The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-01-01
The First In
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Winter Trail In First Glass Condition. Roadhouses All the Way. Only Need to Carry
 an Extra Pair of Socks.

There in going mining district after all the claims taken up There only routes to the fab uousy placer dggngs Nome district of which the through Boring raught with peril that any vessel entering before the d of June Is liable to forfeit its insurance The other inland route skagway with only thirty miles of open sea- and from this gateway the Alaska interior down the mighty Yukon direct to Nome This route Is practically all the round The first parties who started for Nome this set out from here early the middle of November before Lake Bennett was frozen They had to travel the first snow There are ways than that which is the ice with dog teams the other the first out in boats when the river breaks up
 Those who have started will have rough trip and will prob ably reach their destination thau those who early January. By the the will have crust the trail be broken and travelling good
 Two overland cuo have between here and Daw son. which reduces the distance 4 miles, From Dawson to Nome by river Is 2oOO miles, cutoff has been made Nuato which part of the journyt lS4O miles, total 1920 miles from skagway Travellers will make with dog teams about thirty miles day. Of seven hours with longer days and light nights sixty miles is not much the average Fhve days would therefore be fair estimate for the journey with dog teams
 January lst later than the middle of March, this will be mode of travel after will be necessary wait go float the current without either exeron danger all the way Nome beach, The best place wait and build your boat Lower LaBarge The Ice goes from there about May two weeks earlier does from the of that point From LAarge Nome by of the river about 2O miles, The current Yukon averages miles hour and floating night and day without stops the journey would be accomplished twenty days The ice running out blocked up opposite the Ouh Of the Y.kon by the Boring tides rendering navga ton the south impossible; but the prevailing wind is from
  ward and e expanse of car all along the norh shore No pOably get up Nome be- fore the first week in July by the ocean route,
 The saving in time therefore very plainly evon the paratve cheapness of this also readily asceranabe Take the skagway the railroad fare Ben ne you prefer forty add provisions building and there is the total All the essary be bought here Sagway and freight wharf charges and all the worry shipment and landing saved There from twenty thirty large quitting herone covering wnoe block and of others having large warehouses in addition to their large there is always stocks of fresh goods to choose from.
 There further troubles duties Goods purchased be bonded clear through the British territory, cash deposit of the of duty On which refunded at the point American o Nome presentation of the receipt, and without charge.
 And the traveller by this will have the opportunity of viewing something Interesting than cebergs and noun tanou He will have urlt Of glorious scenery all the way this port and here he will have the chance spend day admiration Of the greatest city it's In America Its well planned streets electric lights waerwor big hotels and large stores its college and churches, its capacous warehouses and its four running far into the blue of the bay Its theatres halls and gorgeous saloons will strike him with astonshmen when he learns that years tine all this has been carved of lonely forest before practically unknown
 From this in his journey Nome he will cities and and mining camps of which bid fair famous Lawson all of them prOsperng making history. &~%~~~%~~%%%H<<<<<>~>>~E E4>S~~>%~>~<<<<%<~<><<t