The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-16
NOT VERY COLD
Former Wichitan Says 40
Degrees Is Not Uncommon.
HOT STORAGE HOUSES
Used TO Keep Fruits During
Winter Months.

Tuesday evening the Rock Island
brought to this city man who was for
uleIly Of this city but has moved to Daw-
son City. Yukon territory. Ees is now quite
wealthy ard stopped off for days visit
in Wichita rs ne passed through OF a trip
he is nov taking seeing the sights Of the
United states. His name is H H. Hon
ner. and it has been eighteen years since
he was in wichita and he was very much
surprised at the changes that have taken
place in that time.
Mr.. Honnen went TO Dawson city in the
spring Of 81 and this is the first time
since then that he has been outside of
that territory.
When he reached Dawson City he en-
gagged in mining. but the great part of
his work was done in establishing a stage
line from Dawson to Nhitehorse, dist
ance of about 400 miles. He had horses
and it was a matter Of little difficulty
70 establish the route. He succeeded and
his mining ventures were also a success
and today he is a wealthy man but bears
his wealth very modes1ly.
Mr. Honnen is very much amused at
some Of the impressions that peaple have
Of that country. Speaking Of the cold he
said: THE coolest day that I ever saw
was on the 18th day of last January when
the thermometer reached IS below zero,
and that was a very extraordinary occur
ence. The average cold weather IS only
about 80 degrees below. It is an easy mat
ter TO keep warm IS we are expecting it
and dress accordingly. We wear a little
heavier suit If clothing and a little
warmer underwear than is common here
hut that is about all that we do When
the weather is at It's coolest we 20 about
and drive the horses just the same as
YOU do here The fact cf the matter is
we keep our stage line oren the year
round with the exception Of about six
weeks in the fall when the river begins
to freeze and the same time in the spring
WREN the river thaws, The river is the
roadway that is used at all times when
il is frozen Cor horses stand the cold
all right and the only extra care that
we have TO take Of them is to be care
ful that they have a good barn to sleep Ia
and that they have all of the feed that
they can cat
1t is one of the most pleasant trips In
the world to drive up to Dawson City on
the frozen Yukon river. The scenery is
simply one grand pageant from the time
you leave Seattle until YOU reach Daw-
son City. and there it is tho most beauti-
ful Of all it is daylight all through the
summer months, that is it is twilight
the sun sets the same as in other places
but there is light that IS plenty strong
enough 10 read your newspaper by as
midnight. Tho days get very hot dur
ing tie summer months and it is no UNI
common thing to see the Thermometer
standing at o degrees for hours at a time.
Hot as tie days are the ground is thawed
20 d depth OF only about eighteen inches.
one thing that is peculiar about the
country here is the moss that covers
everything. IF this moss is removed the
ground viii thaw to a much greater
derth than it does when it is not re-
moved
We raise a great many vegetables up
there, especially of the quick growth
kind. at is in connection with the veg
etable srowth that we have a great i'm
dustry that is paying we'll It is the main
tainance of warm storage houses. That