El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-31

60 TO SkagWay. the port 10 the kl0n-
dixie and viii then nah their way
along che south coast 20 CordOva and
seward. whence they VIII come back 10
Seattle
As far as Skagway. the second ex-
cursiOn Will be practically tine same
as that ALREADY described. After reach
ing that port. which is q thousand
miles north OF Seattle. the visitors will
90 into the interior on the White Pass
and Yukon railroad They VIII cross
THE coast range OF mountains. passing
through scenery equal to any in the
Rockies. and land At White Pass. al
the head o. navigation OF the Yukon
RIVER There they viii be awaited by
% fleet Of steamers which will take
them down The great river and remain
y lrh them until they are landed OF the
Island of st Michael IN Bering sea
The visitors VIII live on the steamers
and VIII stop as lonE rs IS needed 81
the principal ports
Canadians 10 Have Celebration.
The first celebration viii he at Daw-
son where the Canadians viii 90 what
ruey can 10 snow the wonders Of the
hiOndike gold mines present and past
Tine party viii be taken out through
the valley. which has been turned over
10y the great dTedCes. and they viii see
the hydraulic giants al work washing
Gown the gO!d-bearIng debris Of the
White river channel They will be re-
oeived by the governor OF the Yukon
territory. and will have = chance 90
see iilLle o. now A.ittd runs JUS
territorial possessions in the far north
Leaving Dawson, the fleet viii make
les way down the Yukon. crossing the
international boundary a little above
Eagle It viii stop at Eagle, Circle City
and Rampant. and. at the latter port
take the eNcurstOniStS across the river
70 visit the government farm where
ncle sam IS raising rye. barley and
alfalfa on the Arctic circle not very
Tar from the north pole. The farmers
VIII show their wonderful potato crops,
and they may even give the visitors
Taste of the Strawberries which they
have lately succeeded in raising
The next stage Of the journey Will be
among She hills that wall the Yukon
from Rampant % Fort tibbon. At the
mouth of the Tanana river \ stop VIII
he made at the fort and the soldiers
viii give the party reception Later
the ships viii go up the Tanaua several
hundred miles to Fairbanks. the largest
Town in the heart of the territory Here
;hev viii stop several days. during
which they viii be royalty entertained
by tie citizens 7 have letters from
She board of trade there which say
that they are planning to give an cx-
hibit of their various resources. and
that they Will probably take the Wis
TORS over the Cold-bearinE creeks and
out into the farming section one eN-
cursion will be made to the govern
I ment farm. about five miles from the
CITY. and others 20 the hOmeSteadS and
other farms that have grown up IN the
valley
The visitors viii he shown cabbages
four times as big as their heads and
turnips that weigh almost as much
aE 4 baby. They viii be able to stand
IN grass that Will reach az high as their
waists. and in rye and barley that VIII
tickle their chins while they are in H..
Fairbanks has already produced more
than SS0.0 .00e in placer fold. and the
visitors may have chance 10 see a
clean-rD and aid in washing the gold
cut of the sand.
Wonders of Lower Yukon.
The next journey OF the celebration
: viii be through the wonders OF the
I Lower Yukon The fleet will make its
/ way back 10 Fort GibbCu and then go
for hundreds of miles down the wide
and slOw-flcwinc river on its way to
/ the sea They will stop At many viii
lagos OF logs on the banks and viii
/ see ESkimOs-men. women and chill
dren-who will laugh as they pose for
/ the camera All along the river they
VIII pass little encampments Of In
Z dians who have fish wheels in the
stream. that are catching their winter
supply OF salmon. They will see the
! salmon drying on racks. just as a
I washwOman dries clothes. and now and
| then will be close enough to the fish
wheels to see the great red salmon