The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-26

the horse gets to this bad place the pack
hits against the rocks, and OF course makes
the horse step out 10 keep his balance.
Down goes his feet and over goes the
horse. / saw one mule turn three complete
somersaults, and the owner never went
after his packs nor anything. You can
see dead horses and packs along down the
precipice. where they have falen-all
mixed toge- her. Why don't they go II er
them? Well. say. II would take them a
week 70 go down there and bring up
pack. Why. II Is 2.80o feet down there.
The trouble Is most of those fellows don't
know how 10 pack horse. They viii put
100 pounds on one side and 81 pounds on
another and the pack will slip and come
off o. tip the horse over. saw one RS
tearing Through the woods al a breakneck
speed with the owner after him in hot pur-
suit The mack had slipped around under
the horses belly and scared him half 10
death. Those carts they have for che
horses are ne best thing on the pass {.
them"
Stanton declares that the ChiTkoot PASS is
the bes, Of the two and that there IS a
stampede back 10 Dyea.
'Of course the White pass can be made
into nrst-class trail. but II is both mud
d and extremely dangerous now. They
are killing horses almost as fast as they
can ship them tn"
inexperienced Men tn blame.
But the William tie also brings down
different story. and one THAI IS 70 be be-
heyed. Purser II. ". Skinner. OF the VIII
iamette. says that only one-tenta Of those
a. pyea and skaEuay viii get over the
pass, nut that II they DO not it will no, lie
because The two passes are not in condi-
ton for travel. i is true that they could
be improved. bat even IN their present
condition they are all right r man and
beast. inexperienced men have taken
horses TO White pass and lost them. but
where men Of skill. who ara accustomed to
mountain climbing. have attempted 10 90
over White pass with horses. they have
not made a failure Of II.
Arthur Nesdhsm, OF shelton. confirms
what the purser 81 she Willamette says
Ne%8ham. who Is a prominent merchant
a. shelton was and Is IL a better position
80 zTe8k 81 trush concerning White mass
than IS any other man VINO has returned
lhls year from skaguay. he went over the
ras7. just OIL OK cCriaslIy's sake and 70
aad oat whether or Aot the stories fron
she n3rt1 as t9 the frigAtfIi cOndi Ion of
Waite Eas5 " re- trGe.
SeedGam WtgE norlh on the willamette.
visited Layea and SslsElay 81 zda Rms trffg
ever W hire rass ioyes .lsate9 The rock cut
ef. az Wuica SO ruaca has tsea SAID AMI
written iujrr71s ed people Uith whara re
came ln contact, was CarFfai n MS cb-
seryadcrA and brings dows a story thai
ERs ucl h~eu CKSrise-f Here Is whas ne
said 20 @ reporter ere hour after arriving
IT, tss city on tha Willamette ana shortly
before MS departure fer shelton.
Au l-Ncar-tosa cas- tar 4rafI.
Il am better acquainted Win ire eouai-
t4aa ot . 1ls@ Fsss because / 4ElEes sikats5
~ aAa re PaFsse1iAr reason for daiag
So wait q "a tac@ ion 4Gn so I veat
Hts oa lee - islamette arriving ~
Ss--N1f ca t-e evening ~ Angus 19
= a.la s.rs ~ ard evea ef,er arrived
aFafa fnac1 aoolt 1he t.o passes.
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