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Owen JuckKon, a Miner, Writes From Klund i ko.Wallace, Dec. 6.—Sheriff Honey has just received a letter from Owen Jackson, an old placer miner, who went from Delta in the Klondike rush last summer. One of the other Cceur d’Alene contingent having told him that Mr. Heney had a bad attack of Klondieitis, he writes from Dawson City under date of September 2*211 d as follows:“This is the most over-rated country under the sun. There are about 30 good claims here, and the rest don’t amount to much so far. The country for 60 miles around is staked off, but not prospected. It is a hard country to getKDvisions through to prospect in. rry is raising all the excitement on the outside, wanting to fill the country with men and cut wages down, which j thcv arc trying to do now.don’t see any inducements to bring -any one here: it’is a hard, tough coun- ! try. I have been out on three 50-mile trips and find nothing in it. A stampede starts every day. They are afraid people will gor disgusted, go out and lt;give, the thing a way. 1“I am afraid there will he a terrible J scarcity of provisions here this winter. I Coming in the spring, one should bring 1 only flour and beans enough to make I the trip on. as they will then he. cheaper 1 here than one can bring them in. I 1 have seen people. I know from all parts! of the world and they would all like to!get out. Owkn Jackson.”Mr. Ilencv has known .Jackson along time and lias great confidence in his opinion of a mining country, and this letter has caused him to re-consider his determination to resign his oflice in tins spring and join the rush.
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New Denver Ledge
New Denver, British Columbia, CA
Thu, Dec 16, 1897
Page 8
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