The daily morning Alaskan., 1899-12-10
The Quickest
 Way to Nome
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a rc h sense in going to new unn. district after an
 U claims are akeuup There asc only two routes to the b @ o ' rich placer dsgngs Of Che Nome district which
 Is Che ocean rou through Boring Sca faught with peril that any vessel entering h aor hc 92l of June liable E forfeit ts Insurance, The otg thciuand route SSagway with only thirty miles O, open and from this gateway che Aa.ka interior down Che mighty Yukon direct o Nome
 This route is open practically a th, yclr round. The first parties who started Nom, this set out from bcr, early Che middle of November bctor, Lake Bennett w
 frozen oycr They had travel on che frs, suow There age two better ways than tat which is o 70 over Che ice with dog follow Che first ice out in boa when the river breaks up
 Those who have started will have rough trip and win prob ably reach their destination than those who s,ar early in January By hc latter date the ice win have crust, the trail be broken and travelling good
 Two overland cuo hav been between here and Daw- which reduces the distance Co iS miles. From Dawson to Nome by river 2oOo miles, cutoG has been made overland from Nuao which reduces part Of Che ouuy to 3iO miles; total lS2O miles from Ssasvay Travellers will make with dog teams abou, thirty miles day. scycu hour with longer days and light nights sixty mile, is not much over the average Fyc days would therefore be fair estimate for the journey with dog teams.
 Frol January later than che middle of March, Uni. win be the mode Of travel acr tbl, w b, necessary to wait for che ice and float with thc current without either cNerou ordaugc an Che way Nome beach, The best place wait and Co build your at Lower aBarsc Tn, ice from there about .ay l-, or ,vo week. earlier than h does from hc Na,cr- south o ha roiat From Laiargc Co Nome. by way oi thc rcr about 2loDuf. The current of Che Yukon averages i've mile. u boar aud Ho,ne night and day. wthoa, stops che journey would 5eac,5upl,d twenty days. The .e running ou blocked up or5,c . nouth Of thc Y.Son b, 'bc Boring se ,d ,rn. nyI tioo from he south mpo-be lou, ,bc prevailing wind !, rom thc Horh which drive, the ro.t.1e . 70. . r,srt., l wand and le ,g aa eN pans. ,- - .l.r. along. .r r.r..- crl-.or, No o..i1 aHa.. c,e ..l ..uto N,.. ,.. fore r'. first week in '.., by ...o...a r.ata
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