The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-10
NEWS OF THE TRAILS.
ppocHEss OF WASHINGTON PEOPLE
OVER THE PASSES.
sforfe. of Suffering and Hardship for
Many, Death for some-osrhts
IN had Conafsfon-Ed Terry's
P.rty-wfnser Past Approaehfng.


Rrs uslnx a. eAlgencs In order 20 So
awaz before zee closes the lakes and
rivers ieEGlug iaE0 the famous Klondike
country.
n y. shaw. whose horae T. a. g. Sec
end avenue. SEATTLE. returned on sztzr-
cay from Lake Bennett. where he has
hssn engaged IN bulieing boats. Ar.
saw wsnt Ia to the lakes ~ way % TIE
skazuay tran and returned va DyeA- To
re Po.t-Tntellwenc.- correspondent Ar
shaw talked Interestingly q his trip and
ths Situation e. Lakes L4nderman and
Bennett The trip from LindsrnAn 70
gkaguay consumed two days. On TIE
Dysa trau there are az least 1909 men
scattered along the entire distance from
Sheep camp 70 .hs summit OF the pass
snow Is beginning to fan and the route Is
becoming exceedingly dangerous Those
who are nov struggling across the Chill
koot pass VIII not be able to go down the
lakes and rivers 10 Dawson this fall
Boats at either Lake I.indsrunan or Lake
Bennett are scarce and bring from so
TO $500. according 20 size. Timber suitable
for boat building purposes Is not as scarce
as has been represented, there being q
good supply one and three-fourths miles
from Lake Bennett, while on Lake Lin
dernan timber OF excellent quality may
be found The sawmih at Lake lander
man. small concern. is running night
and day. but 1t cannot I'LL the demands
made upon It.
At Lake Bennett there Is a small town
OF eighty tents, or about go people. and
al Linderman there are ninety-eight tents,
which contain about 800 campers. Mr..
Shaw says thar from three to seven boats
are leaving Lake Bennett daily en- route
10 Dawson City. Many of the outfits are
in bad condition. much Of the food sup
plies being damaged principally because
Of careless packing by the outfitters. An
Alaskan rain is penetrating. and Seattle
merchants ia order 10 secure and COM
mand the trade OF the Yukon region, can
not use too much care In packing the
goods intended for the Yukon trade. This
is a point which needs TO be emphasized,
and which should not be lost sight Of by
outftters.
Among the Seattle men who have ar
rived at the lakes with their outfits or
have already succeeded In getting started
down the lakes and rivers to the Klon-
dixie are George w. Place and George
Hamburg. who left Lake Bennett on Sep
TENDER q. They went in via the Skaguay
trail and were among the few who made
good time.
II. ". Lacey, formerly a shoe dealer on
| Pike street. Is at Lake Bennett having
gotten through win his outfit. J. r.
Raine, formerly in the produce and COM
mission business on Western avenue. went
| in over the Dysa trail and left Lake Lin
derman on the 2ard- In Raine's party are
eighteen former employees OF the Madison
Street Railway Company All were n
good health and spirits. This party built
seven batteaux. the best type OF boat for
navigating the uncertain waters OF the
| lakes and rivers Of the Yukon country.
Ed Terry's Party.
T. T.. Terry's party are now probably at
the Meadows on the skaguay trail. four
| teen miles from Lake Bennett. Terry was
! In Sk3guly last week. having come back
| for some supplies FOR his live stock. At
! the Meadows are. also. Gus Winkler, for
F. merly a Seattle barber. and party. while.
/ when last heard from. Ovid a. Byers, the
| attorney was on the summit Of White pass
| with an eighty pound pack upon his back.
| headed fer the lakes and making good
| time.
/ TIE weather at the lakes has been fair
/ bat chilly, and the wind blows with never
| ending regularity. The ground freezes at
/ riabt. bur thaws during the day. The frost
! was severe enough on the night OF the 18TH
/ a. Lake Bennett 20 freeze the water in a
I sold pan. oHe-third full clear to the bot
/ tom. About three-quarters Of an inch %
/ SNOW fen the same night, but disappeared
| the next day.
! Winter Approaching.
4 The maintains rovaraH Wit
! away below the timber line an unnis~
! taxable sign taat winter is fast approach
/ ing in the interior. Those people now at
! the lakes viii probably get away this sea-
/ son. but those Who arrive after this date
1 viii have 10 either winter at the lakes or
1 return 20 the coast. The open season is
! closing. and L VIII he impossible for them
/ 10 secure boats before Zee begins 10 form
1 IN the lakes. A few pilgrims have been
/ fortunate enough 20 secure passage on
( boats going down 20 Dawson by paving
/ fare ranging from SO TO 500. Among these
/ was ex-State Representative Roth of
] WA1tcom, who went IN over the Chiikoot
( pass after essayin- 20 cross by way %
! SkaEu3y. III. 4. Fairchlld, ]. II. Stcnger
+ Spencer Van Zaudt and George Moore. also
/ ~ Whatcom. are stin somewhere on the
/ SkoEuay TRAN Van Zandt ard aloorc we're
/ tn skaguay few days ago buy.ng horses.
/ Van Xandt told The post-InteIliEencer cor
/ respondent that ire party had then been
on the tran th.rty DAYS and had spent
! S. GO IN the attempt o. Eet over when
1 asked when they expected % reach lake
/ Bennett. ne simply shrugged his shoulders
| and replied. "God knows" Discussions
/ are said 20 Re rife ia this and many other
/ parties II IS seated as a cold fact thai
! naeo. worn ont with tau and pr.vatlon. re.
/ ~ hatlnE each other with a hatred fierce
J IN Sc Intensity ard TINS substantial
/ praeress Is oat q tho question. with enc
faetlon pulling asalns, another.
4 Few Quick Trips.
Notw,ths'ani'rE the difficulties pre-
| sentet hy the Waite pass trail few quick
! trips have been made. Notably among
I these vas that of c. ?. Saunan. OF ma
/ Tonboy mine. Colorado. EQUIPPED WITH
I uuies % the number OF eighteen. Mr.. Shu-
/ man and party made the trip across 70
/ lake Bennett IA three days With Big
/ cutnt Another quick trip was made Nv
/ twa Swetes. Petersen and Andersen. u
4 Sfattie They ha8 Two oxen ard each car
! rie3 80 pounds They hired a hacker -
+ aesowrauy them. and eacs carried A Sr,sll
/ rszk ln Eve 3srs thfv reached the Iskaz
I oxen ard man in good condition. TIE
4 oNsn were kt.led and Their Owners SOLD
/ the carcas-ts f5g IS CENTS 3 p9ura Fresh
. Fneat q srv E5u3 commands That t~s~a
+ a. thc lakes. was}t grain or ehon feed -
( pack haTses, brings ;ae same p-scs either
~ me lakes or ca the traI near the SUM
s-it.
Hospttaiity N0s Abundant
Hospitality q: the kes = r3t abundant.
+ IS = said. ~ returning travellers Eo1.I
! supplies have c,st tAe.g owners so dearly
! o. - ga