Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-24
LAND OF COLD
LURES MANY
STAMPEDE TO ALASKA THIS
SEASON RECALLS RUSH TO
KLONDIKE IN 1808-NOTHING
WILL CHECK THE TIDE,
Seattle, June 10,

kon." said one young man. Eyes,
and plenty of those fellows will be
sorry they ever started, when they
grow hungry looking for work."
said another "Oh, any man can
find work II he'll look for It: it's
the fellow who sits down and ex-
poets work to look for him that's
sorry" said a third contemptuous-
ly.
Whether this Is true or not Seat
tie has had Bread Lines" this last
winter and spring, and the one lined
up before the Bethel mission often
numbered in the hundreds, and that
standing before the hospitable door
of the Lake avenue home numbered
over three hundred, even as late as
in April-all of these men 1t seemed
would have worked for their bread,
but were obliged to accept OF the
free coffee and sandwiches offered
them for breakfast at least, even
If they didn't go back FOR other
meals, satisfied with one meal day
from charity
And among these men were many
who got work as soon as possible
and boarded 1t to make a start for
the land Of gold.
The Pacific Coast steamships
have been crowded ever since they
commenced running to Alaska wa
ters. some estimating the output
from Seattle this spring at $1,000
or more.
The steamers America, Senator.
Victoria. Olympia, and many others
were preteded by steamers which
got the lead, and 80 eager were
men to engage passage on these
first boats that some of them Of
fered to pay bonus to the men,
bers OF the respective crews for
permission to occupy their rooms
en- route to the land Of gold.
Agents Of the Pacific Coast com
pany declare that 1t recalls the
stampede to the Klondike in 1898
and the papers say that It was
strictly an Alaskan crowd that
booked on the steamer Seattle.
great number of them being mer
who had tried the big diggings ono
and, falling, returned to the States
and were now anxious to try again
hoping that on this trial fortuna
would smile on them.
On this steamer Seattle Their
were $50 men sent out by the Gus
genheims for their big exploitation
work in the Klondike.
It Is we'll known here that ther
are plenty of men in Alaska an
the Klondike now who are ont O
money, reduced to any kind IT Ia
Dor to get their bread for mere ex
istence, even to selecting throw
away bottles to sell to the brewe
les. because the dead soldiers ar
80 numerous, this will enable ther
to live.
| But this does not intimidate tn
gold seekers, who are still numerou
and anxiously awaiting opportun
ties to book for Alaska or tn
Klondike.
We hear the labor conditions Al
bad in Fairbanks and Tanana an
some warnings have been sent
the eager men who wish to go thel
hut It has no effect. any more tina
the warnings given by the weatl
err observer, who sent the marine
} Of the Pacific steamships notice tn
. there were fields OF heavv i
drifting in from the south, and tn
there were no leads in sight ahea
Q owing to dense fogs which prevail
ed: and the weather man continu
~ caution them to warn other ma
: /, ers and navigators OF these conc
tlrns. =.
: Do you suppose anything ii
! this would stop the rush II
I spr,ng? Not at all. So when a mi
) gets the gold fever. you might
q we'll call his enterprise laudao
. And II he happens to be marie
n his wife had better encourage n
! al, she can, for no obstacles she c
q Law in his path will retard
.assage; then II he remembers
IT girl he left behind him and ret"r'
N we'll guided with gold, she can
;, Il told you So" -,
q For everybody will tr'. you IN
= @, course there will be hard t'h
10 in Alaska and the Klondine
+,ere,s hard times everywhere, ,
chances are just as good for g
ting work as anywhere, for "A'
ID Ia is a wonderful country ana
lg of promise to the gold hunt
re wnc start out from Se9ft'..
,,,l 1ryrrA pANDOI PHI SPOFFOR