The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-01-31
Impressions of a TweIUe Hundred Mile
"Musk" Across Frozen Alaska
Extracts from a Daily Journa: Kept
By n. s. RODEY,

sixteenth day, February 9TH: From
Mouse Point to Birehes and Keland's.
Left Mouse Point at a. m, trail
heavy, with wind In our faces. Tenn
perature very mild. 10 To 20 above.
Took II O'Clock out fifteen miles at
Barnard's road house. Hts coffee pot
exploded AMI scalded hin pretty bad
~ In the face. and I got a dab or
two In my face, but not seriously.
seventeenth DAY. February 9Th:
Left keland's at Gao a. m, came up
the river eighteen miles and took
lunch at a mining camp. II is quite
cold today, ranging from ~ below to
9 above. as We approached Fort Glib
bon the snow grew less aud less. and
the wind was bitterly cold and blew
~ much sand into the trail that the
dogs became lame, and the sieds
scratched through IL. We got In early
TO Fort Gibbon, which Is quite "A
town of several big stores. Two or
three hundred people must live here.
The army post is a typical one. plenty
of quarters aud properly kept.
Eighteenth day, February Gth. Fort
Gihbon TO American Creek. We left
the Fort at Z a. m. and made thirty
four miles. We went north along the
Yukon for a mile or two. until we
parsed the mouth ~ the Tannana.
then crossed the Yukon north Of the
Tannana M left the Tannana and
steered through the scrub country
over "a newly-cut trail Tor Fairbanks.
II was bitterly cold, and the wind
WAS blowing a small gale, and as
there was little snow the wind ear
ried the gravel everywhere. There
were piles OF pebbles. some OF them
as large as small eggs. on top OF the
ice OF the Yukon where We crossed
We had To walk of course. - the
dogs couldn't pull us. This days ride
was the worst tfail We had. We
walked practically all the way. be-
cause Il was nearly all bare ground.
moss, sticks and stumps. We cap
sized many times. and had 10 read
just our load. and smashed portions
~ the sled, and tore our clothing aud
our robe, and stuhbed our toes and
tumbied down meny times az the
dogs rushed around turns or up or
down Hill. There was practlcall, no
snow. the only relief bcing the glare
Ice where We struck slouehs. which
were numerous We arrived at
American Greek, r. mining camp. late
Ia thy evening and got a good sup
per. Both the dogs and ourselves
were completely worn out. There is
considerable activity IN placer min
Ing IN this vicinity ana there IL quito
a settlement here. A crowd was at
the roadhouse during the evening. and
! lectured go them on good citizenship.
the needs OF Alaska and the attitude
which they should take toward the
Jeras avenue. Fourth Sunday after
Epiphany. Holy communion al Z a.
m; sunday school, 9.45 a m. Morn
ing service (communionl n o'clock;
evening service. z 40 o'clock.
Music for mofiing service: lioces
sional From t.le Eastern Noun
%tAins," Valour; hymn. within the
Fathers House n. :. Gauntlet;
Kyrie, Lord Have Mercy Upon Us,
Cabel simpers Gloria Tibi, GLORY BE
20 Thee, y Lord" hymn. who by
Thy Mighty Power" G. SteERall: Of
fertory, hass0 solo, AIR. George =.
Everett. ~lselected); sursum Cordo.
I'VE Lin Them Up" Cahel shipper;
sanctus. Holy, Holy, Holy" Bent
dictus. Blessed h He;" Gloria la
Excelsis. GLORY BE 10 God Agnus
Del go Lamb OF Cod" occasional.
The Morning Lisht l. Breaking,
q. j. webb.
Music Tor evening service; Pro-
oessional, Prom the Eastern Noun
iains." A. a. Mann: Gloria, GLORY
BE to the Father" j. Robinson;
Magnificent. "My Son / DO Magni-
~" II. Smart: Nunc Dlmittus, Lord
Now Lettest Thou" j. Turtle; hymn,
"Why by Thy Mighty Power" G..
steggell; offerioFy. solo basso, (se-
lectedl, AIR. George y. Everett; SIC.
ceasionai. THE Morning Light n
Breakiag," q. J. Webb.