The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-08

doing this until we got our goods on the top.
 It was considered almost impossible for parties to agree and keep togeth- CT going over the pass into the Klon- dike. This was indeed a irving of mems souls and dispositions were brought out that before were un- known, Fathers and sons. brothers and friends would disagree and seem to lose all reason. For example, they would cut their tents and sheetiron stoves in two when they separated and divided their goods But our little party went through ii all without a i break
 Chnkcot Pas is 3,50o feet above the sea level and day after day this black l line could be seen going over. Just as soon as you took up vollr foot another foot took its place; there was no fall i ing out of line. Some 60.000 people vent into Dawson There was only three cashes of goods that could be seen going up the pass after the snow slide and ours was one of them. It was swift and perilous descent down the pass. We would tie bags of prov isions and let them drag bacl of our sled to retard it's progress. Places were worn ! five and six feet deep in the snow. We would wait our turn 10 start down; one would hold on to the gee" pole ! in front and one ride on the bags to keep the sled from going too swift. I ,- Lake Llndimen in a binding snow. storm, but the wind was to my back and l enjoyed the trip.
 | Easter Sunday. April 10, We were camped at Lake Linderman. This was f beautiful day and a beautiful place. 1 The lake five miles long with tho mountains towering on each side cov- cred with fir trees and snow. We 1 reached Lake Bennett April %, pitch 1 ed our tent; we were hare one month l building our boats as we had to cut | the trees, saw out the boards for ma l terial Every one was anxious to 1 reach Dawson first. and they would keep going on down the rivers and l lakes when the ice was unsafe with i their loaded sleds trying to set as far as possible before the ice went out. l would often look up from our boat l building and see men with their sled loads and in another moment they were gone and no one ever knew who they were and their friends are proha bly, wondering vet what became of them. Since l have been in Nome have gotten letters every year from mothers in the different States asking me if have ever seen or heard of their boys
 June 1. we started down the rivers and lakes in our boats As the ice went out the night before we had ev- erything all ready, This was beau tiful morning and beautiful sight
 We reached tho dangerous Miles Can yon on June {. Here was the most dreaded place Of tho whole trip bu, we passed through this and the White Horse.
 It is really impossible to describe the great fascination that there was in sailing and travelling through such an unknown wild and perilous coun- try, every hour new scenes and dan. gers. IL was grand and awful at times
 June II, we reached Fort S;lkirk; There was whispered that a rich fint had been made up the Pelly river SC we started up We were 17 days TOD. ing and polling our boat up the river ard through the rapids 12o mile, and it cnly took one and one-half day; to return. July we reached the long lcofed for haven. Dawson. Hun. dreds of boats and scows lined tho