Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-05-16
ON THE YUKON TRAIL.
Latest News From Sheep Camp and the Summit.
 (AIaska-News

The following interesting note was re- ceived from our regular Yukon corree- pordent, pr. Spencer Harris, who is now en route to Circle City It bears the dnte of March 3Oth and was written from Sheep camp:
 At the present writing there are 150 teu.s at the above camp, forming quite a village. and others who came on the Mexico still arriving from Dyea. The weather has been very stormy for the past ten days, showing constantly, which-combined with the drift-hae almost entirely obliterated the trail from Sheep camp to Stone house. Many have succeeded ID getting portion of their supplies to the base of the noun saip, notwithstanding the indictment weather. h many places along the trail the snow is reported knee deep and several parties that started for the summit were compelled 10 catch their burdens and return to camp. Az a rule the health of the camp contirues good, the only csees Of importance that have come under my care. were threatened inflammation of the bowels, caused by iniudicious drinking of the snow wster while heated. Colds are prevalent throughout. The weather having been quite warm, the consequence is vet feet all the time. The Johnson party re- mains Intact as far as camp life goes, but some of them have packed DOT ton of their outfit to the bGse of the summit. A Mr. McCauiey, who has three horses here and is hauling for some of the Yukouers 10 the point mentioned, will build tramw8y to the summit, to work with block and tackle, using his horses as the motive power. Tbere Is also boiler on the grounds which will be set up to run sn engine for the same purpose. The former will te in opera ton in about week and 1t will facilI- tate matters great deal, depriviDg the trip of B portion of its terrors and hsrd- ships. There will be general exodus of the campers as soon as the storm abbtes. The rate charged for pack ng supplies from Sheep camp to the base of the summit is B Der hundred; aud from base to summit, Sl 90 per hundred pounds. The lowest tempe rature record ed WAS twenty-six below zero, which point was reached this morning.
 The inclosure also bore 8 supplement tsry letter written from the same locgli- ty day latter.
 The storm Of the past few days cu,- minated in a veritebIe blizzaud Monday night, the wind blowing at the rate of eighty five miles an hour. The ther- mometer registered 40 below zero at 3 a. m. Two of ths Indian tents were blown away and considerable uneasipese was felt by all. The howilng of the Si- wash dogs, with which the camp IS nightly serepaded, WAS silenced by the intense cold or drowned by the roaring of the blasts that swept through the hemlock boughs overhead. All thoughts of travelling have been abandoned and the movement of supplies entirely sus- pended. as the storm still continues with sufficient violence to prevent man or beast from attempting the steep ss- cent to the baee of the summit.
 From other sources we learn tbat about hundred persons had succeeded in getting over the summit before the heavy storm alluded to, burst upon the mountain. The msjorlty of these are continuing their journey down the river ou the ice. The fret to cress may possibly get through the canyon before the Ice breaks up, but great many will stop et Lake Lebnrge and build boats in which to make the rest Of the voyage, the ice down the rive- when it finally breaks up the latter part of next month.