Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-05-05

struck here on the Sound They also
said that they were;staking off claims
at Valdes, bat as allrof this is hear
say l wouldn't believe it all.until see
for myself You can cross the glacier
any time from January until May. l
will try and find time at valdes to
write a full description Of the sur
roundings. Can't tell what time we
may land, 80 l win have to close and
send it.
We tished off Of the boat and caught
seven fine large cod fish weighing from
Z to 10 pounds apiece. We are to
have them for breakfast boiled.
We lost another dog today; this
time it belonged to Bell Of Potosi. |
think mine will get through all right.
but they will be stiff and poor.
March 2sth-We raised anchor at
about'4 a. m, and are slowly making
our way toward our destination. 1t
is showing and is very foggy. 1t has
been showing all day, and we anchor
ed at about 4 p. m. Some of us went
ashore and ran along the beach and
back on the foot hills. The snow is
very deep, anywhere from five to
| forty feet. There are lots of ducks
and geese but no larger game. We
have had fresh cod boiled and fried
and | can tell you it was ine. en-
joyed myself on shore and felt better
when | returned | picked up a
small shell on the beach and will put
it in this letter. 1t might work out
or get broken in the mail. but if it
don't it will be something.to remem-
Der Alaska by.
There is no wind and it is showing
hard. We still have two meals a day
and we all eat like hogs. We have
plenty of water now.
March 29th, 10 p. nj can't sleep
so will write the incidents of today.
Well, we have had no wind but lots of
snow, the most l ever saw in my life.
and the captain said that he had never
seen so much fall in all his experience.
The salt water is covered with about
one inch ana IL gives it the appear
ance of ice If it should turn cold we
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would likely be frozen in. The snow
has been sliding down the sides Of
the mountains all day and sounds like
train Of cars in the distance.
There was bed bug just crawled
on to the paper and snapped him on
to Pen Vet 5 bunk. They are so
thick THAI it is a common thing to
kill Is or 90 in night. am used TO
them now. Well, | guess | will say
goodnight and turn into my lonely
bunk and think of my dear ones at
home and await the morrow and hope
for more Favorable weather. Good
night.
March Southport Valdes at last
We arrived here at 5 p. M. 1t is a
much better place than expected
Ii is level place between mountains
and laying back is the glacier which
we have to 60 over. 1t is about six
teen miles from this place TO the foot
of the glacier and twenty-seven miles
over IT, They say that the trail is in
good condition but with little more
cold weather it would be fine There
are about 5000 people here between
the coast and the sdmmit | went
ashore tonight and found out by pay
ing a man by the name OF Edwards
fifty cents that he would take all Of
your mail to the boat for Seattle. and
also get mail addressed to YOU for the
same while on this side Of the glacier
but when on the other side a carrier
by the name Of Jackson will take let
tiers to you for $l.00 Zone or more)
and bring them out for the same price
He will make one trip once month.
Everybody we have met was friend
y and it seems as if there was good
class Of people here. | am very well
pleased 50 far.
We had a tough time this morning.
The Sound was all a mass Of ice. and
although we had good wind we
could make no Roadway. It scraped
All Of the paint of Of the bottom and
sides Of our boat; but about noon the
sun came out and the ice began to
break 50 we got under Roadway and
reached our destination in safety
The dogs are still alive but | viii
not know until tomorrow when we
unload our stun and get them Oh
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