The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-19

I was intrusied with the charge Of deliver
ing the telegram 10 him on my way 10 the
gold fields. The rich discoveries In tho
kiondike and the necessity OF more def
iuitciy iecating the exact boundary be-
tween the two countries on the Yukoa is
supposed 20 be the important lnStruc-
tious referred TO- though many cxper-
fenced Aiaskans profess 10 believe that
Macarthur viii receive instructions TO def
initely locate the coast boundary near
this point SO that the Canadian customs
officers now at Skaguay can locate tho
customs house as near the boundary line
possible.
The newly appointed collector of Alas
ka. Mr.. Ivy. OF oregon. was here the other
day and said that he had been in tele-
graphic communication with Serre-
iary Gage just prier to SAIL
ing from Seattle on July 18th.
and that he was ordered 10 install q sub
port OF entry at Dyea as soon AS possible.
Unless both governments are very careful
a system OF retaliation viii be In vogue
before either are aware OF the fact and
much III feeling viii follow and the min
ers will be the great sufferers.
to sheer Camp In steven Hours.
SHEEP CAMP. chilkoot Pass Alaska.
Aug. THE trip from Dyea 10 this place
~ worth taking for the experience ard wit-
Messing tho grandeur OF wild. mountainous
be forgotten. II Is rougher and harder than
anything OF similar character that / ever
had the pleasure Of undertaking. | uais
the trip up from Dyea fn eleven hours. with
the largest man that ever came through
this way. He Is j. y Thagard. OF Seattle.
and weighs 5i5 pounds Today he took In
the slack of two notches in his belt. The
distance IS sixteen miles. and all sorts of
roads are passed over.
At , o'clock this morning the eood-nat-
urci. husky voice Of sam Hefnon. the post
master and chief packer NJ Dyea. aroused
us from our siumher. Ia a few minutes our
tent was strapped and our baggage and
provisions. weighing 1850 POUNDS, WAS
packed on eight cayHses. ard we headed for
sheep Camp. We followed on foot and eur
company was soon honored by the addition
OF lady from Wardner. Idaho. who = go
ing to the klondike. The sky was overcast
and the clouds hid from view the snow
capped peaks Of the iron-earped mountain
SUBMITS. For the nrst mile or two tho
road was fairly good. Then we had TO
wade through the Dyea river. tho current
of which WAS strong. coming from the Eia-
ciers and It WAS with great difficulty that
We were able 20 keep the icy water from
flowing over the tops of cur high rubber
boots Our lady friend had low top rubber
boots and. with the gaiiantry ~ Wash
Ingtonian / volunteered 70 carry her across
the river on my back. She weighed ies
pounds and tipped tbs scales AZ ibl Step
ping on frcnn an efnbankmeul she assumed
a comfortable position on my back sna We
started for ihe opposite shore. About haR
way across I stepped on a slippery stone
which turned. ana-lusf how u happened
do not KNOWN ara instant ny charge was
ftounderfnE about In The glacial waters of
the Dyea river. / looked 80 Just ~ time 70
see Tnagara reaching for my camera 70
take a snap shot Large bodies move slow
Is and escaped the shot The lady Walked
ashore Cold tyne cannot express thm fHei-
fnE or language she displayed or expressed.
Neither can I. During the rect ~ e9r says
travel walked aheas ~ the party. 10 sl-
lsuee and never more VIII / oner fny a.
slstance to fhe fair under similar cir
cumstances. n they want u cross siFsHin
they wili have 20 swim, 20 far ss am
concerned
The Dyes valley = A. ola river bed. fslH
of huEe b0ulders and deep sand Every
mile or two small streams are cTe#sea ~
wading ard The waking Is exceedingly
difficult and tlreaans On either SIDE. bign
up on ghe mountains. which were patty
hidden ~ the eiuads, are ana1h giseiefs.
Hemmed IN by a rank CROWN ~ green
vegetation. the glaciers in blae ana Sfssp
cogorE. ard carpeka1 above ~ Hi9thts3as
d znow and pr0nied on either sidn ~ ron
and granite monuments. the work of ire
snau9oaz volcanic upheaYat centuries $50.
and % properly tripod natures naHaswofk
a art. the loFei3esf waterfall ard eAtsfast
comes dashgnE down fr0rl ine melting Ice.
words cannot do justice 70 the scsne*
0m~n With "a Pack
On ard on AMI up the valley ws sre1 ~
times being passed and aK2sa 0FefteA.as
fsrsspsrfers rlashin9 toward the gold selds
81 TIE north Every fe~ hundred TaFab
tent i passed. and along tgsa road on eath~.
side are stacks % bacon ana hoas 80
miners outfits This - TIE iaeal pAAes -
1tsxgcn. Thousands q dollars #ssta y
property Gles exposed 20 thSft. hbas -
ssaf ~ he credit q she prospsctors. not .
l-ss res tssen ssparfsd. There - AZ IN
written lsH from which there = % appeas
or delay gaet awes ths petty tafF@fAst - -.
erforcas rszat ard justice assH pisces ~
men on an equality We wttnesatt nsahg
strange sights that are - eeatfoSa -
snsnsng easap ard On ire frontier. Al ons