The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-11
A RUSH TO THE YUKON
Edmonton Route Traffic Is Now
at It's Height.
SNOW Is DISAPPEARING
Parties of Twenty or Thirty Arriving on
Every Train-Prospectors Rush
ing to Take Advantage of
the Last Snow.

Great Falls, March 10.-The rush over
the snow to the Yukon by the Edmon-
ton route is at it's height Parties are
arriving by twenties and thirties on
every train and hurrying forward to
take advantage of the last snow, which
is gradually but steadily disappearing.
The main street at Edmonton is now in
a state of semi-slush and the strings of
loaded fiat sleighs travel along the side
in6 preference to the center where the
travelling is heavier In the open the
] snow is soft and commencing to settle.
So numerous are the pilgrims who
are pouring in that it is practically
impossible to keep track of the many
different parties, says the Edmonton
Bulletin. Some Immediately upon ar
rival go to the hotels, some remain for
Few days at the south side, all avail
a bic rooms and shanties are occupied
by s.batchers," and the great majority
leave the train and go Immediately into
camp A-walk through the bluffs in the
vicinity of the Hudsons Bay company
and McDougall & Secord's stores re-
vealsrfhesfac t that literally THE woods
are full OF Them Around the bluffs
are clustered tents and teepess while
bare patches on the ground, from which
the snow is thawed, show where some
passing pilgrim had made his transient
home. In the open all is activity and
life, Loaded fiat sleds are everywhere
and the work of packing and collecting
their OUTFITS is being pushed by every
party with all possible speed. The
open space offered by the race track
is utilized for breaking horses, both to
ride and drive, and the scene 1t offers
/ is mot, only lively, but amusing-to the
spectator.
The warm weather of the past week
has greatly facilitated the work of
packing and a great number of parties
were enabled to complete their final
arrangements, and, as result, large
exodus took place on Tuesday. All day
long the streets were filled with loaded
sleighs and bobs pulling out on their
journey.
Among the parties who pulled out
We're: The Halifax party, composed of
A. Booth and wife, Fred Payzant, ID.
ArkWright, Harry Arkwright. and w.
p. Borden; the Indian Head party, con-
sisting of George Spearman, I. j. Head,
Joseph Drummond and Harry Baldock !;
r. j. Battle, r. Van After, C. Einvau-
din, r. w. Smith, j. I. Montgomery, F..
A. Davidson, F.. gKenrick, William
Henry and T. Montgomery of Toronto.
This party, instead of the usual fiat
sled, used Mr.. Montgomery invention
of a combined sled and boat, in which
to transport their outfit; William Da-
vies and Ernest Davies of Buffalo, N.
Y; the Owen Sound party, composed
of j. c. Griffith, e. j. Brown, w. Ad-
ans, James A. Frost and Harry Brown
,Messrs Nelson. Wilson. Svenson and
another of New Bedford Mass: George
Dougherty's party of nine, from Woon-
socket. r. J., with % horses and fiat
sleighs; j. l.. Davis. j. X Hastings,
William Crozier, Norman Mcleod,
Elisha Howard, d. b. Morrison, ---
Dart and --- Beebe, and a number
of others whose names could not be
procured. At least 30 left on Tuesday
alone.