district. The latter, with the
exception of DR.. Nichols and Rlden-
our, were trying for wood contract
and will be apt to return to Seattle
and then home, if unsuccessful.
Young Ridenour had arranged to re-
main in Alaska and trap and hunt
during the winter, game and fur
bearing animals being abundant in
that country. DR.. Nichols made
known his determination to remain |
in Alaska for the present. He had
procured an abundant supply of
"chuck" for the winter and perfect
ed arrangement, to remain in that
country, at least, until a year from
date. Lathy Cain, John Mccain,
Lyman Savage and Chas. Caple are
cutting wood near Eagle City. Cain
is clearing s1oo per month at that
kind of work, but the others are not
SO handy with an axe and make less
The returned Klondikers
have six claims near Circle City that
may eventually develop into paying
property. Harry terms Alaska a
poor place in which to gain wealth
and at Cape Nome he saw more men
begging for bread than he ever saw,
altogether, prior to his visit to
hat place. He says that all men in
Alaska, with few exceptions, are
and proficient liars; that
'windling and bribery are offrequent
that even government
officials are mixed in many question
able transactions and are apparent
y out strictly for the dough regard
ess of the process by which same is
obtained; that he would advise no
nan to go fortune hunting in Alas
"a and is glad of his return to Bea-
'er county. Harry brought along
lumber of Alaskan trlnkets made of
worry ahd fur by the Indians and Es-
luimaux. In Alaska most of the
I'D timers are living with Indian
wives. The squaws are small and
'esemble Japanese women. The
boys describe them as not bad look
ng, but up to date no Beaver coun-
y boy had attempted to form a
matrimonial alliance with any of the
husky maidens of the north. In
Alaska the old timer is termed a
''Sourdough," and the tenderfoot is
called 'HCheechawker." While abb
sent the boys travelled over eleven
thousand miles, saw Alaska to their
full and complete satisfaction and
have returned contented, perfectly, |
with their locations, conditions and |
surroundings In Beaver county. OIL
the men of the party remaining in |
the boys think Lathy Cain
and DR.. Nichols will likely be most
successful. Lathv is knocking out
good money at hard work, and DR..
Nichols indomitable pluck and per-
severance will eventually lead him
up against rich strike. We were
pleased to meet the boys on their
return and wish those who remained
in Alaska unbounded success.
The boys claim they could have
made money in Alaska if they had
had a practical mining man with
the outfit.
Miss Gertie Willlamsleft last week
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