Iron County register., 1898-09-01
L. d. Carrie Writes from Dawson
City.
From the Roseburg (Oregon) Review.
DAWSON CITY, July 4, 1898.


DAWSON CITY, July 4, 1898.
; Editor ReUie1U-Our trip from Lake
Bennett was of a pleasant nature,
mingled with a few little scares that
made the hair on the head stand little
unnatural. | will place the number at
fifty who have been counted out, be-
ginning at the lakes, from the time the
ice began to thaw. l only saw one go
down. He was camper near US, one
mile up Lake Linderman from the other
end. He and his partner were ready to
start below and he went to Dyea to
mail his last letter to his family and
get few articles. When OF hundred
yards from his camp, out on the lake,
the ice gave way He called manfully
for help but no help could reach him.
He had pack on and soon went down
in about 80 feet of water and had not
been recovered when / left. Half
mile down the lake a Newfoundland
dog was noticed on spot on the
broken ice for three days and only by
force did he leave it. He was taken
ashore by boat and brought to our
camp. AT his first liberty he returned
to the bank nearest where he had been
taken from and remained until almost
starved. A search was made in the
shallow water and body found.
Seventeen bodies had been reported at
Bennett.
We left Bennett with two boats and
nine passengers-eleveu in all. We
had two good boats that landed here
without shipping one gallon of water,
and when they tell you that all is
smooth water, they are little off.
Everybody seemed to be in that same
wild, mad rush to get through and
taking many unnecessary chances. At
times at Bennett the police took it in
their hands and did not allow boats to
start when the wind was too high, as
was the case many days. We came in
with the big push. Every boat is
numbered and the names of all persons
are registered. The number of our
boats were 12971-72, and dated June
10th. We started at noon and rowed
for two hours. Wind then came to our
assistance and we set sail in good shape.
Geo. Berks took charge of one boat.
my boat was the largest, being 26 feet
long, 40 inch sides and 8 feet beam,
carrying three men, three women and
one child a little girl of three sum-
mers Two can manage a boat but
three are better. We made eight miles
an hour and soon run through Lake
Linderman, and went into camp. My
boat carried three tons and drew II
inches of water and was well decked
in front The swells were with US and
she rode them like a duck. All on
board except one woman and myself
got sea-sick.
The next was Lake Taggish, and a
little windy arm is the only place that
is regarded as dangerous. We thought
We knew thing or two and run into it
without using precaution, only to our
sorrow. This is windy space of one
mile, blowing straight across the lake.
We were about half way across when
we found ourselves with a squad of
other boats all trying in vain to stem
about six or eight feet of breakers.
Slowly but surely we were driven to1
the shore and in less than ten minutes
80 boats were beached on rock-pile.
Those able to hold the stem to the
breakers and back in received but lit
tie damage This we did and only
found it necessary to unload the small
ler boat, containing As hundred pounds.
| saw big scow come on the beach
sideways and turn bottom side up.
The beach was lined with goods. We
saw the banks lined so many times
with wet goods we soon got accus-
toned and took but little notice of it.
The ex-mayor of Victoria. whose
name / have lost, went under the ice
on this lake last fall when he was COM
ing out. He carried a pack and when
found his pack was in place and not
damaged.
left White Horse and Miles Canyon
with SAP so more than l came with.
Above Miles Canyon is police station.
There are 5! miles of tramway in work
ing order It lands below White
Horse but the foot trail is only four
miles. Only one mile Of canyon is
swift and the distance is covered in
four and a half minutes. The women
walked and we were soon tied up just
above White Horse. We ran the can
yon without going ahead and taking a
look at it. ! was afraid to have the
helpers take look for fear they would
weaken, and it costs $50 for pilot.
We looked at White Horse. Ny crew
wished to be excused. Berks ran his
boat and gave a pilot SO to shoot
mine with me. The price is SO
L l.