The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-25

AV received from Nome IL presented
in the Post-Intelligencer this
morning. II was taken to Daw-
son over the snow and ice by
carl Won Knoblesdorff and Charles d.
Campbell. who left Nome City December
r. and reached the Kiondtke metropolis
ysbruary I. having made the. entire dis
tancs in nfty-seven days They gave full
accounts OF Nome conditions during The
winter. to the Dawson Daily News.
copies Of which have boon forwarded TO
che Post-Intelligencer.
The reported famine at Nome IL pro-
nouncsd to be false. the only shortage be-
ins Of wood. The supply of this was so
ecarus early in December that 1t brought
~ . cord. Coal was also short. selling
for cents = pound. or $40 ton: but the
transportation companies seemed to have
plenty for their own use. ana 80 II was
believed the inhabitants would get through
the winter without suffering with cold.
Up to the time tho travellers left Nome
ths Ice had not frozen strong enough to
permit heavy winter work. but the miners
we're getting ready to carry on big opera
lions.
TIE winter Trail.
The travellers report = good winter trail
the entire distance from Nome TO Dawson.
which probably accounts for the rush from
the latter city down the river the day
they arrived. Frfty-one dog teams started
on the long journey February 5, and
twenty eight left up 20 noon OF the next
day
That part Of the trail which was de-
scribed by Mail Carrier winsate and 9th
srs as being full OF terror, without wood
and subject to winds that made II prac-
tically impossible to the average traveller.
these men passed over In December, and
describe II as no worse than tho river
trail They travelled very light. and found
cabins and friendly shelter at nearly every
point on the road. They were compelled
90 sleep out but three times on the whole
trip. and one OF those occasions was the
result OF their passing the cabin.
Campbell kept diary OF the whole trip
IN which every detail OF interest TO persons
contemplating going over the ground IL
recorded--the number of miles they trav-
sed, the character OF the trail, the weather
and, most important of all. the stopping
places their frequency and character.
A copy OF this the Post-fnselligeneer has
secured. which II presented In this ar
ticie
The dairy az the trip presents living
picture OF what any traveller going over
10 encounter II win 30 seen that the In
dian and other villages steamboats,, wood
choppers cabins and mail stations lie not
only within days travel OF each other
except In one or two Instances, ever thH
entire distance. bat even closer, so that he
record shows the stopping for uneh Was
al these comfortable places. As Tar as
wood II concerned. they say that camp
may he made every twenty minutes IN
reach OF plenty % wood. over the whole
dlsiance
Tale of the Trir,
Tho men left Nome December ie They
carried With them az The start hoth
shave ana tent The tent they cut up
fos sled cover when but day or I've
opt The slave they gave away they
SAY that the wind was in their faces near
" an the way Followlng - Mr. camp
BELLS diary OF the Journey
peovmhrr 10 Ran from Nome 20 Port
Safety, q distance 81 twenty -ote miles,
m ave aud a half hautf Port safety II
the rytordiNg office fer fhe EenaHEa as-
triet There arc nve or SIX cabins there
sad tawNsitv was being SURVEYED when
w. we're taere. That night the iempefa-
tesS Was above
December liz Rrose camp az s,G Cor
TNpeoek. an indian village twenty six
miles farther aipng the coast Traii very
fQUgh part of the way, ever tee plcs
NtvhN thr coast, MAGE portage over lNR-
coca mountain as coud rot set around
the point after Hfteen- nile ruu stopped
terlys Ave minutes Tor bench al an Eskimo
house. Arrived az TogceCk az tfs j. n
Tsmreratuvo a n- was above. at
, n. a above.
frRNci In the Dark
peceuihtr 70 Broke camp az Z. snow
~ last ngnt and made trail heavy. SIN
darn ans hsd 20 carry lanterns Arrived
al SerukSc Eskimo village. At ?. IN, a
run Tor IN, daY % twenty nine miles
Ihermnmoter a m-. y above; p. m.
(. above
nNormber rs nroke camp for Chentck.
on GoloYin tFt. showed eighteen inches
last night ana trail almost impossible.
Arrived at Chenic& s .. m made aueen
miles all DAY tran led over portage,
mountain Temperature, - aoove and s
, M. y above
December showed again last night,
AID travel getting worse. DID not set
away nom Cheuj'k until a, m, and then
started on SNOW hoes across GoloVin bay.
BETWEEN Dexter lay and Norton bay, Tkis
Portage ,s seven miles across a mountain,
and very dif'cuit travelling at this time.
we steppa1 81 an ola deserted Eskimo
mouse, ana 4 weS something awful. Tenn
peratare, a. m. 30 above, and at evening.
II above
December iz-Broke camp as :. Start
"a for Native Moses house fogty-fve
DAo1 AWAY Found trail 80 bad could