The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-05
SOME VERY TIMELY ADVICE.
REGARDING ALASKA OUTFITS, 81
ONE WHO Knows.
A civil Engineer Nha Has RoaEhec
Ft With the Cowboys in W inter
Tells What a Man shouia be
Euusuuea with for the journey.

-ne Post affszsncer IS II Teceift ~ a
let5er fsozo 4 weil-kn0Nn etyd e;'gi'teef.
oyer fEse ssGastzre - WILD Nest tast
T. fgstY 81 v9iga5fs Information on the sub
feet ~ Ala=xa oa.sts 70 the feudes1es7'-
ard IN which Yasieh Interest MI h. found
for 4ae vs74r a. expeTlance wso knows a.
yeIf s. the writer waaf IS FSeceEsaFy 20
brave tfe winters Of the norts The sei-
ter Eaeoants soma experiences tnat aFs
fsliy as exciting as anything met wlth -
eaaFeh FOR gold ard tia conditions being
practically TIC same the letter is gtve1 N
fall quite az much for the reason tnaE Eha
story r. sel told as for the knoviedse dis
playea bg the writer is his references 70
what sort % naan should venture to the
r iendsse ard whzt be zs00ld take along
Il r follows:
'sfB siew % the fast approaching season
when Alaska gold seekers Vii lse parchss-
iu2 their outfits IS Wi3 rot Do &gnfSs ioT
Dae wI4n has bad extensive experience IN
camping out through al aoTts 81 weather.
and 10 4 ctlng whore tne FiEorS o. winter
are scarcely less tst2n those recorded as
common u Uncle Sans largest territory.
70 give few pointers that. i needed Viii
lessen trials AMI esssbie Ers ater accomplish
meats. for II Canpot he dsasefl ,nat lie
weather htssahoo detfrs many from an
undertaking that could tss successfully met
ii certain conditions weEg understood AMI
strictly complied with.
No doubt there will be naGE men
START out for Alaska ttfS spring Who are
entirely untitled frr the nardships and
pTfYati0ns sure TO be me- w'th. II is not
enough for man to be % robust physique,
for IL wlll nos avail mucss il isc naa has
1901 good nerve ia tha ta2e 81 aisiieuIiles,
nor 1ili nerve serve the place 81 StreuGth
81 limbs II the latter are CUHHttfuliCE3lly
weak. A great Maay meu. proud a. heart
and unwilling III be Sag&sr8s. attempt too
much AT the start so as 10 keep zip win
tine procession. but Il il mistake. ]
have always. when on long tedious trip
WhEfhsr IN summer ar winter. had 81 mfnd
the sage advies Of -Dld Man Fergus. Of
Montana. Always start Out a a gait you
ean keep up This applies 10 the man
afoot and to the man riding or driving -
horse. Ia addition TO strength ana nerve
commonly called grit-a man needs luag-
fnestt. a condition not always found IN
fgsn 81 strength and nerve. though the
man 81 nerve Is usually well fortified with
this neoslfai quality. l haze known men
who had great staying power who, lack
ing Judgment al = critical moment. goi
ratified. and serious results followed One
instance ] vivihiy call 20 mind, that Of
Casey. tie FnAii carrier OF Montana whose
foute vas from Helena TO Fort Benton.
crossing the main divide al tile Rockies az
bird Tall II was tu 1873, I think and
Casey get caught In blizzard when bnt
few miles onf from the home station. lie
sos he.isdefsd trying 20 face the storm.
Aad. as RaE aftaFWard proved. ne attempt
Cd frequently To guide his animal in the
right direction and actually pulled him III
the trail each time making a zig gag track
for several miles crossing and recrosSios
the route. The herae MAS used Ia the route
knew 81 better tndn his driver, and had
casey. when ne was ratified. 1T his harsr
have his way. he would have taken rider
1erkey and mail ia toWn. a il was. the
mail not arriving. a search party went ont
and found them, Casey badly frozen with
only a small pi@Cc OF tobacco a. his sub
slstence FOR eight days and the horsr with
his burden of mail near by paving away
the cfusted snaw ia get feed. and none IN .
worse for his enforced stay away from the
usual stock harm and ITS regular fodder
The drivers feet had to be amputated
and his lite MIS- barely saved Had ne
used judgment. he would have got
through all right. Tor upon his right and
hut fe~ miles. were the
which he could have rea.h d
the frozen river ana gone on TO his destiu-
alter. AMI To his left We're the draws Of
the Teton which likewise would have given
him safe conduct 10 hts home. Casey had
h0lA strength and grit. but was lacking in
judgment. lie knew he vas host bat his
pride would not lei him confess IL to him
e@sl, pAfatloNcal as that may seem. and 40
= bluaaered on till nature couldn't stand
the strain any longer.
The writer pamped All last winter iu
TIE foothills Of the Bears Paw mount
.lns. an Isolated range lying between the
afissanu and the Great Nor hern railroad
II an elevation OF over 4.pa feet above
SEA tsNoi The thermometer for four
months would average ~ low as for The
same length o. time in Alaska. bat cross
'oontfF trips were frequently taken
p
convenience, But onr ttip shall always
meno because 0f its trials rhe
ula{i facilities of that region are not tbs.
hest. especially in winter tiuie and the
winters ia mat rgsion are always very
severe ones mali IL his chief ronsoif.
ton. but At one tinse the cold and deem
snow prevented tsiu mali driver from
EstttnE through. and The COW ~puuthelS'
81 Eagle creek we're an biue NTH anxious
waiting Old newspapers aud ella letters
were read and reread many Zines "a
ASt lass he VINE away. and nothing
Co1l4 - heard but the winds ana fhe
wa.iiig SUFFERING cattle hUuchtd IN the
Willows along thp Crcgk AMI thg hoNtfn.,
uf the hungry coyotes. Il WIS 4 serious
tlu1e. ana the COW BOYS hired i.v Nr%a-
mara Saw that cattle were starving ia
oclth ard something must Ice ,lunr. So
all hands got their mounts amt pre-
pared Ia make a drive % about 1A4 h.,,.
Of stock 70 the bay yanrh. ten mllez from
Big Sandy. Il seemed IKE a hopeless
task, hut IL must hp dome. Il is 4 t.ti~i-
Gus iact mat cattle during storms viii
stampede to shelter Ia Ihe BRUSH. auI
VIII starVe - deAIh Il not tun out fran1
their Ctver and completed 20 hussis 500
Ted Nor Is II easy 10 drive them from
tHf}F shelter IN this Instance. stN cow
boSs got the cattle oui onto th.. traf
aad - wagon loadtI Nijh nay anon b
formidable botsitd WilH Wt,.r rtsrn-g.
IVES started ahrsd oHe uau upon ths
lead now ana then throwing ~ ! forI
az hay behind to ,Nf5us. tar tu.tfe4Iz Sd
fcllow on For Biarv tban i rnf}p sht
cattle were etruas uut each coming aitre
Thsy sighted tae load sst Il q4. tu 4.
traction, taey slnellcd H. ana thtt dgc,
}osEo on. 20" 'i3 .aeH ''fee tv3., av
q moethfal. aud eth, on they'd follow
Tor mote 8ua when Na3f ( .as .ag.s..
wae competed - f.r:Ce h'iyxavd came ua
,'uly Che best ot Judgment enabled M.
GrtEer II uad h.~ WAY tfusttne Ia Ia.
fsithfai horses aud las knuwly5ea ~ ~.
contour cf tba rtEioH. The STOCK Wsrs
@e0o tofned i1tA an enclosure sad ,hei