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water�察�snow in the air�察�snow on the ground�察�ice on the lake�察�on the 

river ice in the eddies。  Every day more snow�察�more ice。  Maybe one 

day�察�maybe three days�察�maybe six days�察�any day maybe freeze´up 

come�察�then no more water�察�all ice�察�everybody walk�察�Dawson six 

hundred miles�察�long time walk。  Boat go very quick。  Everybody want 

to go boat。  Everybody say�察�'Charley�察�two hundred dollars you take 

me in canoe��' 'Charley�察�three hundred dollars��' 'Charley�察�four 

hundred dollars。'  I say no�察�all the time I say no。  I am letter 

carrier。



;In morning I get to Lake Linderman。  I walk all night and am much 

tired。  I cook breakfast�察�I eat�察�then I sleep on the beach three 

hours。  I wake up。  It is ten o'clock。  Snow is falling。  There is 

wind�察�much wind that blows fair。  Also�察�there is a woman who sits 

in the snow alongside。  She is white woman�察�she is young�察�very 

pretty�察�maybe she is twenty years old�察�maybe twenty´five years old。  

She look at me。  I look at her。  She is very tired。  She is no 

dance´woman。  I see that right away。  She is good woman�察�and she is 

very tired。



;'You are Sitka Charley��' she says。  I get up quick and roll 

blankets so snow does not get inside。  'I go to Dawson��' she says。  

'I go in your canoe ´ how much��'



;I do not want anybody in my canoe。  I do not like to say no。  So I 

say�察�'One thousand dollars。'  Just for fun I say it�察�so woman 

cannot come with me�察�much better than say no。  She look at me very 

hard�察�then she says�察�'When you start��'  I say right away。  Then she 

says all right�察�she will give me one thousand dollars。



;What can I say�拭 �I do not want the woman�察�yet have I given my word 

that for one thousand dollars she can come。  I am surprised。  Maybe 

she make fun�察�too�察�so I say�察�'Let me see thousand dollars。'  And 

that woman�察�that young woman�察�all alone on the trail�察�there in the 

snow�察�she take out one thousand dollars�察�in greenbacks�察�and she put 

them in my hand。  I look at money�察�I look at her。  What can I say�拭 �

I say�察�'No�察�my canoe very small。  There is no room for outfit。'  

She laugh。  She says�察�'I am great traveller。  This is my outfit。'  

She kick one small pack in the snow。  It is two fur robes�察�canvas 

outside�察�some woman's clothes inside。  I pick it up。  Maybe thirty´

five pounds。  I am surprised。  She take it away from me。  She says�察�

'Come�察�let us start。'  She carries pack into canoe。  What can I 

say�拭 �I put my blankets into canoe。  We start。



;And that is the way I saw the woman first time。  The wind was 

fair。  I put up small sail。  The canoe went very fast�察�it flew like 

a bird over the high waves。  The woman was much afraid。  'What for 

you come Klondike much afraid��' I ask。  She laugh at me�察�a hard 

laugh�察�but she is still much afraid。  Also is she very tired。  I 

run canoe through rapids to Lake Bennett。  Water very bad�察�and 

woman cry out because she is afraid。  We go down Lake Bennett�察�

snow�察�ice�察�wind like a gale�察�but woman is very tired and go to 

sleep。



;That night we make camp at Windy Arm。  Woman sit by fire and eat 

supper。  I look at her。  She is pretty。  She fix hair。  There is 

much hair�察�and it is brown�察�also sometimes it is like gold in the 

firelight�察�when she turn her head�察�so�察�and flashes come from it 

like golden fire。  The eyes are large and brown�察�sometimes warm 

like a candle behind a curtain�察�sometimes very hard and bright like 

broken ice when sun shines upon it。  When she smile ´ how can I 

say�拭 � when she smile I know white man like to kiss her�察�just like 

that�察�when she smile。  She never do hard work。  Her hands are soft�察�

like baby's hand。  She is soft all over�察�like baby。  She is not 

thin�察�but round like baby�察�her arm�察�her leg�察�her muscles�察�all soft 

and round like baby。  Her waist is small�察�and when she stand up�察�

when she walk�察�or move her head or arm�察�it is ´ I do not know the 

word ´ but it is nice to look at�察�like ´ maybe I say she is built 

on lines like the lines of a good canoe�察�just like that�察�and when 

she move she is like the movement of the good canoe sliding through 

still water or leaping through water when it is white and fast and 

angry。  It is very good to see。



;Why does she come into Klondike�察�all alone�察�with plenty of money�拭 �

I do not know。  Next day I ask her。  She laugh and says�此 �'Sitka 

Charley�察�that is none of your business。  I give you one thousand 

dollars take me to Dawson。  That only is your business。'  Next day 

after that I ask her what is her name。  She laugh�察�then she says�察�

'Mary Jones�察�that is my name。'  I do not know her name�察�but I know 

all the time that Mary Jones is not her name。



;It is very cold in canoe�察�and because of cold sometimes she not 

feel good。  Sometimes she feel good and she sing。  Her voice is 

like a silver bell�察�and I feel good all over like when I go into 

church at Holy Cross Mission�察�and when she sing I feel strong and 

paddle like hell。  Then she laugh and says�察�'You think we get to 

Dawson before freeze´up�察�Charley��'  Sometimes she sit in canoe and 

is thinking far away�察�her eyes like that�察�all empty。  She does not 

see Sitka Charley�察�nor the ice�察�nor the snow。  She is far away。  

Very often she is like that�察�thinking far away。  Sometimes�察�when 

she is thinking far away�察�her face is not good to see。  It looks 

like a face that is angry�察�like the face of one man when he want to 

kill another man。



;Last day to Dawson very bad。  Shore´ice in all the eddies�察�mush´

ice in the stream。  I cannot paddle。  The canoe freeze to ice。  I 

cannot get to shore。  There is much danger。  All the time we go 

down Yukon in the ice。  That night there is much noise of ice。  

Then ice stop�察�canoe stop�察�everything stop。  'Let us go to shore��' 

the woman says。  I say no�察�better wait。  By and by�察�everything 

start down´stream again。  There is much snow。  I cannot see。  At 

eleven o'clock at night�察�everything stop。  At one o'clock 

everything start again。  At three o'clock everything stop。  Canoe 

is smashed like eggshell�察�but is on top of ice and cannot sink。  I 

hear dogs howling。  We wait。  We sleep。  By and by morning come。  

There is no more snow。  It is the freeze´up�察�and there is Dawson。  

Canoe smash and stop right at Dawson。  Sitka Charley has come in 

with two thousand letters on very last water。



;The woman rent a cabin on the hill�察�and for one week I see her no 

more。  Then�察�one day�察�she come to me。  'Charley��' she says�察�'how do 

you like to work for me�拭 �You drive dogs�察�make camp�察�travel with 

me。'  I say that I make too much money carrying letters。  She says�察�

'Charley�察�I will pay you more money。'  I tell her that pick´and´

shovel man get fifteen dollars a day in the mines。  She says�察�'That 

is four hundred and fifty dollars a month。'  And I say�察�'Sitka 

Charley is no pick´and´shovel man。'  Then she says�察�'I understand�察�

Charley。  I will give you seven hundred and fifty dollars each 

month。'  It is a good price�察�and I go to work for her。  I buy for 

her dogs and sled。  We travel up Klondike�察�up Bonanza and Eldorado�察�

over to Indian River�察�to Sulphur Creek�察�to Dominion�察�back across 

divide to Gold Bottom and to Too Much Gold�察�and back to Dawson。  

All the time she look for something�察�I do not know what。  I am 

puzzled。  'What thing you look for��' I ask。  She laugh。  'You look 

for gold��' I ask。  She laugh。  Then she says�察�'That is none of your 

business�察�Charley。'  And after that I never ask any more。



;She has a small revolver which she carries in her belt。  

Sometimes�察�on trail�察�she makes practice with revolver。  I laugh。  

'What for you laugh�察�Charley��' she ask。  'What for you play with 

that��' I say。  'It is no good。  It is too small。  It is for a 

child�察�a little plaything。'  When we get back to Dawson she ask me 

to buy good revolver for her。  I buy a Colt's 44。  It is very 

heavy�察�but she carry it in her belt all the time。



;At Dawson comes the man。  Which way he come I do not know。  Only 

do I know he is CHECHA´QUO ´ what you call tenderfoot。  His hands 

are soft�察�just like hers。  He never do hard work。  He is soft all 

over。  At first I think maybe he is her husband。  But he is too 

young。  Also�察�they make two beds at night。  He is maybe twenty 

years old。  His eyes blue�察�his hair yellow�察�he has a little 

mustache which is yellow。  His name is John Jones。  Maybe he is her 

brother。  I do not know。  I ask questions no more。  Only I think 

his name not John Jones。  Other people call him Mr。 Girvan。  I do 

not think that is his name。  I do not think her name is Miss 

Girvan�察�which other people call her。  I think nobody know their 

names。



;One night I am asleep at Dawson。  He wake me up。  He says�察�'Get 

the dogs ready�察�we start。'  No more do I ask questions�察�so I get 

the dogs ready and we start。  We go down the Yukon。  It is night´

time�察�it is November�察�and it is very cold ´ sixty´five below。  She 

is soft。  He is soft。  The cold bites。  They get tired。  They cry 

under their breaths to themselves。  By and by I say better we stop 

and make camp。  But they say that they will go on。  Three times I 

say better to make camp and rest�察�but each time they say they will 

go on。  After that I say nothing。  All the time�察�day after day�察�is 

it that way。  They are very soft。  They get stiff and sore。  They 

do not understand moccasins�察�and their feet hurt very much。  They 

limp�察�they stagger like drunken people�察�they cry under their 

breaths�察�and all the time they say�察�'On� �on�  �We will go on��'



;They are like crazy people。  All the time do they go on�察�and on。  

Why do they go on�拭 �I do not know。  Only do they go on。  What are 

they after�拭 �I do not know。  They are not after gold。  There is no 

stampede。  Besides�察�they spend plenty of money。  But I ask 

questions no more。  I�察�too�察�go on and on�察�because I am strong on 

the trail and because I am greatly paid。



;We make Circle City。  That for which they look is 

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