White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1897-08-12
A PERILOUS BRIDAL TOUR.

1t was unique honey trip. For down
night luck it is without parallel in the
record of bridal tours. On the day they
were married these two young people
were poor in everything but love, pluck
and faith IN their future. Their world
ly possessions consisted OF just enough
money to pay their passage to San Fran
cisco, thence to juneau, and on to For
ty-Mie Camp, and provide themselves
with necessary stores for a year of min
ing camp lite when they got there. II
was rough start in life, but this young
| couple were no mere dreamers of for
tune
They had those elements of character
that conquer success under the hardest
conditions. They were prepared to ht-
orally force open the clinched fingers on
the reluctant hand OF fortune. They
were ready to face hardships and trough
it" together. Between them and the
Yukon River there was a long and weary
journey, full of periIs by land and sea
The journey to Juneau, which they
reached on March q, was easy enough,
but beyond that point it was d f1icult
and dangerous.
Their overland journey began on
March a, and it was not until June 10
that this brave pair drove their dog team
into Forty Mile Camp and "struck a
claim" The story of those seventy
eight days Of travel through an un
known country, across an almost track
less waste of ice and snow, is the story
of a wedding trip that must have been
more thrilling than comfortable. But
love lightens labor and laughs at danger
when it is united to the clear grit which
these two had,
1t was no freak journey, undertaken
in whimsical spirit of haphazard ven
ture. Clarence Berry had talked of gold
to Ethel Bush while he was wooing her
There was a golden thread running all
through his tale Of love. Among the
pretty things he said to win her heart Le
was constantly whispering to her the
suggestion of fortune to be sought and
found, hand in hand, they two together,
in the frozen wilderness of the North
west
Rumors of wealth beyond the dreams
of avarice" had been floating down from
there Tor many year So when they
stood up before the minister and Piled
ged themselves for life they had already
agreed to start for that unknown coun
try As they did.
OVER THE WHITE DESERTS.
From Fresno, where they were mar
ried they took with them four fine dogs
to help pull them aud their outfit over
the white deserts that lay between thom
ana the Yukon, They purchased pro
visions enough to last them twelve
months and they set out with the de.
termination to stay in the Yukon dis,
trict and hunt for the aurferous earth
at least five years. Theirs was TO be no
short holiday outing, but carefully
planned campaign a long aud persist
ent search for the coveted gold.
Few women would care to face the
trials and privations of that long jour
ney from Juneau to Forty Mile Camp.
1t was full OF exciting Incidents, and
more than once death seemed to be qrite
near. Mrs. Berry, who is now in San
Francisco, furnishes many graphic de.
tails of her trying experiences. She
Says:
TIE BRIDES ACCOUNT or IT.
"The journey over the ice aud snow
was an experience that am not likely
to soon forget, The accommodations
for woman were very poor, though we
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