The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-23

Some OF the United states troops VINO
have been stationed In Alaska and the iaF
Northwest may not have been exposSd !"
the deadly swish Of Mauser bullets SUN
as cut their way through the brave rahhs
that climbed The hill OF san juan oa'
many OF then have seen service thal re-
o,Iired lust as great fortitude. p@.ha pS
greater endurance. and that was Aiieo WIN
picturesque. romantic and adVen'oFou' IN
cideats =
II IS A tribute to the valor. heroIsm ana
efficiency OF the American soldier 'H%'
while one section Of the army was DRAW
ing the heat OF Il tropical climate, "heSo
the soldiers had 10 work and nsnt S'rippea
10 the waist, another far smaller sectloi'
but composed of men cf the same oioou'
was Drawing the rbgors Of an Arctic eli
maze. and that whether amid snow and ice
or amid the fierce glare or the Cuban sun.
the American soldier oyeTcame ali oost3-
rles anu marched straight 10 the goal OF
DUTY.
The latest victory on the snow.ields IS
we'll narrated IN the Dawson Nugget OF
September ~. and IS the achievement or
Lieut.. P q. Lowe. first lieutenant or the
Eighteenth United States infantry. VINO
had just arrived in Dawson after a trip
such As seldom falls 10 the lot Of man.
Capt Anorcrombie, who. as readers or
the Observation-Disclosures will remember. was
in charge of the Alaska exploring eApeui-
ton started Lieut.. Lowe out in charge OF
a subsidiary expedition from Naldes Inlet
about April IL He had four men ana
eleven horses. carrying $50 pounds OF pro-
visions apiece. The party began its adj
venturous trip by ascending the dreaded
Ealdes glacier 10 a height OF $3.50 feet
above sea level. and then struck across
country.
The members of the party soon found
that even the best AMI latest government
maps Of the interior were wholly unreiia-
bic. and they were compelled TO take their
bearings chiefly from known mountain
peaks ard 10 travel by the compass. Cop
per river had 10 9e crossed twice on the
route. on the whole, Lent. Lowe reports
the route traverSed as travers3ns high and
comparatively level grass land. where ne
found abundant pasturage for his horses.
50 that they were kept in good condition.
From Iaides the track was nearly north
and south. veering eastward 50 as 10 reach
Forty-Nile tributaries. Tanana was cross
cd at is headwaterS.
All went well with the little party until
FOrty-NiIe district was entered when the
nature of the country changed entirely.
and the route mile by nile became more
and more precipitous. Heavy fresh snow
was encountered on the divide. which COM
pletely exhausted the horses and cost two
OF them their lives. Moreover, the cary
frost had withered the grass, ana the
horses began 10 suffer for lack of proper
food. Near the mouth Of Miller creek the
moss was deeper and softer than the snow
on the ridge above. and another horse sue
cumbed. a fourth horse died in the
swamps. but on September Il the entire
party reached Forty Nile. whence they had
no trouble in making their way 10 Dawson
where they were cordially received and
welcomed. especially by the Americans. 1t
IS not improbable that Lieut.. Loves
rough ride may lead TO the opening OF
a new route, Az he estimates the distance
from Valdes TO FortyMle at only 49, miles.
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