The Washington herald., 1910-10-23

Jacob wilkins standing in the open door, shifted
incredulousy.
NOW supposing wilkins" Daylight went on; sup
posing yOu-a knew II was going 10 rain soup Whatd
you all do? Buy spoons Of course Well, I'm sure
buying spoons She's going 10 rain soup up there on
the klondike, and them that has forks won't be
catching none OF it,"
But Wilkins here slammed the door behind him,
and Daylight broke OF TO finish the purchase o. the
claim.
Back in Dawson, though he remained true to his
word and never touched hand to pick and shovel. he
worked as hard ever in his life. lie had thou
sand irons in the fire and they kept him busy Repre-
sensation work was expensive, and he was compelled
To travel often the various creeks in order 10
decide which claims should lapse and which should
be retained. \ quartz miner himself in his early
youth before coming TO Alaska, lie dreamed OF finding
the mother lode \ placer camp he knew, was
ephemeTal, while a quartz camp abided and he kept
a score OF men in the quest for months. The mother
lode was never found and years afterward he est
mated that the search for 1t had cost him fifty thou
sand dollars.
But he was playing bis Heavy as were his
penSeS, he heavily. He took lays, bought
halfShares shared with the men he grubstaked, and
made personal locations. Day and night his dogs
were ready, and he owned the fastest teams that
when stampede TO a new discovery was on IL was
Burning Daylight To the fore through the longest,
coolest nights, until he DaZed his stakes next TO DIS
cOVery. IN way or another 10 say nothing Of
the many worthless creeks he came into possession
OF properties on the good creeks. such as Sulphur.
Doolittle. The thousands he poured out flowed back
in tens of thousands Forty Mile men told the story
of his two tons OF hour ana made calculations Of what
IT had returned him that ranged from half a million
10 million. One thing known beyond all doubt,
namely, that the haf-share in the first EldOrado claim
bought by him for half sack Of -four was worth five
hundred thousand. On the other hand, it was told
that when treda, the dancer, arrived from over the
passes in Peterborough canoe in the midst of a
drive Of mush-ice the Yukon, and when she Of
fered thousand dollars for ten sacks and could find
no sellers he sent the -four to her present with
out ever seeing her. In the way sacks were
sent to the lone Catholic priest who starting the
first hospital.
His generosity was lavish Others called it insane
At time when, riding his hunch he was getting
half million for half sack of -four it was nothing
less than insanity to give twenty whole sacks to
dancing girl and priest. But it his way Money
was only marker. 1t the game that counted with
him. The possession Of millions made little change
in him, except that he played the game more pa
sionatey. Temperate he had always been, save
on rare occasions, that be had the wherewithal
for unlimited drinks and had daily access to them
he drank even less The most radical change lay in
that, except when trail, he longer did his own
cooking. brOken-dOWn miner lived In his log
cabin with him and now cooked for him. But 1t was
the same foOd-bacon, BEANS -four, prunes dried
fruits and rice. He still dressed formeriy-Over-
ais German socks moccasins. flannel shirt fur cap