New-York tribune., 1906-12-09
COLD IN THE YUKON.
Some Of the Effects Experienced by
D5ceiiers an Dascson Citu.

"InnlpeE' Man. Dec. (SpeciaU-E l.. Parsons
an ola time Yukon miuer. has arrived here rror t'e
i.i i-oi u aAd tells some remarkable stories Of
happenings "t Dawson City when tb. tbarp,or,ator
crops many degrees below Zero He savs.
Strange manifestations a,,r,ear - - --.1. - -,
stove i 1iuc J Jne Is the way bG. Is in the
ana wood IL the stove seems +" diss@I IN ro' e.; s,
we wo,5s+ de- cnunk Of ice; the wood is gone and
IoN every stovepipe throws out = great Viii Iond
boat SCI A't5 - ;apoi bling that from steam
5Ua,- - ~ Il. Nsltcness and this cloud streams
49, -nt nifty or hundred feet m latin. ,yith tha
Heat II. the atnosp phere of the town itt a 5sIse
NE Yer II : 10 or more deg.e below eco
! e1S :: frozen mist. and every man woman child
moisture into the air which is immediataT t,Srne
Te19aI,s oro 81 frozen yapor which floats away and
Exposed hands, ears and noses freeze in this tenn
wei froteHie me s0ins few yards unless they
irTa fSTaIi while dipper Of boiling water thrown out
dr2Ps Iro9g frosty air. air "iiz'Iis hiss as ii
or Fb@Seet0Ts be & IN attempting 70 boil dish of rice
Teatnfr md that the SIDE Of the dish which is in
posed to the weather viii freeze Edged 9iSr tools e
'5TGiGia - 5ii 10 rms temperature become hard and
= pfItJie as glass. and VIII break as readily under
steam. with the temperature 60 below zero with in
lccles hanging to the valve, having formed from
rDISSltilSlton the !cices not melting with the
t-S,s-E steam but remaining there for days, All
xegetao!es apples fruit. eggs, etc. can be allowed
ready for use, place them in cold water for half a
draw boui ISng ir ana q the ne frost will slowly With
u@~ lhem out by q more rapid process with fire
or hot water. spOils them for use.
II. II Is possible 10 thaw out frozen foot ear or
Ashc D9. iInInersinS the member in coal oil for
several hours This is an absolutely safe remedy.
ana a person thus escapes the surgeon S knife,
no bad results follow. This is not hearsay,
Tor 4 man from our camp found several years
ago after he had been out all night with the Their
LnoIlleler % degrees below zero. and both his
hands were frozen 10 the wrists. He taken
INTO camp and his hands were soaked coal oil
for I'VE hours. and ali the frost came out of his
hands without his even losing a finger tip. The
doctors Were amazed, they thought amputatiOn
would have TO he resorted His hands were
white and hard = marble, and when placed il
the oil they snapped and cracked 5 the oil began
to act upon the ice crystals. The temperature
the oil should be about the that of the
living
Great caution must be exercised IN the extreme
" cold weather not TO freeze the lungs. which
viii quickly If he hustles about at the ordinary
pace. Quick and fatal pneumonia be con-
tracted in few moments. one has TO be careful
about touching things with unprotected hands. II
Is dangerous TO take hold OF a doorknob when il
Is 81 below, n h5reabouts. with the unprotected
hands unless you careful release YOUR
hand instantly. for If you do not = viii freeze
your inner palm IN five seconds. be very painful
touching a red-hot stove. Canned goods undergo
frightful contraction in extreme cold ana suck IN
air. and in summer. with temperature OF 80 de-
grees. the reverse condition occurs. causing leak
age and loss.