The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-27
SAY THEY CLIMBED M'KINI.EY
ut>hINS OFFER TO mr. PROF.
ptRhTR mar 4 MILLION.
lem ilo,d Win Take Hinn ~ snd show
Itlm the Proof scott Of Fairbanks
= Iru. ~ the IdItarod stampede and
,t otnrr New Frosty Geld Camps.

... large made by Prof Hersshel
...... Ipuu hts return recently from
..-... u.,--ful attempt ~ reach the top
.., . Mckinley that the l.loyd party
t....tu-- Nlaska did not got To the
. # that mountain Mas repudialed
,.-......, nv James u scott. merchant
. r. -.4u.- upon HE arrival ~ the
.-.....t 'rnm m" \urth
NJ ~r.t "dered To guarantee that
,-. r....nlnt- ~ Fairbanks would put
... -..,. pf half , million dollar against
,..,...t- -4ru 10 be raised by Prof Parker
., ..r,,.,iy clsa that Tom Lloyd. Tom
Nt,.mg,. and the others IN the Far
.,.-- ,ar'y reached the top of the lofty
r... ,ud 20 demonstrate u Ivy having
r.r l'uyi 'lNc the professor up with
sm
80. t-. oilllng to grant that It ~ i'm
ra...... % climb Mount Mckinley IN
r.. -.wru"r aid Mr. Scott The only
time ~ - practIcab. H. In the winter.
ep..r rG. -uow - I.acke,i hard aud when
- ur--rni" to take supplies Ia the sta
ton. hat have to he established on tn"
-, 'r pa" top
. .uNI had been prospecting a. the
ip.. ., Mount Mckinley for five years
an Nui"r-on. who was in his PARTY
f.s u...u guide IN Switzerland The
Party puU..d cut from IN front oG my
rA.. u Fairbanks on their start for the
'rr. & 'h. mountain about the middle
( ~ winter II Parker or any other
gentleman ares 10 ascend Mount McKin-
.y Tom Lloyd will guarantee to take
anv RE 'p the top of the mountain who
hs- 'Lr nerve To 20 newt winter
Inu = not looking for advertising
AMI Die .yu.dItlon came ont of barroom
'a., some Il the merchants agreed
10 u.' Ir a sum TO derray the cost Of the
.tg.-tl'Ior aud Tom went and did a. h.
.aII h- could The merchants of Far
uay,- ar" willing Ia cover any sum up
CO.. SJ"uuH tina; Lloyd did ascrnd Mount
Mckinley dii plant a flag there and did
cave asnud other proof that n" and the
ros' = 20" party reached the top |
have N shed all over that country and
know hat Prof Parker could not posi-
t.v cs' half of the distance VI IN the sum
MGR
N- soft. who deals In mining ma
ttl."u had just completed a tour OF the
ao..--Ir'" portions OF Alaska when h.
." fairbanks for seattle Travelling
90 'h-r. l. not generally done IN Pull
mans and IN. visitor told of one trip 81
.s-uty-two DAYS last spring when he
-ras-."i With "A team OF seven dog- .Jyp
ui"- and then a. It beCgme too lat" 10
travel with dogs he walk ID with twenty
49, p"und knap-ack ou hi back alor"
'-uu Valdez To FAIRBANKS a distance Of
H. miles. In ten dav-
went last spring from Fairbanks -
,tI'arod. whore the new gold field - and
tier 10 tn" kusNolulm r"GIDn. aid Mr.
scott The distanc" To- tine former ~
- miles and can be- mad" IN winter.
NI'h AN exceptionally good trail ~ ten
DAYS In the spring fully I.uuu parsons
-'ampeded To the ldltArod from Daw-"u.
fairbanks. Nome and seattle A. ~ wa-
fo-Hible 70 land food-tuf-. of which m"
amp was very short, IN The latter part
= he winter. more than 2.Dr tons ~
s~in and mining supplies were shipped
here from Fairbanks alone. for " Wa
fossinls to get IN from Fairbanks by
io.OsIng the ice a. IL went out OF the
'y-r aud thus reach the district thirty
daN- "triter than was Possible for IN"
.aa'- l"avIng the mouth Of the Yukon
= - Michael ~Ith loads taken from the
ar-' arriving steamers from seattle
A. -" time Of the stampede. A. usually
GayI"n- exaggerated reports wer" made
.0ny--rrug the richness 81 tho ground
and D." "a-e ~ working ". With the result
me- '0a'uNty 81 the -tenpeder- were
-0r"Vni' disappointed but m August
.-"~,- hat apparently had been we'll
t'u-l. TOD IA the previous winter wer-
found p" AIRY pay. and a. in IN" case
v. '." .pT-r end ot lat Creek proved
90 10 'S."p'Ionally rich
o. Man "y. one Of m" mos; sue, "s--
o.. f4r'"rAS or"-at1rs. purchased two
.lttTI- 80 'r'. head Of Flat Creeo for whits
10 .a.T pad tl's.Isi n" unmedi-
80 "t."i them out ou ~ 'e' 'slt
..'-.. '. I"'uts Aiken and -" alter
s'.. '...y days ai'.. ls had com
'H-''. 90. o' cations nad made "a Only thr'c
-t.i - NOR" than ti32 go As the
"HHry s"t~Dn would confirm" lDOgj
"".". '"'>s "ug"' o. was practically
80 - mat they would TAX" ont ~ leis'
...''~. S'infT
'' 'I.IIrug q layman on Fiat re-,
80 .".'v Man. ely who was absDNIt"iv
'.-" a. .I.lug mad cleared up TO the
~ o.. september ~. 81. OJD. and after
avg .." p"n". rOva1y and for all
.-' "-.y and supplies, labor, &c
s .". g'of' II between sII.OD ana
= '. hls net earnings for tho season
-....E arl pNImat" So nG
LIE. -rring that Iditaroh country was
80. 8 ..' Aa' SINCE then the-e has
Co., .r 90" town ~ TWiight with two
r'-- 'r.. .'''"u saloons about seven
..'". .'" ''r." story OffiC" DUi!dlng and
."'E 9R"..Ings The streets hav" be-n
...r,"i rOads have tsen buht from
20" Contiguous Crs-''ks. t"~-
.HH .IUr'ICaiIOn haz been ostab-
-. 80 h... 900 me n"IghbOrInR CAMPS and
." lrg't plant has lr.@l put IN
count - IN" general diSapDoln
, after N" spring rush IN" rn-r
F"." -IuW 10 order STOCKS for the
.." o. .-Hr ana A. - r'.-lIlf u IN likely
s'' viii H. = very high priced
.' ''.r" next spring s"ts IA Trans
H#.rrn"ry ~ fheT" during N"
-." neat 80 Irupp-ssIble and n has
..Hi nr"r ~" snow ~ III. winter. !
n-.I"-abl" ground cannot b.
...' ..'H'" next spring ~ present
.'' .' .f- % population ~ about iVJr
"NI" ted that about 300 will
Af.. .ft."
..s.-' and September about ~
..'.'nrs stampsde,i from iditarod
-" 'n the kusk"qulIn. which 'as
'.'. .H"k"d upon ~ y very likely
.r'."' GOod pay has hc"n found
".r. Fourth ~ July. Indian and
'.'. cocks and AZ these are zepa
.t.'' ..... 90" another 10y DISTANCES II
.. ''r 10 twenty miles II n a.
'r' 'h" "ntIr" region will prove
H.'E ~ course prices uD there
"' .n'r"thIng terrific They were
" Ii.'drOd tj day hire for "A
...rE supplies to the new creeks
.' .sD district has been very
.'' ~ hu n will produce this
.'"' tpruIp There are only
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