. Klondike : the Chicago record's book for gold seekers. that being about three miles oflieavy grade. However, I am sure this can be remediedby cutting a new trail around the hill, following thecreek. The country in general is very open, and whattimber there is is very small and scrubby. A good dealof swamp land is found and it is very mossy in places,but with some corduroy and ditching or draining a finetrail would be the result, and I believe it would be thebest route to the Yukon. The trail runs through a val-ley from five to twenty miles wide, which is very levelwith the exception of the h
. Klondike : the Chicago record's book for gold seekers. that being about three miles oflieavy grade. However, I am sure this can be remediedby cutting a new trail around the hill, following thecreek. The country in general is very open, and whattimber there is is very small and scrubby. A good dealof swamp land is found and it is very mossy in places,but with some corduroy and ditching or draining a finetrail would be the result, and I believe it would be thebest route to the Yukon. The trail runs through a val-ley from five to twenty miles wide, which is very levelwith the exception of the hill mentioned and a fewgulches, on which we made good grades and got overeasily. About thirty miles this side of Lake Teslin we reachedthe summit, where waters run north. I may say the head-waters of the Yukon commence from this point. A greatnumber of lakes were found. The last fifteen miles wasas good bottom as any found on the trail. Here wefound a large river running into the lake, which I sup-pose is formed by the lakes mentioned and the surround-. BOOK FOR GOLD-SEEKERS. 39 ing watershed. The lake was reached and we were withineight or ten days of Klondike, with smooth water and noportages. When the government grant is expended on the trailthe trip could be made in twelve or fifteen days with apack train from Telegraph creek, at per pound, say, 12cents, and could leave by the middle of May in ordinaryseasons and by the time the destination would be reachedthe ice would be out of the lakes. One very importantfeature of the trail is that abundant grass is to be foundall the way. Approximate distances from Seattle to Dawson Cityover the Stikeen route: Miles. Seattle to Fort Wrangel 750 From Fort Wrangel up Stikeen river to Telegraph creek 150 Telegraph creek to Teslin lake (overland) 150 Teslin lake to Dawson City, through Teslin lake, Hootalinqua river, Lewes river and Yukon river. 598 Total distance from Seattle to Dawson City. . .1,648 One party of gold seekers followed th
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