From the "Klondike Nugget" newspaper

David Robertson drobert at TINCAN.TINCAN.ORG
Sat Feb 20 18:12:32 UTC 1999


Saturday August 13 1898 (Dawson, in the Yukon Territory, the formation of
which on May 27 is also announced in this issue :-) )

'Mrs. E. Chronister was a disturber of our quiet little neighboring berg
of Klondike City, and Klondike City "hooch" is not good for staid matrons
of the "klooch" persuasion, as was demonstrated by certain unladylike
language.  It was a long way to bring her over so it took $50 and costs to
get her back.'



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