Alaska and the Klondike gold fields : containing a full account of the discovery of gold; enormous deposits of the precious metal; routes traversed by miners; ... . V ^ wft:C-J Xu < o oa:o. ^^^n^m ^^t^: HOW TO GET THERE. 141 until the last article has been wearily (hopped on the shores ofLake Linderman. Many pack horses have been taken to Dyea for use on theChilkoot Pass trail, and dogs are also to be experimented withthis winter hi hauling supplies. From the head of canoe navigation a well-defined trail leadsto the cafion at the summit. The first days camp is made at theentrance to the can
Alaska and the Klondike gold fields : containing a full account of the discovery of gold; enormous deposits of the precious metal; routes traversed by miners; ... . V ^ wft:C-J Xu < o oa:o. ^^^n^m ^^t^: HOW TO GET THERE. 141 until the last article has been wearily (hopped on the shores ofLake Linderman. Many pack horses have been taken to Dyea for use on theChilkoot Pass trail, and dogs are also to be experimented withthis winter hi hauling supplies. From the head of canoe navigation a well-defined trail leadsto the cafion at the summit. The first days camp is made at theentrance to the canon ; the next days camp is well along in pass at a natural curiosity known as the StoneHouse, a much frequented camping ground for packers. Thcplace affords good shelter in stormy weather and, as it is ver)frequently impossible to cross the Divide on stormy days, pack-ers have here a good place to wait for fair weather before attempt-ing the fearful toil of the ascent. An early start is necessary in crossing the Divide, the greatPeraier Glacier, for it is urgent that the march should be madein one day in order to camp three or four miles beyond theDivide, where there ar
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