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inise.,irsedforiSOedoflotbisal,J.ear.•astada t-ionrs.rdeoy-a a ing agun-thodor)1H-ifi.theOURoodkedal-ac-tbeL'Ol-16. i ofac-s»rctoft’. ”Xow, to toll you what is a real fact, aud yon can suit yourself about making it public. I am sorry for having corns here within iLireu months of the. present time; but as \ am working at a g tod job, am all a k. The reason is simply llial 3000 peoplo are blockaded between here and Teslin lake with dogs, horse* and provisions, and owing to a recent snow fall they are now unable to go on any further, and the chances are that some cannot. get back. You now understand that while they are on the Jake, which is 800 miles from here, they are all right, but where there is from two to sevoii feet of snow from here there a man can't make on an average of more tbnn three miles in a wholo day, even in a party of 50, where there are plenty to break trail, and now you can imagine what show a party of ten men on foot would have.The peoplo boro are momentarily expecting the arrival of those parties who have scattered out along the rouie. Many are coining from Skag-way to this point, as we did. For there they are dying on n average offive each flay, aud, of course, are getting scared, and many ing here who are justchange Monger t partmeir schedule month 1 mail for mouth a arrival six hourothorn aro land-from the Skag-\v;i7 sick list, and of those a majority hault; died. The malady they say acts like spinal meningitis. It arises from a disorder of the kidney, caused by tho rotten water they have to use here. It is the same in all these towns, save Skhgway and Dyes are tho worst. So yoc eee the people who can't start over tho trail now, aud do not want to re turn to the states, are all heading for hero.Half of the people juet quail at the sigiit, of these ice covered mountains, an you told me once they would,BK soon as they can dispose of outfits ther take tho back track.I am sure that any amount of gold can be gotten in the Dawson City country, bnt it is not possible to go in there before the first of May. and tbeu it will take until tho middle of June to get through, taking provisions enough for two men or »t least year and then start back the following September. I have “siaed up this situation thoroughly, anti at present it is a study, for I want to see change two months' timeandtheirwhat a will makehere. So I can’t say w)mt I may doWhile I am now writing (March 5th)a boat has arrived with the hrat news of the war. Good for nii.I feel right at home here. Am not to leave for any plaoe at Am well in health also.aoxiouapresent.B(
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The Philipsburg Mail
Philipsburg, Montana, US
Fri, Mar 25, 1898
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