A winter journey to the Klondyke, with a glimpse of the mines
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is referenced by: https://rbscarchives.library.ubc.ca/phil-lind-klondike-gold-rush-collection
is part of: Phil Lind Klondike Gold Rush collection
creator: Palmer, Frederick
issued: 2024-06-19
issued: 2024-06-19T02:41:25Z
created: [1899]
description: Article describing author's experiences in the Klondike. From Scribner's magazine, Vol. XXV.-49.
aggregated CHO: https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/plind/items/1.0446176/source.json
extent: 10 pages : photographs
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note: (On the Benchâice of Thirtyâmile River. A WINTER JOURNEY TO THE KLONDYKE wWITH A GLIMPSE OF THE MINES By Frederick Palmer ILLUSTRATED FROM PHOTOGRAPHS BY THE AUTHOR RIGINALLY, I had intended to accompany our Government expediâ tion for the relief of the miners of the Klondyke which was in part mobilized at Dyea when I arrived there late in February. As it never went any farther, for the good reason that Dawson had been saved from famine by the migration of a portion of its populaâ tion, I was left to my own resources. Wholesome fatigue and clean camps on the snow were better than the hospitalâ ity of a mushroom town built of rough boards and tarâpaper; a little adventure was better than watching for two months the thousands of pilgrims of fortune in the desperate and monotonous labor of putting Vou, XXV.â49 «* Dude." their outfits over the passes: and I deterâ mined, rather than wait with them for the opening of navigation, to undertake, with dogs and sleds of my own, the untried journey of six hundred miles over the iceâ fields of the Lewes lakes and the 1ceâpacks of the Yukon River, which the Governâ ment expedition had contemplated. Whoever was to go with me must be companionable, industrious, and loyal. I must work as hard as he; for we could not carry food for a stomach which nourished idle hands. In pitching a tent in a storm, when limbs ached from the strain of the dayâs tramp, an unruly temper might lead to the crisis of blows or separation. Precisely the right kind of a comrade, equipped with experience, I had hoped would be forthcoming from among the men who had violated the traditions of the early communities of goldâseekers in reâ 466 A Winter Journey to the Klondyke Packers Resting in the Niches Cut in the Snow at the Side of the Trail. gard to winter travel. Some members of this hardy little army were arriving almost daily in Dyea from Dawson. But their dogs were worn out, and they themselves were inclined to laugh at my suggestion, more particularly …
has type: Clippings ; Periodicals
spatial: Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0446176
language: English
provider: Vancouver: University of British Columbia Library
rights: Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca
source: Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Phil Lind Klondike Gold Rush collection. RBSC-ARC-1820-22-02
subject: Alaska--Description and travel
subject: Yukon--Description and travel
subject: Gold mines and mining--Yukon--Klondike River Valley
type: Text