Market Prices In Alaska

Gold may be plenüful in the Alaskan fields, but it takes a good deal of it to buy what in most places are considered ! common luxuries if not necessities. Whisky costs 50 cents a drink, measured out by the vendor, too, in Circle City, and a gallon of it costs $20 or more. Beer hot trom the vat costs 25 cents a drink and is scarce at that. Usually it is to be had only on festal occasions, at dances and the like. Then brewing kettles are kept going on the cook stoves, the beer is set aside a few iccments to cool a little and then it is passed stor.ming over the bar at 25 centa a drink. A brewery is now being built at Circle