El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-17

new railway. and. wherever possible. the
moss will be left on the frozen strata and
trail IS used almost altogether during the
winter although the Canadian government
keeps il IN such condition that Il can Be
used IN the summer II Is on the whole
better than most OF Uncle Sans roads In
Alaska. and in the winter Il gives a egular
mail service into the Elondfke The frsfghs
and mail are carried on great sleds hauled
by six horses There are relays at the varl-
Gus roadhouses- Each house has stables
for the horses and At certain places thess
are sleeping arrangements for passenger
At the Tahkeena roadhouse saw a great
stack % horse feed that had been brought
up the Tahkee1a river and cached there for
the winter. and at the Little River road
house ] saw one OF the sleds used for car
rytnE eggs. oranges and other perishabie az
ticIes into the KIondike when the thermon-
eter may 90 70 20 degrees below zero The
sled was q covered one. large enough 20
ranged that carbon heaters like those used
for carriage warmers can be placed In
heaters keep the tightly covered load from
being affected by frosts- These sleds were
drawn BY four or six horses. according 10
the state OF the roads IN the spring six
horse wagons are used
Freight Rate 10 Cents Pound
The average charge for freight over the
read is 10 cents per pound Passengers pay
from SIS 70 $50 a trip. but this does not in
clude their stay at the roadhouses. where
they are charged $3.50 meal and - a
room II nothing happens the trip is made
in five days. and the roadhouse expense Is
about $50 In times past the stages carried
from 500 TO 1000 people month. and IN
March. when the people were going back
TO the gold mines. Two or three stages lett
White Horse every day Just now the traf-
fic is light On the trip Is teams are used
and three changes OF horses are made every
day, each team travelling on the average
Mich Money Spent on Road
The Canadian government has already
spent a great deal on the road and its up
keep costs some thousands Of dollars per an
num- within the past few years Il has been
made more ana more fit for automobiles
posed the opponents OF the measure scOffed
at the idea and said that II could not be
done The matter came Up before the par
lament az Ottawa and II was discussed pro
and con- An appropriation OF S50,o had
been proposed for the purpose
The objections were made that autono-
bues could not be run in the low tempera-
ture OF the Yukon. and that the road was 50
rough that the machines could never make
their way over It. This discussion occurred
in the midst Of the winter. and while Il
was going on George Black. who was then
commissioner. or governor OF Yukon terri
tory, decided TO show parliament that the
possible he thereupon
made an arrangement with c A Thomas.
company AZ Dawson 70 take bis 40 horse
power automobile over the trail
The two started out. with George Porter
as chauffeur They left Dawson when the
road was covered with snow. and the Their
mometer was far below zero. The long
winter nights were at hand and the sun
shone only for an hour or 50 every day The
darkness was conquered in part. by a loco
motive headlight on the front OF the car and
Thev made the trip to White Horse and
return within IS hours, Of which IS hours
vas continual running. This covered a dis
lance Of 720 miles and was an average speed
Of 20 miles an hour for the running time Of
the round trip During the journey the