The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-06-10
PIONEER WOMAN HAS NARROWING
 TRIP ON TRAIL

Ninety-six hours without food or shelter, being out alone in the woods in the flooded section be- tween Olnes and the Snowsnoe road house is the narrowing experience related by Mrs. J. M Harris of the Tatalina road house.
 Mrs. Harris left the Tatalina on the morning of Thursday. May g, for Olnes, intending to catch the train there for Fairbanks in order to take passage on the steamer Panama for the Outside. The first days trip was without incident. and she arrived at the Snowshoe road house that evening.
 On foot and alone she essayed the trip from there to Olnes, and on her arrival at Willow creek the water was too high for her to cross. Being in very tired condition. she stopped, hoping that someone would pass along and assist her> in cross ing. In the meantime the water had risen to such a height that a retreat to the Snowshoe road house was out of the question, and her stay at Willow creek was an en- forced one. For two days and nights she stayed on the banks of the creek and finally succeeded in mak ing passage of the creek All this period she was without food, and what sleep she had was under the shelter of trees and without fire.
 After fording the creek further progress was stopped at the Chata- nika river, where the flood was rag ing exceedingly high. Finding no way to cross, the intrepid woman took to the high ground known as the ridge" and along which the trail to the Tolovana from Olnes goes. Establishing camp there, she waited for someone to come along to aid her in making the crossing. For two nights and day she stayed in that place, and on the 28th man came along to whom she stated her condition He at once proceeded to the Snowshoe road house and secured assistance to bring the weaker ed woman to shelter The proprietor at once set out on the return trip with stimu- lants and food, and on arriving al the place where Mrs. Harris was, at once prepared coffee and food, the first morsel in ninety-siX hours. Much revived. Mrs. Harris was plac- ed in rig that had been brought along and taken to the road house, where she was made comfortable. It was necessary for Mrs. Harris to remain at the road house for four days before she had recovered sufficiently to resume the uip.
 On the morning of Saturday, June l. another attempt to come to Fair banks was undertaken. On her ar rival at the Chatanika river the ! water was too high for the man run ming the ferry to take chance on going across. Two men. Merton Brown and Emil Dorfner, volunteered to aid her in making the crossing and the trip to Olnes. It was neces- sary for them to go three miles down stream before a suitable place could be found to cross. On ef- fecting the crossing still further bar. riers to a good trip were encoun- tered. The last three miles of the trip to Olnes were made in water that at times reached up to the armpits of the travellers, through marshy and soggy ground and woods, and on arrival at the creek town all were exhausted.
 Mrs. Harris arrived in Fairbanks on last nights train, and at present is in a shaken condition as the re suit of an experience that few wo men have ever gone through, and which only the Alaska fortitude and ] stamina could have combatted. She will take passage for the Outside on the next steamer. ,