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THE FITZGERALD LEADER.
CITY AND COUNTY.
Cyrus Graves is at Ocilla this week,
where he has an interest in a saw mill.
Comrade Atherton is having an ad¬
dition built to his house on Magnolia
avenue.
Mr. P. R, Childs, 6-acre tract No. 560,
reports a sunflower on his place con¬
taining 55 flowers.
The Prevaricator’s club elect officers
next week. Be sure and read the list,
as it will be interesting.
About half of the new postoffice fix¬
tures arrived last Saturday. The bal¬
ance is expected in a few days.
J. H. Stalker and wife and the bal¬
ance of the Fitzgerald contingent re¬
turned from St. Simons’ Island.
D. B. Mull sold a hall interest in his
grocery business to Mrs. Rose Tebeau
who will place her son in charge.
Col. L. Kennedy returned Monday
from a visit to Savannah. He reper's
a good time and visit.
Jake Paulk, a former Fitzgerald boy,
but who is at present farming near
Mystic, was in the city last Tuesday.
From present indications the influx
of people from the North will be greater
than it was last year. Already a num¬
ber are arriving.
Robitzsch & Co., near this city, have
purchased the Ross turpentine still on
the S. F. & W. railway, taking posses¬
sion last Saturday.
It is unlawful to shoot doves until
August loth. Hunters will please gov¬
ern themselves accordingly, as they will
get themselves into trouble.
Henry Faust, who was badly bitten
by a spider while in a water closet, is
much better, and the attending doctors
report him out of danger.
Harry Norton, who recently sold his
5-acre tract, has decided not to return
North, but has purchased anotner “5”
and will remain among us.
G. W. Smith,- resident agent of the
Acme Brewing Co., of Macon, and Mr.
Lyle, of the Lyle Ice Co., were at Ma¬
con last Friday and Saturday on busi¬
ness matters.
Remember the teachers’ association
meets in Fitzgerald on Saturday, Au¬
gust 7. A fine program has been pre¬
pared and the public in general is cor¬
dially invited__
Mrs. L. S. Scroble and children, of
Eustis, Fla., arrived in the city last
Saturday. Mrs. Scroble is a sister of
Mrs. H. H. Kabneh. They expept to
make an extended visit.
J. W. McIntosh and wife will assist
the lieutenant in conducting the Salva¬
tion Army meetings until the new cap¬
tain is appointed. All Christians are
especially invited to attend. **
Prof. J. T. Saunders purchased three
lots on the northwest corner of Main
and Magnolia streets last Monday and
will commence the erection of a fine
modern style cottage at once.
A Tennessee man, having been de¬
serted by a rich woman whom he had
married, is suing her for a year’s sup¬
port. The poor fellow, thus thrown on
the world, has no wife to provide for
him.__
The races at the fair grounds were
not very well attended last Saturday
afternoon, but good sport was had from
the five running races. We understand
other races will be given a week from
Saturday. _
A letter from J. S. Wilson, who took
of the Hotel Sadie at Tifton last
Sunday, reports having a large run of
transient trade. When in Tifton be
sure and stop at the Sadie as you will
be treated with all the market affords.
Mr. L. Shumway built a substantial
sidewalk in front of his store building
on Pine avenue. With a little effort
on the part of the city officials, Pite
street would have a sidewalk on both
sides of the street from Grant street to
the T. & N. E. depot.
Wm. R. Valentine, a well known
newspaper man and author of “Casey
at the Bat,” died at Oyster Bay, L. I.,
July 28, of abcess of the brain, aged 35
years. He was born in Dublin and ed-
ucated for the priesthood, but came to
this country and gave up his studies.
Mr. Ed Stallings, traveling passen¬
ger agent of the G. & A. railway, ac¬
companied by his wife, is in the city to
remain some time. Parties deserving
to take a trip North or wishing to get
rates from the North to this point
should call on him at the depot.
“Baldey,” _the old horse that has
been seen on our streets ior nearly a
year past, being rode every day by W.
H. Marston or bis children, died last
Monday night. The oia fellow was the
pride of the household and the pet of
the children. It was indeed a sad loss
to Bro. Marston._
The Salvation Army people are hav¬
ing good meetings in their hall over
Harrison Bros’, store. Rey. McIntosh
and wife who have had years of exper¬
ience in this line of work, have charge
of the meetings until a new captain is
appointed to take charge of the work
here. The public are always welcome.
The Leader is under many obliga¬
tions toW. E. Booker for a choice
melon left at this office last Friday.
Messrs. Hitch and Whitman left last
Tuesday for Savannah, where they went
as delegates to the State horticultural
meetiug.__
P. R. Childs left at The Leader of¬
fice Wednesday a “Georgia Rattle¬
snake”—of the watermelon variety.
Thanks.
_
Mrs. J. F. Gump left for Tifton last
Tuesday where she goes to visit
her daughter, Mrs. J. S. Wilson of the
Hotel Sadie.
Miss Graham, head milliner in Hurst
Bros.’ store, was in Tifton last Wednes¬
day, visiting friends. She returned
home in the evening.
James Whitley and Miss Mattie
Royal were married at tlje residence of
the bride, this county, last Sunday,
Rev. Sutton officiating.
The hot weather through the North
still remains unabated. At Omaha,
Nebraska, last Monday the thermom¬
eter reached 112 degrees.
If you hear a man talking against
bonds to pay the colony debt, school
furniture and putting down a deep well
you can rest assured he is working
against Fitzgerald.
The date of sale of tickets to the
National Encampment G. A. R.. at
Buffalo via Seaboard Air Line, is Aug.
20th, 21st and 22nd. Write Mr. B. A.
Newland, Atlanta, Ga., for particulars.
Capt. John Phillips and J. H. Harris,
of Tifton, were in the city last Monday
on business matters. It is reported
that Mr. Harris will engage in the
mercantile business again in our city.
Harold and Frank Papworth leave a
week from Friday lor England, where
they will visit their parents who reside
a few miles outside of London. They
go by steamer to New York via Sa¬
vannah. They expect to be absent six
weeks.
_
“Haven’t made a dollar in a year,”
said the south Georgia man, “but I’ve
struck it rich at last!”
“You have?”
“Yes, I am going to enter the race
for governor and get the other candi¬
dates to pay me a dollar apiece to drop
out.”
_
Mr. Wm. H. Brown, of McAlphin,
Fla., who resided in this county for
many years, and well known to the old
settlers, is here on a visit with old time
friends. He expressed himself highly
pleased with the colony city. He is 74
years of age, and hale and hearty. He
paid The Leader a short, but pleasant
call.
Mr. J. W, Temple left at The
Leader office last Monday evening an¬
other fine sample of strawberries picked
from his garden. As previously stated
in these columns, Mr. Temple com¬
menced picking berries about the 17th
of March, and he is of the opinion his
vines will continue to bear fruit for two
weeks from this date.
The standing of the editor is never
appreciated until his spirit has winged
its flight to realms of endless space.
This is clearly evidenced in the follow¬
ing letter of condolence sent by a law¬
yer to the widow of an editor: “I can¬
not tell how pained I was to hear of the
death of your husband. He is in heaven.
We were bosom friends, but alas! we
can never meet again.”
The Fitzgerald Military band which
no city in the State can boast of havieg
a better one, called at the handsome
home of Mr. J. T. Bovd, on N. Main
street, Wednesday evening of last week
and serenaded the Misses McCall and
Agnes Cone, who are guests. Fine ice
cream and cake were served and every¬
body present enjoyed a very pleasant
time.
Mr. J. G. Loeding, of Traverse City,
Mich., in a letter dated July 18, 1897,
to Mr. A. Krotz, of this city, among
other things, says: “We are having
yery hot weather now. It has been 104
in the shade for several days, and the
grasshoppers are eating up everyth ing.
It is rather discouraging for farmers
and everybody else, and not much hope
for better times. I don’t know what
we are coming to, yet.”
The wheat crop in Bartow county,
Ga., this year is the largest ever raised
in the history of the county. A corre-
spodent from Adairsville to the Macon
Telegraph says: Farmers have har¬
vested and sold their wheat crop, and
by having such' a dry season have
threshed one of the largest crops known
in years. The quality of the grain
weighs out sixty-one pounds, and the
yield per acre for this section is eigh¬
teen to twenty-five bushels for this
season.
The youngest married couple in the
wiregrass region or in the State per¬
haps, are Mr. and Mrs. Marcellus Ern¬
est, of Gyrene, Decatur county, Ga.
Ernest is now 16 and his wife 13, and
they have a nine-pound daughter a 1
week old.....Mr. L. S. Osborn, of Wa-
verly, Iowa, was in town yesterday.
Mr. Osborn is a member of the soldiers’
colony, and owns property both in this
county and at Fitzgerald, but this is his
first visit to Georgia. He is delighted
with what he has seen of the State, es¬
pecially the country from Macon to Ab¬
beville.—Abbeville Chronicle.
WILL HAVE RACES. THIS WINTER.
Large Purses Will Be Hung Up—Horse¬
men Already Asking for the Dates.
From present indications Fitzgerald
will be treated to another big race
meeting this winter that will surpass
the large one held last November and
December at Pinewood park.
Secretary Knapp, of the association,
is already in receipt of a number of let¬
ters from horsemen who were here last
winter, asking for entry blanks and
other information.
President John Phillips, while in the
city last Tuesday, informed us that a
meeting would be given this winter,
and that the dates of the meeting would
be November 16, 17, 18,19 and 20. “We
will commence work on the track,”
said President Phillips, about “the 1st
of September and will have everything
in apple-pie order by November 1st.
There will not bp a great deal of work
to do, as I visited the track yesterday
and found everything in first-class
shape. A new road to the grounds will
be laid out on the section lines which
will follow the railroad track from the
5-acre tract of Mr. Adams, I have not
the least fear but what this year’s
meeting will surpass the meeting of
last year, as the attendance will he ten
times as great.”
This will be good news to the horse-
loving public, its good races bring life
and good times to a town. It is hoped
that every citizen will help the meeting
along and make it a grand success.
Contract to Be Let Saturday.
Ring the bell, blow the horn, tell
your neighbors that the cotton ware¬
house is an assured fact,
The subscribers to the stock company
met last Monday night and decided to
build the warehouse, and plans were
ordered drawn up. Contractors are
figuring on the building, which will he
50x80 instead of 40x80 as was stated in
last week’s Leader. The site selected
is across the alley from the Colony
bank.
The company is figuring on doing a
big business, as buyers from Savannah
have already wrote here to get on the
inside. The rate from Fitzgerald to
Savannah is $1.30 per bale and from
Tifton $1.65. This rate will give the
buyers here a chance to bid more and
compete with any town within a radius
of 100 miles.
C. W. Kimball secured the contract
making the repairs on the court house
at lrwinville, his bid being $1,687.
The Lee hotel, under the popular
management of D. T. Paulk, is becom¬
ing quite a resort for the traveling pub¬
lic. Mr. Paulk makes a popular land¬
lord .
_
Henicker & Woodrow have dissolved
partnership in the barber business.
Mr. Henicker will remodel his building
and will engage in the confectionary
business. Mr. Woodrow has accepted
a position with Harry Getman.
Commissioner Henderson was in the
city last Wednesday and reports the
taxable gain in Irwin county to he
$185,000. A gain qf $50,000 is also cred¬
ited to Fitzgerald. Hurrah, for old Ir¬
win county, the banner county of the
State.
_
As will be seen from reading the ad¬
vertisement of J. E. Bentz, a new one
has taken the place of the old one. Mr.
Bentz is a No. 1 business man and his
success is attributed to the fact that he
has advertised in The Leader since
the first issue.
The subscription list of The Leader
is increasing very radidly these days.
Nine new names were added this week,
seven of whom were native farmers of
the county. “We want the news,” was
their reason for subscribing for this
family newspaper. Their wants will be
attended to. That is our long suit.
Fitzgerald Post No. 17, G. A. R. de¬
partment of Georgia, was organized
Wednesday, Wm. McCormick muster¬
ing officer. C. C. Goodnnw was elected
post commander. The Post starts in
with twelve charter members and one
months’ time will be given all others to
join and become charter members.
The board of education met last
Wednesday afternoon with Messrs.
Paulk, Towne, Way, Marston and
Knapp present. The committee ap¬
pointed to secure permanent building
in the Second Ward, report having se¬
cured the A. M. E. church for the col¬
ored school. The secretary was author¬
ized to confer with the State superin¬
tendent in regard to taking the enum¬
eration of school children.
J. C. Childs, representing Mr. Cov-
erdale, who holds the electrict light and
water franchise of our city, is busily
engaged this week in canvassing the
city to see exactly how many incandes¬
cent lights will be used by our business
men. So far, he is meeting with big
success, in fact more lights will be used
than he really supposed. Mr. Cover-
dale leaves to-morrow for Philadelphia,
where he has an engagement with some
prominent capitalists in regard to the
water-works and light question at this
point. If the Philadelphia parties go
ahead and advance the money the works
will be commenced as early as possible,
if not, the franchise will be delivered
back to the city.
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Reports of the City Clerk and Treasurer
—Other Matters of Importance.
The city council met in regular ses¬
sion last Monday evening at the council
chamber with all the aldermen present.
The two newly elected aldermen Mar¬
tin Scott and Wm. B. Moore, were
sworn in. Being new members they
were not very active in aldermanic du¬
ties, but give every promise of looking
after the interest of the city.
An ordinance abolishing the stock
ordinance was introduced, but on mo¬
tion the same was laid on the table.
The following reports from the city
clerk, treasurer and board of audit were
read:
REPORT or CITY CLERK FOR JULY, 1897.
To the Honorable City Council, Fitzgerald, Ga.
Gentlemen— I have the honor to
submit herewith my report for the
month of July, 1897, as follows'
H. H. Kabrich as City Clerk.
DEBTOR.
Cash received from adva-
lorum taxes............... *1,054 C9
Cash received from specific
taxes..................... 1,046 94
CREDIT.
By warrants received as
taxes and turned over to
treasurer.................. 8 279 81
By cash paid treasurer..... 1,821 22
Kesnectfully, 82J01 03 82,101 03
H. H. Kabrich, City Clerk.
CITY TBKASURER’S REPORT FOR JULY, 189“.
Cash on hand June 30 81,195 03
RECEIPTS.
Advalorum tax.............. 1.054 09
Specific tax ................. 1.046 93
Total..................... *3,296 06
Incidental expenses........ *2,273 85
Contingent expenses....... 578 15
Salary Police expenses............ 49 17
Interest..................... department......... 30 00
7 3 8 2,938 35
Balance ca6b on hand.. * 357 71
Fred J. Clark, Treasurer.
REPORT OF BOARD OF AUDIT FOR JULY, 1897.
To the City Council, Fitzgerald, Ga.
Gentlemen —We have the honor to
report that ior the month of July, as
appears from an examination of the 1
books in the office of the city clerk, we
find him chargeable as follows:
Cash received from adva¬
lorum tax................. *1,054 09
Cash received from specific
tax 1,046 94
Total.................... 82,101 03
That he is credited as follows:
Warrants received as cash
and turned over to treas¬
urer * 279 81
Cash paid treasurer....... 3,821 22
Total 82.101 03 *
From an examination of the books of
the city treasurer for the month of July
we find him chargeable as follows:
Balance on hand July let.. *1,195 03
Advalorum taxes receiyed
from clerk................. 1,054 09
Specific clerk.............. taxes received
from 1,016 94
That he is entitled to credit as follows:
Warrants redeemed........ 82,938 35
Cash on hand to balance... 357 71
Total 83,296 06 83,296 06
Respectfully,
C. C. Goodnow,
H. B. Lanning,
Board of Audit.
A resolution was introduced exempt¬
ing the cotton warehouse from taxes for
five years was carried.
A resolution was introduced author¬
izing the city clerk to have all bills
audited by the city council published in
the official paper was lost.
Ordinance No. 51, relating to barber
poles being placed on the sidewalk next
to building, was read the first time.
Ordinance No. 50 relating to specific
tax was read for the first time.
On motion, R. V. Handley, who was
erroneously assessed for taxes for 1897,
a refunding warrant of $2.14 was or¬
dered returned.
The following claims against the city
were audited by the finance committee
and same were allowed by the city
council Aug. 2, 1897:
Allen, W m. 5 special meetings......... * 10 00
Bosworth. B F, judge o£ election....... 2 00
Brunner, H, com. work and attendance
at special C D. meetings.................. spe’ai 14 30
Bradley, board serv. of as policeman 4 00
Brunner, A, city prisoners... 17 05
Byrd, J 1), care city sick................ 3 75
Bentz, JE, groceries fur’hed city poor. 9 00
Culler. Eli, judge ef election .......... 2 00
Cripe, IM, draying for city............. l oo
Clark, Fred J. percentage due as sal¬
ary city E, treasurer.................... 180 72
F.mery, C S, special draying meetings for city........... 50
Fockler, work............................ and com¬
mittee
Fleming. Fitzgerald, S, P fees H, as city for recorder....... city hall...... 22 75
rent 20 00
Gibson, Giles, judge of election........ 2 00
Goodnow. C C, money paid Prof Saun¬
F and others
city..................................: 43 oo
Goodnow. C C. office supplies........... 5 90
JoneR. J S, am’t paid for livery........ 2 oo
Kay, Thos, judge of election............ 2 00
Knapp. J G. judge of election.......... 2 00
Kabrich, H H. balance due on salary
as per ord. 44 from work Jan 1 to and July 1 97. 75 00
Lanniug, H B. com special
meetings............................... 39 50
Lee Rros, printing bill................... 6 90
Lee, F D. com. work, special meetings
and labor man and team............. 23 03
Miller. J L, com work, sick............. special meet¬
ings and care of city 27 00
Mumford, W C M, H, hack hire............... of election....... 1 no
Marston. M, labor, judge 2 00
Merrill. J man and team and
com work and special clerk of meetings...... election..... 55 2 00 no
Meachum, Cyrus, election......
Newcomer, A H, clerk of 2 no
Paulk, D T, judge of election ......... 2 00
Parks, C, labor at engine orders bouse........ 10 00
Bosseau & Co, city for groceries
for poor........... .................. 8 00
Rainey, R A, city orders for groceries
for poor.............................. 6 00
Sherred, John E. clerk of election..... 3 nil
Seanor. John B, clerk of election....... 2 00
Smith Bros, ice from May 1st to Augl. 7 65
Telephone Co, rent of phone.. 3 90 00
Wyman, F O. oil from Jan 1 to Aug 1.. 3
Whitchard, S M, city orders... 20 05
White, T E, scavenger work... 47 50
White C B, special meetings and com 14 00
work.................................. election...... 2 00
Withey, Wm H, judge of
Webster, O P. judge of election....... 2 oo
Total *041 97
The above is a true and correct statement
of claimB audited and allowed by city council
August 2.1897. Kabrich, City Clerk.
Harry
On motion council adjourned to meet
Tuesday evening, August 3d.
ADJOCRND REGULAR MEETING.
Council met in adjourned session
Tuesday night with a quorum present.
Minutes of last meeting read and ap¬
proved. Report of street.commissioner
was read and placed on file.
A resolution was introduced by Al¬
derman Lanning to make a reduction
of 10 per cent on taxes paid it for the
next thirty days was lost by a vote of .1
yea, 5 nay.
A communication was read from the
colony board of directors asking that
the debt of the school furniture of $1,-
t)00, contracted by the colony company,
which was to be paid by the city when
organized, was read. The matter was
discussed pro and con and a resolution
was introduced calling for a special
election for the purpose of issuing 87,-
000 in bonds for the purpose of paying
the colony company its claim of $5,000,
and also paying the school furniture
debt of $1,900 together with the inter¬
est. Also bonds to the amount of $5,000
for the purpose of putting down a deep
well. The first bonds to run ten years
and the deep well bonds to run fifteen
years.
A proposition from Wm. R. Bowen
tor a twenty-year franchise for a tele¬
phone system was read, and on motion
the matter was deferred until the next
regular meeting, August 16.
On motion the mayor was authorized
to secure a loan of $2,600 to pay the
necessary running expenses of the city.
On motion council adjourned.
The hearing in the opera house re¬
ceivership case was heard by Judge
Smith at Hawkinsville, July 29th. At
the request of all parlies concerned in
the case the court appointed L. F.
Thompson, Dr. Kern and H. R. Symons
as permanent receivers, and September
4th named as the day of sale. Way &
Jay represented the petitioners in the
bill, Ryman & Kennedy the opera
house and J. H. Green, of Atlanta, the
Atlanta Loan and Investment Co.
Justice Moore did a land office busi¬
ness in marriages last Sunday, The
first contracting parties were George
W. Wilson, of the city, and Miss Jennie
Ferguson, of Fort Payne, Ala. The
second parties to enter the holy bonds
of matrimony were Mr. A. Armentrout
and Miss Mattie Wilson, both of this
city. The last marriage of the day was
that of Mr. Leo Isaac, the tailor, and
Miss Maud Andrews, both residents of
this city. The Leader, together with
the newly married couples - many
,
friends, wish them prosperity and hap¬
piness through life.
Capt. D. C. McCollum, the one-price
clothier, whose advertisement is al¬
ways found in The Leader, because be
realizes that to reach the buyers be
must advertise in a paper that reaches
the people of Irwin county, is having a
remarkable trade these days, notwith¬
standing the exceedingly hard times.
A reporter, in conversation with the
captain last Tuesday, was informed that
trade was nearly double what it was this
time last year. “I have only one solu¬
tion of the matter, and it is this,’ was
his answer to our question as to what
makes trade so much better this year.
•‘Last year our firm was a new one to
the people of Irwin county, and our
goods marked in plain, straight figures,
were something new to them. A great
many people would come to the store
and get our prices and then go and buy
a suit of clothes of some one else. I
could not account for this as our goods
were far superior to other goods sold by
our competitors, but upon examination
we found that a cheaper grade of clothes
were being sold at a little less than our
goods. The people buying these goods,
however, saw their mistake and our
now coming to us for their clothes, as
everything is guaranteed just as we
represent them. Our increasing coun¬
try trade pleases us very much as the
farmers realize that in buying one
good suit of us is equal to two suits
bought anywhere else.”
The senior editor and wife spent last
Sunday at the farm homeof Hon. Wiley
Whitley and familv south of this city
four miles, and were royally entertain¬
ed during the entire day. Mr. Whitley
has a beautiful and well planned farm,
with 100 acres in cultivation. He has
29 acres of cotton that he firmly be¬
lieves will make 20 bales, or one bale to
the acre. It is truly the finest field of
cotton we have yet seen in the South.
His vineyard is loaded with fruit, the
trees in his orchard are full of apples,
peaches, pears, etc. In fact his crops
of all kinds could not look better. To
our mind at least, and to Mr. Whitley
belongs the credit of raising the finest
watermelons that it has been our good
luck to “sample.” The dinner served
by his amiable daughters, was the
acme of cookery, the tables fairly groan¬
ing with the good things of this life,
and what is more, the interior of this
happy home, a model of neatness and
arrangement. To our northern readers
be it known, Mr. Whitley once wore the
gray and was a prisoner during the war
and for 22 months was kept in confine¬
ment on Johnson’s Island, near San¬
dusky City, Ohio, south of which 15
miles the writer was born in 1845. He
related many incidents of service in the
field and prison, his “siege” prison, of small¬
pox and his release from the
journey home and the meeting of loved
ones, etc. He has a diary which con¬
tains the names of his fellow prisoners,
and a rough sketch of the prison drawn
by a prisoner, and sketched with ink
and the “chewed” end of a small stick
for a brush. One of Mr. the guards, Whitiy a ser¬
geant, befriended on a
good many occasions and when nar¬
rating his many acts of kindness the
old veteran’s eyes would well up with
tears of thankfulness in memory of his
northern friend. The day spent with
this estimable family, together with
their hospitable forgotten and kind long treatment,
will never be as as mem¬
ory lasts.
THE KLONDIKE SOLD FIELDS.
One Woman Picks Out $15,000 From a
Pan ©f Dirt—Bacon Sold for $100
Per Hundred Pounds.
Excitement remains unabated in the
now famous Klondike region of Alaska.
People cannot reach there this winter,
but thousands will leave for the gold
fields next April and May. Frank
Lory, of Petersburg, Ind., writes home
to his parents under date of June 14, at
Dawson City. He says:
“I am contented to remain here until
I can take things easy when I return.
I am working in a tin-shop at$15 a day,
and yet it seems small in comparison
with those who have claims, where
they take out $1,000 a day. I am going
to buy grub for the winter and then go
up the SteWart river 300 or 400 miles.
“Any body can get work here. Every¬
body hus a little sack of gold, and when
you buy anything you pay for it in gold.
The miners spend their money like dirt.
They will go into a saloon and call ev¬
erybody up to drink. Those who have
rich claims will stand in a faro game
and loose thousands of dollars before
they leave. I saw one man yesterday
lose $3,000. He was drunk. He had
sold his claim for $50,000, and was cry¬
ing because he was afraid he would not
live to spend it.
“The climate now is fine. The sun
shines twenty-two hours out of twenty-
four, and it is never dark. You cannot
tell when dark comes. You do not see
any money less than a 50-cent piece.
Nothing in a store sells for less. We
were offered $160 a hundred for our ba¬
con. The boat came up to-day, hut had
no meat. Eggs are worth $17 a dozen.
It costs me a dollar to send this letter,
as it did for the other two I wrote you.
I have had seven jobs offered me since
I came here to go to Circle City at
$12.50 a day and hoard. There are
thousands of mosquitoes here. We have
to keep nets over our faces and gloves
on our hands all the time. Do not try
to send me any newspapers, as they do
not carry them through the mails up
here.”
hunger amid riches.
Duluth, Minn., July 27.—W. A.
Foote, of this city, has just returned
from Seattle, where he had a number
of interviews with miners who have
just returned from the Klondike. The
stories of the vast richness of the coun¬
try, Mr. Foote says, are almost beyond
belief, but the cost of transportation is
great, and unless one takes sufficient
food ior at least eighteen months he is
likely to suffer for waDtof it. Men with,
thousands of dollars’ worth ot gold dust
were begging for bread just before the
boat came up the Yukon early in tile
spring. People who had provisions had
only enough to satisfy their own wants,
and would not sell any supplies at any
price. Others suffered from want of
the proper clothing to withstand the
extreme cold, and they could not ob¬
tain it for any price anywhere in the
gold country.
“According to those who have just
returned from the Klondike,” said Mr.
Fcote, “the great danger lies in the
fact that hundreds of people will proba¬
bly go into the gold fields this winter
without provisions enough to last them
for at least a year. The transportation
company will not allow them to carry
enough, and there is great probability
that they will not have enough in their
own stores along the Yukon to supply
the people who are already there.
“Unless people can take enough along
to sustain life during the rigorous win¬
ter to come, they had better not go un¬
til spring. It won’t make any differ¬
ence how much money they have, they
will not be able to get provisions.
“Last winter a great many people
survived for weeks on salt pork, without
any vegetables of any kind. Some suf¬
fered greatly with the intense cold, and
there is no doubt but persons who took
up claims some distance from regular
camps died of exposure and starvation:
“The miners with whom I talked in
Seattle did not suffer any hardships.
They were prepared for anything. One
of them, a Mr. Lippy, together with his
wife, lived in a camp on the Klondike
all winter. They dug up the frozen
earth along the stream, took it into
their cabin, thawed it out and panned
out the gold.
“A large amount of the frozen earth
that was taken out was stacked up in
the cabin until spring. During the
winter, at odd times, Mrs. Lippy picked
$15,000 in nuggets out of it. This spring
Mr. Lippy panned it out and obtained
$50,000 more from it.
“They did not sufier any hardships,
either from the cold or for want of pro¬
visions. Last spring they set out sev¬
eral onion plants, and in a few weeks
had spring onions. They also had po¬
tatoes, which they had raised in Alas¬
ka, for use on their table all winter.
“The miners report considerable
scurvy in some places, but in the main
people were free from it. They all tried
to discourage however, me from going to Alaska
this winter, because of the
great danger of suffering and hardship.”
Miss Bertha Bosworth left last Mon¬
day for Blue Ridge, Ga., among the
mountains, where she will remain for
two months on account of her health.
Miss Bosworth has been in very deli¬
cate health for a number of years, but
with the strong mountain air she hopes
to regain her usual health.