The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-30
Leader of the Government Relief
Expedition in Seattle.
DISCUSSES CHlLkooT PASS.
says All VIII Get Over-Five Acres
of Oatfits a4 sheep Camp-Three
TramWays I'm OperatlOp-Nen of
the Relief Expedition $50 ExpIor-
ing-Steanser RosalIe brings Men,
hers Of the Hark Ganadn's Crew.

Maj. L. II. Rucker. L s. A.. who went
north with the government expedition that
was 10 carry relief TO the Dawson miners
when they were supposed "a be starving.
Returned to Seattle yesterday on the
steamer Resale. Maj Racksr has been
at Dsea Tor the pass month. and has had
more than enough of Alaska As the plans
OF the relief expedition have been changed.
Mai Rucker was no longer needed in the
north. and Is How on his way back TO Fort
Waiia walia.
Thousands OF people are working Ike
trails" said Mai Rucker TO a Pos:-Intell-
gencer reporter yesterday afternoon al
the Rainier~t:rand hotel. "Au Who have
the proper grit will get over the passes by
the iinne the lakes ard rivers open up.
Five acres a. Sheep Camp are piled up
close with the outfits that have been haul
ed tip from pysa The outfits are simply
piled on the snsw and eft without any one
10 guard them until the cwner gets all his
goods 10 Sheep Camp. Nothing is ever
stolen. and the packers never worry abou.
their goods. Some OF the goods taken up
last winter are being dug out Of tire snow
eutfst - Sheep Camp ana SORTS { cut be
fore starting MP the sleeper grades 10 the
summit i, - az this point that the men
who purchased outfits in Eastern cities
throw away she things th.-: they have
learned are absolutely no use 80 them All
kinds CT peculiar novelties can te seen ~
Ing around Things ara found useless
which the green Fastener was :oid hy az
equally green Eastern merchant were alb
sointeIy necessary 10 Afe in the ncrth.
Mer are going ever the Chilkoot summit
every day with their outfits. aud The stories
that there was blockade arc wltheu.
foundation.
There are three ways that a man can
get his outfit from :he Scales as they call
them. 10 ina summit, Il he does net SAINT
10 haul II himself. TIE Dyea- Is fonaikc
Tram Company Is operating a wire rope
sramwsy ran by electricity. They carry
nfty tons Il day. and have been running
several weeks. Archie Burns who Is welt
known ais over Alaska handles fifteen sons
daily on a rope ami tackle arrangement.
The third method Is provided by man
who has a gasoline engine on the very
summit lie tskes ien tons daily over HIS
tram. This makes total af seventy -fgve
tons ger dag, Rates for carrying over tae
trans 8re very reasonable. Fifty horses
were brought ever from Skagway ne
week before We Jeff - ham fyasn Dyea 10
Sheep Camp.
s0ime Of the packing scenes ara very
amusing. TIRE man has goat which M is
working above Sheep lamp. he iaaGs tae
i0ug-hs.red animal down heavily anss IL
works iae s uttie thoguuga bred Another
man has 80 els ~nl9h draws heavy itssds
ThAs trouble Wtfn tie Gig IS sa kesp the
Digs away from nina. The osner has 10
siaaa sw#va al the tiass. There are men
Indians ASA dogs THE gFs& Ia great nam
}seTs- There Srs mary women AHA tirzw
Dsht si~s8s- ous msp and Bis wsfs php
s'sve nos means enoiaga 20 have their sui
paessa ste soTklmS v*ry hard They have
a saTt - harness arrangement fastened 10
ssae4y sls5. sua hash puli ar Fhs 'rases tam-
a@sss fashion. Kfao~ very f.ss ahos. shA
Waite pass trail hHt psopie are gesg.ug
ever N Is sssess saape.
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