The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-04
indian SUMMER IN ALASKA.
No FROST AND LITTLE RAIN ON THE
sKAGUAY AND DYEA TRAILS.
The Lakes Are Frosen, bat sot son"
Enough TO Permit Travelling
Boat Builders Cease Work-"ork
started on the ChfIkoot Tramway.

Special Dispatch 10 the Post-Intelligeneer'
SkAGUAT. Alaska, Oct zi.-This sec
ten of Alaska has been enjoying indian
summer weather since the cold snap. the
first week In October. when about Two
inches OF snow fell az this place, several
feet on the summit OF the Skaguay traih
and a slightly lesser depth at the lakes
II disappeared rapidly, however. ana SINCE
that time the weather. both mere and N the
interior. has been very mild, WITH no Ltost
and little rain. The mercury at Lake bSn-
nett fell below the freezing point for sew
eral days about October !. and ice formed
along the margin Of the lakes or the Al
terror. but since that time degrees ABOVE
has been the coolest weather recorded lie
lakes OF the summit district are complete
~ frozen. but not yet solid enough 70 per
nit travelling over them.
The trail between Skaguay and Lane
Bennett is comparatively clear. although
some packing is still being done. There
are about 30 cabins at Lake Bennett, each
containing from two 10 nine outfits
Many people are coming out from the
lakes TO spend the winter elsewhere, nav
ing left their provisions in charge OF some
one else until next spring.
on Saturday last some few boats were
stili getting away, but II is not likely that
after this date the voyagers VIII succeed
in getting further down than Lake Tagtsh.
The boat builders have practically ceased
work and the saw mill has shut down Tor
this season.
At Lake Linderman there are about sew
enty-five tents and cabins, and people are
still making their way over the Chilkoot
pass The weather on that trail has been
fairly good. There have been few snow
storms. but on the summit it has been
extremely cold Several narrow escapes
from death by freezing have been report
ed, among them being physician from
Kansas City, Mo-. whose name the Post
Inteliigencer correspondent has been I'M
able to learn. On Friday last he crawled
into cache, being benumoed. There he
was. by the merest accident. found by a
number of white packers. He was In
state of coma when discovered and IL was
only by the most vigorous efforts that his
life was saved.
The Canadian government is having eigh-
~ tons Of provision, etc. packed over the
Chilkoot trail for the use Of the Canadian
police and officials in the interior. Slow
progress is being made, however. as il IS
almost impossible TO secure packers. either
Indian or white. AT this season of the year.
The white men now making their way over
the Chilkoot pass are doing their own
packing, and the Indians have practically
abandoned the business until winter has
thoroughly set IN and the snow has be-
come hard enough to permit travelling
with comparative safety. With the num-
Der OF inexperienced men on the trail, ana
binding snow storms likely to set in at
any moment ii is feared that many fatali-
ties viii yet occur.
Work on the new wire tramway over
Chilkoot summit is under way. and Archie
Burnes, who operated a cable on a part Of
the trail last season, Is repairing and ex-
tending his line.
Dogs Make Good Time.
]. w. Sutton. an old Hudson Bay trader.
arrived here few days ago with an out
fit consisting of eighty-three dogs, sleds,
etc, and thirty tons of provisions. Mr..
Sutton proposes TO transport his outfit
to the lakes his dogs furnishing the mo-
tive power. and thence down to the Klon-
dixie district.
Mr.. Sutton is a man OF strong physique.
and his years of experience in the North
west territories OF Canada stand him in
good stead for the journey he proposes to
make. Mr. Sutton left the Klondike
country. where. with his partners he Is
interested I'm some rich claims. last March,
and with six dogs made the overland trip
via Edmonton. arriving at that place
forty-three days after leaving the Klon-
dixie. Mr.. Sutton had with him Sl10,000 in
gold dust On many days his dogs trav
eled between fifty and sixty miles, and a t
good condition.
Mr.. Sutton is taking In the provisions
for the use of his partners whom he left
at the mines. He does not believe that
there will be a sufficient supply OF food
in Dawson City this winter, and he means
TO get his outfit through as quickly as
possible.
The Thorpe Cattle.
The Thorpe cattle have been taken to
Skaguay and Waechter * Steuber, who
came back from the Dalton trail with
them. have sent out a pack train OF
twenty-seven horses over the Skaguay
trail, loaded with feed for the cattle. This
will be left at various places along the
trail, and the bunch OF cattle. 154 in num-
Der. viii be started toward Lake Bennett
in 4 few days. Waechter & Steuber also
have loo live turkeys which they intend
10 sell to the Dawson City people for their
Thanksgiving dinners. The fowls will
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