New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-11
4 FATHERS BURDEN.
THE STORY OF A STRANGE JOURNEY.

From The San Francisco Call
Saa,,Is Wash. Sept 3O-Born within the borders
further away from the centre Of their own country
civilization than any otner child or chiin uH ;sr.
nard Day through life. They are two,year.G 10
twins and arrived IN this city to-day on she 1sce a.
their birth is not the only thing remarkable thus
far in their lives, for WIN ne did ol t snd MAXI
connections with the willapa, Trip OF many Gass
coming from the Yukon mining dis,icb am me CHI
na7 Poss others many years their seniors nave
attempted to make that same hs "TRIP ale alive and wei
and. while they cannot talk yet they ., nope nr 20
day be able ito, to d, az ,Ss father T. Day
The story OF their birth OF their ien lsaP
and other facts CONNECTED I'M Mn yerv Often l. Day
is miner He is big ine-ookng man, an or Ios
before he dsSsea Of to tho 30 has He
perienced in his business and when ne maze I tbs
TO AayN he made up his mind that he would come
hack to the United states and get ms W yand ~
bride Of few back and his WIFE who was At
that time LIVING with some MINI consented TO
suS 2r him to Aiaska She not very strong;
but had geh ns S husband She the Yukon
mining district in safety ,, .r,ong ,he min
tier SV.' w. mr. two women had ever been aInonS
ers, pa md those had held aoof from the common
miners .oe Mt - Bring happiness to their lives
enoea , ,o vears ago she gave birth to twin ooyn
lg and nealtUS anu 1,~
h, as coal and cheeks as red as apples, anS
a1t date OF their birth was Oc,ou IA ~ , Coming
the piace ON No, even of the hardy men who carry
tbe mall create such fervos IN tne tuno fr ,hres
Miners w ssr tbe birth Of the twins Mr.. and Mrs
Dov received presents from miners ,a ,h Srs, chii
hedru We horn in the Yukon district and they were
nattad and caressed and humored as 'h'uen '''e'
were the eni' this year Mrs Day who had not been
Iii s, since the birth Of the children, died. and there
was gee odv Wondered what would become Of the
twins Day told his friends that IN me ,a n,, n
Wouu ,,ifh their mothers relatives at MINNEAPOLIS:
The miners laughed him. and said that II Wou,o
be- empossbie for him to make the trip un'" inc
babias were old enough 10 walk 49,, 49,. v,r..
two months ago Day decided TO leave ,ne auao% 81
,.S bis Ii.,le ones The miners generaliy were OF
W ninion that il would mean death Tor the cniis
dren and probably for the father y ne uhass,oos
the trip 6 iSildr ~nS at sviy-Mle would
lie OF ignorance and suffering so cary N ' w
nixon Before his departure Cd and narden ,sa
miners shed and prayed for me saisS "a H,s
They We're dressed IN clothes OF heavy Woosn
10th and strange IL may seem mace ths Tip
H. Greater part Of the way strapped on the snou-
ers OF father He carried br them s. abou
They We're a great burden, when the length OF NE
Trip tak a3 h n3 eG paaR Of
cts with him. Day says t ma IA ,es Would
NOT even cry he you'd think that probably they
were benumbed by the cold. Then he wouid aake
a peep AZ them, and they would elmer De 'a S
ing or sleeping. Once he says they amused thr"-
selves all day long playing with his long hair
When night came on and he was ready 10 resi-
Day would remove the children from MS oac"' ""~
they would sleep In his arms.
Not once did they ever 50 much as cry sa's
Day. -, s. ~ o.. ,-,uca, pa..
was the most severe of all. but the little ones
stood II all right. though Day says they must nave
surered some because he did himself Severu
fines in crossing the summit. Day weak with the
iony trin and the heavy burden, slipped. and put
for tho PRECIOUS ones his back. he says. he be-
i,eyes he would have given up sunk down and per.
iShed Their coong, he says. aroused him. ana No
would struggle on. .,.,.
Juneau was finally reached and safely there he
habes were weighed. and II found that they
had grown fat during their remarkable journey.
they remained there a little while, and when the
W,ilana arrived took passa ge on II for the Sound
IN n day or two Day will leave with his sons for
>f;nneapolis where they will be placed with rela.
lives and educated. Old miners say the trip VIII
20 down as the most remarkable ever made from
the Yukon district to Juneau