The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-09-20
WHITE pass IS OPENED
The New York World" Contrib
utes Dynamite and Tools.
GREAT LACK OF SUPPLIES


SEATTLE. Wash. sept ls.-Thc most
! Conspicuous figure of the grand con-
/ fusion al skaguay and the While Pass
/ is without doubt Sybcstcr S'r'Nrl, the
famous corrs spondent of the New York
| World. who. rccognis:ng the necessity
| Tor tools and dynamite Ia Put tae tran
| in passahlc condition. contributed both
AT an expense Of several thousand d"l-
] lar, enabling many to ct through 10
/ the gold fields this fall. Mr sCovel Is
I now la the city. having arrived on the
stramrr Rosalie on dying "Trip 10
| communicate with the World.
Mr.. Scoycl brings IN" ncws, which
/ Win come with comforting assurance 10
thousands uf people VINO have friends
,n the conErstod pass. that a. least
20ou men with complete outiits VIII get
! through Ia the lukon river. though he
b'lirS,s that only small fraction of
| this number viii reach Dawson ciiy
! before winter.
From the best Information which he
/ could obtain. gathered lrom all s"ufr,s,
! he believe that 2...@ men have gotten
over the chilkooi pass and have gone
IN down L. the mines. Thcs" men. how
I ever. have. With few exceptions, sone
Z In with little nr NO supplies. thu average
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! not 10 I've had.
When you ask me What condition
the white trail Is In" said Mr. ScoNel.
] 4 tell you that the White Pass has not
been used 10y the thousands ~ men
who have been climbing over the noun
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