Speaking about the crude, not to say almost primitive ways they have of conducting business as the Klondike, our mutual friend Jones, I assume that every one knows Jones—who has just returned, tells me that they are great sticklers for “uniform prices,” as they term it. Jones says—and you can see veracity stamped all over his face—that you can look into any store window and tell the price of every article, whether marked or not. In proof of the assertion he showed me the accompanying picture, and told what every article would be worth, if charged for according to the “uniform price system.”
My friend, who was explaining the “uniform price” system of doing business at the Klondike, showed me that the price of one dollar for a quart of liquor was the key to the whole situation, and gave the price for all of the other articles in the window. The lady’s side saddle would be worth $4, as it holds a “gal on.” The anchor would be worth $40, because in wine measure an anker holds ten gallons. The hogshead would be worth $252, as there are that many quarts to a hogshead, and the pipe would be worth twice as much, as there are 504 quarts to a pipe.
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