The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-02-11

shortly thereafter The company oper-
sting IL purposes to contract to carry .
freight from Dyea to the lake a. price (
much below what it would cost TO pack |
il over, and 70 handle it 20 promptly /
that by the time the owner can walk /
over the trail his freight will get
through With this tramvay in opera
ton, and nothing similar on the skae-
nay trail, the Chilkoot pass would get
all the travel. There are, however,
still other tramways and railroad pro-
! jects on both trails. but when they will
be ready for use Is uncertain. At the
! present time it would seem as though
/ this Chilkoot tramway will be the only
thing ready early enough to accommo-
date the first rush in February and
March. Until that time, there is APP
parenrly little choice between the trails
for winter travel. and those who 60 in
before February may take either. For
those who 60 in over the snow Yu-
kon sled is necessary. This Is strong
skeleton sled and may be purchased at
any regular Quitting point Many
take dogs to help draw sleds. but all
can not do this. II it is done, special
provision must be made for food for
the animals.
After the lakes have been reached,
the remainder OF the route is the same
for both passes, consisting Of abont 500
miles OF lake and river navigation to
Dawson City, at the mouth of the
Klondike It is 90 miles further to
Forty Mile, and Circle City is 300
miles down the river from Dawson.
The new town Of Rampant City is still
/ about 500 miles further down the Yu-
kon, at the mouth of Munook creek,
. not far above the point where the
. Tannanah flows into the great river.
This entire lake and river journey is
made in strong boats. usually built out
Of timber whipsawed by the Yukoners
, on the banks OF Lakes Lindermann OF
Bennett There is small saw mill
} there, but il is unable to cut enough
timber to fill the demand. Doubtless
} other mills will be taken in as soon as
the tramway is completed, but miners
should not rely upon this. but should
take an outfit Of tools and material for
! building a boat, as we'll as oars and
e rowlocks Efforts to take in boats over
5 the pass last fall were unsuccessful,
, even in sections. Though it might be
= easier to do 90 over the snow. it is
I doubtful il it would not consume as
D much extra time and labor as the
y building Of boat would require.
When the tramway is at work, special
" constructed boats could no doubt be
v taken in to advantage, and valuable
d time be saved
u The route leads through Lake Linder.
mann, miles. portage to Lake Ben
nett, l mile; down the lake, "a miles
! through Cariboo crossing to Lake Tag
n ish, 2 miles; down the lake 10 miles
e by river to Lake Marsh, miles
: across the lake passing Windy Arm
n 10 miles. Those who go in the win
p ter and early spring can proceed to thi
II point by drawing their boats on sleds
10 but there they must wait for the ice t.
81 break up before proceeding down tn
e river in their boats, unless they inten'
r. to go through light, dragging a sle'
J. over the snow and ice. Twenty
BE miles below Lake Marsh is the dreade'
70 Miles canyon. and just below thi
er Of these places may be safely run d
y the boat il the utmost care Is exeI
xt cised. Many boats have been wrecke
er here and their contents lost, while Sc,
eral unfortunate men have bee
I'd drowned. No one should attempt thes
ne difficult passages without first havin
~ carefully studied the situation. Thirt
miles further down the river is LAX
he lie Barge, 30 miles long. Five Fings
e. rapids are 1853 miles below this LAKE
Ky and Rink rapids are miles further
IN These are the last OF the specially dar
u gerous places, though care must be e.
re ercised during the entire journey.
!. As to other routes from the coas
- there are but three that have an
!. prominence. and none OF them Is as u
- sufficiently known to make il. advis.
- bic for the ordinary gold seeker to a
20 tempt them. One Of them is the Da
~ ~ ton trail, leading noitherly over IL
-. mountains just west OF the Chilkol
=, pass, and paralleling the lake an
~ river route for about 500 miles, 6nall
=. striking the Yukon below the mo-
= dangerous rapids. II is claimed III,
y. this is the best route for railroad, b.
- it is vet to be shown how PRACTICAL
80 it is for general use. The governmer
~ will probably attempt to send in a r
lief expedition by this route early
ar the spring.
he The Taku and the Stickeen route
y. one starting from Taku inlet, near J
nd neau, and the other IRON the Sticke'
led river, near Wrangel, converge at La
trv Teslin. Small river steamers can ma
Al igate this lake and pass down Il
er. Hootalinqua river 10 the Yukon belC
ras the rapids, and thus to Dawson and b
M. yond. 1t is claimed that such steaI
ID. ers will be built on the lake in q
raj spring, and that trails will be open'
ras up to the lake and pack trains put o
nd TO be followed soon by railroads; b
nal until this is actually done the 60
The seeker would do well not to intru
vas himself to the uncertainties of tho
d. routes.