Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-13
GOLD IN THE YUKON.
Some OF the Effects Experienced BY
Dwelicrs In Dawson City.

JEWELLERS In Dawson City.
An old time Yukon miner tells some
remarkable stories of happenings Mt
Dawson City when the thermometer
drops many degrees below zero. He
says:
Strange manifestations appear MS
a result Of the extreme cold. One 10
the way fire burns III the stove. II
roars and cractles like n great forge,
and wood In the stove seems to dis.
sblte In the flames like chunk OF Ice.
The wood Ia gone, and we wonder
where the heat went. At 90 degrees
below every stoveplpe throws ont n
great white cloud OF smoke and tupor
resembling that from n steamboat
stack In It's whIteness. and this cloud
streams away for nifty to hundred
feet. nlngllng with the other white.
gray mist or haze that remains per
mhncnt In the atmosphere or tic town
like dense fog Whenever 1t Is 40 or
more degrees below zero. The white.
gray fog Is not n fog rs YOU know 1t.
but Il frozen mist. and every man, wo.
man. child. animal anu even the fire
that burns IL throwing ont moisture
into the mir which Is Immediately turn.
cd Into cloud OF frozen vnpur which
floats away and remains visibly sus!
pended In the mir.
Exposed hands. ears ana noses
freeze In this temperature while going
n few yards unless they are we'll pro,
tected. The breath roacs like n mild
Jet Of steam. while Upper Of boiling
winter thrown oft into the air cmlts n
peculiar whistllng hiss rs It drops
through the frosty air.
"Prospectors III Attempting to boil n
dish Of rice or bcnns upon campfire
unprotected from tho weather find thnt
the sitie Of the dish which Is In tile IRE
will boil. while the part OF the dist, OK.
posed to the weat hcr will freeze. Bdg
cd tools subjected to this tc,npcratur
become MS hard nnd ns brittle ns g,us
ana Will brenk as readily under strain
| have seen Il safety valve blowing OF
steam. with the temperature GO be
low zero. with lcicles hanging to tho
valve. having formed from condcnsa.
ton. the icicles not melting with the
outrushlng steam, but remaining there
for days. All vegetables. apples.
fruit eggs, etc, can be allowed to
freeze until they become like bullets
To make ready for use plncc them ir
cold water for half n day before, us
Ing and the frost will slowly with,
draw without Injury to the article. TIC
attempt to thaw them out by more
rapid process, with fire or hot water.
spoils. them FOR use.
1T Is possible to tlnw ont n frozen
foot. err or hand by in,mersIng the
member In coal oil for several hours
This Is an absolutely safe remedy, md
n person thus escapes the surgeons
knife. as no bad results follow. THIS
Ia not nero henrsay, for q man from
OUR camp was'found several years ngo,
after he had been out all night, with
the thermometer 80 degrees below zero.
and both his hands were frozen to the
wrists. He was taken into camp and
his hands were soaked In coai oil for
five hours, md all the frost came out
of his hands without Ills even losing a
finger tip. The doctors were amazed,
MS they thought amputntion would
have TO be resorted to. His hands
were MS white and as hard as marble.
and when placed in the oil they snap.
ped and cracked as the oil began to
net upon tho Ice crystals. The temper.
allure OF the oil should be about the
same temperature rs that of the living
room.
Great caution must be exercised In
the extremely cold weather not to
freeze the lungs. which one will quick.
" do IL lie hustles about at the or.
binary pace. Quick and fatal pnsu.
monia can be contracted In few mo.
ments. One has to be careful about
touching things with unprotected
hands. 1t Is dangerous to take hold OF
Il dooiknob when 1t Ia 60 degrees be.
low or thereahouts with the unprotect-
ed hands. unless you IRE careful to re-.
lease your hand Instantly. for IL you
,do not 1t will freeze your inner palm
In five seconds. be very painful there.
after. and the result be the same as
from touching n redhot stove Canned
goods undergo frightfui contraction In
extreme cold and suck I'm air, and In
summer, with temperature OF 90 de.
grees, the reverse condition occurs.
causing leakage and loss."-wlnnipes
Cor. New York Tribune.
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