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

not make. IT, Snowshoed most OF the way
Only made to Quijuktulik. distance of ff-
teen miles. on Norton bay. Sun rose at
1924 and set at 2:T. On the trail ten
hours and the hardest of all so far: ice
very rough. Temperature. morning. II
above, and 10 above evening.
Going Through snow.
December Is-Tran very heavy and
snow shoed nearly all day. Part of trail
very rough. Made fifteen miles today
Temperature, morning ten and evening
eighteen above. Stopped with Eskimo
Moses.
Sunday. December i7-Broke Camp at
$40 for Quikke. twelve miles. Arrived ut
1870. Wind blowing gale and very dis
agreeable travelling. though the trail was
much better and had no trouble in finding
Quikke. Temperature, morning ten be-
low. evening ten.
December fs--Broke camp for waktolik.
forty miles away, Tran leads straight
across Norton bay. Fairly good When
twelve miles from shore, came upon open
water. the ice having gone out during the
warm spell. Had 70 go around. causing
less OF eight miles, Frequent snow storms
during the day, the Snow falling so heav-
iiy as 70 obscure the way for intervals Of
half an hour, when II would clear off
again Tempers ture eight below and
fourteen above. morning and evening
December 1s-Broke camp for Shaktolik,
distance of eighteen miles. Made It in
seven hours. Part OF trail fairly good and
part awful bad. Blowing a gale and the
snow was picked up and carried ahead OF
us. so that we could not see twenty-five
yards ahead Of the dogs. Temperature.
morning eighteen below. evening four
teen below.
Over Two Miles an Hour.
December 2o-Broke camp for Unaiaklik,
thirty-one miles. which we made In twelve
mi ~ x,or koA t...s
good at places, Found some very thin Ice
which retarded progress. Met four teams
today. one OF them being Durham. the
census takor. Stopped at Egarwik for
lunch. We have been ten days on trail
from Nome, a distance Of 2a5 miles, In
eiGhty-nine hours and twenty minutes ac-
tual time, or an average Of two and two
elevenths miles an hour. or twenty-thres
and one-half miles per day. This morn
Ing was twenty-five below zero. One
thing forgot to mention before was that
! noticed on Golovin bay and Norton bay
that the driftwood on the beach is at least
twenty-five yards above high tide.
December I-We ran today to Auka-
paulk, native village on Unslakiik river,
distance Of fifteen miles. in four ana one-
half hours At Elton Thermometer regis
tered "a below
portage for the Yukon. ninety miles; made
twenty-five miles in six hours. Trail was
fine and dogs worked good. II was 50 cold
that We had to stop and build fire 10 get
warm Judge 1t was sS or 30 below Stop
ped In the mail carriers tent at the foot
OF Sugar Loaf mountain. on the UnalaklIk
range
More Good Trail.
December z3-Up all night keeping the
FIRE going. II was fearfully cold Broke
camp for Katag. q distance of nifty miles
We ran for fifteen miles and then had TO
stop for q sleep. There was a kind OF
camp made and we fixed up fire and
crawied into our sleeping bags. Continued
our Journey and made Kaltag. The trail
was fine and not all difficult The ground
was rolling. and tho grade scarcely notice.
able except for one small hill. with plenty
OF wood all the way along Crossing the
portage or CUTOFF is like going through
a park. and Is as easy ms any part of the
journey. except that there are no houses.
Sunday. December 2t-Kslta9 IL an In
dian settlement with about fifteen Indian
houses. No white man Is here, and we are
at a loss 20 talk to the natives. We decided
TO stop over here--the first layover We nave
made since starting. AZ We have comfort
ahie cabin with stove and are kindly
treated by the natives.
CHRISTMAS. December m-Started with
hope OF reaching Nulato but got away too
late Made run OF thirty miles In seven
and one-half hours Passed one Indian
village and stopped tonight at the coal
camp There was nobody at home. but we
made ourselves welcome Found plenty TO
eat. but Il was no Christmas dinner. 1t
was not cold today.
Ten MiIes In Three Hours.
December 2s-Made but ten miles today
IN a run Of three hours. Stopped at native
village for lunch and arrived at .9ulsto
stopped tonight with Native George that
keeps the store. Thermometer registered
q above at .. m
December g7--Made but eighteen miles to-
dny. Had as companion Mr.. Grim. the
agent OF the station at koyukuk stayed
there last night with him. Passed tho
steaufer Risekfoot Thermometer 10 h~iow.
pecember E-Broks camp for Nahtslah-
ton. a distance OF forty-nve miles. which
ve ard In twelve hours. Trail very sood.
Thermomet.r Is below morning, and twelve
below evening,
December - Broke camp at $50 for
steamer Arwo. distance OF thirty-two
miles Reached there p. m. Part of
the trail very rough. Thermometer Is
below.
thir,y-ave miles, but did not make II on
account Of snow, the tran being made
almost Impossible. We lost the trail
ana had TO go into camp for an hour until
Il became light We made only twenty
mile. In six hours We stopped at
cabin with a man named Roswell Their
mometer 10 below
Celebrate New Years.
sunday. December si-Broke camp at
a m Arrived NJ Knkrine's. ht,een
miles. NJ n a. m, kokrire was not at
home and we went on 20 tho Indian VIII
{ene Moose city eight miles farther,
where the Indians were holding a dance
ana patlatch IN celebration % Christmas
and New Years There were great
number OK Indians Thermometer Is be-
law
January T. is0o-New Years day-Brose
camp AZ ESQ Tor Tanana. ninety miles
we we're travelling With Indians. who are
nat sasf travellers Made thsvty-six miles
IN ten hours STOPPED with two wood
choppers. Thermometer 70 below.
January BROKE camp for Tsnana.
Nftv-slx miles Made forty miles in
twelve hours Trail had stepped at the
mission Thermometer Il below
January s-uroke camp for Tanana SIX