The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-09-16
PASSES OF THE KL0NDIKE.
There are Numerous Passes and Trails TO
the Coli Fields.
ALL OF THEM LINED WITH DANGERS.
The Cost of Transportation Figured Down
and the Different Routes Described
by our Special Correspondent.

the klondike gold region. There are
four principal passes, and all hereto
fore have had their favorites among
the miners. ChilcOot is the most
dangerous and highest pass, Chilcat
is not SO dangerous, but much farther
around, and can be traversed by
horses and cattle, which is also true
OF White pass on the Skaguay trail.
The Stickeen river route has been
used for many years by the Hudson
Bay company i'll packing its supplies
into the Yukon country. Starting
their pack trains at Ashcroft they
travel north through a wild, rough
and desolate country until they arrive
at Telegraph Creek on the Stikeen
river. From Fort Wrangle to Tele-
graph Greek a river steamer is run to
start klondikers on their inland
journey. In season there is good
grass for stock all along the trail,
and strange as it may seem, vegeta-
bles are raised in considerable guam
titles at Telegraph Creek, which is in
the same latitude as Juneau. Ten
years ago Z. Fl. Norton, a mining
engineer of this city, now state inspec-
tor of mines, says he saw as fine a field
of oats at Telegraph Creek as he ever
saw in his life i'll any country. Mr..
Norton, by the way, had a very start
ling experience with the Indians who
guard the headWatcrs Of some of the
rivers that are said to be rich in gold.
Briefly stated, he was nearly drowned
and was nurSed back to life by the
red men, and his friend. who persisted
in entering into the land of gold
alleged to be farther up the river, was
told by the Indians, after an all nights
session 10 consider the matter, that
they would permit him to proceed,
provided he married one of their
women and became a fellow tribes
man. He refused.
Now, as TO these trails: \ detailed
statement has been prepared after a
thorough, painstaking and expensive
examination. The facts here given
are CLEANED either from personal in
vestigation and observation. or from
reliable citizens who have gone over
the various trails and have had eNper-
ience for years in these routes.
There are two general routes from
Tacoma to Dawson City-one by the
way Of st. Michaels, at the mouth of
the Yukon river, and up the river by
steamer, being the longest way around
and most expensive; the other by way
of steamer to Telegraph Creek. Dyea.
Skaguay, Chilcat or Fort Wrangie,
thence over the several trails and
passes to the headwaters Of the Yukon
river and down the river to the gold
fields. The latter are the shortest,
quickest and cheapest routes.
The -. Michaels route is by steam
er from Tacoma to st. MichaeIs. dis
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