The Nome daily nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1906-1918, 1916-04-14
SEPPALA
IS STILL
IN LEAD
DELzENE IS ONLY
A FEW MINUTES
BEHIND

Alter struggling over heavy
trails throughout the day, yester-
day, Seppala arrived at Timber at
o:I3 this morning on what may
be termed the last stage of the
long 4oS mile journey to Candle
and return. Seventy two hours
and thirteen minutes had passed
since he started and miles of snow
covered valley and upland lay
behind. Starting forth from Can
die on the return journey at $40
a. m, after a rest of eleven hours
and forty minutes, the tough lit
tie musher wore down the lead Of
his nearest opponent, Brown, and
finally overlook him at Gold
Run. From that time on he was
neYr headed. Pausing only for
the briefest rests, he pressed
steadily onward toward Council,
where he again gave his tired ami
mails a chance to rest their weary
limbs. After leaving Brown at
Gold Run at II :o0 he sped down
the white windswept trail, arriv-
ing at Haven, SO miles nearer
home, at 4:38. After resting for
eight minutes he again pressed
forward. Boston, Io4 miles from
Nome was reached at o:32 last
evening. At o:3o he was again
on the road, this time with Coun-
Gil as his stopping point. The in
tervening 10 miles were covered
at "a a m. and the furry racers
were given we'll merited rest I'M
til 6:4S this morning.
In the meantime the others,
with the exception of Brown, who
had withdrawn after leaving Gold
Run, were not idle. They too,
were wearing down weary miles
some distance behind the leader.
After resting at Candle for twelve
hours and forty minutes, Aver
started On the return trip at sos
a. II , yesterday morning and was
followed 3 minutes later by Del
zene. Both arrived at Gold Run
at 1898. Delzene pulled out
again at 20 with Aver follow
ing four minutes later. At
Haven they were still together,
Delzene arriving at 5:o2, three
minutes in advance of Aver.
Meanwhile Kjegsted had pulled
out from Candle at IL sharp and
reached Gold Run at 4:5o. At
5:32 he again hit the trail, arriv-
ing at Haven at IL 20 last night.
Delzene and Aver stopped for a
few minutes at Haven and then
sped on to Boston, arriving there
at II;Io and II 20 respectively.
Delzene departed at a :o6 and
Aver at q 20. Dezene arrived at
Council at 7:Io and passed on.
He was then 81 minutes behind
Seppala who had departed at GAY.
Aver reached Council at Sol.
Aver remained at Council but
- minutes, departing at 8:14
on the road to Timber. Delzene
arrived at Timber at 9 az, twenty
nine minutes after Seppala passed
through. Aver reached the same
point at 10 :38, one hour and TWEEN
ty FIVE minutes behind the leader.
The total time of the teams up
to this point were: Seppala 72:I3,
Delzene 72:42; Aver 70 :38.
Seppala covered the 81 miles
between Timber and Solomon in
rapid time and landed in the coast
town at rs p. m. with his dogs
in fair shape for the last thirty
six miles to Nome. Reports from
Solomon at that time said that he
lad one dog on the sled and two
were limping slightly. He did
Lot stop.
Delzene remained at Timber
twenty FIVE minutes before again
passing on. Aver departed from
Timber at Io:5s.
Delzene arrived at Solomon at
2:o4, thirty-nine minutes after
Seppala and was followed by Aver
at 2:59. At 3:r5 Seppala arrived
at Safety, 22 miles from Nome.
Latest reports state Kjegsted ar
rived at Boston at 12:s7 and de-
parted at 1872. Seppala was re-
ported to have passed Safety with
out stopping. Aver was at Solo,
mon at last accounts.