The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-29
away UP NORTH
He Tells How 1t Feels to Be in
Drifts of Gold.
HOW HE MADE THE TRIP
The White Pass Gets His Vote for the
Most Desirable Route-He's Tested
the Dog and Find Him
Not Lacking.

Missoula, April es.-The friends of
Mr.. Brayton will be glad to hear from
him. He now is eight miles from Lake
Bennett, Alaska. Through the cour-
tesy of "A friend. the Standard is al
lowed to give it's readers his interest
ing letter. The letter Is dated on Eas-
ter Sunday, and is as follows:
Log Cabin, Alaska, eight miles from
Lake Bennett. To-day is Easter. but
h Weather is far different from what
i have been accustomed to at his time
of the year. The only Easter bonnets
to be seen are fur caps worn by pack
ers and all Klondikers on the trail.
We made camp here last night and
made me trip To Rescue camp on
Shallow lake to-day. bringing the last
load of our outfit here"
After ~recounting his experiences from
the time he left Missouia last Febru-
AIRY, he says;
w lacded at the wharf at Skag-
uay on the 18th. early i'm the evening.
AT noon Mike Beaulieu left the ship
with me for Dyea, Ia go owe the Chill
koot pass n decide which was the
better trail for us to take our outfit
over. IL Is five miles To Dyea. which
we went on a tug boat. which ran in
as close TO the shore as IL could. from
where they row you I'm closer I'm a skin,
n then. taking each passenger one
at a time on their backs, carry you
to shore. 1t is so shallow here at Dyea
that boats cannot come in close to
shore II they draw much water. All
the Dyea freight Is loaded on big, fat
bottomed lighters at Skaguay and
towed over at high tide and run i'm as
far as POSSIBLE and then unloaded
when the lighter is high and dry. You
then pay 50 per ton To nave your outfit
hauled a mile to a point where you are
supposed TO be able To handle IT your
self. On landing you have a good mile
walk through the wet sand ankle deep
before you reach a building at Dyea.
From Dyea Mike and / look the trail
for Sheep Camp, il miles from the
town. The ice on the river was then
soft N getting worse every day.
while in the streets of both Dyea and
Skaguay the mud Was eight to twenty
inches deep in places. The reason a
number of would-be Klondikers turn
back is because OF their first impress
sion. Let them land at Dyea with their
outfits and get ready To start out for
the trail They first load up the sled
and then a a sea OF mud TO tackle.
over which they can pull about 100
pounds at a time.
About seven miles from Dyea you
come TO Finnegan's Point, where you
can get a good piece Of mince pie for
two bits. From there IL is three miles
to Canyon City. We followed the trail
only part of the time. as the river was
open in many places and water was
running over the ice. On leaving Can
Won City you strike a canyon which is
in many places very narrow and teams
have TO wait at certain points In order
TO pass. We reached Sheep Camp
a half an hour after dark. After
getting a good deal for 81. we went 20
bed. paying 50 cents for the use of a
pair Of thin blankets and a place 10
spread them. The next morning we
cot an early breakfast and left Sheep
Camp at Gas a. ma. On the trail above