The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-25
on SKAGUAY TRAIL.
MOUNT VERNON PARTY LABoRIsG
OVEN THE SUMMIT.
Key pfffmaa Describes the Trip
without OVERRIDING TIA Few
paunds of Powder Would Remove
DfMruIffes--HfRh Prem1ums On
Any Old Horse, Dead or Affse-A
To.~u which Grew Up I'm
THfnkffng.


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county. writes % Thomas Saith, q thts
city:
the trlD Tor esgsral miles ep the trail
has Beer described ia my ts1 former tef-
tcra therefore ! E!ii nat repeat Fer the
last few days tne tran has been MP ana
down oEer very high ard steep nsas aal.
but for the good weather that has favored
Us. soala haye been almost ingassabie.
Jis hgil coula he avoided ~ snail SIX
penssfaTe 81 money. In many Instances
kpaA GsiIs are scalsd where fsw pounds
Of y0Naer would complete q ggcg tEaH
afD4nd rs base. Untl the pTe@ent time
no gns has considered that they had tiEss
20 * tfsfse places. bat no@ there il =
movement or foot TO improve tie trail.
As 4 h. TIE trail IL pasaable tor norses tie
whole way to Lakes Bennett. Tag,sh or
Toe Sinai The summit ~ very easy 10
croaz. and on the east sds the trail is
COED. There Is also SONS grass for horses
on the east side.
~ Lake Bennett a saw mil Is running.
You can obtain lumber 81 the rate Of s5s
Per thousand, and they will pay you AT
tins mill - for all logs delivered CT you
may obtain your lumber free BY putting
81 the lake twice as many feet Of logs as
you wssh sawed lumber SotwsihsfanGlnw
the above facts. some are carrying IA
lumber 70 halla boats with. We are quite
independent, az all of as have whipsaws.
gard!ng the trail ! vii attempt 30 describe
the route and demonstrate the same by tho
Enclosed rough drawing. FIRST, from
Skaguay you 20 up tee gilich about four
miles over a good wagon road % a place
known as the foot Of ths hlIL From there
you fallow rough tfail about ten miles 10
a place known as the Second River hrfdsse
thence four miles ever a comparatively
level trail 70 the foot IL the summit, thence
two miles 10 the summit over steep tran
thence over a good trail a distance Of NJ
teen miles either 10 Lakes Bennett. Taelsh
or Too Shat, at which points OF course
you take the boats You viii know upOn
examining the inelosed map that the tran
mas three forks on the east side ard the
prcspeetor may take his choice. Lake
Bennett has little timber around f. but i.
has the advantage Of a saw mill and fur
Their, II thoroughly explored route. Ia
fish lake, Of course. places you nearer 10
the Yukon, and there & good timber on its
panks, but the tran 70 Taglsh II longer
Too Shat was recently discovered and is
situated A short distance from Rsnneft
On It's banks can be found plenty Of tim
Der hnd II the Yukon can be reached from
here without portage the route wgil be very
popular. but al present It b. TOO doubtful
We are now about six miles from the
summit. and are advancing all OF our
goods at the rate Of about one~half OF
fishing camp ahead and making s,lc-
eessiye trips with io0 pounds upon ovr
backs until the whole Is removed Hv
this method our goods are always whern
No sleep and are Under the tent Pack
iiiR on your back Il very hard work but
ike everything else. one becomes accus-
TONED 10 ~ Think for Instance. OF climb
Ing hiil as steep as a little mountain
and twice AZ high. with a sack OF aour
strapped upon your hack and another
thrown across the nap Of your neck. and
you viii have some idea az what we en-
auFe. TIP every morning al O'Clock ~
are packing M without cessation excest
FOR dinner, TO =. m. Everybody i ex-
cited and streau0uxly sndeavoring 70 mass
SOMEONE else. Men can De heard saark
ing ~ all hours Of the night some are
aeiling most Of their outfits 40 they can
i" faster. while Others are giving away
fGeT stun. Others. foot sore ara tEs
eotsaged. are leaving everything on tha
uaA ana returning home. There are
Merry men 90 the tfnil. too. who pirk
ap these discarded outfits and worry along
with them
Every description Of pack animals are
now seen on the trail from tho faunlf,,
driving horse and trick mule Down ~ ~
SMALLEST MeSlran hurro. u Is fmnassibta
10 obtain packing done and onIv the on
E ton on horse after the owner 3 throurb
with him can BE- obtained horse rss.
ton readily sells Tor from slo1 Ia $40 n
nlahss hn aifference what kind Of a horse
nc =, Just so he can pack no questions nrt.
asked Myself and tive camn partnera
VINO arc from Everett have an option ny,
four measly eayuses f0r $500 10 he dett,.r
ca In one week, dead or alive we cauts
away e"'
viii probably be six weeks before We
reach Lake Bennett. ara ten aevs 49,
on the river, which means that n VIII ~,
late IN september before Wa reach ,sintar
VuatfefA We VIII prospect down IA,
river until winter 6veftakus us there Ne
INTEND 10 build snug winter cabins e.tt
raw w oaf hoieA Ter che winter some
OF Us VIII 40 down on tho fep To E<lara3ts,
10 seek winter work while othsra 80,
after the supplies. Some OF our meat
spoiled hecaese e had aot hee, pr.,s,e~l,.
CURED. hnt W have laid u fypsh SUBMITS.
from those going out All az our tatsr
60 Nas stoien on the trait 90 c8naeqgau.-s
81 which have sworn Off afthas,ah s.,,,ss
81 the boys purchased more An ~ 49,.
spirita
or course on the start thinns va-a s.
usiie MIXED un. eaperi8Ny Ga ~. esaet.-
department FtiHzeii hellt fhe ere :, -
oven or his stove she IRIS. sfst. ana ff.,
Pullman cooked heans ean,vt =, ..,....t..
ktendiAe. Aou shaHl3 re- a.a,s Of ~
eTsad Frank Staokeaia has ths ,ssat s,,.
Prov method for ease hardening hus So
stroud Is recognized as the master r-s-
chanic when e comes Gown ta the Fsn-
ehnE g seia in larEe quantities Tae -,e..
raiiNe hss warmed SIS sdt % sarsss a-.
more Of onF SCRAPS og hrta4 in the tfss
a y h3rd eu the aorses feel Where t>.
tfaH forks east at TIE pasR eocd tas e..s.-s
afe e"in& efectea where fltHrs fazv sff-.
dariHE severe weather Othars AZ esrt.-,..
reinia VIII ee btit 50 teaf the alrreF -
entering ere country he tha Ete can ans
sarIy spring viii - nsueh sseoe4
AZ preeent the i0dfca sion. ass rher 8 ~ss-
road viii Pc constructed ur thr sk4s.4ss.
valley aud across Ntige pasr GA The s4rr
future squad 90 enslue. rs srs raW f
werk making a preliminary sarpev. gs5ts
read w8Qa ron4pieted u11 u~nhahsp htv.
Is terminus some where on Lake Taelss.
Skagaay. gre starring vc4nf 81 the trsH
and tne dumping place for sates has rsf
a. wonderful a EroN5A as kozssara fssss.
sen Clty, cr any o,Nfg boern esc4ne a.r
When We arrived ea the Qusra 90 tNs
hsh day ~ Jaiy. usost pfacsfai se-aa ss-r-
ssafed i@eiI Only eae eataee ana
nnslo tent existed fusAv SNsgg3v ceo-
sElUs aeea; zee ns PIE e taats ANS ts1
pack animals. of ceurre rss5sas ans
saase halls arr ln FISH blasl Msr~ uf t-ss.
Nho laHdta vt,h gae tnteH saa af efessia.
hts SIMMER have ssgattea sex lsts ans afs
aes4sng theA far osc9tsf.se perrsss e
Ser tAose 50 lDcil2ei2 ssREy 1Fe1rtuai sa@ 10
make Tonev are eMessd Teams have fe-s
n great demand ae3 have sssFe,s SIS ht-h
A. x2ss q asy taca. HeW sass evrsg aeaaes
xsil ~ overTieHe ie uncertain.
I have associated rsys1tg wseA Tsas.s
r4shaA. az FairaSvfa s1sd lee NeWrsrah
" Everett. ha.a splendid uaee