New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-30
C0LGATE's|
POCKET |
CAL.END
on THE DALTON TRAIL.
THOMAS MAGEEs DESCRIPTION OF HIS

THOMAS MAGEEs DESCRIPTION OF HIS
1O1-RNEY BACK FROM THE KLONDIKE.
Seattle Wash Nov. 29.-Thomas Magee' OF san
Francisco who arrived in this city on the steamer
city of Seattle from Dawson CITY, thus graphicaiy
describes his trip over the Dalton trai'
"In a canoe with one Indian and MI fereusoI'
my son and myself left Dawson on OCTOBER IL WIN
ahou, six hundred pounds Of food and personal
effects Jack Dalton. two days later Win an
Indian in fourteen-foo shell, and anout Two nun
dred pounds OF freight. followed lie overflow Us
ten DAYS out. when the ice was ruh"'"s "e",
I, tho Yukon on the fourth day we encouh'ereo
severe obstacles in crossing the river AT pol"'
,horo 1, was much TOO deep for polling. After
two bours work and repeated danger OF louhuei-
ing We finally got across. Inc ICE III t'o mo-
river grew worse. until the nIhth u"!, VIZ"
slough with raging current. high oahhs anu 80
hanging trees we were caught III he''' 49,,
water Further progress seemed impoSsloie' Heio
Do1,o, and the Indian Joined us, their canoes
having been partially wrecked by Ice jainmihS nan
mile ahead. We therefore )olneu !o'cee'
thirteen days OF this uprver WORK All uHSn y.
difficulty doubt and danger we reacheu sem
on October 25. Others Of Daltons men eot III .'e
next day. After a rest of two days. We iei' SCI
kirk , o,d
."rbrteen inches of snow was on the grouho' anu
more was threatening trail through the w.
had to be cut We slowly neaaeo ioi Nv W.
RAPIDS hfty-hve miles further UP inc uNoi'. "
had
the second day Dalton and two other me" W.
hack TO Seikirk and brought UP canoe 10 ""O'
were transferred the packs, thus sreh'!! hs"
ing the horses. Feed was scarce anu '''o ~
reindeer like, had 10 paw down III Tue '"o"
70 it, 1t showed of and on LOT '"o u"'S' 49,
as much more was constantly tAreateh"s' va Wv
third day It seemed that further snowiaIis 'h'sn,
make tho trail impossible for anythiHe iA0 '"''O
travel Two feet already lay on the level
Under these circumstances ana WIN o'' -
hundred miles OF land traVeI peIoie uo'
strangely urged us to so back TO Se.KirK' bu' VIC
fused and for very good reasoEs Ns sun a''H
already had contributed all our provisions anu lo'
- ir,lo mound was 10 be had at Selkirk Inc
yukon was then almost closed with Ice There was
therefore no apparent hope that we cou'u so'
back TO Dawson. and even II there was
was to be had to eat. To so on was INC o'''
eoHTs ear Five Finger Rapids the horses swan the
river again. and We pushed up nne where We
left the Yukon and any possibility OF 'ui s's b no
Six days over very r0 t uooichy Eye seventy
five miles where there were three desv, te0 no'In
weather. on the summit OF me sur nTcvSilIng Bad
ans heavy gales qnG sHys posoned most the
party. causing severe and freaue, era 3ay 90" on
& rip breakfast always in the dark be-
tween and O'Clock, and dinner between "''u
"Tbe Short daylight and the difficulty Of paeSs
provisions did not allow stops lot ii'dn"s daVs
-, Daiton's post which We reached IN SIX "a?
f1 AZ Hootchy Eye We mad meal composed Oh
an,ed cornbeef and bread baked by patton, W. ~
nan Of tomatoes The horses were lelt mere c"o
died on the way. but three new ones S 'another
base OF Datons supplies in two tents ond "" SaS We
Naked from 75o a until after p m , sheI
hours past daylight without reaching Th tSen lost
tbe trail Dalton sun being behind at inc cdp Gss not
h hts. Hesn more desolately exposed thousn, 81
Course it could have been Older ne sn6 The Wind
made Il worse Four Of the party paruariE nr we we
! .haGr feat during the night Next MOI nins =,
found much to our disgust that we had Dee'' o'''
! ppuuaaou,onartprs OF a mile from tho cache: MAN.
three IT, Nv moonllght very early We were
Of for the first summit for there were ywq S9
cross; red fcet: the second Is nine hundred zee,
| 49, The mace was running WAX, an" - ~
lower: , lne ove- smooth tee. got some very
Ssd talis on It After crossing this summit n er
wnret ~ our troubles were over anu w. A. T
Within forty miles Of Chkat On me e ia an Ts The
| did NOT ~a'S ,ntst River We entered the world
Ice , OF an I' the forty second day from Dawson