The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-09

From Juneau 70 Dye& by steamer TIE
fars = sia and s. as Il is from Seattle 20
Juneau. bat 10 charge j. made for your
ogtns. From nyea 20 ~. summit 81 The
CniIcoot pass Indians carry your outf7t for
~ cents per 100 pounds. or they take Il al
this way 10 Lake Ltndeuan FOR u cents per
fsa pounds. Or a man may take his own
provisions on a sled fhe first fifteen miles.
ard there be viii fiDd roae tram~ay, by
rneans ~ which ne can hoist IL 70 the sum-
nit ~ a cost % { cents per huudredwelght
for ths privilege OF doing -. The mar who
pat tnis tranway down must have struck
Il rich. The whole thing could not have cost
much over So. and last year 80 tons of
goods paid him the cents royalty
At the summit the sleds so down the
slope on the other side By themselves. At
thsz time Of the year, and until between
the fst and 18th Of April. you travel from
Lake fandernan to Lake Labarge. 80 miles.
on the Ice snd snow. There you 40 into
camp - SEIZURE logs out 81 which 70 saw
lumber % make your boat. Having &c
compiisit-d This sou put your goods on
board and neat on the stream. for about
ao8 miles To Forty Allie.
II you should start from Juneau after
the dates mentioned you viii make your
boat a. tie bead 81 Lake fIndeman. and
viii have tire. portages 10 make in the
long journey. The first r. between Lake
Iindeman and Lake Bennett, and neees-
States hauling the boat and provisions
about half a mile. The next II At the head
OF Miles canyon, and Is about thres-quar-
tors Of mile. but the empty boat may he
run down the canyon. The next Il three
miles below White Horse rapids the most
dangerous place on the Yukon. The empty
boat can be run down the rapids with a
rope. bat the freight must be carried
around for tvo-thirds Of mile.
It il absolutely necessary 10 take sup
-
that carry suppiiesto the merchants. leaving
Seattle about May e. do not reach Forty
Mile post until from July Is 20 August ].
The mines are about fifty miles from that
post, and this is the hardest part OF the
trip. as the goods have 10 be packed all the
way.
The Journey may also be made by way
Of The mouth OF tina Yukon from June 10
October. BY way II Unahska. From there
60 81 Michaeis island, ia Bertng sea, Is
10 miles and from St Nichsels 10 Forty
Milo 500 al by steamer But few miners
60 that way. as by IL they are over a month
lata IA getting 10 work. and the summer.
the only time the ground can be broken
With a pick. is OF too short duration te per
init this.
The accompanying map shows the whole
OF the Yukon gold fields. and particularly
the various streams which have proved 10
he. or are supposed 10 be. gold hearing.
There are many mines around Juneau. ard
one OF the gold fields that IS now attracting
considerable attention IS that OF Cock
inlet. one OF It's advantages az compared
with The Yukon is SIS accessibility. the
miner ernbaFkinR at Seattle being landed
directly la the neighhoraoNd where the
most important resent discoveries ot gold
have been made
Cooks inlet r. 40 miles IN "a northwestern
" direction from Sitka. and Is 1.S9 miles
from Seattle. No steamers are yet run
ning there regularly. bat number OF
%ghooners arc 1ftinE ont. aad passage can
be taken on them al reasonable rates.
The voyage takes from twenty TO thirty
DAYS and the fare is $50. the passenger
finding his own bedding Each passenger
- allowed so pounds of baggage. and
charge oniy : cent per pound FOR any tx
cess ~ that weight. The working season
Al the inlet Is from May 10 20 October I.
and parties going np should take four
rsontnx' supplies with them. The climate
Is mil3er. With cool nights and much less
rata than In the Yukon gold fields There
IT. plenty % game moose mountain sheep
and deer 81 abundance. ard rabbits. geese.
ducks ana grouse. Schoonsrs viii carry
the miners hack In the fail but no doubt
quite a number will winter there and do
sach Improvement work the season
permits.