The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-21
PERILS COME TO PORCUPNB
FtTNs THREATEN GOLD CAMP
WIN SNORT SUPPLIES.

I,,. Lost Feiiowtng the swampy Lsk.
Traii-rimmins Nine Found on Grub
stakes-Old soldiers Win 90 Acre,
In the District Chance for Trade
A private telegram from Toronto car.
res tho rumor that recent rains have pu,
'h, rails into the new Porcupine gold
,.,-rr in an i'm passable condition and tina,
rs are entertained that the several
IN .usand miners and fortune seekers in
n. district viii run short OF supplies A
news telegram says that several men have
ms. their lives in making an effort 70 reach
,as railroad.
CHr SUN printed last Monday a story
90 ~ Of the wonders OF the Porcupine
t,~.-rrr Thss account was given by a
-. sentative OF The Sun who had Just
mad. 'h,. trip INTO Porcupine and who was
ar --. the last 10 come out over the trails
before they were absolutely closed to
.-,yrl He il quite familiar with the con-
t.-.0- in that region and he laid particu-
rt- 'r'~s upon the hardships OF the trails.
an! any one reading that account would
probably think twice before attempting
70 maze the trip before freezing weather
Although POrCupine Ia appro imately
-" hundred miles north OF Toronto.
'ha weather there has not varied from
'ha' Il New York, except that in Porcu-
,,. 'h"rr are some fifty seven varieties
NJ weather The camp is several hundred
riu...> IN. in n d-ns. forest THE Sun man
thought tina, the forest must have some
'A.u: 10 do with tho weather In any
o,rar. i shaded the ground so as to pre-
49, l of Of th..a
water \, night two weeks ago it was cold
enough 30 make "A thin coating of ice on
rha s'll waters and TO freeze the surface
~ tho mud caused by the heavy travel
over tho trails All the big lakes In
thai country had not frozen over solid and
boats could go through part Of the dis
tArn, INTO the camp by breaking the ice
before them Those in the camp and the
thousands on the borders OF the district
who were anxious 10 get into the camp
ver' rraving for weather cold enough to
freeze the lakes. rivers and all surface
water and mud Winter has been late
ms wear and instead OF snow and frost
;here have been heavy rains.
The route from Kelso on the railroad
: over rough trail twelve miles to Fred
e-irkhouse Lake. Then there is boa,
ride across the lake and up Porcupine
RIVER for twelve miles to Hills Landing.
from Hills Landing there Is another
ugh trail OF nine miles TO Porcupine
Lake and the various camps. II appears
that owing TO the condition Of the ice
u tho Frederickhouse Lake men deter
mined TO get through have tried 10 follow
AL old trail around the lake. This is
swampy ground and here several men
have lost their lives. As reported by the
news despat ches. II is a most desperate
trip II cannot be long. however. before
a freeze takes place and the whole trip
can then be made from the railroad easily
in four hours in sleighs
Aside from the various interests in
Wall Street that are well informed the
Waldorf Astoria Hotel appears to be the
headquarters for Porcupine enthusi-
asts in New York Saturday night last
there were probably two dozen men in
the corridors OF the Waldorf who have
been into the dist riot and come out with
a luring tales of gold. II is hard to talk
with these men without getting the gold
foyer One OF tho last mea out OF tho
district managed with his helpers TO
br.nz a load Of specimen orc. His room
1, Mlled with the specimens. They are
all taat,tiful and convincing. One piece
twice as large as q chatting dish Is not