The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-19

went into camp somewhere on the
other side to await better weather. 1t
has been Storming, rain, Sleet ana snow
alternating, constantly on the summit
since Tuesday morning and the situa-
ton is aggravated by piercing wind
of thirty miles velocity
II had an awful experience coming
across the summit. I started out with
nay hand bag strapped on my back,
thinking that as it weighed only forty
pounds | could carry it. | managed TO
struggle along to the head of naViga-
ton for canoes, six miles from Dyea,
and was there forced to employ an
Indian packer. paying him $40 to carry
ny grip to Sheep Camp, twelve miles
from Dyea. l spent the night at Sheep
Camp, which is merely a collection of
tents, and started for the summit at
s o'clock Tuesday morning, in a driz-
zling, cold rain. l employed a packer
to carry my grip from there to Lake
Lindeman, paying him $16. At the foot
of the summit, we met perhaps hun
dred Indian and white packers who
had cached their packs on the trail
above and were returning to sheep
Camp to await an abatement OF the
storm.
WARNING IGNORED.
eve were warned that it was dan
gerouS to attempt to get over. but as
the wind was blowing the way we were
going, we decided to go ahead, as |
felt sure my packers had gone on, and
l wished to be here when they arrived.
The dist ance from the foot of the sum-
NIT to the top is said to be three-quar
ters of a mile, but it seems like i've
miles The trail ascends at an angie
of As degrees, Skirtirg preclplceS Where
a misstep would huri one LOCO feet be
low, crossing the face of glaciers as
smooth as glass. and in many places
traversing the polished surface of great
granite boulders hundreds of feet In
extent Every hundred yards or so
mountain torrents, fed by the glaciers,
and on the present occasion augment
ed by the rainfall, rush across the trail,
and have to be waded the water OFTEN
coming to the knees. Add to this a
gale blowing fifty miles an hour, with
sleet and snow rushing horizontally
through the air, and the temperature
at 80 degrees, and you will have
faint idea of the horrors Of my passage
across the summit.
After struggling up steep ascent
of twenty-five or thirty feet: L would
be forced from sheer exhaustion to
rest for a moment, but would scarcely
stop before the chilling wind would
cut me to the marrow, and L would
have to continue my course to keep
frcrn chilling to death. Before | reach
ed the summit I was wet to the SKIN.
and my boots were full of water, and
the added weight of the water made it
almost impossible to proceed. finally
reached this camp. at the head of Lake
Lindeman, about o'c.ock in the even
ing. having been twelve hours IN COW
e1ing twelve miles. so thoroughly ex-
hausted that I could scarcely drag one
foot after the other. I had letter
from a friend to a gentleman who is
in camp here. and I was kindly receiv-
ed by him, and made as comfortable as
possible in his tent. AS my Indians
had not arrived I had no change OF un-
der clothing and was forced to accept
his offer of suit of warm, dry under
clothing, and these, supplemented ps
half teacupful of rum brought some
warmth back to my body l remained
in bed all day yesterday too thoro4 sg6,.
Of pneumonia. but with the exception
of some soreness. am feeling all right
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