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Dennis’ account of some ofiiis experiences : “While encamped along the trail in-the-vnJlcy of tholittloTahltan? • '•’about thirty-five miles from Gicnora. (Wo were cut off from 'all commnnica-. tion with.the’outside world fora period of nearly six weeks. During the,lime all progress along tho trail had ceased on account of the breakup of the river and the condition of the snow on the first summit. By May 15th occasional small outfits began to dribble through^ . These men were taking in only a few hundred pounds.distributed upon their own backs and upon their dogs. With the drying out of the moss the stream of gold seekers swelled, and one could not but marvel at tho ,'ingenuity displayed by the Klondykers in their attempts to transport baggage through the wilderness. Tho roughness .and narrowness of the trail demanded the use of one-whecled vehicles. As a , consequence, unicycles in , all shapes and forma wero fashioned rudely out of the poor material at hand. Meir ; wore tooling various wheelbarrows,. wrought in the woods, with enly an axe for work. With a stoufc'man pushing and well-trained dog pulling, 300 pounds could be taken over the first milp8 of the trail. No uncommon sight was a wheel five or six feet in diameter, with a load placed in a framework below and to each side of the axle, bringing the centre very low. Such a contrivance required a mtin in front and one behind, and could carry as high as 500 pounds. In some cases a horse might be seen in place of a man in front. Here it would require several men to keep the ‘go devil' in an upright position, or to hold it back on a heavy down grade. The sharpest grades are the descent to the valleys of the Little and Big Tahltan rivers respectively. In the case of the latteryour complying with our advertisement and our oficr, and is war-ran ted for fi ve y cn rs. A ddress—WATCHMAKERS' ALLIANCE ERNEST GOODE'S STORES, Ltd., 1S4 Oxford St.London, Eng..Money returned If not more than satisfied. 1.UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIAL.15 Princes St.,'Birmingham, Eng. “I ihunk you very much lor the beautiful watch you sent mo free ©f charge. I have tested It for nine months nml it never vurics ono hnlf-n-mluutG from one week’s end to another. ”-E. Wilks.“To give nwny a Gold Watch worth $25 1s certainly a splendid adverttse-mcnt.butas thcWatcbmakers’Allianco -Is tho largest flrtn oi watch makers In England,they can afford it.—KdltorX, Bo sure and address your letter, JS4, OxFOun Stkket, London, England.i Mako money order payublc to II. H. Idle, cashier.TOBACCO HEART,miE yocbeen smoking a good deal lately and feel an oooasional twinge of pain round your heart Are you short of breath, nerves unhinged, sensation of pins and needles going through your arm and ’fingers? Botter tako a box or two of Wilburn's Heart and Nerve Pills and got cured before things bccomo too serious.Horo’s what Mr. John Jawos, of Caledonia, Ont.;has to say about them: *• I • have had serious.' heart troublo for four years, caused by excessive use of tobacco. At times my heart would beat very rapidly and then seemed to stop beating ouly to
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Sandon Mining Review
Sandon, British Columbia, CA
Sat, Aug 13, 1898
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