COST OF LIVING IN DAWSON.

THE ONLY CHEAP THING IS ICE AND FRESH AIR.

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 lb 1.00

Caribou meat, per lb 65

Beans, per lb 10

Rice, per lb 25

Sugar, per lb 25

Bacon, per lb 40

Butter, per roll 1.50

Eggs, per doz 1.50

Better eggs, per doz 2.00

Salmon, each $1.00 to 1.50

Potatoes, per lb 25

Turnips, per lb 15

Tea, per lb 1.00

Coffee, per lb 50

Dried fruits, per lb 35

Canned fruits 50

Lemons, each 20

Oranges, each 50

Tobacco, per lb 1.50

Liquors, per drink 50

Shovels 2.50

Picks 5.00

Coal oil, per gal 1.00

Overalls 1.50

Underwear, per suit $5.00 to 7.50

Shoes 5.00

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.