The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-08

be gone before we get to Glenora. However,
we are all well and In good spirits and wiz
many turned back. who got sick OF the JOB:
but we intend to go through all right, ana
l hope We will make lots OF money: Tor tell
you man earns all he can get by coming
here. There is some beautiful scenery along
this river, but we have to work 30 hard
that we cannot enjoy 1t.
send you lots of pictures. 1t is no UNCOMMON
horses, dogs. oxen. goats and :, sleds. The
who came on the boat with US. and keeps
along near us. He has three dogs and from
morning until night we hear him SAYING:
speaks to one of his dogs without mentioning
all of their names, and 1t has got to be
regular by-word with all, but Scott, Bruno
fellows are very cruel to their dogs and
horses. Every day we come across dead
animals. but so far I have not heard OF
We have not heard any news from the out ii
side world since we have been on the traii.
except that the route via the Chilcoot pass
is impossible. In fact, there are some on
the trail who came from there who say
the jam there is terrible, ana iots, OF ,peu'
pie dying l have written this In a hurry.
hoping may =. have s,sd h Cna Mckenzie Mann
Transfers, who will likely be going down.
Canyon. stickine River. April 8. 1895.
~ tha =" inner end of the canyon, and on ac-
count of the rain have not traVeiea 'o4 Wy
and are taking much needeu t tha nss,
week and the trail has been very bad, with
about six inches of water TO paoaie thro 'Ie,.,
with our loads. which has made II SLOW
work If we only have some frost now wo
will be at Glenora in about week, put II
the wet weather continues the river Is APT
to break up and we will nave 10 pui IL, I'd Z
boat to get up So far we have had marc
trin hut we all seem to stand 1t all rignt.
It is forty miles from here to Glenora, w S.nst
we can make in week If we only nave iV 30 !.
There has been several ;et al fsr An OK team
cot in the ice last Thursday and lost sew
eral tons of freight. .,o +brough
Mckenzie and Mann lost morse ~ ~ ,,ara
tho ice and several others got IN, put "eie
pV We have had no accidents so far. and are
Getting along as we'll as the majority: ,a
The Crosby party is camped he "a Sne feI-
thew are all we'll and are lot OF hne iei
io 7 met DR.. Pringle, a Presbyterian MIN m
lister from st. Paul. He camped wnere va
did last Thursday. He toeK suppea, NV snu
INC met him immensely. He has two uoss.
and is going through light. so he goes r l
along The Presbyterian churcn onen
him to the NORTHWEST teiii'oi'
'i Mere are lots of people behind US on .ne
river whom I Go not believe can get INT
until the boats run. lneie L. L. 90 Vol, see
two thousand on this traIi 81 i"i' w
we have lots Of company
A,r;I o twenty-three miles from Gienor a.
A white man and an Indian are goins "
WrangIe and taking the mail. Ihey I'll, eli
staining at our camp for lunch 20 l -,
scratch few lines which VIII De ia'er The The
the letter l wrote from the canyon; On ,e eno
Ard which they will carry, as there mas p1 wv
no chance of sending it forward before. we
orc now about 20 miles above the canyoh
"a have had a hard week of 1t. TraVeilhg
has heen very bad. We had to remain wv
DAYS below here building RAFT 10 CROSS .m ,e
river, as at that point II was open, ~ 1ha tce
hone to be able to reach Glenora Oh 'he i0o
yet. bod email
cvcLone which blew down our tent ana Haue
things lively for while. There was man nan
killed by a falling tree about three mEIes
below here at the time and several vera n abevs
and one man drowned, and few miles above
q man killed his two partners. Do not know
the particulars. When l get to Gienora
will write you more fully about eVerytnins s.
7 hear there is a trail off the. river about SIX
miles from here, that We can take 70 get 10
been nearly seven weeks on the river now
and are getting tired Of looking at the noun
tains We expected to have been In Gienora'
or Telegraph Creek, long before this. HOW
ever, we have done. so far, as we'll as any OIL
them and better than a great many VINO nave
travelled as we did. We Will work very , nas4
until we get to Glenora Tor Telegraph Creek
and will rest day or two there me man
who is taking the mail tells me that Mr..
Pringle is at Glenora. >,
The Omaha boys are camped near us and all
are we'll Every We have met on the
trail from st. Paul is. well ana IN good
spirits. :. ...-..... John H. G. Fixott.