The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-29
NO. 80

by 'be practical Klondiko and Alaska
miner. Iocaiedat Tacoma a, the time
when they warned nll projectors MOTTO
attempt To get into the Klondike country
late iu thchll They knew that with
thr mutuc- athaud thc attempt to get
| in voull Doe q failure aud time has
shown ,hat,heiralyire uas worth heed.
] iug aud their Judgment sound.
uutiherc are always exceptions, aud
| in the face Of hundred. Of prospcclors
returning from the impossible pass"
two yonnr Norwegian. LEFT last week 1.
Tor Dawson Ciy, carryingan outfit that
weigh. 1900 pcunds
"You will certainly freeze to DEATH"
they we're told by their friends here.
ooh, no We won't, they would ~
ply, 1--WE think nothing OF trip like
this at home in NORWAY IL will be
pleasure trip ior us."
"Wcwill travel ON the Norwegian Xxi.
and draw our sleds after us. Whore IL
il too steep TO draw the .lsds We viii
pack our supplies on our backs. We
can go anywhere with 90 pounds on our
backs. wish sucn pack We can coast
! down "a mountain side No. the rate Of a
mile a minute"
The names OF these two uarng sons Of
tue Nor,h are Adolph Mosheiin and Adj
p olph shilling. The latter Is q praciie.
j. ing dentist fresh from Norway and tho
l. iormerh has seen service in the Norwegian
j. army and has travelled extensively. Al
- one time he rescued GO Chillian soldiers
= from starvation IN ablindiug snowstorm
Al in the Andes monn,ains in South Amer.
Of lea. For this deed Of bravery he will he
presen ed with "a medal by his native
.e government. Both Of these gentlemen
e. are athletic, In perfect health, aud are
D. used to cold and mountainous
l. country. They will. however. find the
!. snow on tie passes. at this season Of
Il the year. very dry and light, aud Il u
10 very doubtful Il the sh vail hold hcm
A, NY. thevo ,elkaa Win Them long
a. Time during the past ten days. aud
~ while am convinced they will cncount.
m err great hardships, and have littls
be chance OF coasting down mountain
90 side at the rate Of mile minute, they
II. will, believe, reach Dawson City be.
IL. fore the now year. II viii be the first
time that such trip has been accomp-
= lilhed az this season Of The year with an
p outfit weighing nearly a ton.
Dr. Some idea Of the dreadful obstacles
that are in store ior these young men
b. tthey are In the ueighborhooj Of 80
p years OF age may be Imagined when It
n is stated that the PRECEDING cold winds
y that now whistle aud .5wlihrough the
- Jagged peaks Of the mountains at the
'e edge Of the headwaters Of the Yukon
e have the velocity Of q hurricane and
> would blow q Chicago girl oil her iect.
: Men who are clad for the trip inland
g have found 1t impossible to stand Dip
e and face the hurricane coming from the
Il snow fields Of the Yukon basin, whore
l the thermometer registers 90 aud 20 de
. grees below zero. Even horses and
G burros refuse to face these deadly winds.
u They turn about and run away ifan at.
e tempt 10 made to force them on.
The ice in the Yukon and lis tribu-
tame, freezes up rough, 30 rough, in
4 deed, chat travel over 1t Is impossible
i United States mail carriers succeed Ia
, getting into the interior, i'll true, but
they travel with dog e!eds, and without
4 supplies other that those needed for a
! small part Of the trip.
o The seandnaylans Of the country in
g particular, and all the people in general.
e will watch with interest the progress Of
Mosheim and Shilling. The Ski which
they wear when travelling over deep
. snow Corresponds to our snowshoe and
y is pronounced "skee." II is merely a
. long stick, or runner, with the end
= turned up. Persons accustomed to
using the ski can travel very fast and
greater ease than when using the snow.
shoe.