El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-10

per River railway for tho Guggenheim syn
dictate Heney was expert engineer and
master in the handling Of men lie lad
irur nerve and would not aIIo-v Iiquor OF
gambling inside his camp.
At one time a desperate belonging to
Soapy smiths gang set up p gambling
saloon in = tent close 10 the route when
Heney ordered him TO go away ne refused.
Heney then turned TO his camp foreman.
and pointing TO a rock half as big as
house that hung over the tent OF the saloon
list, told him in the hearing Of the gambler
TO blast that rock out Of the way by 8
O'Clock the next morning The gambler
thought that this was only 4 bluff TO ma l-e
him move. and he did nothing That night
ne slept in the tent Al five minutes TO .
o'clock the next morning the foreman came
and told him he must get VI and leave or
he would be killed by the rock The gam
bier replied that the foreman might so TO
Hades. whereune= tEo latter replied
Gambler Moves
q am TOO busy 10 so there this morning.
but II you are not out OF this tent within
two minutes by this watch you will find
yourself there I shall order my men TO
touch off the time fuse within so seconds.
The fuse will burn one minute only, when
that rock viii rise and crush you TO death
in this tent
The foreman then ordered Fire" and
sought the shelter Of rock Ten seconds
later the gambler rushed after him with
his shirt Tapping against his bare legs. He
continued 20 20 and when last seen was on
the dead run down the trail eursins the
road every step
But come with me and take a ride over
this. the first railroad Of Alaska The cars
are comfortable and we shall have moving
pictures OF ma gnificenr scenery all the way
up the mountsin ms We shoot out OF SlaE-
way into canyon through which a rushing
glacial river flows We skirt this for mile
before climbing the hills and pass on the
way some log cabins which the old-timers
tell Us belonged 10 town nicknamed Liars
Vile because no one who lived there could
tell the truth A little beyond can see
where the river breaks through the rocks
and further up the mountains we find IL
rur1hIiuE down the rocks Eulasllu- like
Flowers Line the Railway
Great beds OF red flowers line the railway
and these are 10 be found all the way 10
the top Now and then bed OF such
flowers covers the hillside There are trees
on the lOwland, and everywhere the vegeta-
tion is green Passing onward. the road
climbs up the sides OF the cliffs II winds
about in horseshoe curves and its steepness
is such that il climbs $500 feet before reach
ing the top This is 400 feet more than
viii be the highest altitude on the new road
TO Fairbanks. The White Pass makes its
great climb within 20 miles and it has only
The Climate Rapidly Changes.
As you go Up the mountains you have
half dozen climates within 20 miles Now
and then YOU get a breeze from a glacier.
and as Jack Frost travels on the wings o.
the wind over the perpetual ice. his breath
sends a chill TO your bones This IS per
cepuble as you cross the canyon and catch
This whole region was once great glacial
garden glaciers IN ShaEWa1-
and there are glaciers here and there on
the sides Of the mountains along the rail-
road I saw one with thread Of silver fall
ing down the green slope below it, A little
lower the thread had swelled TO a rope.
Lower still IL had become a great cable and
IL ended in the foaming Skagway river,
dashing down over the rocks 10 the sea
Into q New Country
Passing over the mountains OF the Coast
range. YOU come into 2 new country far
as the character Of the air is concerned
Skagway is as moist Puget sound. while
White Horse is as dry as Denver In south
eastern Alaska II rains almost every day.
nd the soil is like a wet sponge Once over
the pass you are in region which has not
had a bit Of rainfall for months The coun-
try is as dry a bone. and in midsummer
as hot as the Sahara There are frequent
forest fires As we climbed 10 the top Of
the pass there were burned forests the
sides OF the mountains
In travelling from Siagwsy to the tops Of
the mountains the vegetation shows the
changes Of the climate according 70 altitude
We start in = country covered with jungle.
The trees are spruce and pines OF various
varieties Some Of them arc as big around I
as flour barrel and tall as a four story
Trail OF the Old Gold Hunters
All the way up the mountains YOU ca a |
see the remains OF the trail which the gold /
hunters climbed before the iron track was |
constructed. They made their way through |
the ice and snow and many died before
they reached the top Of the pass
one mart Of the trail is known as the
Dead Horse canyon. II was so named FOR !
the dead horses that gave up their equine |
ghosts at that point They started cut !