The Alaska prospector., 1902-08-07
FULL PARTICULARS
As to What Has Not Happened at Slate Creek, and on the
 Trail.

Siate Creek, July i0-ln reading your paper, which has most con- seiously been regularly delivered, I notice that your correspondent for this district is keeping you we'll in formed as to what Is going on, go l will give you a few particulars as to things that don't happen.
 First I wish to impress upon your minds that I am here and not elsewhere, this being so much more miraculous as I came the glacier route, which 1 assure you is as safe a road to go as the one Andree took for the north pole.
 The most remarkable incident that happened to me cn my jour ney was the receipt of the PRos- PEcrOR on the middle of Klutena lake; Tenas Rosy being the trinity of carrier, office and postmaster all in one, and using his dog as clerk
 At Copper Center several of us built a steamboat, ia which we navigated the Copper on the ice, as far as the Chisturhina. Here ae presented the steamer to the Si- washes, and they became almost hilarious, as the poor creatures were nearly starved and needed something 'vcry bad" to eat. We thought the boat was load enough"
 At the Chistuchina We built a snow blow, and hitching our dogs behind, and ourselves in front, we went up the river, the snow flying in every and no direction, and landed after two hours and thirteen minutes reckless travelling at the mouth of Chisna, feeling as gay as a ten<lerfOOt after his first days experience in prospecting with an eighty pound pack on his back, a pick, shovel and goldpan and three or four guns of different descrip- lions.
 At this place we caught Hazelett & Meales and the other horses, who Said (the horses do the talking) that they had never seen a trail like ours and if it had not been so late, they would have sledded their stuff back a few miles in order to have the pleasure of using it Of course from there it was no trick to get to Slate creek All we had to do WAS to hook onto the under ground telegraph wine, laid by the Government, and of we went. l never discovered until we reached
 slate that I had made the horrible mistake of hooking ento the gee pole, instead of the wine.
 Since got here, I have, like all tlse rest, been working every day when wasn't idle. Lots of gold is being taken out and many are already feeling leary alseut how to get it packed out.
 Charlie Kraemer found a big on his claim, from which he took enough money to pay Ok laboma Bill his whole summers wages Speaking of Bill, I can state that he was fired the other day for working too fast. I know it is true for he told me so Himself. It now takes six good men to fill his place.
 The Fourth of July was a very lively day here. All the mines that were not running shut down to give everybody chance to cele- tEate- And they did celebrate. The Egyptian bull, furnished by Nr- Hammond, was ridden by tlle belle of this place into the ASsase of Wsrsl,ip (Mr. Stenger'sl where he was tremendously offered Ga drink-) l am told that the poor aaall WAS ridden 20 hard during the e,sning, that he died the next day, with the assistance of an axe and q big lAike- Some of his friends went to follow him to his final resting place, but upon arriving at the house of mourning, nothing could he found of the animal but his horns. The cannibals of this country had finished the balance, and if one can take MT. HammOnd's