. Klondike : the Chicago record's book for gold seekers. OVERLAND ROUTE VIA. DYEA, LEWES AND YUKON RIVERS. 28 THE CHICAGO RECORDS ing at Sixty ]\lile. All along that part of the river aremany timbered islands, covered with tall, straight such an influx of prospectors as is expected atDawson City before winter begins building logs will bein great demand. Cabin logs ten inches in diameter andtwenty feet long, sold at Circle City last year, in the raft,at $3 each. With an increased demand, and with bettermines, the prices at Dawson City may be much men can handle easily a

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. Klondike : the Chicago record's book for gold seekers. OVERLAND ROUTE VIA. DYEA, LEWES AND YUKON RIVERS. 28 THE CHICAGO RECORDS ing at Sixty ]\lile. All along that part of the river aremany timbered islands, covered with tall, straight such an influx of prospectors as is expected atDawson City before winter begins building logs will bein great demand. Cabin logs ten inches in diameter andtwenty feet long, sold at Circle City last year, in the raft,at $3 each. With an increased demand, and with bettermines, the prices at Dawson City may be much men can handle easily a raft of 500 or 600 suchlogs. Getting them out would be a matter of only a weekor two. The distance from Seattle, via the Chilkoot pass route,according to figures made by the Northern Pacific rail-way, is as follows: Miles. Miles. Seattle to Juneau 899 * Juneau to Dyea 96 Dyea to Lake Lindeman 28 Across Lake Lindeman 6 Portage, Lindeman to Lake Bennett I5 Across Lake Bennett to Cariboo Crossing. 30 Across Tagish lake 19 Six-Mile river to Marsh lake 6 Across Marsh lake 20 F

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