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Updated: June 13, 2025
The immense ship's cargo must be unloaded into small boats or hastily built scows to be towed ashore over the shallow waters. It was the beginning of a gigantic undertaking, and many, hearing of a more desirable landing-spot and a quicker, easier mountain pass further on, kept with the ship to Dyea. But the same low and lazily lapping waters surrounded them as at Skagway.
The story, as I have repeated it to you, was told to me by a man from their part of the country who came up here to spend the summer last season. That is how I came to know the details. It is possible, though not probable, that you might get them to tell you something about the country." "I'll make them talk," answered Stacy pompously. "What is their destination?" asked Butler quickly. "Skagway.
Skagway itself the Pony Rider Boys found gay with pretty cottages climbing over the foot-hills; well-worn, flower-strewn paths leading to the heights; the river's waters rippling over grassy flats; flower gardens beyond the power of their vocabularies to describe.
Following the Skagway River northward up the Grand Canyon, their difficult trail crossed and recrossed the bed of the stream many times. With small trees "corduroy" bridges were hastily thrown down in spots made impassable by bogs and the continued tread of hundreds of hurrying feet. With quick, impatient axe strokes men struck at overhanging and obstructing trees and vines.
Yet it was distinct, and clearly heard by Rossland. "I understand we are approaching Skagway, Mr. Holt," she said. "Will you take me on deck, and tell me about it?" Graham's agent had paused at the foot of the stair and was slowly preparing to light a cigarette.
I've fixed the woman who rooms next to him, and through her I've got a line on some of them, but I haven't spotted them all. They're bad ones 'up-river' men mostly remnants of Soapy Smith's Skagway gang. They won't stop at anything." "Thank you I'll keep my eyes open."
In two hours and a half he had his family, himself, and his belongings on board the steamer, and had started on his half-around-the-world journey from Alaska to Cape Town. A Skagway paper of January 5, 1900, published the day after Burnham sailed, throws a side light on his character.
After landing at Skagway they decided to go into partnership, chiefly for the purpose of receiving assistance.
On the other hand the United States contend that the whole of Lynn Canal up to the very top, to the extent of tide-water, is a part of the ocean, and that the territory of the United States goes back for ten leagues from the head of the canal and consequently includes Skagway and Dyea.
After having gotten a late start from Skagway, they had gone only about two miles up the Canyon when both men and mules seemed too much fagged to proceed further without rest, and as night was close upon them they decided to make camp.
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