Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-10-20
many who had to get to Klondlke
right away quick or bust,


Speaking of people being robbed
there is a flim-hamming outfit on the
Dyea trail that is fleeing fools who
can not keep company with their
money. The boss "flim fammern sim.
ply runs "a shell game. He plants
himself aloug the trail AMI when the
tender foot comes along his pals, or
cappers, one carrying pack, another
carrying a shovel and still third hay-
ing some camp utensils approach and
begin to bet. The simpleton with his
money burning in his pocket also
draws near and ioinsin with the result
that he is fleeced. If he went on at
tending to his business he would not
be robbed.
But there are all kinds of people on
the trails. Some are there because
they were not wanted where they
came from. Others are simply desper.
ADDE'S, but the bulk of them are homes;
men who are a littls head strong about
getting into the Klondike fright away
quick" Many are bank clerks and
office men who know nothing of hard
ships, but most Of them are plucky and
have too much pride to give up, especi-
ally If they have been grubstaked by
friends In the east. Many of them will
get setback this winter, but nearly
all hope to proceed in the sping.
Were it not for noble women, wives,
sisters and mothers, some of the men
on the trails would become desperate.
They admit this and sometimes there
are tears in their voices, for not few
have mortgaged all they have on earth
to buy an outfit and make the un-
fortunate start for Klondike in the fall
instead OF waiting until the spring. 1t
is a great wonder there has not been
many suicides and murders. But as
rule those who started with Win.
chester, two revolvers and hatchet
put such weapons aside on the trails,
and sympathize with those who, like
themselves, need sympathy. In times
of despair and desperation the women
have cheered up their husbands, broth.
ers and sons. They have kept the
camp home like, and above all, have
prepared wholesome, strength giving
meals for the wet and tired packers
About forty wo len have gone over OF
are on the trails or at the lakes at the
head waters of the Yukon. One part,
of ten, however, is Stunned by all re
spectacle women, and for good ant
sufficient reasons.
Some of the women wear shor
dresses, In few instances they re
sorted to mems trousers, but, as a rule
they wear the same cut of dress worr
by them at home. One woman,a n youny
English woman, wore on the steame
going to Dyea, dress that did no
reach to her knees, that is, it did no
come down to her knees. She ais,
wore sweater, and, as one educated
and cultured gentleman remarked
"she looked like the devil"
1 One little French woman was il
Paris, France, less than month from
the time she reached Lake Linderman
She was bride and with her husband
a stately and manly Frenchman, ar
rived at Tacoma en- route for Klondik,
on the fifteenth day after leaving Paris
She had an exciting encounter will
band of 100 Chilkat Indians, an nc
count of which will be first out" il
next weeks letter.
As sort of woman g up. s." viii
say the trails and passes are closed fo
the season, that there are about 80
people stalled at Lake LlndermBn
that over 1000 were stranded" on tn
'Skaguay or White Pass, most of whom
are in a most deplorable and wretche
condition, and that the so called "ava
lanche," land slide" ''deluge," Z" etc
at Sheep Camp, on the morning o
September 1S, was really compare
lively harmless affair. that there ha
been no lynching bees anywhere u
there. and newspapers and boomer
that mislead and bomboozed peopl
into attempting to get into Klondik
this fall. will have far more troubl
getting into heaven than a camel will
experience in passing through the ey
OF very small needle.
THOMAS SAMMoYs