The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-20


carrytng capacity os Eaa HoWuds and ~
or SEVEN people, are leaving every Say
Ter me stewart river ana ktondike nalnes.
H0nlreas - people hsva ,anaad CA the
coast wsth tr0Fn Sd 50 -oa rcnntS az ss5n-
plies. hut when they reached here thay
esd discarded down 20 about 90 pounds.
and gh2t has been Sboac the sveraEs saeh
man has taken during the last FEN weeks
when leaving Ger tAe mines. Boats thar
ara oTvilDaTtky worth SO or SO arc scleae
Ter Slaa and ans Kind ~ skilled eaFgtatar
labor - worth frcn s. 20 81 g. day. Pre-
visions are very high. The cost ot pack
ia@ from ps-eA has stiNancea 81. -r canss
a pound The rosr of a Sack og -four la43
down here IS about So. ana ossc sack sel8
yesterday FOR s.. 4 man cannot get
nae9al q eaCoa, bread and coffee at Lake
A&naaTran for less than 81, ard Is sag-
tanstse az that price.
Boathuflders by the S~are.
CAMP LAKE IINpERA6NN, Nortn-
west Territory. Aug. The new roare
from the coast 70 the lakes ~ the way
ot tho Skagu&y pass IS open. and the arst
lot of peonIes numbering about lsa. reaea-
ed the arm or portage between Lakes
1AndeTnaan and TaEish on the Sth insg.
3he trail Is between fcrgy and atty nafles
long and car be Put In good condition for
hoTSe traTol. Tie horses that came IN
with tae ffrss party carried frer1 no 20 20
rounds each. The trail terminates IN a
good belt Of timber on the lower end of
Lake Bennett and near the saw Enlll Il
viii no douht become the most Travelled
route. and though Il Is twlca as long IS
the Dyes tra8l. the travelling is much cas-
Ter and pack animals can 80 over the en-
tire distance.
The shores ~ Lakes I1nderrnar and
Uezsnatt ara alive with beat builders.
Scores ~ rnea are cuEling the little forest
near by Tor timber. Trees are fellea ard
foaed or carried 20 the yards and then
whipsawc8 into planks. That Is done by
pufttng the logs upon a platform about
seTcn fees from the ground. and then with
ere man above and another below and
with q two handled creSasut saw the
operation or saving the legs into lumber
commences, The nill az Lake Bennett
charges sif9 a Thousand for saving logs.
and 10 construct su ordinary boat
caTshie Of carrying S. 90 pounds and FIVE
men q bout 80 feet - lumber IS necessary.
The tran from Sheep Camp 70 Lake
Iinderman Is TGll % hhrdshlps and not a
few dangers. but the scenery - grand and
beycnd the powers of human description.
The trip from Dyea 20 Sheep Camp waa
50 fatigutnE that Nr. Thagara OF Seat
tic. the largest man thar ever attempted
10 20 over the trail. decided 10 remain
there for y days rest, Yesterday morn
lug. after hearty breakfast ard with q
light pack strapped TO my back and two
heavy oars. I started for Lake I.1nderman.
The ascent for the first twe miles Is
gradual. crossing considerable marsAy
land. and not few boulders. ON either
side the eternal snow capped mountains
we're hid IN the clouds. Hundreds Of
waterfalls and eataracts come dashfng
down from tho mountain heights above.
the rear % which IS occasionally dis
turbcd by the shriil blast OF haiA- headed
eagle Some Of the cataraets fail nxer
20o0 feet, and dash against iron and
granite beulders until whipped into
a ssething foam Of waite spray. The
mountains are of volcanic formation. IN
dlcatlng a vast Upheavat during soma re-
mote period In ages past, ard thera
ars thousands ~ hQuidars below weighing
half of n million tons each. which are
cracked as though they nad been spaden-
ly immersed IN cold water while in .
molten staia This IS ore OF the ideal
spots Tor gcologist 10 study.
Climbing on Hands and Knees.
Two miles from sheep Camp we came
TO Stone House so called on account of
the fancied resembsance Of a huge ssona
10 a building AT that point the timber
belt ends and hardly a spear of grass II
TO be found from there 10 the summit.
The walking Is tiresoFse and slow ard
across beds OF lava rocks. sharp and rug
gea. ard whaTe a false step would mean
a serious INJURY. Heavy spiked shoes are
necessary TO avpsd falling and serious in-
Jury ore o. two glaciers are crossed and
al the foot OF the Summit the traveller
comes 10 the scales" Some enterpTfsing
individual last winter had the energy
TO take a pair Of platform scales up there.
In the early spring over the snow and ies
sieighs are easily taken 20 this point. A
trolley Is then rfgEod 20 haul the freight
IF - -
with an ascent o. : SO feet. To The sum
nit one must climb from rock 20 rock, IN
many places down on his hands aud
knees and holding on 20 the ragged edgsz
Of hauIAers 20 prevent sliding OF and
falling a distance of . TO 100 feet onto the
sharp pointed rocks below. To an mex
perienced mouniain climber tho trail 10
obscure and sven dangerous. Frequently
dense emhankments of moisture envelop
the summit and a person cannot be dis
cerned at distance of City feet.
AsI reached the summit with sigh of
relief thankful that / had gotten oyer
the worst part. as l thought. was over
taken by the chilling blast OF n gale from
Oft the glacial tops Of adjoining noun
tains. which transformed the beads Of
perspiration into particles of Ice. A pass
Ing Indian. who had carried some OF my
supplies over the mountain. put me on
the right trail and ! was soon hurryinE
as.roSs xnsw banks and glaciers. On fhs
lee side 0f friendly boulder, which
shielded me from tho wind. hastily par
took of a light luncheon and then hurried
on for a distance II a quarter of a mile
Suddenly I stepped down and cut Of the
clouds. ard unfoldea before me was
IandscaFs scene which I am unable 70
describe The warm. blight rays OF
MONDAY sun shene Gown on q dainti1y
green painted Jake. rimmed with FerfAns
rnosses. ard in the waters were fnirTnFefi
the fron-capped granite and iiFn@~ros KID
peaks % the surrounding fnoHHfSihs ven
I'd with snow. and further down the blue
colorsaa glaciers wers truly reflected 20
mortal artist can duplicate natures work
~ art and TIE pen % man can never
correctly describe its BEAUTIES TIE m
ssnrst transformation from the bleak haF-
rpr summit Of stoTrn-NveeF't mountains 20
ar,~l, a seraI- -trryfslcal scene r. inrresssvs
and inspiring The name given 20 THIS
beautiful sheet q water Is Crater lake
ara is the source of fne tributaries of ire
rreat Yukon river. which ernpftes into
the sea 30 miles from here. IRE Surnrhs
= - fees above fae SEA level ara the
vyatsrs sows-x toward Crater lake snd
rlvea rsvsr ars separated ~ only 1eE
hundred feet
Down on the other side.
Descending the mountain 20 tha lake,
crossed 6ozras ~ small glaciers. h4afaF&ts5
which we're rearing torrents ~ waRefs ana
Occasionally large rAecea - re w0nsa
ers~k. break on and 60 svmslirE into ths
waters beIow so8ne - the glaciers wsfs
6as-nfv nsgslres5 and the waters sene@ssh
ara gradually caring away fns go 0nAat
"a some places & 81 q a1Ere she'll 4nTfs =
much danger = failing through iafo
ariIsterraueau pass ge aflsss tfse fFAts4ef
-gosssv foEi0gvs the indian trah. ~hich =
..-.- y. ,ratv These rerrstas are eesea~ q