Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-10-19
MRS. DORMER IN ALASKA.
A Carson Woman Who is Heading
for Klondike.

Dyea (Alaska) October g. Many a
few weeks ago with filmy, fairy air
floating through his brain will
find peace and rest in the feathe1y
flakes that lay in drifts Of ten and
twelve feet on the summit
For thirty-slx hours a fierce blizzard
had been ragiUg. When the wind
went down the snow came or rather
the clouds parted and drifted away
and the SHOW was there.
This morning a mar mOle dead
than alive came into Sheep Camp.
He had wallowed in snow 10 is arm
pits. Others, ne said, lad started
with him from Lake LlddermaD. He
had lost them in the now
This morning a. P. Lockington
and F. H. Griffith came down from
Sheep Camp. Yesterday they crosseI
the summit in thirty feet Of snow.
Two days before they left Lake Lin
dermau, where they have been boat
building for several weeks. Fine
sharp snow was falling with the wind
in their face. At Long Lake they
were lost and wandered about for
hours. Two other men we're with
them. At last, when completely eX-
hausted, they saw smoke coming from
a tent. They staggered to the door
and fell Inside, Five men we're there
already. They were very kind, took
off the frozen boots and mits, made
hot coffee add 5000 had the wanderers
comfortable. That evening two more
men came in almost frozen to death.
One was perfectly dazed for more than
an hour. When the worst OF the biz
card was over the whole party started
fol- sheep Camp, They met men
climbing over the snow and ice with
packs oa their backs, going to Lake
Linderman in all that storm. Just
think OF it But men are mad up
here.
One man was go exhausted that hey
had to form a line OF men, each Todd
ing the other, while the last man uu-
tied and took the pack from the hack
of the man, who could 10 longer stand
on bis feet. They had no sooner done
the snow gave way and down he sho,
into a canyon. He was not hurt, S
the others gathered their slickers
under them and followed cult.
1T was great SPORT" declared Mr.
Griffith, Ito look back and see ten OIL
twelve men shooting round the curves
1t made me think Of my boyhood days
when we went coasting. But it wa:
awfully cold. | took my nit off t
tighten my belt. The buckle was sc
cold that it took the skin from my
fingers, and the NIT froZe SO that
could not put it back on One OF the
men gave me an extra NIT, but my
hand was so badly frozen that 1 coulC
not get it on without help.
Mr.. Griffith thicks at least 900 PEG
pie will winter at Lake Linderman
Provisions are very high there now
Men are almost barefooted, and will
pay any price for any kind of shoes o.
boots. They are ali short Of clothe:
and blankets. From ten to twenty
boats a day have been leaving Lake
Linderman for the past three weeks
The Sam Pond party, with Will Fair
banks, Milt Latham, Billy Jones ano
two other young men, left in thei.
boats ten days ago. Oscar Hilton o
Bishop, Cal, and MI. Glass of Sal
Francisco left the fret of this mont
in a good strong boat. Many othe
San Francisco people have been for
tunate enough to sail away in thei
remain at Linderman until the lake
are frozen. In Mr.. Griffith's party i
81. ?. Lockingt"n, Jake freeman ant
John Forts. They came from Phila
delphia with a splendid outfit, but 70
reasons best known to themselve
have decided to sell out and try i
again in the spring.
From Dyea Landing to Sheep Cam
about 500 people are going into win
ter quarters. Every 1ifty-foot lot from
Dyea to two miles this side the cross
ing, about four miles, is taken uI
Tents are on most OF the lots. and los
houses are going up At Finnegan'
Point five log houses will soon b
finished. Mr.. and Mrs. E. Brown Q
San Francisco are building. w. O
Harrell and A. L. Smith Of Alameda
will finish their house in a couple O
days.
Every day we see men completed,
worn ont sick and discouraged. will