Show HAZARDOUS JOURNEY wash april 10 one of the wildest and most moat lazaru naz rj our tourney journeys ever made maae in alaska was this winter by T J beajay and a companion two traders who have stores on the tributaries tributa ries of the headwaters ot of the yotson river they left circle ci city y which Is situated allua ted just within the arctic circle february 22 cocom hauled by two kudlaus who were taken long to carry their baggage tue thermometer was wae 74 decrees below zero ero and to form ark an adequate idea of the fall of snow enow in that part of the world it is but necee necessary aary to atte abat near circie city is a canyon about tet deep and a halt half mile in width which was waa filled entirely to the levei of the mountain create causing the country tu to resemble rea emble an undulating plain elal in the non arrival of the steamer are arc tie from st michaels laland island at the outlet or of the yukon allowed the supply ol of provisions tu to become exhausted belore the winter was half bait over the captain of the vessel became angereau at some ome trivial occurrence and beliber abandoned the steamer at fort e yukon 1600 1500 miles from the mines the summer bummer season was waa last coming to a close and before another man could f be obtained to taige his hia place the river froze sod and left the vowel vessel capt in the ice which jeopardized the lives of over 1000 miners early in the winter all bands were put on limited rations mad when the now new year dawned there were only nine sacks acke of flour in all the camps several days previous the supply of bacon and nd semen had bad been exhausted however there was waa ample coffee and malt alt on lind handt and an abundance of wild game gains insured the minera actual starvation though they fully realized tout a diet for six would in capacitate them for doieg a vigorous una merd orld work in the mines mine the situation became desperate dee and healey and anci hooper decided to brave the terron of an aim arctic winter and travel 2100 miles milea to port townsend ta order supplies upp liei as aa moon boon as possible for the jit arving miners beley ileY aad hie hia companion accompanied by two indiana who were each seb paid 20 a day berig were provided with croog strong substantial snow sho bho fiand a and light they were dressed in heavy botic arctic furs fura leaving fort cudahy northwest North wet territory canada 24 miles from the be alaska boundary the party descended forty mile creek to the yukon thence UD miller creek crack to itil carcle role city leaving circle city they ascended the yukon river and crossed several inker traveling was wai difficult on OD account qt ot the darkness the rho weather was waa intensely cold and penetrating I 1 Q n 42 days the party parly trave traveled ltd miles reacting tide water at dyer juneau Junea ii where they embarked on the steamer at al ki for puget sound bound |