The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-05
To Try and Reach Rampant City
in a Small Open Boat.
AvOyAoE or OVER 3.7oo MILES


lily VI tos1ntsa. expecting 70 gee 20 t1e
yakon river sald fields by that means. are
about 70 att.mD: ths most daring trip that
1es ever been heard Of On the Pacific.
IN an open boat. but "a feet song ana
feet wide. the Guartetse expect to call
and row from s@atile 20 Rampant City.
On the Yukon river. a voyage OF s,7oo miles.
that VIII De made even longer by the route
they will be compelled 10 travel. Thir-
teen hundred miles Of the trip will bs
across the open Pacific, where they will
Be hundreds of miles from land Teen
comes she 70o-miIe stretch through Ber.ng
Sea.
The golden goal On which they expect 20
score at Rampant City will make the work
scf rowing up the Yukon river 10 Rampant
= light task. although the distance 10 at
lsast 1000 miles. II they ever reach the
yukon In their cockieshei bat they vii!
undoubtedly be able 20 get up the river.
Truly. never have men worked 80 hard
"a get north as have the four sailors who
viii rlsF their lives In the attempt
n. 3. Throckmorton, a sailor. OF New
York. WHO has Just secured papers from
ixing him 10 ship as first mate in any
ocean. is 10 be captain OF the rowboat.
which has been named the Get There.
lie fFst heard Of the klondike last April.
snd worked bis way from Spain to- go
north. Another Of the party Ia IL. j.
Taylor. OF New York. who made himself
hero when the City OF Columbia was
tsa
b. swimming ashore with u line between
his teeth. Tho other members of the
'daTe anything party are Fred Free
man of New York city. and C. e. Quick.
OF Newark. n. j.
They Need Provisions.
They are ready TO start now. but 0or
OH thing. They need provisions TO last
them Oh the trip. which will take between
two and threa months. IL they don't wind
zap sooner with the mighty Pacific as their
grave and million whiiecaps as head
stonea- They could buy the necessary
provisions fer $50. and the four have
started IN with VIII Ia earn the money
A few days ago Taylor earned s. By shin
ming up the weather bureau fagpo,e on
top Of the New York block and putting the
AiaE ropes tfli0N2A "a Ri3lF. ArDther man
would have fallen from the dizzy height.
but Taylor waved his hand 30 the hun
drsas watching from the street below
and shiured down again without trouble
Yesterday the party started 70 sail
big STOW 20 Nicf0ria. for which they VIII
be paid sit Two of them sailed the Get
TaNTe over TO bring back the men who
were doing the sailing. as that saved s.
boat fare. They are open 20 any sort of
jobs or viii take grubstake for the
needed amount and give IN return a share
VI their earnings IN the north.
Each arc of the quartette Is strong ard
In excellent health. All OF them have fol-
lowed the sea for years. and are accus-
toned 10 all It's hardshps. What they
GSDt know about sailing boat. even II
tih boat Is only a skiff, Is not worth
knowing. That they are determined r.
shown hy The way In which they worked
their passage around Cape Horn and the
perseverance with watch they are trying
60 overcome their financial obstacles. e.
T.. salick is the only one Of the four who
has sailed on matrimonial seas. Tie has
. wife and baby A. Newark, y. J. The
men are between - and - years OF age.
- theis scheme IL not the product %
glday. youthful brains. nor is II saihered
ny ulen who DO not know the dangers of
the sea One would not think so. hov-
ever. TO lock az tho beat in which Tire
ss4r propose 10 ssn to Rampant. Not
=
sail across The hay in Il ea stormy day.
sleep Aboard uer.
The Get There Is lying In slip west
Of the coat bankers. The four sailors
sleep aboard her under canvas cover
Ing. that viii he their only pretect'on in
ere North Pacific. no matter how hard the
wind may blew nor how hlgh the waves
may be rolling WITH the money they
received for working cn the cry Of CO.
lumhls they purchased the craft that wilt
either make or drown them f. "a Just
- feet EonE ard feet In width az the
widest pelnt The sides az ;9e tinv Graf;
ere bur- two feet hlEh- They pui 81 her
up on ths tide fats ard recslked and
painted her Then they put an / false
kesl twa Inches deep. - give them 4
ehares 80 tab when running against the
wind in ucrthsFu waters A small mast
ara aexkrris Were f,gs e. and on sAcs>
THE fnar men VIII hang los feet OF canvas
10. motive power To keep the waves
srd sprsy cut ~ the beat they have a
esava. arrangement. IL rs tackled fast
% the SIDE. % re beas. ard when rot ,
Npe iz allowed 30 fall down n the b1;ieus
u WI - UafeF thrsr zee; when there ia
re wsnd ard they compelled - row
IRE aet TAere Tho same canvas w1eH
ur rras so,a the s,eer3nE half % the crew
frofn shs vlaa and waves II also sovers
tier scansy ou'ni how hey vii he
ss,e 80 cock aad sleep en- the little beat
- question that only necessity could
sosve.
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