Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-12-19
Dart and Agnew Will "Mush"
Entire Distance
For ! ts Of Papers They will
Make Trip Across Continent
By DOg.Team.

Dick Aguew. who will "mush" from
Cape York to New York. This
means that they will travel from
that, point in the northwest which
is nearest to Siberia, entirely across
the continent and pull up in front OF
the Waldorf-Astoria hotel, on the
corner OF Fifth avenue and Thirty
fourth street in the eastern me-
tropolis.
Mr. Dart is one OF the best known
men in Tonopah. He is a mining
man and has also participated in
quite a number of theatrical enter
tainments. Both he and Mr.. Agnew
know all OF the trials in the frozen
northwest, having spent several
years each in the Klondike country.
To Dick Agnew, who is New York
mining man, Mr.. Dart attributes the
credit of having planned the novel
trip. To a representative of. the
BONANZA Mr.. Dart gave the follow
ing outline Of their plans:
Backed by syndicate OF eastern
papers who, with US, appreciate the
novelty of the undertaking, we will
start next October when the first
snow falls and traverse the entire
distance between Cape York and
New York by dog team. Our ride
will be something over 5000 miles
and we figure that it will consume at
least five months. We will start off
with "outside dogs" and when we
have reached Mckenzie river these
will be exchanged for genuine Nc
Kenzie- river huskies, with which we
complete the trip. We will use two
sleds, each drawn by team OF five
dogs. Our provisions will be the
canned goods and other supplies
which generally 90 to make the out
itof the prospector in the northwest.
We will OF course be dressed to resist
the cold, our costumes consis ting
chiefly Of parka and muclucs. The
former is a fur overcoat which has
no opening in front, while muclucs
are high top fur boots,
The route upon which we have
determined is as follows: From Cape
York up the Yukon river to Coltag,
from Coltag to Dawson, and from
Dawson to the Hootlinqua river,
which we follow to its source, and
then cross to the old Cassair placer
diggings. Again we strike away
from the beaten path into the trail
which leads to Alberta, from which
point our route leads directly through
the Dominion Of Canada into Chicago.
We go from Chicago to Detroit,
from which place the Grand Trunk
railway'is followed through the Ca
madam states into Buffalo Through
the tennessee valley to Albany and
trip thence down the Hudson to
New York city completes our jour
ney. We are expecting no little
sensation when the first dog team
ever seen in New York draws up in
front Of one of the leading hotels
there under such strange conditions.
When we have proceeded far
enough south we may find that we
have many days travel over ground
not covered with snow, and for this
we have made unique and, | think,
satisfactory arrangements. Our
seds are equipped with sets OF wheels
which fold under the body when not
in rise, but these will be pressed into
active service towards the end Of our
Trip.
When asked to explain the word
'mush, Mr.. Dart stated that it was
in common use throughout the north
invest, and that it is derived from the
French marthon which means the
= same thing, only the, contraction has
= proven better adapted to the under
standing of dog.
&, Mr.. Dart and Mr.. Agnew bott
anticipate successful trip from
every standpoint, and they 90 with
the best wishes of their many friend:
here,