The daily morning Alaskan., 1899-12-21
The Quickest
 Way to Nome

There in going to new mining district aera" the claims are up There only two routes to the ~ uously rich placer dggng of the Nome district one or whh
 the ocean route through Boring Sea- fraught with peril that any vessel entering the 2d of June is liable forfeit its insurance The other the inland route to skagwa with only thirty miles of open and from this gateway the Alaska interior down mighty Yukon direct to Nome This route Is now open practically all the year round The first parties who started this set out from here as early as the middle of November before Lake Bennett was frozen over They had travel on the first snow Ihere ae two better ways than that which is over the ice with dog teams and the other follow the first iceou boats when the river breaks up
 Those who have started will rough trip and will prob ably not reach destination much than those who s.art early January By the latter date the ice w nave crust the trail be broken and travelling good
 Two overland cutos have made between hero and Daw son. which reduces the distance s3 miles From Dawson Nome by river miles, but cutoff has been made overland from which reduces this part Of the journey l3iO miles; total miles from skagway Travellers VIII ake with dog teams about thirty miles day. o seven hours
 with longer days light nights sixty miles is not much over the average Fyvc days would therefore be fair estimate for the journey with dog teams
 From January ls later than the middle of March, this will be the mode travel after tn will be necessary towat for the go and float down with the current without either exeron or danger Nome beach, The best place to wait and build your boat is Lower Laarge The ice goes about May st or two weeks earlier than it does the south of that point From IaBarge to Nome by of the river about 2OO miles, The current Yukon averages five miles an hour and floating night and day stops journey would be accomplished Ia twenty days running out is blocked up opposite the mouth Of the Yckon by Boring tides rendering navga ton from the mposbe but the prevailing wind Is from the north which drives floating ice of the river to the south ward and h vs an expause all along the north ern shore No possibly get up to Nome be- fore the first week in July by the ocean route
 The saving in time therefore very plainly evden the com narrative cheapness of this route also readily ascerainabe Take the steamer rate skagway and the railroad fare to Ben and tools for toa building and the total An 6e hee outfit b bought skagway and freight and wharf charges and all the worry @ shipment and anuIug There twenty thirty large Ouattng hereOne covering block of the others having large warehouses in addition their large there is always stocks of fresh goods 10 choose from.
 There further duties purchased here be bonded clear through the British territory cash deposit of the amount of duty On which is refunded at first point American so Nome presentation of the receipt and without charge
 And traveller by this will have the opportunity of viewing something interesting than icebergs and anOus He will have sure of glorious scenery all the way this port he will have the spend day in admiration greatest city of age America well planned lights waterwors, big hotels large stores its college and it's churches caIacious warehouses and its four running far into the blue of the bay its theatres halls of amusement and gorgeous saloons will strike him with astonhment when he years tine all this has been lonely before practically unknown.
 From this his journey Nome he will pass many more cities and and mining camps Of which bid become famous Dawson and all of them prosperng making history