The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-23

"A man might as well go to that coun- 1 try without his pick and shovel as ! without dress suit At St. Andrews l ball, the great social event of the year | there, I had the honor of leading the grand march with William Oglvie, who was then Governor of Yukon Territory. Some of the costumes were very elab- crate, and it is said that the gown worn by one of the women was made in Paris and cost $500 laid down in Dawson. This gown was worn by Mrs.
 Alexander Mcdonald, whose husband is known as the Klondike king. Mcdonald was one of the early settlers in that country and struck it rich. And speak
 ing of poor people who have been lucky
 in the Klondike, I am reminded of an
 incident that took place on a Lake Ben
 nett steamer in 1899 I was on the
 steamer and met a woman and her hus-
 band who were going out of the coun-
 try with $1,500,000 in gold dust. During
 the conversation she said to me: "I
 went in there a washerwoman and am
 coming out a millionaire
 Whats the first thing you are go-
 ing to do to enjoy yourself?" I asked.
 III RblHS In GHl1S ana IldNP a
 maid she replied seriously.
 The decorations at that St. An
 drews day ball" continued Mrs Lock-
 wood, were very elaborate They had fashioned incandescent lights into American and English flags, and I was
 told the decorations cost in the neigh
 borhood of $5,000. There are three the aters in Dawson, running every night, One of these theaters has what is call ed family night one night in the week. One family night women and children can go with perfect safety and propri ety I have never attended any of the other theaters and cant say what they are like. There are four churches in Dawson and the Salvation Army has quarters there.
 There are also two public libraries There is but one brick building in the town, the majority of structures being of logs. There are some more preten- tious buildings in course of erection now. The four churches are crowded to the doors at each service and they are all enlarging their buildings. Between 300 and 400 children attend school in Dawson, the entire population, includ- | ing the mining camps, being estimated at about 10000. The weather, though | severe in winter is not unhealthful and | is not specially dlsagreeable. Last winter in January the thermometer at l zero and then went out of business During that kind of weather my little son walked to school every day, going | a mile and half
 Two of the beauties of the winter in | the Klondike are the gorgeous moon- light nights and the brilliant northern ! lights. Photographs can be readily l taken at midnight by moonlight. The summers in the Klondike are delightful, it gets very hot in June and July During June the sun shines all | most twenty-four hours. The midnight sun is one of the beauties of the Klon- like summer. There Is no bedtime there. Some one was asked why Daw- son is like heaven. The answer is: The streets are paved with gold and there S no night there One of the amuse- nents of the winter is sleigh riding be- hind dogs. To be fashionable in Daw- son one must have his dog team It is 10 uncommon sight to see Dawson belle or wealthy matron enveloped in Ter costly furs. skimming along behind l team of dashing dogs These dogs Ire urged to greater speed by the call if mush on, which means in English get up or go ahead
 'The men in Dawson City are by 10 means deprived of club live The ashionable organization of this kind