The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-08
SHE LECTURES ON THE xIoND1KE.
Miss Lyons. Who Claims to ne tho First Woman
70 Cross Chilkoot Pnss. Describes Alnskn.

Miss Lyons, who Claims to ne tho First Woman
TO Cross Chiikoot Pass. Describes Alaska.
To a small crowd OF much interested persons
Miss Esther Lyons, who claims to have been the
first white woman to cross Chilkoot Pass.
showed some very beautiful stereopticon photo
graphs of the route to tho interior of Alaska
last night Mt the Academy Of Music and also de-
livered a lecture on tho Klondike country.
Nothing more impressive and vivid than these
pictures, magnihed as they were to a great size.
could be imagined, and the splendid canyons and
vast snow.cappcd mountains stood out on tho
screen with all tho living magnifcence Of the
original scenery. Is for the lecture which &C.
companied them. it was full Of such information
as has already reached The public through the
newspapers ana magazines. and tho speaker had
committed it to memory with great thorough.
ness. in spite Of its length. which was SO consid-
cradle that it took an hour and a half in delivery.
party headed by the late veazie Wilson. who
was the first explorer to photograph the region
Of the Yukon. She claims that she and Mrs.
Wilson made the entire trip. II there were. any
women on that expedition the fact was carefully
the civilized portions Of Alaska. Such of the
pictures as Miss Lyons and Mrs. Wilson appear
IN lack any background Of Alaskan q scenery me al
with a few special properties. 1t Is also signit.
i Hant t ~ aH Hnsi skan"F IKE REof tSs ss@e sn syllable nsi5 sy in
"unwise." whereas all Alaskan travellers fol.
low the habit of tho inhabitants and say "Oon.
alaska" Her statement that the average
width of the Yukon River Is sixty miles may
have been a slip Of an otherwise admirable
memory.
But whether or not Miss Lyons has been to
the Yukon country, the camera which took the
pictures undoubtedly has. Many OF tho photo.
graphs are signed "Veazie Wilson" Beginning
with some superb views Of Juneau, showing
tho formidable mountain barrier in the rear, the
pictures show various stages of the route up to
Dyea and over the Chilkoot Pass. which the lee
turer described as arduous. but not dangerous.
spots. There are nve photographs of Lake
Linderman and the adjoining waters and
a particularly beautiful view Of Lake Bennett
taken under the midnight sun. By a succession
Of pictures tho spectator 10 taken up to Forty
Mile Camp, then to Fort Cudahy and Circle
City, and then down the Yukon to Fort st.
Michael. These pictures were taken before gold
was discovered in the Klondike.
Besides explaining the views the lecturer
gave plenty OF advice as to the best way OF dress
ing. the routes, the outfit, and the places TO buy
outits. She also described the country AS teen'
ing with FISH and game and being healthful, III
spite of he extremes Of temperature. Persons
who had lived there, she said, preferred the
climate to any other. A real estate agent could
hardly have pulled the Klondikc country
more enthusiastically. When all the views had
been shown Miss Lyons had an imitation placer
claim constructed on the stage, and gave an OK,
hibition of washing out gold in q pan. She will
repeat the lecture next Sunday night.