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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.