The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-03
Do NOT LIKE THE SI|CkEEN.
MEN on THE RIVER ADVISE THAT
OTHER ROUTES he TAKEN.


The numerous Disadvantages OF tne
Stickeen-Teslin route are being Thoroughly
exploited IN the many letters received
from parties who have gone up the RIVER
and camped at Telegraph creek. An inter
esting communication from John n.
Hudgin. of Waitsburg, giving an idea OF
the excitement over the reported discov-
cries on the HootaIinqua river. was pub
lished In the Waitsburg Times OF Novem-
Der 3 After devottug some space TO an
account Of the trip up the river. in wnicn
disaster was the keynote, he says under
date of November /:
We moved a mile up the tran leading
out OF Telegraph landing. TWO OF our
party, that is OF the party coming up the
river with US, will go back tomorrow, but
the rest of us viii push on. We made
camp up the hill today, from which We
viii start in . few days. just as soon as
the snow falls. Weather Is warm and
pleasant, but old settlers say IL win not
last long and that We will have snow
soon. We have just heard OF big strike
On the HoofaIinqua river, heard u from
a pack train that has just arrived. dom
know how true II may be, but all here
seem to think II all right. We heard to-
day that this is bad trail, but be that as
and ahead Of nearly everybody. as most
all are waiting until February to start
from here. We VIII sleep tonight In a
store in which We attended Episcopal ser
to camp In our tent II is raining like sin
now, and has most Of the time since We
left Wrangel We lost most OF our gro
ceries; the two other outfits with Us lost
would have made money by not buying
our -four until reaching here. and there
are several other articles that We should
have bought here. The boys are now in
favor both of them, of pushing ahead.
Camp No. l, Telegraph Creek, Nov. g.
We have been here since l wrote You be-
fore. drying our outfit. making our sleds
and packing up the hill. We have had
very pleasant weather. We have every
thing ready to start with sleds and are
praying that snow will soon fall; 1t looks
again today of big strike on the Hoota-
linqua and are very impatient on account
of the delay. | went out this morning.
aud with our p killed eight squirrels.
rusalem. how we did eat! We find that
our grub was not damaged as badly as
We thought The boys have gone back on
the trail to the mouth Of the Telegraph.
where there is an Indian village and two
stores run by white men; also a large camp
OF white men waiting TO get into the Yu-
ken. 1t gets dark between and O'Clock
and light little before I. We are feeling
fine. and expect to have rough time be-
tween here and Teslin lake, yet not as
tough as coming UP the Stickeen. Will
pull out In a day or two and work our
way gradually until the snow comes. when
We expect to make good time. We will
have TO each take a load and go about
five miles. and then return for the balance.
l cannot tell much about this route yet.
as / have not been over the trai, TO Teslin
lake. But II all coming this way had to
come up the Stickeen river as we did, l
would advise them to go some other way.
If we had been two weeks earlier we could
have come on a steamer to this place. l
guess there will be several steamers put
In the river next spring. and If / were
coming this way would bring few pack
horses.