as the creeks in the Goodpasture country
are all open and running. At Forty
Mile they informed us that they were now
advising everyone to go via Circle -
- they have sold all the provisions at
40 Mile!! which accounts for their
honesty. We passed dozens of "stam
-peders" on the trail from Dawson to Eagle
- horse teams, dog teams, and men pulling
their own sledges.
-16th-
Stopped at Heath hotel - same room that
Mrs. W & I had last fall. Opened court
at 11 oclock - called the docket and have
started the machine. I have learned
that there are probably a thousand men in
the Tanana diggings at Fairbanks now
and the trails lined with crowds going there.
Johansen is just back and his report
is favorable - a good low grade camp -
