Iditarod pioneer., 1912-12-07
WADA BRINGS
 NEWS OF TRAIA

Jujuiro Wada, the well-known Japan ese musher, returned from the Outside this week, arriving at Discovery Wednesday, and pulling into Iditarod November 9 with three dogteams, three Japanese helpers and an outfit consist ing of two pumps and usual camping paraphernalia, Wada was compelled to ditch the pumps at the foot of Crow creek pass and come in light, as he had important business here December l.
 The journey over the trail was a very hard one. For the first few days out of Seward it rained considera bly,, which was succeeded by a snowstorm of such severity and length that trails were oblterated and the party made very poor progress. From Glacier, 76 miles from Seward, to Eagle river, distance of IT miles, occupied seven days of hardest travel-four miles of the distance occupying four full days. They had to shovel themselves through as best they could with their snow shoes, as they had no shovels along with them. There was a bad storm raging all the time. From Eagle river to the Summit there was very little snow and the trails were awfully rough with stumps and niggerheads every where. Most of the streams were open and crossing was a tedious process There was not much snow until Skwentna crossing was reached, which was wide open. Then snow came and they had to snowshoe all the way from IS miles the other side of Rainy pass to the Rainy-pass roadhouse-a distance of B miles. Alter that it wasn't neces- sary to again use snowshoes until the lditarod was reached Wada arrived alone, leaving his helpers to come in at their leisure from Eagle river.
 All of the roadhouses are open, ex- cept for the first 50 miles out from Seward, and good accommodations can be got at distances of from If to 24 miles apart.
 MT. Wada met many mushers on the way, and keeping careful note of them, has allayed fears which existed for their safety.
 A party of six who left Iditarod afoot October g were met November F 65 miles from Seward. Mert Marston and Karl Thiele were passed November r at l2:30 pm. on the summit of Crow creek pass. On the 18th a party of seven from the Innoko were met, and two or three from Iditarod. Caribou Bill was at Skwentna- crossing road. house November 2. He was staying over for day on account of sprained ankle, but otherwise he was feeling fine. On the 23rd Tom Beaver and party were passed. They were making good time. Herb Lynch, Tom Jackson and a dredge employe were met at Pass creek. The next day several prospectors going into the Susitna and the South Fork were passed. Novem- Der 30 Joe Mcdowell and Charley Drew, bound for Cache creek, were met. Harold Seddon was passed at Takotna, on his way to Cripple. On December 3 w. H. Twitchell, of the K. C. Co.,, was met, He was going Outside. December 1 Oscar Anderson was at the Ruby roadhouss. He was feeling fine, except for pain in his shoulder blade. Wada was not sur prised to hear that as Oscar had 30- pound pack aboard.
 Generally speaking it was noticed that complaints regarding the trail came solely from those mushing with dogs. Travellers afoot made no con- plaints, and were making good time.
 There is certain amount of excite ment over reported strike on the East Fork of the Kuskokwim, but Wada could get no details.