The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-10
nv August Prescott. }

tBy August PRESCOTT
anne down from Circle iCty in De-
N because we got afraid OF the eli
w Ii, first Of January it gets pretty
Il the winds come whistling down
! As pole, where the ice and snow lie.
h unrade, Albert Cecil Goldie. and ]
u % risk the March winds. In March
ixhrgs foat down and bring with
stark COLI air that stiffens you as
ka,h It.
fts we'd got our pile! Albert had his
4 nuggets, great gold Jumps all ore,
Agkh paper between them; and / had
~ d them SO heavy that l couldn't
4 We drew our load on sleds.
INT exactly safe TO travel down
crtie City 10 the coast with your
- pread out upon hand sled, but
nd bunlled them UP in rags like
We cooking utensile and started out.
Y CITY Is only camp, no matter
tAy call Il. And when We left for
Sxnward trip, skirting the Yukon, we
Rough We We're breaking loose from
NJ In the mountains.
! path after We left Circle City to
southward led along the foothills,
" Ehn snow, for several miles, then
asM the mountains, to emerge ten
laftner along into plateau that
20 perfectly level with the eye five
9 more Beyond the plateau the
wned TO the left and found the river
4 ne further end of the plateau
fnl We're TO separate; he to go to
saaoa side where he lived, and | to
Y me States. We had fallen to-
Y accident he an Englishman and
lsahee but We liked elacs other none
~ oT found the poorer fortune for
Msrs company. Home we were
aa our pile" For you can not
nDal getting moderate sum. His
An aovovO; mine but little less.
NJ ~ aevr forget how reluctantly we
aal a. The further end of the pla-
asd travelled across the level
.sstaer, taking two days for the
4, MI miles, and were loath to part
~. - minute had come for 1t. I
se shook hands twice for the
sad when he had gone / stood
~. w MIN He turned to the left
Hoth. me steep mountain path. I
\, aad he gone fifty feet when 4
N \. snout, Remember, old man.
70 take the first right hand
- along until you see a log
n y 10 the cliff and then make a
" You're safe there. !"
n 3, " separate. Together We had
II Nasaues. but how would we do
y, - slke marauders hesitate about
NH ~ nsl led, well armed men. but
NJ .A neg feel about one. And the
n,,as ' drew behind me over the
)a M was a thin pretense against
~, ,asy and / knew that Il Is mot
xutIssu,t a man drags after him
bound from the gold re-
TN ~ ~ no time for conjecture for
a Ne Inn. ' Two i''ies DE-
n h Nv was a resort we'll known TO
axas kept by an old co,'nIs @u VIM M
~ A. 70 the gold fields, but gave
n tra ~ none the less remuneratiye
M MAJ me miners we'll as they
ixbrv aud forth. As a half way
as,Sss Inn was we'll known. and
IA shs,,i was bound. for here could
Il , rs and safety.
ettovnvsaiae Of the hill Albert was
afa soon to find Camp Brill
~ Tssrcely have Travelled the two
n homlns asreeably surprised 10 see
J nrh a " on a cliff before me. 1t
)sa 4. shorter distance than Albert
riA = understand, but there it
esl bIss s mont ami its little win
Y IA ss behind the wind break
4 s piled to northward to
N s. , :. ,shsnktulness / turned INV
~ and ~ mat wound westward to
, llors yssan the work OF pulling Ii
n surn,, ne narrow way.
n u S os Tor AL had told me great
~ i SsSS'samtality OF the inn, no one
\ nina osne me; but I trudged on
All a, most of the inn must be
|aliAs sh,s, w nearer / was surprised
dat ~ sSsu'ters closed. and. although
ss light shone from any Of
'''dly up to the door and
sAtus me me- but from above there
'oand OF a shutter thrown
1lssf 1 ~ lnn?" called out
Mi - voice at the window asked
- y = you are there"
~ ~ but mighty tired and
e hurry down and let me
= 81 eistterins SOUND and in q
~ pulled cautiously open.