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In The News
The Klondike Nugget.
Dawson, Y.T.
Vol. 1, No. 24
Saturday, September 10, 1898.
Page 1.
A GENERAL BATH DAY.
Wednesday night the 22 prisoners in the barracks guard house were all
treated to a thorough bath and then stepped into clean clothes. The
occasion was their removal to the new clean jail just completed.
Blankets were all washed and bedding burned up. It was a great relief to
everyone when the light and airy new quarters were pronounced ready for
occupancy. The close, stuffy quarters which have been in use made guard
duty double objectionable besides
being a menace to the health of the prisoners and guards alike. Of
course, the new jail is cleaner just now than it ever will be again, but
there is so much more room and light that cleanliness will be much more
easy to maintain.
The intention is said to be to tear the cases out of the old guard house
and use it after a thorough cleaning for storehouse purposes.
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DIED IN THE RIVER.
The steamer Aquilla, belonging to the late Captain Barrington, arrived a
few days ago, bringing the news of the death of Harry Derry of Seattle,
at Port Muller, Alaska, June 16th. Mr. Derry was working on the boat
which ran into Port Muller for fuel. While there the crew went hunting
for caribou and killed several. Derry was helping boat them down a swift
stream and while wading had his feet swept from under him and was
carried below under some over sweeping brush.
The body was recovered and buried at Port Muller.
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PERSONALS.
Mr. W. Wright, late of the Northern Pacific was in town on Thursday. He
occupies the position of engineer on the steamboat Gold Star.
"French Pete," the proprietor of the Central Market and the French
restaurant, is spending sleepless nights with [a wound?] on the left
hand.
Mr. Geo. Corsa, about to leave for the outside still retains his
interest in the Mining Exchange and will return to his interests early
in the Spring.
Mr. H. F. Wilkins, who started down the river for a round trip to St.
Michaels and back, returned to Dawson Friday, having decided it was too
late in the season to undertake it.
J. C. Fitzsimmons, agent for the Standard Oil Co.'s steamer, Oil City,
is in the city. Mr. Fitzsimmons has supervision of the business of
the company on the steamer on the lower Yukon.
A co-partnership has been formed between Phillip Sheridan, crown
prosecutor, and J. E. Girouard, registrar and member of the council with
new and commodious offices in the Globe Building, corner First avenue
and Second streets.
Mr. Jack Smith left for his home in Williamsport, Pa., on the steamer
Flora. Mr. Smith is well known in and about Dawson being interested in
several good mining properties and also in city real estate. He has
recently sold out his half interest in the Monte Carlo building and
business.
Mr. J. A. Acklen has given another proof of his faith in this country as
a producer of garden truck. He recently placed a $2,000 order with
outside for seeds and implements. He expects next summer to have ten
acres of ground under cultivation. A portion of this will be put in oats
and barley.
Mr. Richard Spencer, a Fellow of the Chemical Society, of London,
England, and a mining expert, will leave Dawson on the 16th inst. on the
Ora for Victoria and Vancouver, B. C., Montreal, New York, Liverpool and
London, England. Mr. Spencer is prepared to transact business of a
private or confidential character in any of these cities. Address care
Public Library building.
Among the recent arrivals in Dawson is a party of Northern Pacific
engineers and machinists, Messrs. Pehbley, Matherson, Keywood and
Robinson. the gentlemen have spent the summer on Big Salmon and Stewart
rivers and think highly of Black Hill creek. Mr. James Matherson spent
last winter on Henderson creek, the left fork of which stream is thawing
up well. The gentlemen are energetic and persevering and will of
necessity do well in the end.
Joseph McGilvray arrived last Tuesday on the Tyrrell and is stopping
with his son, John D. McGilvray, the New York Herald's special
correspondent. Mr. McGilvray, Sr. was a pioneer of '49 in California and
was until the hydraulic mines were closed by the Mebris __ght, one of
the largest operators. Since then he has acted as consulting engineer
for London capital operating in Spain, Cari____ and other countries. It
was his intention to return to London this fall but will probably remain
here through the winter.
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TYPHOID ON THE CREEKS.
With the severity of last winter, the miners of Eldorado and Bonanza
felt the necessity of local hospital accommodation for their sick. The
outbreak of fever this fall brought the dormant desire to life again,
the hospital being now an accomplished fact. The work of organizing and
running it has been taken up with energy and enterprise by J. A.
Stirling, M.D., formerly demonstrator of anatomy in the Royal College,
Kingstown, having seven years general practice and two years in his own
private hospital at Hamilton, Ontario.
One feature we are pleased to note, namely, that the hospital is to pay
its own way as a commercial enterprise, the only exception being that
the management reserves one cut for free patients. Hence this new
venture does not interfere with either of the excellent hospitals in
Dawson that have so nobly met the emergencies of last winter and this
fall, treating with skill and care rich and poor alike.
Three patients were admitted on September 3d, and three since, so that
the hospital is well under way and already doing work in alleviating
human suffering.
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LOST HIS LIFE.
The steamboat Cudahy arrived in Dawson on Wednesday morning, having made
a round trip to St. Michael's since August 11th. She, of course, still
carries the broom lashed to her masthead, for her speed is unquestioned.
Just before sighting Dawson on Wednesday morning, about 5 o'clock, L.
Irvin, an employee of the boat, stepped out of the gangway on to the
guardrail to hand in some cordwood lying there. He tumbled and fell into
the river, and was not seen again notwithstanding a small boat was
immediately lowered and put to his rescue.
Irwin was an Australian jockey, and was making himself acquainted with
the antipedes. This was his second trip up the river, and was to have
been his last as he purposed returning to his home on its completion.
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CANADIAN DOCTORS HELD OVER.
The case against Dr. Hurdman and Dr. Hepworth, the two Canadian doctors
charged with practicing medicine in Dawson without first being duly
qualified and registered, came up in the police court on Thursday
afternoon and was continued over until Monday next.
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Page 4.
ROBBED IN THE NIGHT.
A Stock of Jewelers Abstracted From Frank's Store.
Cunning Thieves Cut Through Canvas Walls While the Proprietor Sleeps
Within Arm's Length.
Mr. E. Frank, jeweler, has reason to regret the flimsy nature of some of
Dawson's summer buildings. He recently opened up a stock of jewelry in a
small square office occupying one front corner of the J.B. Lynch
buildings on the waterfront. The building and the office are of cloth
stretched over skeleton frames of wood. Thursday morning Lynch entered
his premises and immediately saw that entrance had been made to Frank's
jewelry room by the simple process of cutting the canvas with a knife.
Frank had not yet discovered his loss and has not yet been able to draw
up a list of what had been taken. The stolen property consisted of a
complete stock of rings, watch chains, charms, watches, etc. A case of
repaired watches hanging on the wall was untouched, the stolen goods all
being taken from a drawer of the work bench.
The interesting feature of the case was that Mr. Frank slept in the
place all night, and the robber must have stood within a couple of feet
of the sleeping man while he did his work. Entrance was effected to the
Lynch premises from the rear. The loss is estimated at about a thousand
dollars.
The amount of thieving going on in Dawson proves the reported arrival of
a gang of thieves to be no hoax. The police are constantly on the qui
vive, but the unworldly trustfulness of people in leaving valuables in
conspicuous and insecure places is making lots of work for them. The
time has gone by when gold dust and other treasure could be left
unguarded by lock or key. People must learn that with our new population
have come in thieves of national reputation.
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POLICE COURT ITEMS.
A. Gibson made a charge of theft against Ericsen and Nelson.
The docket of the past week was lighter than usual. There was the usual
number of "drunks" and the usual fine.
The charge against J. Murphy would puzzle one not acquainted with local
affairs. For being "drunk and disorderly and stealing from Seattle No.
1" he is for ten days being watched with a gun while he works.
Hercules had no right to abuse his dog, especially when a policeman was
looking, and thus it happens that for wounding that same faithful canine
he contributed $5, with the option of serving 14 days at hard labor.
On the complaint of C. L. Hawkes two thieves, D.A. Basset and F. Marsh,
were arrested and convicted. Thirteen days of hard labor may open their
eyes and convince them that "honesty is the best policy," especially in
Dawson.
H. Hillman wishes he hadn't spoke. He was fined $1 for shooting within
the town limits, but was given the option of a day at hard labor.
Hillman thereupon became uncomplimentary to the justice, who was letting
him off so easily. His contempt was apparent and he is now serving a
sentence of five days, plus one, we suppose, for the original offense.
P. Kruzner, of the Hoffman House bar, was hauled up, charged with
keeping a disorderly house. For this offense he willingly contributed
$20. The particular disorder which brought about the arrest was a case
of "O be joyful" amongst some of the habitues of the place during the
closed Sunday season. In an excess of hilarity, wine glasses were thrown
onto the street, to the edification of belated pedestrians. The police
failed to see it that way, however, and hence the fine.
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LOCAL BREVITIES.
The new crown Prosecutor, Mr. Philip Sheridan, is sitting up a law
office in the Chisholm building. His duties as public prosecutor will be
light until the arrival of Judge Dugas, of Montreal, who is expected in
before the final freeze-up.
Complaints are being made from fishermen with nets in the river that
fish are being abstracted there from in the night time. Quite frequently
nets are taken up in the morning and only fish in them have evidently
been caught within the night.
Miners and others should beware of the latest frauds being attempted in
sharpers going over the creeks representing themselves as agents for the
Alaska Exploration and Alaskan Gold Fields companies. Credentials signed
and sealed with these companies' officers are in the hands of duly
accredited representatives and properties bonded to them are all right,
but not otherwise.
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LOST AND FOUND.
Found--A black pocket book containing valuable papers in which the names
of H. T. Currie and J.E. Black appear. Owner can have same by proving
property and paying for this notice.
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