COST OF LIVING IN DAWSON.

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J. Armoy Knox

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.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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