The daily morning Alaskan., 1899-12-14
The Quickest
 Way to Nome
Gold Fields Can Be Reached Three to Four
 Weeks Earlier By Skagway Route.

There is no sense n going mining district after all up There only two routes to the fab uusy rich placer dggngs of the Nome district one Of which through Boring Sea- fraught with peril any entering before the 22d of June liable to forfeit it's insurance The other inland to skagway with only thirty miles open and from this gateway to the Alaska the mighty Yukon direct to Nome
 This route Is now open practically all the round Tho first parties who started for this set out from here early middle November before Lake Bennett was frozen over They had the first There are two better ways that of which is over the ice with dog teams and other follow the first ice out in boats when the river breaks up.
 Those who have started will have rough trip and will prob ably not reach their than those who start early January By the latter date the ice will havea crust, the trail be broken and travelling good
 overland cuo have been made between here and Daw son. the distance 3 miles From Dawson to Nome by river 2OO0 miles, but cutoff has been made overland from Nuato which reduces this part of the ouny l3lO miles, total miles from skagway Travellers will mae dog teams thirty miles day. Of seven hours with longer days light nights sixty miles not much over the average Fyave days would therefore be fair estimate for the journey with dog teams.
 From January later than the middle of March this will be the mode of travel hlt will be towait for the ice to go with the current without either exerton or danger all way beach, The best place to wait and to build your Lower LaBarge The ice goes out from there May weeks earlier than t does from the waters south of that point From LaBarge to Nome by way the river about OO miles The current of Yukon averages five miles hour and floating night day. without stops the journey would be accomplished in twenty days running blocked opposite the
 ouh Of the Yukon by Boring tides rendering navga tou from south mposbe but the prevailing wind is from the norh which drives the floating of the river to the south ward and expanse of car all along the norh ern shore No pOsaiby to Nome be- fore the first week in July by the -te.
 The saving therefore very plainly eyden the com parative cheapuess this is also readily asceranabe Take the skagway and the railroad fare to Ben nett unless you prefer walk that forty miles, add provisions and tools for tOat building there the total All the uec- essar be bought here Skagwa and freight and wharf charges all the worry shipment and landing saved twenty thirty large outdng hereo of them covering block ohc others having large warehouses addition to large stores there always stocks of fresh goods choose from
 There are DO further troubles duties Goods purchased here can be through the British territory cash deposit duty only which refunded the first point on American so Nome presentation of the receipt and without charge.
 And the traveller by this will have the opportunity of viewing something interesting than cebergs and tanous will have suriei of glorious scenery all the way to this port will have the chance spend day greatest city of it's in America Its well planned streets electric lights waterwors big hotels and large stores its college and its churches it's capacous warehouses running far out into the blue waters of bay halls of amusement and gorgeous saloons will him with asonshment when he learns that years tine all this has been carved of lonely forest before practically unknown.
 From this his journey Nome he will pass many and and mining camps Of which bid fair to Dawson and all of them prOpeng and making history. ...