The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-08

necessary for cooking operations.
4 ne menu given does not seem par
t1cularly attractive to the dainty Eas-
terner or the luxurious Western man,
but 1t Is the very fat of the land up
in the Klondyke, and those who have
plenty of it next winter may consider
themselves fortunate indeed Think of
it. BY the 18th day Of October, the
ground at the Klondyke will be frozen
forty feet deep and mining operations
of any account will be suspended UNI
til the next season opens, not earlier
than next May
All steamers go to st. MichaePs,
at the mouth of the river Yukon and
incidentally passage is engaged in
every single boat up to the limit of ac-
commodation for the balance of the
season. 1t is not only at the Klondyke
d1gg1ngs that fortunes are being made.
The Yukon is open until September,
sometimes as late as Sept. Is, but woe
Det1de the unfortunate man who tries
the river trip after that time 1t is
LOO miles from the mouth of the Yukon
to Dawson City, the leading town Of
the Klondyke, and it is forty days from
Seattle, so it can be seen that it is no
pleasure trip. The fare from Seattle
by steamer is $50 more than from San
francisco, fact which nobody has
been able to reconcile with the distance.
Really the only dangers to brave by
OF ocean and river, but when it comes
to the land trip, the emigrant must
summon all his fortitude. Every mile
from Seattle to Juneau it is necessary
10 carry your own baggage or else pro-
cure pack mule Of course, to those
VINO take an outfit of provisions with
them, one or more pack mules are an
absolute necessity. BY this route. one
can get through after the snow haS
tallen, IN some respects easier than
before. From Seattle to Juneau it is
6oO miles, the easiest portion of the
Journey. One cannot ride except in
such portions Of the trip as are taken
on lakes and rivers
For instance, from Dyea and the line
canal TO Lake Lindermann, it is thirty
miles, every step of which must be
covered on foot After the few miles
VI rue on the lake, pedestrianism is
resumed until Lake Bennett is reached.
On across to the Yukon the emigrant
travels until he reaches Tagish lake
1t is at this point that the longest
ride on the water is enjoyed and the
emlSrant IS very glad to get 1t indeed
Flnally, the Lous river is reached and
the emigrant travels down 1t until he
comes to the Yukon for the confluence
OF the Lous and the Pelly rivers is
the Yukon.
The crossing of Chilkoot pass. which
forms part of this journey, is the most
dangerous point along the route. It
is the only place among the mountains
where possible opportunity for pas
sage is offered. Here the traveller must
race the possibility of frightfuI snow
storms. He encounters snow and ice
on every side. Starvation is threatened
and the lives that are lost in this dread
place every year are more numerous
than any one dreams of. In its effect.
Ch1lkoot pass is not unlike the deserts
Which the goldseekers of 40 crossed on
t. t.
graveyard of as many hopes as a fall
ing mining camp
The surface of the Klondyke regions
is rugged in the extreme Nature must
nave been in harsh and forbidding
mood when she builded here There is
absolutely nothing either in the way
OF forest or vegetation to attract from
a residential standpoint The nilder
season OF the year lasts barely four
months Snow storms rage in May and
often way into June. Everything is
frozen solid by the first of October.
There are as great perils to face. the
miners say, after reaching the Klon-
dyke, as on the way. Only a certain
amount OF provisions are in the coun-
try. They will be sufficient for onIv
a certain number of persons. The cues
tlcn the goldseeker now on his way to
the kfondyke must face is. how will
ne support himself during the winter.
season! Death will answer that query
Tor many before next May is reached
At least that is what the miners who
nave come out say
1t is natural for most persons who
have learned of the fabulous wealth
OF the Klondyke to view the matter
from a purely optimistic standnoint
The statements made here are there
fore more than worthy of their con-
slderation, for they have been taken
from the lips of men who have faced
death and starvation for many weary
months in the region that now prom
1ses to dazzle the world with its nro-
duct of glittering wealth.