The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-08
Sol N C(NKM DAWSON.
49, DIspefs s0m~ Popular Degs-
81 x.n - 10 severity 81 the winter
- Long ConsfnAe1 Darkness,
Ia II which Are Sen-ExSstent-

-, psspaEch 20 sse Post-In;essxeneer
GA1HINGToS. April s.-InAs a sass
.-.e.ee o. Alazxkn territory IL rssh IN
] -. xs,ossts. ana ttnat rnedsrE mining
sr4snsYy sasrossseea mere By men on
..<~r.t< capital xwaiA result in snsssing
- furgunes. ID sisasss sss icrsn In the
4 -. rscert made 70 the state DEPART
- ~ fni;es States Censsl j. G. Nc
~. ner 1T Law son
-NaEy psopis. writes AcCook. WHO
- Asa gaya or leases. on claims. and
- fa.iss a:ts eosrie Of months TO arc
r~ss1~ur 70 ry. have quiz and gone oif
- DE Ice goodly number have turned
/ ~, ssces awarG Alaska To ihoss who
- ,neans % ksAg them couple Of
- Aiasx ~sgi be found after all 70 be
r. psor n,sIls mining country. ar. wfsen
"a anss COUNT there. be gets sufflcsent
$50 ares-to warrant his ssaysns
800 In s vast extent ~ placer mining
Sssssna IN Alaska where mar can get
"a vfsh q pick and shovel ore 70 fsar
srssrx gold Per day. Crest fortunes
4 - se fs2aed ~ companies Ss1o eVJld
- M aiming gr0ssr ID already located in
49, mi insro43ce modern mining ma
1879. ForfyAiis district, Seventy Mile
1Styfd the TananA district near Circle
90 81 others are 6srsn for ss.rn enter
- Il takes easn tai. 0ss capital. II ptif
8 ~ rigfs Districts IN Alaska. Will ha
srbu{g repaid | have before rms = reliable
"a atweise claims proapesstssi III the ses-
Dgydie district. Alaska, ali averaging
1f1uSi farse 5ssuevs OF guild Ser uaas per
- This territory, vita modern us8cslfI-
~ souls BE- sssesf saiisassIe.@
Winter Weather . surpri.e.
ns report starts oas wlsn a description
ilhr weather during fbe winter months.
G1Eh q says ''kas been a PHEASANT s4f-
80 10 the people wha aavs spent their
n winter mere" TIE esoldesr weather
y between the SIN and i3ta u SoveIn-
Il, the THERMOMETERS registering ~ 10 -
bGrees bsiow zero. THE month OF De-
rmlsr tse report continues. was Ideal
Sfnser weather The thermometer then only
stgsstersug around zero. and there being
~ wind. 80 TO speak. THE air Was as
p}easAat rs In Not sabsr weather in ths
1tadie ssat*e. In January we rad a
ssG2ie Of weeks If very cold weather. bat
setning 10 De dreaded when ore u warm y
M with the egfreInisies % the body well
Eptsets-d agaIE-s frost bites. While there
tsge been gxest many cases OF ffvxrn
lbs. and ampasati0n - sometimes nsces-
-, 8.eh cases mostly came from icnx
pntlHuad exposure Oh particularly cold
rs or from exhaustion, OK getting he
~ wed on ssarlpe3.s
z1tampesling TO relocate claims wasre
kers failed 10 DO the necessary repre-
nation work, or 20 some reported Local
m sai3 10 h@ gooi, has besa very fire.
qens Nil winter. TIE majority Of such
EzDpesstss. however. proved failures fer
txGzncf. on the first week ~ January. a
Ganpe-ie took place from Dawson down
~ Yukon river. on which rosne Do men
~ women started ar midnight among
WON were some welt-known rich name
s9nsrs. who would not b.s expected 20 60
~ ssamp@sfing unIess they had some In
4snAsisn Of a positive character. Any
- who could get 4 dog or two and q sled
anf some provisions together started
As.her travelling ali night. council Of
war was held b. those VINO we're In the
sssset 81 the coveted locality. Heads were
feuassd and, finding &here were more In
camp thaw thsrn could possibly he claims
e SAX tie leaders essrciudesf not 70 40
f5rsasT. bal 20 starHe oat those who had
kFuxht only q few days provisions along.
nay eaass nassk 70 DAWSON for more pro-
y rssasa sasts former position Finally.
&c leaders made ar onward as0g erient up
Geeks. acnsss divides and hills, aud. hav~
~ &c make nes trails In the snow. an
tFtanatek lost tne proper direction TO
&c suppressed goal. They Rad therefore
4 bsai retreat 10 Dawson. returning
tNtsage and weary. and many VITA frost
u limbs, after - asek Of fruifiess search.
Gsere fave been. however. some success
rvie tons Of gosl claims This winter
MaA wiAl pay the neSasssors handsomely
~ ~ the trouble and harGships they
aAss undergone,
Easfer to Travel in Wimter.
'sTss winter here as a whole. Ia my
ssalrneai IS preferable 70 summer. NJ
rselinE ever the creeks and trails IN
MI esss~F i, to not ar uncommon ce-
Sfenrr Tor ONE 90 travel from FIFTY te
w miles ia A single day es'n a ecupi.
JOYS. starting NJ daylight and ceTn nlet-
10 TIE iffp The Safne evening In ssifla~
Es b. rausf traverse hog and nnra ISIS
THae tAf0 gh streams amst frequently get
n'a Fi@ek - 10 The waist III gotng from
asrs T. ta@ diggtngs on Dominion ans
esseF rfeeks The fsetxhisgr 81 necessary
psslsoHa u much sAzfvr In winter, With
taf assistance q logs. couple ~ which
szb easily pail frasr sa 20 sss pounds en- a
esf In summer the Load would have te
= asckef on ;he hacks Of mules or bsrn-
s go making ioeoFsaflcn MACH mere ex-
FseSsse and slower
Lost sight at the sua.
IAe san was loss sight Of IN pswson
y he sih 0s Ifsscemhsr. disappearing from
ssss behind The Nils ard nss resg,sarinr
a.h until ire = or January. On some
sas creeks scuse ffts.a ana twenty
- ffcFa here. whsr@ tHe hills rise Ah~
50 from fAe streams the sun WAS lost
- ~ IN we lfS4 wees IA November.
ae temperature on gls~ creeks ~ gem
10y Ao~9tss ie degrees warmer than here
.spns shse faSt thal Dawson - more in the
~ ara " exposed ~ drafts Of winds
10 Sss k9ess of winter DAYS, sikr the
sssssss>s 81 ihis Arctic s9gics has been
ssft muca exaggerated TAere has bean
sNst - assfss fran 9 A IN Is ~ ~ ~
ssaasse ~ e1ioes sns Sseres ssTtiss had *
= NSFneG all Gay. WITH the exception ~
.se.slae q Hours a. nii-say. This hap
- lAs'~a hut 3 cennia OF weeks. AZ th4s
ss'e sv have cayisEns fryua & 20 Ia The
setnifE @ntN AZ ~ shss evening In
49, & months we will have daylight ALI
a. ~ extremely Moderate weather Ter
-. a. frAson has A4f the esTe<t II rs<taesug
-. Fsss' az sarf sgYar9 Sc - sls yer cert
fsaT f2e ayerag* price wa~ sse ger
~ FAis weather has also eatg~ess many
= ss@ s'aisfefs - ssssg@sgd work ess fhe
..ss GAINS SsT z tgrn@ on aas%aaAt ~ ere
- 80 reHsns 'nta th@ shafts Nhere tuu-
ssS of drifting has o sss s3aas. ess aaa
-. ~ fs-tafla euich spsfax aas
- iatf eve. saeSsa ana flooded an he
/. -. ~ ,AS' 81 snlgy E.'r 1Aras~}xsaFtAs -
'ss~ana Machines In Demand
( lasf~ Is nsehsne 9-r ssklnx water