The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-12

LA j 4A0 1O01e4N EAxx<xNJk
tresxsrx. - observe the large number It
adequately equipped for tie Undertaking.
who are pushing n 20 the gold Ees1s.
They 80 ahcEss re camp armed like ssa4is
sized ArSeEas@
Se0e seassls TeaA~rfes<.
An zmaelng inci6scs occurred - TIE
canyon last night. when r~o yourx lads
fruTa Seattle, one of when was 4 cEerk
81 The Flrs- SatscnaI hank and the oSaar,
Charles HECK. who was Sszkssis by
the proprietor OF the Rasassr-srand. bad
scras trouble ahsoss six sssces es bacon
With the Indians Heick drew q iarxs-
sizsi revolver and wzz taking a bad
on = Chtzsat. when hs vas sssxed ny an
other Indian ard sad Its arms ard arr
naanirson taken away. To ADD Insult "a
injury, the Indians returned 20 pyez ard
Ewcre out a complaint before Cornnls-
sEoEser Smith for the arrest Of Heck
The latter was Fined 90. Tina. was the
First tr*ai IN Dyeas and was held in tire
Post-Inseisigeneer Alaska News synal-
Gates tent These vwo boys have raised
TIE cost % packing from II TO . eeEzs
POUND The Indians and white PACKERS
n aitxe that they are easy and are tAx-
ing their money away from rRsm.
The romance Of the trip 70 the kIon9ike
WAS taken out cf joaquin Miller before
be reached Lake LnSeznan- The poet
started OF with dying coiors with his sb-
breytatsd bill OF fare, as he called his for
~ pounds Of grub Ard clothing. Before
DE had reached SHEEP camp. at the fooE
OF the mountain range. he had engaged
packer 70 carry the pack The trip up 20
the summit was an awful tax on his
physical strength and he was terribly ex-
hausred- Al the end Of the third day ne
reached fhs first lake with a slightly
sprained ankle. Then he engaged passage
on barge that was taxing Few head Of
cattle down the Yukon 10 the kloudsAe
river.
The road between here and Sheep camp
Is IL a bad condition The mud is nearly
knee deep and IL Is bad enough for pack
animals instead Of men heavily laden with
supplies. The trail from Sheep camp is
very steep and one must climb from boul-
der 10 boulder. sometimes on all tours In
the winter time travelling is much better.
One man with . light running sleigh can
easily haul Loo pounds over the Ice and
snow Up the canyon. across The mountain
and down the incline TO Lake Bennett.
The best season 10 go TO the Yukon Is IN
March or April
The DoGs Like It.
II Is surprising to see how well Indian
dogs like TO work. They toyfuliy dance
about when the packs are about sc be
broken There Is one fne animal here that
netted the owner last winter 81, l@ by
hauling sieighs loaded with miners sup
plies 10 the lakes As soon as winter COM
mences horses become valusless and are
killed and fed to the dogs. and they are In
prime condition when the spring comes.
An Indians word is absolutely worth
less. They will make a solemn contract
one hour and violate II the next for no ap-
parent cause. They often agree 10 carry
supplies for certain considerations and at
stated times, but obligations of that char
acier are yalueiess. Many OF the Chill
kats and Sitkas have mingled in with the
Chilcoots here until the tribes are pretty
well mixed. However. they are united In
the one proposition OF forcing the Sticks.
or interior Indians, to remain over on
their side OF the range OF mountains and
not visit the coast for trading purposes.
Most OF the younger generation are well
educated and can read and write good
English. They have been and are now
being educated In the missions. The In
dian chiefs do not exercise much control
over their subjects in the way OF collect
ing uthes. One or two Of the chiefs still
have a few slaves which they hold In
bondage and derive some revenue by
packing supplies for miners
observations ON Paekfng.
Since arriving at Dyea and Skaguay I
have learned considerable about packing
goods for the Yukon. Both provisions aud
clothing should be put UP in 80. loo and 1885,
pound canvas or rubber bags. Bottled
and canned goods should be packed In the
center OF dried fruit or bundles OF cloth
Ing, so that the sharp edges viii not cut
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carry boxes. and every pound of weight
should be saved. Flour and bacon are
easily handled. Small packages are car
ried by Indian boys and girls. or we'll
trained dogs. The distance to Lake Lin
derman is twenty-eight miles The first
day the Indians carry TO Sheep camp and
camp for the night. The next day they
30 up the mountain to the summit. which
Is SOC feet above the sea level, and across
to Lake Linderman. and then return to
Sheep camp that night. Early in the
morning OF the third day they return 70
Dyea for rest. They make two round
trips a week. II is. indeed. surprising to
witness the amount of strength and en-
durance of these Chilkoot Indians. One
man carries go pounds over a trail tina.
few white men care 10 walk empty-hand-
ed. There Is a young boy here about Is
years old who takes pack weighing LIS
pounds. The women are good carriers
Some people have peculiar ideas 8 bout
what 10 take 10 the Klonaike. One man
from Puget sound Is taking a bicycle
over the Skaguay trail. He loads II down
with about 40 pounds OF freight and Is
pushing Il along over the trail. In four
days he had made about FIVE miles. An
other man is trying to take in a big teath-
er bed ard two large pillows.
A new scheme for taking cattle 10 the
klondike IL being tried They are driven
across the mountains 20 the lakes and
there put on harges and shipped down the
river TO the Klondike. II the scheme IS a
success IL will be possible 10 take cattle 70
the Kionaike from Puget sound In twenty
FIVE days. In all probability several hun
dred sheep viii be taken 10 the mines IN
the same manner.
". J. JONES.