The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-02-03

A WALK or 700 miles
over Chllcott Pass A Serious
Duosins IN the Soson-En.
dursnoe Required.
sum raur.Ga, Bail,

G. I. Helm. Of Dawson City. \ ". r.
arrived In Honolulu by the Mariposs
yesterday morning for a two weeks
visit, when he will return to the frozen
North. Urgent business pocessiiatec
a trip back TO civilization and after 80
days in the States Mr.. Helm conclude
to make call on relatives In this city
and incidentally TO thaw out
Seven hundred miles on foot oyeI
snow and ice, 5000 miles principally 10y
teamship, all in forty-throp days actual
travel, is not bad record. This he
did.
Leaving Dawson City December 40
Nj. Helm went up the Yukon river,
crossed the Chilcoot pass and from
there Travelled down TO Skaguay on
foot II was cold, bitter cold-6O be-
low zero az the Least. Walking, one
would freeze, 30 that Il was necessary
20 run all day
Forty miles day was the average
run. SiXty-siN miles we're made one
day. Four were in the party coming
out. one OF whom was a woman, ana
she was a plucky little woman too,
from way back East
One day, while the party was Jrot-
ting along single file up the Yukon, the
ice gave way under Mr.. helm and
down into the water he went. The cur
rent OF the river was 50 strong that n
was hard battle, requiring seli-con-
trol and all the power o. his arms 10
hang on 90 the Ice about him and keep
from being drawn under. One OF The
men rushed TO his rescue, soon had him
drawn from the water and standing on
the great ice field with drenched cloth
ing and freezing body
Mr.. Helm grabbed an ak and ran 90
the banks Of the stream, where there
was heavy pine timber. While the rest
Of the party were building up a big
fire. unpackinr, and getting OUT dry
clothing Mr.. Helm chopped into trees
with all the energy he possessed 10
keep from freezing. Inside of two min
utes his heavy fur clothing was frozen
stin. He could barely move. The men
carried him to the fire and began the
tbawing out process. Then the wo-
man. the wife OF the man who came
to Mr.. Helms rescue, exhibited her
womanly SENSE She had taken from
the pack a heavy, coarse towel and a.
the wet and frozen garments were re-
the strength Of her small arms. One
shoulder, one hip, both fest and both
hands were frozen. All OF the frosted
parts were thawed out with snow eX-
cept the feet, which were neglected un-
iii IL was found That the fire had
drawn the frost from them. They be-
came swollen, burstel in places and
were extremely painful. Trotiing
along the ice Mr.. Helm would frequent
ly stumble over some block of frozen
snow until his feet became running
sores from the bruises. The distance
was finally traversed, however, in a
time so short that II seems barely
creditable.
Mr.. Helm says that no one should go
Into the klondike who is not In the
best physical condition. The slightest
defect viii come out Mr.. Helm had
his foot cut when boy Since then
he has never thought OF II. In Alaska
his foot became very sore and on eX-
animation he found that the old scar
had become very much iniiamed and
continued sore during the time that he
was in the North. Hundreds are dying
there because OF some minor physical
defect that had not been recognized In
a warmer climate.