The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-05
Lake Behhe'T W. March %. 1SeS.

MAlGu ~ 1900
~. Dfotber.-We are camped hali
-, lake y. and to-morio" "o
r,ui Start for our next camplns -
" 81 loot of the lake. we lin'si ~
,s,,,,t,,., over our stuff (Wo nave 49,
80 tho head OF the lake SO u - ~,
y toh and we have MADE IioN'' 81,
tocp times 20 get 81 mere slhV' 90
Dyco and we will have 10 hoFo 20 20
eight moro times before Tho
80 v,e will build our boats ~.
w. tore ia very fine except "4lei.
=, G.. not 90 but soually and bad men -
A. "a euro enough. Some days We -.
-, a. tbls season work IN our ~
eIos,.os oil dav. A fine day mere 49, -,
80, vVoshington weather ana 49,, -
"a dav heats anything J ever s""' f,,i,
~ t,or.s so hard and the wind Is 81 ~ ~.
~, Ir,. bord fine snow that you ga. =
broathe without covering your
"a 80 with handkerchief OF SUM-
-. 20 strain the snow out OF the VIZ.
while we were crossing the ouri'l'i- "
canned at the Scales rms j. -,
stormy place at the foot or inc lu.''' l-,,t
ana for several mornings When W. %
I'm our beds were covered eIh" a. sr,te
~ ms and fin the stove pipe anu 49,
t1,ineg ana we could not see the poor
,itIe stove at all. but II only blew pIv,'g
hard for two days there ~ %
hard now at this place u
Tho thermometer ranges an auout We -
goes ND TO - degrees above ana p-lor
IN On degrees. but they are the cNlI.,,'.-
7 have not worn my maccahaWs loi '''
y,ootrs wore nothing but "a p'H
of cotton overaus and jumpen, Tor neaVy
clothes don't do to pack III. loul'1
blood under a pack on the Dyea 80
needs light harness ana no hl0H'l'7
straps or check rein. Just give a le -ie'
plenty socks i'm moccasinf mo llen' -
ing for me- free arms ana iesS 80 a.
"sfookum Tum Tim" (strong hearV II
no wishes TO get to Dawson, easiest ahu
quickest. There are quite number %.
women on the trail and most OF mem
mil sleds like the men. The Canadian
nolice officers are very nice and pohle
and are fine men 20 deal with, we HaFe
not found a cross one among them ana
thew are much more gentlemanly than
are our United States officers. Bennett
As ouife a little town, there are several
large log buildings and lots or tents.
There is a town AZ Linderan also. Charles
has lust come I'm with his load, ne bioke
down this morning and had to leave hali
OF it and then 60 back for what ne lelI'
our DAYS trips vary I'm length ACCORDING
10 the ground and obstruction. We nave
"a fine team Of dogs. one Jumbo, IS the
largest dog on the trail that we know
Of he weighs 100 pounds and he works
next TO the sled. The next dog 10
Jumbo" Is Rags" and "Blake" In the
lead. Blake IS full blood Esquimo
and is the worst dog in the team. He IS
hard headed and knows too much and
gets into trouble and then tries all NE
can TO get the other dogs at outs. II
YOU have read about Esqulmo dogs IN
their country you know their IRE begins
and ends hard. They have 10 fight
for n living and race for shelter then
fight FOR a place at the door or the
Esquimo ice cabin, OF course i mean a
place outside the fee palace, so as 20
catch the scraps and juicy fumes from
the burning oil, and boiling blubber. so
we can't blame Blake" for turning out
I'm the morning with a fight Just to warm
up and timber his joints. / don't care
though for that, fOr we have the best
broken team on the trail and Blake Is
the leader Of our team and the three
can pull larger loads than any FIVE other
dogs we see The wind IS rising, blow
ing harder every minute and the snow Is
flying. / am in from having tussle
with the stove pipe. IL did not reach
up above the tent and smoke aud snow
danced a whirl all over inside this tont.
It has not stopped smoking but now the
snow has to skOOt on by this pOtlack
house Just please remember (yOu and
the others that I am not writing while
II Is smoking. We finally prOpped the
stove up high enough to keep the end OF
the pipe above the tent roof and TO save
the camp from suffocation. So now
the smoke and snow are dancing another
reel down and out on the lake. which
Is frozen fast
Blake was just in some more trouble
and Charlie went out 10 him and he set
up a great howl OF complaints before ne
got near to the dog. BLAKE" don't like
spot" who Is leader 10 the other team
and 50 BLAKE" picks a quarrel whenever
he can. Our tent IS right on the ice OF
the Lake and 80 we lay bows Of hem
lock 10 lit us up from the icy bed that
Lake Bennett spreads over its waters for
us. We use little sails on the sleds when
the wind favors us and often we have
10 run TO keep up and steer for the
steering pole or gee stick" Is set out
from the front end. This light. dry
snow blows away I'm places and leaves
rought frozen ground and rock TO travel
on and that makes shedding very bad at
times. Supper is Just now ready and /
reckon you and the girls are tired Of
my nonsense. 1 have 70 blend the grave
with the frolicsome 10 meet the moods
Of my readers az home.