The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-23

Today at noon B. H Moran. better
known as Casey" leaves on a journey
involving 5000 miles Of travel. 1900 OK
which will be over the ice. His trip viii
be from Seattle TO Cape Nome and re-
turn. He takes II primarily for the pur-
pose Of making money and incidentally to
demonstrate that the trip, difficult and
dangerous as it may seem, can be accom-
plished in 40 days. That 1t will require
great physical endurance and will be
fraught with hardships. in the face OF
which most men would quail rather than
laugh. as does this intrepid adventurer. Is
not to be denied.
Few men have travelled In Alaska and
the Yukon country more than Casey"
Moran. He is pioneer of the country.
and has record as "stampeder" and
maker of long distances over the ice and
mountain ranges.
Moran goes in the dual capacity Of citi-
zen and courier for the government. He
will bear war department dispatches OF
Importance for Col. Ray, commander of
the Alaskan forces, stationed at Fort Egg
bert, and the commanders OF the military
attachments at St. Michael and Cape
Nome. Besides these, he carries personal
and business letters. receiving such as
late as 1:30 a. m. today for Dawson, Nome
City and all intermediate points.
Speaking In a general way and emitting
his plans, Moran last night said:
Il expect to leave tomorrow at noon on
the Dirigo for ST. Michael ard Cape Nome
and to be back in Seattle within 140 days.
The distance Is about 6o0o miles. and from
Bennett, with the exception of 100 miles
or SO. all the way over the ice. Reaching
Skagway. / cross to Bennett by the White
Pass & Yukon railroad. where will start
out over the Ice with a team of six or
eight dogs for Dawson, which / expect to
make in aboVt twenty days from the time
l leave Seattle. Doing this distance. I ex-
pect to save about 800 miles by taking adj
vantage Of the Five Fingers cutoff from
al Hya ~ fHA T,y>- lbs
cutoff and several others established by
the Canadian Development Company. The
time between Bennett and Dawson should
not consume over fifteen days.
AT Dawson l shall rest two or three
days, and with a new dog team start out,
securing another new team at Rampant
The Rampant team must last until Cape
Nome Is reached.
From Bennett to Circle City shall de-
pend for food mainly upon the posts and
settlements along the river. At no time
during the long voyage do figure that it
will be necessary to carry more than five
days provisions for myself and the dogs.
This supply l will need after leaving Circle
City.
near Anvik. There leave the river,
crossing the country to a Boring sea SET
tiement known as Unaklik. This Is lard
stretch or about ninety miles. and thence
l travel over the Bering sea ice eighty
miles more to st. Michael. Ny messages
delivered there, / proceed to Cape Nome
over the sea ice distance Of 100 miles or
more Resting about week / will retul n
by the same route. save that expect to
leave the sea at Shagtoiik, crossing over
land to the Yukon at a point known as
Nulato.
1T Is not such a hard trip as it was In
years gone by" Moran said in conclusion,
Tor there are posts all along the river TO
Circle, which obviate the necessity of car
rying so many supplies. And again the
trail VIII be broken much of the way"
Moran will be accompanied by bat one
white man, though on the lower RIVER he
Will engage the services of one CIR more
Indian guides. Aside from moccasins, a
fur cap. gloves and a parka his cloth
Seattle at this season of the year.
For the benefit of those who have NOT
the ready funds Moran says he will take
relatives or friends in Cape Nome and the
Klondike, c. o. D.