The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-20
THESE HAVE CROSSED
DIFFERENT PARTIES WHO HAVE
REACHED LISDERAax.
attic Ceiony Sow Gnmped nt the
Lakes ssd Who VIII Reach
Dawson Before Winter sets In

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Dawson Before winter sets In
Special D9spsfcS 20 fhs Poxt-TrsseifsEersne-.
PORT TOWNSEND Eyss- Sep; "a
( Iae toilo~arz letter has been resolved here
- - brother from AetoTney Fred Il
I i-ysons. % Seattle WAC succeeded in zet-
n& rs patty ard oast9t down the lakes.
4s1dlrz them tn over TIE Chilks0f sra8.
( STE feok horses ard had them and hls oIt-
81 laptee a. Sx&gUag, Dut soia TIRE horses
when ne found tne Ekaea8y trail Drac-
ticatss irssgsassaasis TIE letter j. dateG -
gaag serEe rzssT - and L. as follows.
i Eav@ fnEs returned from . trip 70
( f~akss i4r3fT8an ard Bennett. going b.
way - fhe lko0t pass and returning by
TIE WAlss or Sxaxgsy trail TIE horrors
1 ef the batter tral have never been ard can
nos sell - told As compared with Il. the
8htixoot trsH g as q bicycle path 20
ah3d road cannot see ore single respect
In which the whfse pass Is equal 70 tho
Dvea. 20 say nothing % S. superiority. of
course. & = f9esfbse 10 get part Of pack
train across buf re one has yet gotten
ever without i0ssus one or more Of his
norses, and the total l0ss % horses has
seen a2palfng on Wednesday q last
week ff;y-s@o we're lost. and the average
lass aas been estimated a. twenty-five q
day
II "a said that The summit Of the White
gsass IS aet - high, nor ths ascent 50
stsep as ire Chiikoot pass. The actual as1-
sade mas Be 50 favor o. the White pass,
but there Is more eilnabng. three 20 one.
over K nan ever the chilkoot. On the lat
eT pass fhexe 8 practically 40 climbing.
gznepf over the summit proper The trail
rlsaz well along the BID OF the river 20
saeep camp a distance Of thirteen miles
ard TIRE top Of me summit = three and one
aa9 zniies beyond Bus o. this three and
cne-hsif miles horses are used 70 within
4afae-quzFters OF a mile % the summit
There are . few horses over the summit,
arla are used 70 good advantage clear 20
Lake Linderman- Practically all the grade
there e Is or the ascent 20 and descent
from the summit. The grade does not be-
gsn until Sheep camp IS reached. and
walked from Sheep camp 70 Lake Linder-
fnsn IN six hours and forty minutes.
As compared with f.. White pass is
succession Of hills There Is a good wagon
road FOR three miles and a half out of
skasuay. ard then comes Black Lake hill.
which Is a mile ard q quarter from base 20
base. The next II Porcupine hill. which IS
tHo miles from base 20 base. and in my
Judgment il worse than The Dyea trail
from Sheep camp 10 the base % the sum-
naif Following this Is the hill known
.ance Of three miles Then comes the Hill
known as the Summit hill. covering dis
taace If four miles and lis terrors are
simply ndsscribable. II is on this hill that
the greatest loss Of horses occurs. II runs
along the side OF the rocky mountain.
where a nais-sfer will send an animal from
sea 10 1000 feet below, and there have been
plenty 20 take a nlIs-step. And all these
hills have 10 be crossed before the sum
L. ne. s4v4sff p
covers a distance OF probably three miles.
Beyond II the trail Is good compared
with this side but still not equal 20 the
lake end of the Dyea trail the principal
trouble being the extensive marshes.
But the difficulties Of the White trail
beyond the summit have so far troubled
bat few Of the Klondlkers. In coming over
I met but few beyond the summit, while
there vas a great lam on this side, and at
the hills from there in 20 Skag5isy. There
have been a few 70 get their outfits across,
bat the arrival Of an outfit AZ Lake Ben
nett II or such rare occurrence as 20 oe an
event 10 those who have come over the
Chlkoot pass and have dropped down
from Lake Llnderman. where Il takes them
ABOUT day 20 portage across 10 Lake
Bennett.
Il do not think to exceed fifteen. Ger
talniy no; 10 exceed twenty outfits, have
succeeded In getting over the Whlte pass.
ana those only at the sacrifice OF blood
and treasure The work and worry OF get
ting an OUTFIT over this pass Is so great that
a mans appearance distinguishes hsfn from
he Dyea traveller as soon as he reaches
the lakes
.sof those who have reached the lakes
over the skaguny trail the party headed
by ex-Colfector Of Customs WATSON. OF
port Townsend. has probably made the
best time. The party. made up OF capt
wasson. Ben Hammond and George Moi
falt. az Port Townsend. and william NJ
Ahern, OF Sacramento, Cal. landed AT
skaguay August IS and. with the assist
aree OF three men and eleven horses land
"a their outfit 81 2 coo pounds NJ Lake Ben
nett on September s. They had their
haa, ready on the 9Th. and expected 70 80
down the river two days later
"E Merriam, Joe Silver and F. Zaeorai-
ia were IN n party OF FIVE from Nanaimo,
wat finding a impossible 10 get the whole
psrtv Through Merriam and Zacoraila
ere pat through % the lake with an out
nt Of ? Go pounds the other three turning
hack. with three horses, and by hiring
$50 worth cf packing done. they got
through in four weeks
Another party. made up OF w u. Moss.
T. Ross Thomas Beveredge. l. simpson
and Alex. Hsddon got through 4.1o pounds
in ave weeks having four horses
w A Osl4ar OF Everett. u. r Grit
afhs $ n Wallace G. II osmond. ". r.
Maxaeid and ] Erickson have been five
weeks getting through $50 pounds. with
seven horses.
w. r McMahan. Fred Brenklingey and
Tom Troyer have an OUTFIT OF ton. and
nave BEEN i've weeks bringing IL over with
Four horses.
~. l.. Mallett and George Hodgius. Of
snohoaaish are at Lake Bennett with
g 20 pounds having been seventeen days
getIing tt ever with ten horses.
sfnond and Pierce. OF Seattle have taken
ever their olitns OF six tons since July =.
bar they have simply bought their way
through II - said thar some Of their
GOODS have cest them - a pound u have
transporter.
Robert t.hul ard wife ana Jack will-
Jams. Of Seattle. have also reached Lake
Bennett over tire White pass With eight
hoeses they get an outfit OF ere ten over
in zen DAYS.
-I'rohaalv the most ingenious man on
tae White pass is = Morrison. Of Colo
Ta3o Hs was caught In thc blockads
I'D fhc siue travel vas fSrclbly suspended
SO allow lhe road 10 bs repaired and he
went 90 SkAEuny and bought lanterns and
psssed by Ia the rssht. while the guards
slept tie ara bis partncF. Frank Ernest
have reached tae lake with their outnt Of
saa pounds
"Areh f. Allen. ~ whstcom. ana hls
partner ve~e among tha hrst % grt over
sNv White fass ans have already zone
teen tAe river "a ssvr s}sa the party
made ue 81 " 7 WsltAer. q Seattle. ana
Mrtfshan. 90 Seattle
~ A Stevenson aa8 party % four ara
- end fHe summit and seem likely %
Eet through
~ r. Sa8ls % Seattle aH8 FIRED Han
q Eilrnshurg rad tseiv nutat AZ ths sura-
me sonae aays $50. whgu Han was kl-ktA
bv q rnuie ara iaia up. saa e became nee.