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Lake Linderman�察�had jumped from sixteen to thirty cents a pound�察�which 

latter was a rate of six hundred dollars a ton。              And the sub´arctic winter 

gloomed   near   at   hand。      All   knew   it�察  �and   all   knew   that   of   the   twenty 

thousand of them very few would get across the passes�察�leaving the rest to 

winter and wait for the late spring thaw。 

     Such   the   beach   old   John   Tarwater   stepped   upon�察  �and   straight   across 

the beach and up the trail toward Chilcoot he headed�察�cackling his ancient 

chant�察�a very Grandfather Argus himself�察�with no outfit worry in the world�察�

for he  did not possess   any  outfit。        That night  he slept on   the  flats�察 �five 

miles above Dyea�察�at the head of canoe navigation。                 Here the Dyea River 

became a rushing mountain   torrent�察�plunging out of   a dark canyon   from 

the glaciers that fed it far above。 



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     And here�察�early next morning�察�he beheld a little man weighing no more 

than a hundred�察�staggering along a foot´log under all of a hundred pounds 

of flour strapped on his back。         Also�察�he beheld the little man stumble off 

the log and fall face´downward in a quiet eddy where the water was two 

feet deep and proceed quietly to drown。              It was no desire of his to take 

death so easily�察�but the flour on his back weighed as much as he and would 

not let him up。 

     ;Thank     you�察  �old   man�察─   �he  said   to  Tarwater�察   �when    the  latter  had 

dragged him up into the air and ashore。 

     While he unlaced his shoes and ran the water out�察�they had further talk。 

Next�察�he fished out a ten´dollar gold´piece and offered it to his rescuer。 

     Old Tarwater shook his head and shivered�察�for the ice´water had wet 

him to his knees。 

     ;But I reckon I wouldn't object to settin' down to a friendly meal with 

you。; 

     ;Ain't had breakfast�拭─�the little man�察�who was past forty and who had 

said his name was Anson�察�queried with a glance frankly curious。 

     ;Nary bite�察─�John Tarwater answered。 

     ;Where's your outfit�拭      �Ahead�拭─�

     ;Nary outfit。;     ;Expect to buy your grub on the Inside�拭─�

     ;Nary a dollar to buy it with�察�friend。           Which ain't so important as a 

warm bite of breakfast right now。; 

     In Anson's camp�察�a quarter of a mile on�察�Tarwater found a slender�察�red´ 

whiskered   young   man   of   thirty  cursing   over   a   fire   of   wet   willow   wood。 

Introduced as Charles�察�he transferred his scowl and wrath to Tarwater�察�who�察�

genially oblivious�察�devoted himself to the fire�察�took advantage of the chill 

morning      breeze   to  create   a  draught   which    the   other  had   left  stupidly 

blocked by stones�察�and soon developed less smoke and more flame。                      The 

third   member   of   the   party�察  �Bill   Wilson�察  �or   Big   Bill   as   they   called   him�察�

came      in  with   a   hundred´and´forty´pound          pack�察  �and    what    Tarwater 

esteemed to be a very rotten breakfast was dished out by Charles。                     The 

mush   was   half   cooked  and   mostly  burnt�察 �the bacon   was   charred   carbon�察�

and the coffee was unspeakable。 

     Immediately the meal was wolfed down the three partners took their 



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empty pack´straps and headed down trail to where the remainder of their 

outfit lay at the last camp a mile away。            And old Tarwater became busy。 

He washed the dishes�察�foraged dry wood�察�mended a broken pack´strap�察�put 

an   edge on   the   butcher´knife   and   camp´axe�察  �and   repacked the   picks   and 

shovels into a more carryable parcel。 

     What had impressed him during the brief breakfast was the sort of awe 

in which Anson and Big Bill stood of Charles。               Once�察�during the morning�察�

while   Anson   took   a   breathing   spell   after   bringing   in   another   hundred´ 

pound pack�察�Tarwater delicately hinted his impression。 

     ;You see�察�it's this way�察─�Anson said。           ;We've divided our leadership。 

We've   got   specialities。     Now   I'm   a   carpenter。     When   we   get   to   Lake 

Linderman�察�and the trees are chopped and whipsawed into planks�察�I'll boss 

the building of the boat。         Big Bill is a logger and miner。           So he'll boss 

getting out the logs and all mining operations。             Most of our outfit's ahead。 

We   went   broke   paying  the   Indians   to   pack that   much   of it to the   top   of 

Chilcoot。     Our last partner is up there with it�察�moving it along by himself 

down the other side。        His name's Liverpool�察�and he's a sailor。            So�察�when 

the boat's built�察�he's the boss of the outfit to navigate the lakes and rapids 

to Klondike。 

     ;And   Charles   ´   this   Mr。   Crayton   ´   what   might   his   speciality   be�拭─�

Tarwater asked。 

     ;He's the business man。         When it comes to business and organization 

he's boss。; 

     ;Hum�察─     �Tarwater    pondered。      ;Very    lucky    to  get  such   a  bunch    of 

specialities into one outfit。; 

     ;More than luck�察─�Anson agreed。             ;It was all accident�察�too。       Each of 

us started alone。      We met on the steamer coming up from San Francisco�察�

and   formed   the   party。   ´   Well�察  �I   got   to   be   goin'。   Charles   is   liable   to   get 

kicking because I ain't packin' my share' just the same�察�you can't expect a 

hundred´pound man to pack as much as a hundred´and´sixty´pounder。; 

     ;Stick around and cook us something for dinner�察─�Charles�察�on his next 

load in and noting the effects of the old man's handiness�察�told Tarwater。 

     And Tarwater cooked   a dinner   that was   a dinner�察 �washed the   dishes�察�

had real pork and beans for supper�察�and bread baked in a frying´pan that 



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was so delectable than the three partners nearly foundered themselves on it。 

Supper     dishes   washed�察   �he  cut  shavings    and   kindling   for  a  quick   and 

certain    breakfast   fire�察 �showed    Anson     a  trick  with  foot´gear    that  was 

invaluable to any hiker�察�sang his ;Like Argus of the Ancient Times�察─�and 

told them of the great emigration across the Plains in Forty´nine。 

     ;My goodness�察�the first cheerful and hearty´like camp since we hit the 

beach�察─�Big Bill remarked as he knocked out his pipe and began pulling 

off his shoes for bed。 

     ;Kind of made things easy�察�boys�察�eh�拭─         �Tarwater queried genially。 

    All nodded。       ;Well�察�then�察�I got a proposition�察�boys。         You can take it 

or leave it�察�but just listen kindly to it。      You're in a hurry to get in before 

the freeze´up。      Half   the   time   is   wasted over the   cooking by  one   of   you 

that he might be puttin' in packin' outfit。 If I do the cookin' for you�察�you 

all'll get on that much faster。 Also�察�the cookin' 'll be better�察�and that'll make 

you pack better。 And I can pack quite a bit myself in between times�察�quite 

a bit�察�yes�察�sir�察�quite a bit。; 

     Big    Bill  and   Anson     were   just  beginning     to  nod   their  heads    in 

agreement�察�when Charles stopped them。 

     ;What do you expect of us in return�拭─�he demanded of the old man。 

     ;Oh�察�I leave it up to the boys。; 

     ;That   ain't   business�察─  �Charles   reprimanded   sharply。    ;You   made   the 

proposition。     Now finish it。; 

     ;Well�察�it's this way ´ ; 

     ;You expect us to feed you all winter�察�eh�拭─�Charles interrupted。 

     ;No�察�siree�察�I don't。    All I reckon is a passage to Klondike in your boat 

would be mighty square of you。; 

     ;You haven't an ounce of grub�察�old man。            You'll starve to death when 

you get there。; 

     ;I've   been   feedin'   some   long   time   pretty   successful�察─  �Old   Tarwater 

replied�察�a whimsical light in his eyes。          ;I'm seventy�察�and ain't starved to 

death never yet。; 

     ;Will you sign a paper to the effect that you shift for yourself as soon 

as you get to Dawson�拭─�the business one demanded。 

     ;Oh�察�sure�察─�was the response。 



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     Again   Charles   checked   his   two   partners'   expressions   of   satisfaction 

with the arrangement。 

     ;One other thing�察�old man。            We're a party of four�察�and we all have a 

vote   on   questions   like   this。    Young   Liverpool   is   ahead   with   the   main 

outfit。    He's got a say so�察�and he isn't here to say it。; 

     ;What kind of a party might he be�拭─�Tarwater inquired。 

     ;He's a rou
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