Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-03-10
Writes About Alaska


lContiuued FROM page ave.)
cst days sales that wc have had since
/ have been here was 100000, all cash.
no credit. it mus, be- either cash or g.
o. u. or goods returned. Tho miners
hero sell their dust 90 the different
banks at this place aud pay their bills
with money or checks This is steady
careful camp ani business IL done In a
business like way While yc, tho coun.
try is new We have several thousand
Of the best prospccioru and miners that
ever came north with be and tho min.
ing industry is gradually spreading
over al American territory and truly
think that there IL a great future for
Alaska. our principal creeks al this
place afo Cleary 0ilmon, Chatham, Pc
dro, Fairbanks, Gold stream, Dome aud
Esther. We have telephone eonneotions
will all tho creeks aud a railroad ~
far a. Gold Stream, which makes ono
trip pw day. Freight rates are very
Foasohablei two years ago rates were
25 cents per pound, now Il Il delivered
20 tho creeks 40 ~ cents A large
electric light plant Is located on CleaTy
creek and furnishes the miners with
lights az reasonable cost mining ma.
ehihery OF tho lates, date that Il adapt
al 10 this eountTy is In uss on most OF
tho claims. AMI low grade property
can be handled az good proht While
some Of tho outfits these claim owners
buy would stock up a grocery store 10
salem, they buy with a will that gives
ono tho imIsession that they know what
they have, and tho money they have 10
spond each year would keep most Of
them Ia comfort the rest Of their lives
in Oregon. But most of them have
been outside many times, but always
como back, pFefeTring 20 take ehahees
here with their meney, as they made
10 here and are used 20 this kind OF
life and seem 10 prefer il, What IL
is that keeps Alaska In their minds
none seem able 20 explain iti but We
talk Il over and have Inherent ideas
oa the subjects some win say that tho
reason they cannot adapt themselves
outside is because tho people have
changed, and that they are judged en-
tirely from the clothes they wear aud
their hank accounts or their political
standing, aud that there Is not the
same kind feeling among the people
that they know out there as exists IN
this country, where We all meet az
equals As long as We are honest, up
right and honorable citizens We are el'
igible anywhsFei We an dress the same
and meet on the level and part on The
square.
We know that Alaska Is not a beau
tiful country 10 the eye, and also that
Il has a hard name in good many
ways, yet We hope 70 drive away those
wrong Impressions that people have
who don't know this part Of the world
as IL is, and would like 10 introduce
our beioyed Alaska 20 them as Ne see
ID in the future-a placer mining
camp Of about 1000 miles square, and
proyisioned with an kinds Of grub that
can be bought with our dust from the
producers ia Oregon, California and
Washington.
Through your paper dear editors, |
wish to b. remembered 70 an my friends
in Oregon and II, IN the failure, you
wish me TO write sgain will be glad
to do so and / want 70 thank you IN
advance (if you don't publish this) for
a very pleasant evening, as Il has been
like a visit 10 mo and has helped 20
pass one Of our long evenings in this
Frozeh North. I an sincerely,
D b. BAKER.