The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-10-09

AAOAN' ~ W. W.T. En-
charge of shipments of the company
We had a ergo "a fat steets on tic
trail ahead Of all other shippers, and
not a pound of fresh meat in Dawson
But i'll k'oEd.Ic venture vJu never
know what lame nature Las in 81 re
in the way Of fardships AMI disap.
pointmcnt. Pressing Lake H. n-, ~
s'r' oi ,'.mA with cate in cech
scow the tug boat runs out of wood,
cuts loose /. ON he scows vert /.
the hnre for Wo0 I'd; the Sc jws tlriiIcd
in the shape of v; cows got to
bdwl,ug uoWdfd to one >,de; bro:
Inc 'cnorsS. ped in.o ~ i.,l.6
four miles from shore; and swan to
different sides. We had to pay the
tugboat $40 an hour to help get them
back in the scows then going through
the far-famed White Horse Rapids
tore the bottoms out of the boats
lumber cost 5000 and hay for feed
5000 per ton; carpenter help $1,000
per day. So you get an idea of what
you have to contend with if ambition
took you to Klondike in the ca'iy
days. Mr.. Froman got as far as Lake
l.aharge when he the; the ;I''.ets
OF Dawsu- coming on a;:rr me;,t. Ne
were thead of all me )'!.r li,rstot
- -: river. II ~ IS whe-e Mf
FIR " an demonstt 4"ei his t,'vr, and
good salsmanship ability. He wat
ched their faces when they looked al
the cattle; saw satisfied look on
them. They bartered around
until there was $500 between them
They loaded up their dust and walked
away. He looked at them and de-
cided to call them back. They paid
him in Klondike gold $4,000. His
troubles were not over yet. There
he was with nearly 100 pounds oil
gold among strangers. He managed
to get to the steamboat but there was
no purser's safe to take care of tho
gold. He wished he had been
.Greenbacker like his partner. II
currency he could have buckled tina
money in belt.
We bought a very nice saddle
horse from Geo. Stoffer for $6500.
says: George, you ought to get $50
for that mare" He found Klondik
ed who got stuck on her and sticking
to the price, we got it. We continued
shipping until late in 1902. Mad
some money. There were very few
who shipped out as we'll as we did.
In 1899 l met U. S. Senator Fair
banks at his reception at Skaguawa,
Bay, Alaska. The next time l me
the Irrigation Congress. l was in
PRODUCED to him as the only Populis
left. | said: "Mr. President, the las
time | saw you was at your reception
on the revenue cutter McCulla il
Alaska" He said; What took yor
to Alaska" | replied, "You Repub
licans and Cleveland bankrupted tn
country and sent thousands of mel
hunting gold" He jerked up hi
shoulders as though had landed Of
him.
But I must give my experience a
a candidate for u. S. Senator. i
1896 l belonged to the Populist party
Then the unanswerable arguments O
the Populist party dnew a lot o
crooks-politicians, lawyers and S
forth. These elements in the Populis
party wanted to extract money for
vote. | felt as though did not hay
to pay for bridge | had helped t
build as | had put up more none
than any other man in the party, S
they failed getting my money. Sens
tor Heitfelt was elevated, made
good senator, better than either on
we have now. He was weak and wer
back to the Democratic party.
In conclusion | will say there
nothing in my eventful career in pol
tics | am so proud of as having be
longed to the Greenback party. II
complete science of money has bee
vindicated. 1t was the stepping ston
to the sublime degree of Socialist
which today is tearing both old PAL
ties to pieces. We are appealing t
the class conscience of voters an
getting the younger voters-both me
and women"