The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-02

sooner Mrs. Humphrey will come cut ear
ler. but $4,000 IS her limit for tie trip.
Mrs. Humphrey before she went 10 Daw-
son lived for about four years in Spokane.
bat Was born In Australia She claims to
have true American grit however. and N
soupprs of her assertion points proudly 10
the fact that she has crossed the summit
OF the Dyee trait eight times. All this
happened early last spring while Mrs.
Humphrey was at Dyea waiting for the
ice 10 break UP in the lakes. She made
the trip which many men dreaded for pure
pleasure and love Of adventure. ana thinks
her experiences on the trail, toil:ng along
through the SHOWS with thousands OF
others. the pIeasantest of Ter life once
she walked through from pyea 10 Lake
Linienlann. abeut thirty miles. and long
ones. in a single day. Yet Mrs. Hum
phrey has not the appearance of d robust
woman. She says the accompanying cut
looks just like she felt after reaching the
summit Of Chiikoot pass the first time. 1t
Is from a photograph.
As for Mrs. Humphreys experiences in
Dawson, she iauchi1ely denies TIA: there
were any worth recording The fact that
impressed her mosifforcib!y. she says. was
that. contrary IN her expectations the
streets 81 Dawson, when she arrived. were
thronged with styishly dressed women,
many OF them as refined "a any on the
outside. They were just particular re-
garCing their personal appearance. she
says. as any could he. The only thing
that bothered them was that there was
no. iinery enough To so around before she
arrived with her own stock.
pawson's bellies simply weD; crazy over
Ms. Humphreys stock and asked the
price of nothing. Here is tha way the
latter tells about IL:
The prices / got for some OF my goods
were simply sham. fui: So exorbitant that
| can't bear 10 tell az them. But what
else could you expect when fiat irons were
selling for SIS pair: hvooms fer SIS each
aHd Enoese-steas cut as thin as bridal
Veil for s. n Invisible pogna@ | was al
most forced 10 sell the very clothes Of. %
ny back. One old habit ! had almost
worn ga, sci4 fer sso Several hats
brought as high as sls5 each. Ladies
saoss ] sold for So q pair
During ms aTief stay IN Dawson / fell
In lore with the city. Il * the dnsst
plare sos town ever saw Aud So novel
and picturesque. With white tents stretch
ing IN svsry direction IS far aS Tire eve
can see. There IS something In the blae
Of the skies ard the brightness % the
stars In Alaska taAl / have never seen
aayN here IN SUCH perfection.
''Dn account ~ the length - the DAYS IN
sgmmer~vou Know the san hardly sa:s
az sii-the social customs ar a trsne
SAL ttttf& tf Il 81 *ff~tl. a-++ ltttt} = &tE
just likely % make a formal call at
nlidnlgh. So any ether tine. and some CT
.se1 never seen - know vAen % have
The ~f3naies; thing / evec saw n uny
IRE. J TANK. vas tno way the dogs IN
naw-oa took the American Fourth %
Jay celebration. They wsre absolutely
frightened 20 4egtH aHi tack go ,nc t.srs-
Der u1t5l The hgaaUo wA~ OVER. \ freed
u mine aaa a l.tIle pAeile with Two light
c}trl> "a ais 'siL When rae r4I.S ami fire
e0AckeTs began saias ~ ~ i.tt,e .e.iow
was - frightened that he WIT vi lie
cout4a't tscagt from the house AMI had
,o hsaF t8e III So.
Er2Iy. ae KS - fgIghtcnC3 that a.
.ee sag. taIna 1ait - his tsI and dl6n'I
rvtGyn taF t@c days. I "a al have gwen
almost say.A .r1 tov a snap 8aog u shat
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