The Nome nugget., 1931-03-28
LOCAL NEWS
"TRIP OF FOUR ENDORSEMENT" NOME TELLER RETURN
 VIA DOETEAM

Allen Lee. left Nome on March 19, at 9:3O am, piloted by Gus.
 whose expert driving left us rath-
 CT breathless, but unscTatched. We
 made record breaking time for the
 first 6 miles and for the remain
 der of the 27 we made an average
 of ' We arrived at Sinrock short
 Iy afer lunch and were greeted
 ty Charley the roadhouse man. We
 rest of the afternoon and night.
 The seal are plentiful at Sinrock
 and the natives seem to be very
 prosperous.
 We used a string of fifteen dogs
 and one sled, got along nicely and
 returned with every one of them.
 We left there the next morn
 ing at am; had fine going on
 the ice until d short distance from
 Wooley. Arriving there we had
 coffee and rested our dogs for an
 hour. Then We proceeded to the shelter cabin at Tissue River. The
 wind was blowing a gale on the
 Tissue, tat least we thought it
 was). It struck our sled and 15 dogs with such force that we were blown from one side of the river to the other. We left the ice and tried the beach, but it was even worse because of the sand. We met Al Carey at Tissue and gained some information from him about the weather, and then pro ceeded on to Douglas. arriving there about 3:30 pm, By unani- nous vote, Lee was elected cook, so the rest of us took care of the dogs and cut wood. Lee had pre- pared an elaborate feast for us of beans and soup, (soup and beans) and after such a fine meal we turn ed in for the night. However, much to the discomfort of the oth- ers. ocfEAess was marred by Coutts Irving dogs in his sleep, due we think to the seal oil in his coffee i
 We had good breakfast the i, next morning and hit the trail at 1 7:30 am. but did not make very l good time because the trail was in 1 poor condition. We arrived at Tel l Ter about 1:30 pm. last Saturday. l and were met by MT. and Mrs. An derson of the Lomen Store there. , They made us feel right at home and their hospitality could not be i exceeded tAlso we sure enjoyed ! the eats). During our stay in Teller we were given the key to the city. The hospitality at Teller is of the true northern variety and we appreciated everything done for us.
 we left Teller at s:3o am. Tuesday morning, Chat is three of US left, but one boy left his heart behind him). We ate lunch at the Agiapuk shelter cabin and arrived at Mary's Igloo about pm. that night. We didn't see Mary, but We met everyone else. We were made the guests of MT. and Mrs Jake Overbaugh, who are managing the Teller Commercial Go. store at this place. and at this time we heartily thank them again for their noble courtesies extended to us while we were there.
 Leaving Mary's Igloo at 10 a. m. the next morning, we arrived at Pilgrim Hot Springs at noon Brother Wilhelm showed us around and then treated us to a very nice lunch. We left the Springs at 3 pm. for Iron Creek roadhouse. and right away encountered very tough going over Golden Gate Pass. On getting over the pass we ran into dense fog down the valley. Not knowing the trail we follow ed the wrong telephone line and got lost. We drove through ten miles of willows and deep snow, not knowing where we were. At 8 pm. that night we heard three gun shots. We fired our own rife in answer and then headed in the direction whence the sounds came