Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-03-22

weather has been good this week,
south wind.
March lit is showing this morn
ing. We are all laid off May 20 up
later. We will put up everything,
then load our sle1s and camp next
near Lake Lindermau. One more
days work here, then move.
The mail will be brought up to
morrow by private Larty. Hope to
hear from you before we move.
We have had only IL working days
since we have been here and think we
haYe done we'll, My work last week,
if we had hired it done would have
cost oyer 500. We worked for Mr..
Burke on stable which paid for use
of horse and Dick drove sled for him
three days at s. day cash. We are
all workidg together and sharing
equally apd,getting along nicely aside
from cold. Get warm working
then the wind chills us as soon Jas we
stop.
am glad Guy is coming now, as he
can get in ever so much cheaper and
easier now than he can after the
snow begins to melt. The road
through the canyon, three miles, is
what will be a roaring stream soon
and people will have to pack over
| rn.,nl fof WHARF clad
the scales, old packers say the snow is
drifted 100 feet deep, so everything
is much easier done now than it will
be later. The tramway is not rum
ming and it looks like a very fraIl
thing to catch "suckers" in shares of
stock. There is a horsepower cable
running that pulls sled up the sum-
nit.
The population is increasing here
all the time. A great many are get
| ting over now since the storm.
Those who have money can leave
Dyea and In three days reach Lake
Linderman. Prices change as the
boats come IN and the rush increases
or relaxes.
would not advise any one to come
to work on the trail. 1t is an up hill
business and will soon commence to
thaw and 1 believe it will be very un-
healthful. We pay 10 cents to haye a
letter brought up here, Qf we get one
We can have them taken on to Lin
derman for 25 cents, so write to me at
Dyea again, we may not get farther
than Bennett before boat building,
but we hope to.
Write to me soon at Dawson and
do not wait for answers. Spencer is
camped near US. Guess 1 shall go to
see him pretty soon. Expect to meet
Zach Clark, now any time. l think
his boat is in. You need not be afraid,
of our starving next winter, as we
have plenty. The Canadians require
each person to carry 1,095 pounds.
The custom officers and police are on
the Summit, in the United States
territory. We were told that Uncle
Sam gave permission. AT any rate it
is great convenience to people going
over to pay their duty there and
things are safer on the Summit. The
"Relief Expedition" is still at Dyea
and will probably never go farther.
1t is political job" and is "only
drop IN the bucket" compared with
the people and supplies that are going
in and could not possibly get there
any faster.
March Sit blew and showed all
day yesterday so we did not work, but
today was warm and thawing with a
south wind. We finished packing
supplies to the summit today.
went up three times carried so pounds
each time. That is all l have packed
as did the hauling. You ought to
see them go up and come down.
There is rope stretched to hold to |
going up and each step In the same
place so it is much like going up very
steep stairs, The one ahead carries
his pack almost over the head of the
following person and they are as close
together as they can go. Coming down
they slide part way.
L Ipaid,our duty today, $24.30 each.
Tomorrow morning we shall haYe an
early breakfast, load our sleds, bid
farewell to sheep camp and hope to
camp at Lake Linderman at night.
Then we shall have our freight down
hill thereafter. There are quite a
number of women going in now,
mostly foreigners with their hus-
bands. Some dress like men; others
wear short skirts.
A. w. MIZE.