Show TWO PLUCKY MEN undertake a wild and hazardous arctic journey temperature 74 below zero go to order supplies for 1000 miners port townsend wash april 10 one of the wildest and most hazardous journeys ever made in alieda wag accomplished complis hed this winter by T J and companion named two traders vm have elorea on the tributa rice of alio licad waters of the yukon river they left circle city which id situated ted just within the arctic circle february accompanied by two indiana who were taken along to carry their baggage the thermometer was 74 degrees below zero and to form an adequate idea of the fall of snow in eliat part of the world it is but necessary to state that near circle city ie a canyon about feet deep and a half mile in width which was filled entirely to alie level of the mountain crests causing tho to resemble an undulating plain the non arrival of the steamer arctic from st michaels island at the outlet of the yukon allowed the supply of provisions to become exhausted before the winter was half over the captain of the vessel became angered at some trivial occurrence and deliberately abandoned the steamer at fort yukon 1500 miles from the mines the summer season was fast coming to a close and before another man could be obtained to take his place the river froze and left the vessel last in the ice which jeopardized the lives of over 1000 miners early in the winter all handa were put on limited rations and when the new year dawned there were only nine sacks of flour tn all the camps beveral days previous alie supply of bacon and beans biad been exhausted however there was ample coffee and salt on hand and an abundance of wild pame insured the miners against actual starvation though they fully realized that each a diet for six months would incapacitate then from doing a vigorous summers work n the mines the situation became desperate and and hooper decided to brave alie terrors of an arctic winter and travel 2100 miles to port townsend to order supplies as soon as po isible tor the starving miners healey and his companion accompanied by two indians who were each paid 20 a day were provided with strong substantial enow alious and light racks they were dressed in heavy arctic furs leaving fort Cu daliy northwest territory canada Ci nada twenty four miles from the akaka boundary the party descended forty mile creek to the yukon thence up miller creek to circle city lt aring circle city they ascended alie yukon river and crossed several lakes traveling was difficult on account of hie darkness the weather was intensely cold and penetrating in thirty two lays alie warty traveled miles reaching tide water at dyer inlet near where they embarked on alie tf leamer al ki for puget sound |