Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-10-27
the ''diamon hitch" and, il you do not

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know what that is you probably will
not find out until you ''hit the trail"
The old timers split their sides some.
times laughing at the efforts of the
bank clerks and artists to cinch up
pack and construct diamond knot.
All their knots were of the four in hand
or bow knot variety. Five dollars q
day for month would not make them
proficient in putting up what among
the prospectors and packers of the
Rocky Mountains is known as the
double diamond hitch.n Instead of
tackling the double diamond hitch, or
even the single diamond hitch, many
of the miners" simply wound their
rope round and round like thread on
spool.
The fact that the Scandinavian have
been very successful in the Klondike
placers has resulted in a large number
of that nationality joining the rush.
You meet them at every turn in the
trail.
"a tank ay stay bay da saw MILL"
said one while cooking some flap jacks
near the summit, ''if ay get back
again."
He was asked by member of our
party for two Of the flap jacks.
"Ay wish, so help we Christiana, you
would take the whole dame outfit"
He was mad, fighting mad. He re.
fused pay for the cakes, but a moment
later when a packer came along and
asked for some, offering to pay 81 25
each, the disgusted Scandinavia v ian roar.
ed:
"Ay not bring day stuff here to give
it away" He considered selling cakes
at 3 25 each was virtually giving
them away, considering the troubles he
had undergone in getting his outfit that
far.
AT Crater Lake, mile or two beyond,
there is no wood and you have to pay
SO for pork and beans. Wood costs so
per gunny sack, and it is of a quality
that provokes much profanity. The
restaurant keeper at the lake claims
he sometimes burns half sack getting
one meal. He emphasizes this when
you complain about his Delmonico
prices.
At this point an amusing thing hap.
pened to G. w. Seymore. the lecturer
He had been presented with cane at
Lake Linderman and carried ii with
him as far as Crater Lake. While he
was eating packer whitfield IL up and
was burning it when Mr.. Sey mour re.
turned.
Here, what on earth are you burn
ing my cane forp" Seymour demanded.
Excuse me-" rejoined the offender,
but that is more wood than l have
seen in u coon's age. was ftrnishing
for fire. How much do owe you?
One more funny incident before clos.
ing. Down at Skagway an enterprising
Yankee sought to make his fortune
packing supplies over on the backs of
billy goats. The first and last and only
goat to be experimental with stood
calm and observant while fifty pounds
of goods were being cinched to his
back A great crowd collected and
finally the rope which held the captive
was severed.
Presto change No. 2.
Oyer an A shaped tent went Mr.. Goat
at the very first bound. He landed in
the brush, and the peace maker, whom
the Lord lovetb, hurried to release
poor 'billy. Once up that goat didn't
do thing to Mr.. Peace Maker.
He butted him down and at once SET
out to clear away the crowd. Others
were knocked off their pins and Mr..
Goat made for the woods never to re.
turn.
People who are going TO Klondike
in the spring" are beginning to gather
here already, Many will leave their
families on Puget Sound while away
and are already engaging quarters.
The more serious business of outlining
their plans will be taken up next.
THOMAS SAMMoNs