Laborers, it is asserted, are paid as high as $15 a day, but the advice is given that no man can afford to go to the new camp without from $500 to $1,000 with which to support himself and insure the possibility of returning in case of adversity.

Living, of course, comes high. The region produces little or no fruit or vegetables. The meat of the caribou and the moose is sometimes scarce, and there are seasons when no salmon can be obtained.

Here is a list of prices that prevailed in Dawson City when the miners started away:

Flour, per 100 lbs$12.00
Moose ham, per lb1.00
Caribou meat, per lb65
Beans, per lb10
Rice, per lb25
Sugar, per lb25
Bacon, per lb40
Butter, per roll1.50
Eggs, per doz1.50
Better eggs, per doz2.00
Salmon, each$1.00 to 1.50
Potatoes, per lb25
Turnips, per lb15
Tea, per lb1.00
Coffee, per lb50
Dried fruits, per lb35
Canned fruits50
Lemons, each20
Oranges, each50
Tobacco, per lb1.50
Liquors, per drink50
Shovels2.50
Picks5.00
Coal oil, per gal1.00
Overalls1.50
Underwear, per suit $5.00 to 7.50
Shoes5.00
Rubber boots$10 to 15.00

Based on supply and demand the above quoted prices may vary several hundred per cent. on some articles at any time.

THE CLIMATE AND THE MOSQUITOES.

SHORT SUMMER—HEAT AND COLD CONTRASTS.