The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-08-19
Some Rare Bargains


woman to resolve to try to reach Daw-
son City by tho overland route, but |
think | can do it. We will start from
Juneau the last OF April. Mrs. Berry
went over the pass year ago and |
am anxious to havc tho experience
It Is no cnsy task, but tho dangers can
be reduced toa minimum by wise pre-
parations. The thing to do there, as
cvory place else, is TO do as the Roman
when in ROmc, rather sensible concus~
ion that the Indians who have boon fol-
| lowering tho train for years and years
havo learned the best methods, | shall
try to do worry much as tho Indians do
"Iho weather ut tho beginning Of
tho trip Is likely to be very cold. |
shall wear Il bcarskin hood and short
skirts. There is thcn Il Surviccnblc
garment, made Of scalskins, with the
fur inside. 1T scrvcs as stockings
| The shoes are moccnsins made Of rough
| leather, lined with thick WOODEN in
soles. Snowshocs arc Indispensable,
for part Of tho way. Gloves Of hua,
skin can be had from the natives an,
there is no storm that can pcnctrat,
the blankets OF Siwash Indians. w,
shall carry small tent, trusting to tn,
hcmlOCk bOughs for the beds.
"Onc OF the hardships Of the lon,
tramp over the hills and along th
frozen lakes comes from tho lack 0
fresh meats. Gamo Is scarce, and tho
Indians supply most OF the moose anC
caribou. Tho flesh is frozen, and be
foro it is cooked must DO thuwcd out
and cleaned. The natives have the
crudest ideas of cleanliness. 1t takes
some timo to get accustomed to thcir
ways, but necessity breeds forgiveness
and forgetfulncss as we'll. fear
nothing on tho trip save the ChilkOOt
Pass, and at this time OF year the
chances arc that we will have but little
trouble. There will be much travel
over IL during the fall and com
| ing winter, and the way will be great
| ~ improved by tho time we arc ready
to undertake it.
"Onc Of the tcrrors OF tho trip will
be the mosquitoes. They begin Jhcll
work about the last OF May and during
which makes strong men lie down ant
weep like children. 1t Is IL torment
and one Of the most frightful hardships
tho miners have to endure. They
como in swarms and hosts without
number and the great wonder of the
region is whore thoy go in tho winter.
| Thcy arc enormous In size and thci1
stings raise great Jumps and volts over
the body. Thoy got so bad at times
| that prOSpcctOrs are compelled to stop
work.
"This is the last winter in which
there will be q chance for. q famine.
The steamship Companies are exert
ing themselves to moct the demands.
They wore bringing in the winter sup.
plies whom | left, and other boats are
being chartered to carry whole carg ocs
Of provisions. | had Il letter from my
husband at Dawson City, in which hc
said he thought tho fear OF " famine
had boon greatly exaggerated. Tho
men who were coming wore bringing
their own IOod and the companies had
made abundant arrangements to bring
supplies for the men already in the
mines. 1t became rule in tho last
| shipments that no man was allowed to
| take passage VINO had not his winters
kit with him.
| 'Thero is but little doubt that there
will be great suffering in the Klondykc
this wintor, from the fact that hun.
drcds OF men who had no right t(
brave the hardships have been carried
away with the prospect OF getting rich
at q single effort The clerks, profcs
sional men and tcnderfeet will fall by
the wayside, but this seems to have
been the lot Of all advcnturcrs. Tho
pay is enormous, but, like the regular
avenues OF lie, the greater the pay the
moro the risk. 1t is no pace for wo
men who are not used to The frontier
but get along as well as u man. II
takes courage IN both instances.
ALASKA Indians are not fcrOcious ant
tho. arc perfectly harmless: They arc
like n the people OF the far north
stunted by the cold. They arc prone
to have largo families. The mother
} lug the papooscs around on their backs
tied up in Il sOilcd blanket, about al
inch thick. They are just now Ii
, clover, as the inrOad OF the miners an
v tourists has created q rushing markc
:, for all their handiwurk hey max
. the clothing which is the best for tn
country, earning money while the
n lords arc also earning money by carr.
o lns the loads over the passes. Thel
;. appears every once in q while yarl
n about tribal wars, but thcre is no trut
d in such reports"
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