The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-25
Meyers piano store, III East Park.
OVER THE TESlIN TRAIL.
Several Large Boats to he FIoated on
the Lake-An Exceptionally Mild
Winter I'D There.

Hb'ats I" Dc ~ oh
the Lake-An Exceptionally Mild
Win,er Up There.
George H. Sewell, who is on the trail
en- route to the head of Teslin lake,
writes to a friend in this city. His
letter is dated Feb. 81. He writes:
II hardly know what to say that
would be of interest to you. Until to-
day l have heard nothing from the out
side world and know nothing of what
is going on or what the latest news
from the Klondike may be, excepting
what some of our party have received
in the way of newspaper clippings in
their letters.
I'VE are now camped on the top of
the divide etween the Chesley and
Nahline rivers and about 65 miles from
Telegraph creek. These rivers are the
headwaters of the Takon river which
enters the seas a little north of Juneau.
We consider that the worst part of our
journey is passed. After leaving the
Mainline we cross a low divide of a few
miles and then we are on the head
waters of a river that runs into Teslin
lake.
we left Telegraph creek Jan. 4, so
you see we have made pretty slow
progress so far. Our party numbers
% men all told, and we nave 10 am
mails. We have had very fine weather
all the while and the snow has not ex-
ceeded two feet deep in any place, n
most places not more than Is inches.
We nav not laid up for a single day
since we started, and have not expert
enced any severe weather at all. In
fact, / have never seen a nicer winter,
either in the East or in Montana. Ac-
cording to what old-timers here say,
this has been an exceptionally fine win
ter. and certainly from what / have
seen it has been anything but severe.
The worst feature of our outfit Is
that we are scarce of feed for our ami
mails, and will have a hard time to haul
feed from Telegraph creek to keep our
stock alive. Some of our teams are GO
ing to Telegraph creek tomorrow for
feed, n there are some teams coming
from there with feed for US. When our
feed gives out altogether we will a
to resort to handsleighs and dog teams.
a soon as We get 10 Mainline river
some of our party will proceed ahead
to the lake and make preparations for
starting to work as soon as the outfit
gets there. i expect TO be one of the
party to make the advance march.
THE company / am with intends to
do a lot of work next spring, and / un-
derstand IL Is a solid company with
plenty of money back of 1t. The White
Star Steamship company Is largely in
terested in IL inc / understand IL will
put two large on the Stickine
river next summer and two on Teslin
lake, besides the one we are To build.
The G. Il. Railway company is also GO
ing TO have two boats on the lake and
three on the Stickine river. There will
be seven or eight large boats on the
Stickine river next season. SO you may
see they expect some ravel this way.
l expect there will be lively times at
the head Of the lake next summer.
One Of our party received a letter
from Victoria stating that Mckenzie a
Mann had been awarded the contract to
build a railroad to Teslin lake by the
S0th of September or forfeit $3.50. 900. 1t
was not stated where the starting point
would be, but II probably will be Tele-
graph creek.
Times will be lively in this country
next summer n I think hat a man
can make a little stake at almost any
thing he turns his hand to. As for any
Of my friends who contemplate coming
here. OF purse I would hesitate to ad-
wise them to make the trip now. At the
same time i do not regret having come.
and am in hopes of making a stake up
here ven IL I do not venture at pros
pecting for gold. i would not at pres