Salt Lake Herald | 1899-05-21 | Page 1 | The Lakes Breaking Up

THE LAKES BREAKING UP Warning Is Issued to Travelers In Alaska Skagway May lu via Union Bay B CThe mounted police at Lake Ben net have posted notices warning per sons against attempting to go down to Lake Bennett as the lakes are breaking break-ing up in places It is now almost impossible possible to cross over Several men tried crossing Monday before sunrise but the lee had not frozen during the nIght and they barely escaped with their lives From the summit to Bennett all the smaller lakes are getting soft but without a heavy pack they can be crossed The police at Atlin have issued a similar sim-ilar order for Atlin lakes Both Bennett Ben-nett and Atlin lakes are expected to run ont Inside of two weeks and boats are expected to move by June 1 U 1 v