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

of wagon road over which no one would
have any difficulty In making progress
with horses and wagons. AT the enc OF
sh ee wagon road one ENCOUNTERS th :, n Yo,,
are 500 feet above sea level The hill Is
very rocky. but I was careful 10 make
notes OF its condition. and there is no rea.
son why a mountain climber should not
put his horse over there with comparatlys
ease. Notwithstanding that fact found
and found that It had broken one Of its
legs. The owner had no more use for y
and killed It. After leaving the first bill
descend eptSrnE Gspf ee bsh and
In about the same condition as hill No. l.
Once over that hin another canyon is en-
tsTs ana shen yoa h me s rne o
which is 100 feet high. While going up
Porcupine hill one does not encounter so
many obstacles. although even then 1t Is
difficult climbing.
Dangerous PorcuDtnc Hilf.
ION the farther side of Porcupine Hill is
where one must watch himself Boulders
from four to ten feet square are met with.
One must work around the corners OF
these houlders TO get down In safety: II
took me about one hour and half
went slowly, picking my way. as one ac-
customed to mountain climbing will do,
and had no difficulty In reaching the foot
of the hill ! was careful TO note the dam
gers that horse would encounter. and
say that horse can go over Porcupine
hill all right II the person handling the
animal knows his business. Inquiry sat-
isfed me that the death Of many horses
was due solely TO the inexperience OF those
of the horses with gross carelessness and
what is the result? Porcupine hill. as
have said. has many big boulders, around
which the horses must work. II Is uD hill
and down hill II Is this way and that way,
and before the Journey is accomplished
the packs begin TO slide. and the horses
4AtA aNf
IS made the mack gives wav. and the ami
NAL goes down TO It's death or breaks a
leg and meets death at the hands OF the
owner. who curses his luck and starts
back for another horse.
'Once over Porcunine hin In safety, and
the next hill Is what IL known as the Big
hill II is two miles TO the summit and two
miles down The hill IS all riTht the great
est difficulty being IN the shane Of hogCv
places from ten TO twenty feet long which
the hin SLOWLY hut horses can he taiTen
over with no danger. The DOGGY places
are not IN such bad condition as TO make
them tmpassahie
after that YOU reach the summit prop
err 1t Is 800 feet hieh. hut Is not dancer
Gus. IT Is much easier than the elevation
known as Pie Hill, reached the summit
and went four miles over n 10 a place
known as Shallow lake. ! did not get 10
shallow lake until the morning Of the 18th,
because the Skaguav river was hlrh at
night and had TO wait until the follow
ing dav.
dav that 7 arrived. and was back ~ Skag-
Il was not one that an ordinary man OF
determination could not ACCOMPLISH.
made Il IN two davs with forty or fftv
mounds of luggage and suffered no hard
sh'ns In nv Judgment a man should use
white rass II be has horses. II he has no
horses. then the chances are he will take
Chflkoot.
The Cut-on N Rock slide.
81 want to mention that investigated
the cutoff on porcunine hill - IS Moth
ing more nor less than e0-foot rock
slide ard a. the present tine is not onlv
dangerous h,tt horses cannot get over {.
In time IL will be all ri~ht. II the miners
see ~ 70 place Il IN condition. Rofcre lo-g
White mass win he IN much better conai-
ton than II Is at present Miners were
signirg 20 20 20 wo~iS ~ =. and am sat
isHes that thsv win rreatlv ir1nrove 81
There Is nothing n tho re"o-ted news
from the north tsst nliners ara not allow
% 10 mass over White mass They are GO
inc over eve~v aav and tNe nli~er= are not
l-terfe~4rg wti'b them ~ mar warts 20
stert over there f. nothing 10 nreven; Il.
or course. tNe rr'vers who ~ TIE ~ass 10
not propose 20 Tot others walt WITH the
v-0-9y Sc ccn7rfetea sra Their rn ove~ - he
fore those resnar sshle for re irlnrove-
merits get a chance ~ y. That is only
ste+ s~S fsir md all realize IL p"
wt'iiam 7 Sta-r. 81 Manchester ~ II
formerly 81 Noutsssno. W7sh.. writing
from SkaE1lay under date % August II. 20
a friend IN this city saws:
Reports concerning THE condition q the
White mass are varv contra 9ietorv. and cha
scarcely Frows how much or how itftfe 20
believe We hope 70 get 70 the summit.
The worst part 81 the. tourney. IN two
weeks Theme we VIII 80 70 Lake Pen
rett in four or FIVE DAYS. Unless mister
tune should overt re ia We u-if8, ought
70. reach the Eiordike hv October (
We have ofl5te eosrB1na1tta7 town. 81
belt cifv ~ tents A. the foot ~ the
first hGi FIVE miles out on tlec tran. Is n
second settlement OF from 1850 20 400
people"
Dvea Almost Deserted.
J. II. Srenara a San Francisco attorney.
who vert 20 Aisska several we@acs aTa m
tae To7ska. returned - ne Wfllsmetta.
SIC desires 20 warn al intending Yukoners
inst taking bosfs slCrZ. and - s6vfse
chem TO take the Cnflkoot paEs lie saws
z Is much shorter and easter. that good
start can be made On -. that II can he
gotten ever with beat ard that the foot
ing Il dry ard solid al the vav. while the
ska quay tran. be saws 5s muddy and San
zerous. There are very fsw men az Dyes.
because nearly al have pushed On az TIE
trail. and maay have gotten 70 the lake
The indians and packers. he SAYS. IRE not
% blame Ter - zinx tsse prices. bar the
men themselves. who cTer al kinds q
prices for packers Air Shepar6 Is an e.
derby man. ard ne went along with a san
Trancisce party In which he Is interested
10 see them safely started
James Eaxsn. su o3d-tirne salt Lake
miner. rev ~ 5kawu&y. writes 70 hls
friend. I'd CIdfhss Of this city. fhas not
ever per cent q TIE men az SxAsslay Ell
get ever this fan. Many are turing back.
ae says. not. having tie usTvs to 50 ahead.
and out1ts were beng sod for song.
EustErrs Get ThroaEa-
Janses Green. formerly with Penney <
frrss@r ~ Wr4fez