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LETTER FROM ALASKA.
Written to Miss Cairie Albright by Her
Cousin, Fred Albright.
Skaouay. Alaska.
Dear CorsiN: Yon will m hy tills
fetter thnt I have taken another iiluiiffu
Into tho mad career of n minor's life.
Aftor Bottling down In business 'twas
but a short time before, tho reports of
untold wealth caught mo, asltdid many
others, and hero I am on my way to tho
Yukon tfold fields. A friend of mlno
returned with Klfi.OOO In mi";jo.ts und a
claim for which ho has refused 11,5(10,
000, and only (rone ono year. When ho
tarked of (joiner I did my best to dis
suade hlro. He took his wife, who was
quite frail. She horself panned out
sevoral thousand dollars.
I made up my mind to po with tho
rush. I sold out my business at a sacri
fice, as did many other. Many simply
closed their doors and went. Many
went on grub stakes, and in fact
ovory ono who could In any way raise
the necessary funds, hnvn' eana or aro
poinff. I cannot descrllte this mud rush,
but thoro Is somethfnjr In it that no
man can withstand and women, too.
Many women could be seen struggling
along the trails with packs on their
backs, as eager and as exulted as tho
men, in hopes that by some good luck
they mny get hold of a claim. Men
have worked themselves until they
have died In thoir tracks. Horses have
been .packed to death. About ii.OOO
poor horses are dead along tho trail
a distance of nbout Hi milos. Every
body wants to be first. Many poor fel-
lows have left n good homo never to
return. Many havo drowned: many
shot la tho excitement, und some few
rascals, who will be found in any crowd,
have been hanged. Many a poor fellow
has lost his Outfit, after putting every
dollar he had on earth in it. This
the case of a poor follow, a friend, whom
I took in and am caring for the best
Mn. Ho lost everything in a si I do.
Notwithstanding all this, about 10,000
have gone this fall and over 1,000,000
souls will try it iu tho spring. Over
200,000 will come from Europe alono;
30,000 from Chicago and every other
place at the same rate.
I was noUcrazy enough to attempt to
go over the trails after I saw them, but
I shall go on in the snow in February
or March. Then is the best time. To
illustrate the difference between the
trail in summer and winter: In sum-
mor a man has to carry on his back
pack of 100 lbs. and in order to got
year's outfit over to the lakes (about 40
miles) has to travel about 1,000 miles
with this load over a very rough,
rocky and muddy trail, fording streams,
crawling foot-logs, sleeping out nights
in rain and frost, while in winter ono
can load his entire outfit on a sled and
go right along, digging a hole in the
now to sleep in. This way takos about
one wook, while, the othor takes about
two months. After reaching the lakes
it is easiest and quickest in summer,
but more dungerous to go down the
river in a boat, while in wintor one goes
on tho ice, putting a sail on his sled and
letting the wind help him and, in many
places, do all the work. Many use
dogs, but I will not bothor with thorn.
It is about 000 miles from here to Klon
dike, the goal of fubulous wealth, and
about 1,000 milos from here to Seattle,
Well, I will try it again. While
was writing the othor night a stampede
took place and of course I had to stop.
This is the second stampede since I have
been here. I loft Seattle Sept. 1st and
landed here the 7th. I have seen Skag'
uay grow from a place of half a dozen
tenU to a town of 2,000, with' good
buildings, wharves, electric lights, saw
mill, and dens of vice of all sorts, a typ
ical boom mining town. Everyone car
ries a gun. Anyone caught stealing is
left on a tree.
I will try to describe a stampede and
by so doing will tell you of the ono
was in last Several good quartz mines
Have been discovered here this fall and
of course bave fired the spirit of the
gold seekers. At supper time a rap
came at tne aoor oi our cabin and we
wore told that at plaoer field bad been
louud at Dyea panning on the surfaoe 50o,
per pan (whioU is pretty good for sur
face). Dyea Is six miles from here and,
although there is land all the way, the
only way one can get there la by boat
(the mountains are so high and steep
between here and there) and the fare U
12.00. Well, to proceed, we hastily
finished eating and la a very few min
ute were on the move with oar pick,
vhove's, fclr-keU, test, cooking utensils
rond to Dyea, every available craft be-1
lng called Into service. When we land
ed at Dyea we found the fields wero
eight miles above at tho mouth of the
canon, a deep canon that In summer
holds a rushing torrent, but at this time,
of year but a small stream flows through
it, leaving a gruvel bed for operators.
Well, we started up tho trail as fast as
possible, everyone trying to bo first,
and when wo arrived we wore protty
tired, and found hundreds of men there,
working with lanterns, candles and
burning piles of wood and every now
and then the cry of "colors'' would put
new life In us and wo would work the
harder. Cursing could be heard every
where when a man would strike a rock
with his shovel, or break tho point of
his pick, or lose his light, and frequent
ly threats of shooting were heard, made
by some one who thought his neighbor
was encroaching on his territory. I was
the .only ono In our party who knew
gold when we saw It, and from the first
I took little stock in it. When wo got
there a company had boon organized to
work tho new gold fields. Everybody
worked until they were exhausted, and
then man is more rntlonal, and they
found that some tenderfoot hud found
n few flakes of Iron pyrites nnd thought
ho had gold colors, and many were in
tho same fix. To tho "greenhorn" they
look very much aliko. Hut still tho
'greenhorn" is tho ono that generally
trikes It rich, because It has to bo very
rich before he can tell it.
I like Alaska so far very much, but I
know I have seen it at its best, but am
prepared for tho worst winter, with its
cold and hunger; summer, its mosqultos
and heat. It gets very hot on the
Yukon In summer. Wo hnve not seen
tho sun for two weeks, although wo
havo about four or five hours daylight
every day. Tho moon is very bright,
and oftimes ono can easily road by its
light. On both sides of us we can see,
on the niountnins, glaciers and snow,
but snow seldom comes hero; yet an
an hour's climb will bring ono to plenty.
In front of us Is tho bay, In which on
occasional Iceberg, whalo or band of
seals can be soon. Back of us is tho
canon through which the river flows
with forests on either sldo. Well, I
guess I have told all that I can. Should
thoro be anyone thore who intends to
go to the Yukon, tell them to stay
away unless they have plenty of nerve
nnd money, not less than 9I,"00 to
,000. Everyone must have at least
ono year's supplies, clothes, etc., and on
this ho has to pay a heavy duty.
Frkd Albright.
Wise Words.
No act of love is ever lost.
The lofty minds maintain tho sim
plicity of children.
The man who rides a hobby uses ego
tism for a saddle.
Ignorance and superstition got mar'
ried before tho flood.
It is worth more to the world for a
man to live right than die happy.
The man who lives for a purpose helps
give others a purposo for living.
Tho man who gives to advertise his
chnrity has no charity worth advertising.
Tho biggest fault of some people is
their unwillingness to be told their
faults.
Tho testimony of a good conscience Is
worth more than all the flattery in the
world. Iinm'a ITnm.
Robbed the Grave.
A startling incident, of which Mr.
John Oliver, of Philadelphia, was tho
subject, is narrated by him as follows:
I was In a most dreadful condition. My
skin was almost yellow, eyes sunken,
tongue yellow, pain continually in back
and sides, no appetite graduully grow
ing weaker day by day. Three
physicians had given me up. Fortun
ately, a friend advised trying 'Electrio
Bitters;' and to my great joy and sur
prise, the first bottle made a doclded
Improvement. I continued thoir uso
for throo weeks, and am now a well
man. I know they saved my life, and
robbed tho grave of another victim."
No one should fall to try them. Only
50 cents per bottle at H. A. Stake's
Drug Stoi-o.
Our Educational Column.
"Dull William." Elltn.
Address nil cnmlmmlcnllon rlntl vn to this
department, to Fdltnr Kdiicntlonnj t'oliimn,
care of Thk St aii.
Boys and girls, jour "uncle" wil". have
another talk with you next week and
then will bid you good bye for a season.
You are drawing very near the close of
your labors and scholastic trials for this
season and In a week or two more you
will know by the grades you receive,
just how well you applied yourselves
during tho winter that is past. Not
withstanding the fact that your work
this term was more or less hundtcapiod
by entertainments, parties and other
outsldo matters, you still had an oppor
tunity to make a pretty ci-odltable show
ing, and wo sincerely hope that tho
majority of yon Imvo done so. It Is too
Into now to catch up if yon are behind,
nnd If you have missed your mark you
alone are the ones who will have to re
gret your course, yet do tho best you
can and improve tho time that yet re
mains In the best iosslhle manner. We
clip you this week an nrtllco on the
value of "Attention," which you will do
well to read careful'y and pro lit by.
ATTKNTION.
Are you ever troubled with poor
memories, boys? Or do you ever feel
like enveying some schoolmate who
never seems to forget anything? Tho
way to remember is to give attention.
If yon attend .to anything with your
whole heart, you cannot forget It. A
boy does not forget who won the ball
game; he does not forget the day of tho
picnic. Why should ho forget who won
a battle, or hen a stato was settled? It
is because lie will not take the same in
terest in these things; be does not give
attent ion to them. Learn to give atten
tion and you will havo good memories.
Edward is working in u broker's office;
it Is his duly to lend a telegraph ma
chine that reports quotations of stocks
from a central exchange and marking
tho quotations on tickets, to post them
on a screen before the broker's cus
tomers. From ten till two the telegraph
is constantly reporting, and from ten
till two Edwnrd must steadily watch it.
Ho must tako down tho reports Instantly
and post them accurately. No ono but
a boy with a high character as a scholar
could havo secured such a place. Yet
fourteen-year-old Edward never makes
a mistake. An uncle, whom he loves
very much, camo to see IiIb father the
other day, and was taken to tho broker's
office; ho was told beforehand that the
boy would bo engaged, but was surprised
to see how completely he could keep his
attention on his work. The father and
uncle came behind thecounter; Edward
gave them a nod and a smile, then
watched the figures and marked the
tickets; these friends were in bis mind
no more till two o'clock. That, boys, is
attention! Ymmq People's WetHy.
P. O. 8. of A. Statistics.
Socroturics of P. O. S. of A. camps
have received the annual report for
1807, just recently issued by Stato Sec
retary William Weand, Philadelphia,
which contains interesting data. Fol
lowing statistics relate to Camps in the
State for tho year ending December,
1807: Number of propositions for mem
bership received 8,837; number elected
to membership, 8,314; number initiated,
8,407; admitted by card, 155; rein
stated, 742; total number of members
December 31, 54,580. Amount paid for
sick and Tuneral benefits, 1138,004.74;
total receipts, $425,085.74; expenses,
9183,309.1(1; cash in subordinate camp
treasuries, 92(12,287.58; Invested in real
estate and bonds, 9057,028.05; valua
tion of, paraphernalia, 9211,353.71. To
tal valuation of the subordinate camps
In the State, 91,031,377.03. .
Remarkable Rescue.
Mrs. Michaol Curtain, of Plalofield,
III., makes tho statement, that sho
caught cold, which settled on her lungs:
she was treated for a month by hor
family physician, but grew worso. IIo
told her she was a hopeless victim of
consumption and that no medicine could
cure her. Hor druggist suggested Dr,
King's New Discovery for Consumption;
she bought a bottlo and to her delight
found horself benefitted from first doso.
She continued its uso nnd after taking
six bottles found herself sound and well;
now does her own housework, and is as
well as sho ever was. Frco trial bottles
of this Great Discovery at II. A. Stoke's
Drug Store. Largo bottles 50 cents and
91.00.
When you are troubled with dlulneat, your
appetite all goue, and you fuel bad generally,
take a row doses of I)r. Henry Baxter's Man
drake Bitters, and you will be surprised at
the improvement iu your feelings. Erery
bottle warranted to give satisfaction. For
sal by H.A.tltake. , . .
Bbaumatlaa Is auiekly cured by using
Wo aro taking orders forsprlng dolly
ery on phosphate nnd McCormick
raowors and binders. Wo are soiling
sleighs, hay, suit, flour, feed, dry goods,
groceries and drugs. Come In and see
J. C. Kino & Co.
Ilobinson's have the largest und most
complete lino of shoes, and our prices
are away down.
Paid a noted mini of flu years: "My mother
gave me Downs' Kllxlr for roughs and colds
when.1 was a boy." For sale by II. A. Pinko,
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10.27 a m Accommodation For Bykea, Big
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all stations where a tluketottlce la maintained
Thousand mile tickets at two cents per
mile, good lor passage uetween an atatioua.
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B. O. Lapst, Gen. Paa. Aitent,
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In quality, too, our papers run
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Granite for floors, Harrison
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