The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-10-09
MANY QUIT CAMP As WINTER CLOSES IN
ON SHUSHANNA- .SOURD0UCHs UNDAUNTEO
AMAZING EXODUS OF FAINT HEARTED BEGINS WREN FIRST
SNOW FALLs-PRovlsoNs HlGll-sTovEs ARE SCARCE
ARTcLE-PREPARE


| tStaiI Correspondent OF |
! StlCSlIANNA DiGGlNGS, Alaska,
Sept l.--SnoW and zero weather were
nshered IN yesterday in the diggings
The first snow storm started three
days ago, and weather since thai time
has become steadily colder There is
no suffering Meat and water are
frozen solid. Weather prophets pre-
dict only a temporary storm, to be
followed by sunshine and pleasant
weather
There was an amazing exodus OF
| stampeders on the appearance of the
storm. Many bartered off their out
fits in short order and struck the trail
for the outside" back for home and
the easy life
Stoves Arc Scarce.
When the cold spell set in the Shu-
shanna diggings, which is the original
camp, was dotted with white tents and
hemlock wickiups. In two days there
remained only few lone habitations
here and there. From the remaining
places of abode a thin line of smoke
curls to the sky from the sheet iron
stove
One in 20 miners own one of these
stoves. He that possesses one belongs
to millionaire class. In order to
wash the dishes the house man must
tci 1a ,or Ia,
reels scandalously to the passing
gaze.
Grub Scars High.
Provisions here are scarce Tardi-
ness Of arrival of the expected pack
| trains has disappointed many who are
short of provisions.
Flfty-siX dollars for a 50-pound
sack of flour was paid today. Coffee
and sugar are not to be had. Dried
fruit, which is one of the most neces-
sary articles of food for the miner
where fresh vegetables and acids are
unknown, is at a premium. One dol
lar and fifty cents pound is the cost
of this article, and lucky is the pur.
| chaser who finds a pound or SO.
Timed butter is used only by those
whose grubstakes know no boundaries
Meat is the piece de resistance of the
menu card, with fresh caribou, sheer
! and ptarmigan, of which there /.
plenty. Ptarmigan are so plentiful
they may be killed with clubs. The,
are found on the benches and hills, /
mile or so out of camp They stant
unafraid while the miners throw
stones at them.
Wild Sheep Choicest.
Wild sheep, which is the choices
meat, excepting the domestic mutton
are plentiful back in the hills. an,
caribou are to be found in large mum
bers. The latter are tough ant
stringy when used for meat, as the
have not yet reached their prime.
Horses are beginning to suffer be
cause of lack of food. The coarse gras
has turned yellow from frost and j
gives little nourishment The wilt
peavine, which cattle and horses Cal
subsist OIL, is very scarce.
Hard work on the trail has brougb
the horses low physically, and lack o
food is the finishing touch Horse
that easily sold for $3.50 to 5000 three
weeks ago are now offered at from $2I
to $65 a head
Many are taking the animals acros
to North Fork island, 80 miles away
where food is plentiful for the winter
Dog Teams Appear.
Dog teams are beginning to CONE
in. They sell at from $40 and W
apiece, according to their strength AM
age. They pack from rs to IS pounds
on their backs
Gold and silver are scarce Man,
have money in large bills. but small
change is impossible to get and Their
Is no bank.
Men continue to arrive from thu
outside from Fairbanks Whit
Horse and Mccarthy. Most of thes
are old timers coming in for the win
ter, though many may leave after the.
look the ground over.
Colors are found on creeks man.
miles away. Men arc hurrying to ge
their assessment work done before tn
winter sets in. Others are waiting 70
the creeks to freeze. 50 that the cree
beds may be worked.
James Stops Work.
William James, who, up to Angus
81, had cleaned up $4,000 on hi
claim, has stopped work on Littl
Eldorado.
Fletcher Hamshaw, who has don
more work than all others combined
has stopped active Improvement an
paid off his men, with the exceptio
of the few remaining in charge
It is believed in camp that Mr.. Ham
shaw aside from his own interests.
supposed to be representing the west
ern branch of some large corporatio
composed of eastern capitalists.
Several Men Drowned.
Michael Connolly of Cordova, wa
drowned in glacier stream near tn
Birthstone in the last week Of Angus
Another man whose name Is unknow