. Klondike : the Chicago record's book for gold seekers. rlier in the year if they take this route. TheBack Door route starts from St. Paul and Minneapolisby way of the Soo line and the Canadian Pacific, andis all rail as far as Edmonton. A stage line runs to Atha-basca Landing on the Athabasca river, forty miles the fortune hunter must provide himself with acanoe and head due north. The Athabasca current will carry him into Athabascalake, and finally into Great Slave lake, whence the Mac-kenzie river flows. From the mouth of the Mackenziethe Peel river must be taken south, and then
. Klondike : the Chicago record's book for gold seekers. rlier in the year if they take this route. TheBack Door route starts from St. Paul and Minneapolisby way of the Soo line and the Canadian Pacific, andis all rail as far as Edmonton. A stage line runs to Atha-basca Landing on the Athabasca river, forty miles the fortune hunter must provide himself with acanoe and head due north. The Athabasca current will carry him into Athabascalake, and finally into Great Slave lake, whence the Mac-kenzie river flows. From the mouth of the Mackenziethe Peel river must be taken south, and then by portagethe Rocky mountain range is crossed. Just across therange the Stewart river opens the way to the Klondikeroute. The distance is given by the Hudsons Bay com-pany as miles, as follows: Miles. Edmonton to Athabasca Landing 40 To Fort McMurray 240 Fort Chippewyan 185 Smith Landing 102 Fort Smith . 16 Fort Resolution 194 Fort Providence 168 Fort Simpson 161 Fort Wrigley 136 Fort Norman 184 Fort Good Hope 174 Fort Macpherson 282 Total 1,882. TAKOU RIVER ROUTE. BOOK FOR GOLD-SEEKERS. 31 It is claimed that there arc but two portages, the firstforty miles from Edmonton to Athabasca Landing andthe second is a sixteen miles trip at Smith last portage, however, is easy to make, for the Hud-sons Bay company has built a tramway which can beused. There are four or five other portages on the route,according to the Canadian Pacific officials, all of whichare a few hundred yards in length. The Back Door route is the old Hudson Bay trunkline, which was traveled by Sir John Franklin in 1:825,and almost constantly used by the Indians and trappersever since. It is down grade all the way. The HudsonsBay company has small freight steamers plying whereverthe water is of any depth. It is said that able-bodiedmen can make the trip from Edmonton to Fort Mac-pherson in fifty to sixty days. If they reach the mouthof the Mackenzie and find the Peel river frozen over theyhave th
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