The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-27

there from man coming out but 1t IS
just as well for any one going up TO take
one along. The fur gloves can be had up
there better than here. however and cost
about ST. Moccasins are worn instead Of
shoes through the winter and muclueS
when it is thawing and wet. They are
both to be had there at from 81 TO 81 or
y pair. The moccaslns are made OF FUR
seal, with the furry side inside ana the
inside out like Minnehaha's clothing
Ihey come TO the knee, or halt way or all
the way up the thigh as you choose. Ihey
are slipped on ike a boot, and from the
lpstep the thongs go across round the leg
like the old fashioned sandals and tie
al the top where there Is also a draw
string.
The muclues-thats the native name
Tor them-are the mu1 moecasins. me
so.es are made waterproof Witn seal OIL
IL woman Keeps her feet warm her
health is pretty safe, ana for that rea-
son, in addition to the wooden stockings
ana moccasins, wore also nannel in5oles.
In all the Time was IN Alaska never
suffered from frostbite-didn't even get my
hhsers nlpped or my nose-and wore no
ven an the time was there TOOK good
medicine chest win me- 700.
We left Juneau last March with sew
eral friends our supplies and a dog team
put on my Alaska uniform there, the
heaVy hannels, warm dress with snort
SKIRT moccasins, fur coat, cap ana gloves,
Kept my shawl handy to roll up IN case OF
storms ana was rolled an fur robe ana
bound TO the sled so when 1t rolled over
rolled with IT, ana many tumDies IN the
snow got that way. Inc supplies Tor Mr..
Boyce ana myself including ms clothes,
my small furs, our stove ana all our 1000,
COST about $sp ana weighed ABOUT z'OJO
pounds. we dld nor conune ourselves 10 a
bean ana bacon diet we had plenty OF
canned meats, hams, bacon dried fruits
ana vegetables ana all sorts Of canned
Things besides we arranged Tor as whoie-
some a diet as possible with canned goods
IT took US three months TO traVel from
Juneau to Forty Mile, distance OF about
"0 miles, think. We Travelled 10 or ~
ana occasionally 10 mics day. we
couldn't 90 more because the dogs
wouldn't stand H. Up 20 the summit we
carried our own stores, ana on the other
side hired Indians We had fresh meat on
the way-moose and caribou.
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the summit but we mad 10 ali am ana
wa.t two weeks for fl we raj a. Forty
N1ne in Jupe ana went 70 the Klondlke in
October / STAYED af Inc most now paw
son CIV while the bovs went ON 10 bnlld
a cabin. II took ms two davs 10 walk mo
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about an inch ~ water on the ice ana I
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