Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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SINILWYN HOUSE SCHOOL INIAGAZINE One afternoon we sighted what we thought was a big log, but when we reached it we found that it was a big brown bear, and it turned around and growled at the boat. At Fort Yukon we were in the Arctic Circle. Circle City is the smallest city I have ever seen, but as it is at the other end of the road from Fairbanks to Circle City it is quite an important place. :Xt Circle we loaded on a big twelve ton pile-driver and, as they were loading it, it nearly fell overboard, and everybody thought the ship was going to sink. liagle was the last town on the Alaskan portion of the Yukon River. :Xt Ifagle there were pansies an inch and a half in diameter. Next day we arrived at Dawson City, the capital of the Yukon Territory and the base of the gold on the Klondike River. It has a population of nine hundred, compared with fifty thousand in 1893, the year of the Gold Rush on the Klondike. During our stay at Dawson we visited the gold dredges which are the second largest in the world. W'e also went to a show here, the price for grown-ups was 31.00, children Cunder 161 15 cents, and children under 10 got in for nothing. We left Dawson for Whitehorse on the SS. Casca, which is slightly larger than the SS. Yukon. That night we arrived at Stuart, a small village at the mouth of the Stuart River where we loaded wood. There were some barges alongside laden with bags of silver ore which had just come from Mayo on the Stuart River. Next day we saw numerous caribou cross the River ahead of us, and at night we arrived at the foot of some rapids where we picked up a cable that was fastened at the top of the falls and attached to our winch: when the winch went round we were drawn slowly up the rapids, the only danger being that if the cable snapped it might kill somebody and seriously damage the boat. Next afternoon we arrived at the foot of the Five lfinger Rapids 'lg here again we were towed up by the winches and as it was daytime it was much more interesting than in the cold night. The same afternoon I washed my clothes, and just as I got well into the job and covered with suds I looked up, when, click, and there was a lady with a camera in her hand, and she had just taken a picture of me washing. I fear I blushed l Next morning after breakfast we arrived at Whitehorse, the second largest town in the Yukon Territory. That morning we went on a drive to Miles Canyon at the head ofthe YYhitehorse Rapids. On the way we had to travel along the railroad track, as the railroad track and the road were one. I thought it would be awkward if we niet a train,but fortunately we didn't. W'e visited the Whitehorse Rapids and I took some photographs. I couldn't imagine how the Gold Rushers ever got down them in a boat. The rapids were even worse than the Lachine Rapids, which are considered pretty bad. W'hen we arrived at Niles Canyon we saw two lines of wooden track and we asked the driver what they were. I-Ie said that in the Gold Rush days some man had made these tracks and built a cart and put it on them, and had taken the people in his contiv- ance, which was pulled by a horse, along the portion from Miles Canyon to Wlhitehorse. I-Ie charged about two dollars a mile, and the journey is almost ten miles l After seeing Miles Canyon, we came back, and as it was about ten o'clock, my friends and I went on a fishing trip to VVhitehorse Rapids. After everybody except another man and myself 1141

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FOR THIS SC!-TOOI. YEAR 1934-1035 We then continued through the Alaskan Range, a very magnihcent range ot mount- ains. That night we stopped at a place called Curry, where we slept at a hotel built over the station. Next morning promptly at seven cfrloek we pulled out of furry for Alcliinlcy Park. Klt. Nlcliinley, 25,0011 feet above sea level, is to my mind the most beautiful mountain l have ever seen. It is covered with snow from base to peak, and there are two immense glaciers on it. Here we went on a trip in search of w ild animals and saw a few caribou, niany mount- ain sheep, and ptarmigan. We also took two all-day horse trips and visited thekennels where there were some huskies, the heaxiest of which weighed about two hundred pounls After a week at Alcliinley Park, we left on the train for l5airbanks, and arrived tltere at 9 p.m. that night. W-w-same M ...T 'H , Ag .. U ,.,5r,-1 A 5 - ff.: at A . ef fs r - . - ,Q ,ft.g gi.. ,e., - . . ' 1' ' .f CARIBOL' Next morning I met one of the boys from the SS. Aleutian, and we went out to the Aerodrome and saw the l'.S. Navy's new Martin Bombers which were making a tour of Alaska. During my stay at Fairbanks I went to two gold mines and visited the Aerodrome several times. After leaving Fairbanks we journeyed south to Nenana which is situated on the Tanana River Where we were to board the 5.5. Yukon for Dawson, Yfli. At noon we left the harbour, the paddle wheel commenced to revolve, and we were on our way. Next day in the early morning we stopped at Tanana where we loaded wood tthe boat burnt wood instead of coal or oill, and then we continued up the Yukon River. On our journey we stopped at many small villages which were chiefly populated by Indians. The principal villages on our trip were Fort Yukon, Circle, Eagle and Tanana. ll-fl

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FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1034-1935 had caught a fish or two, we had lunch, and resumed fishing with the exception of four of us. We made a fire and incidentally broke a law, which was unknown to us, by cutting down a tree. After everybody had lished and caught something, with the same exception as before, we had supper, and I never ate so much in all my life l We got back much quicker than we came, thanks to a short cut that we tried. Next morning we left for Carcross and thence to Atlin by train and boat. At Carcross we had lunch and left on the S.S. Tutshi for Taku landing. YVhen we arrived there we boarded a train that took us on a two mile journey to the other side of the lsthmus and then got on another boat and were soon in Atlin. During our stay at Atlin we went to a gold mine and climbed a mountain which was said to be three thousand feet from where we were situated, and by the time we arrived at the top we were nearly dead with thirst, so as soon as we saw a pool we took OH: our shoes and stockings and jumped into the water, but as we touched it we shrieked and jumped out and examined our feet to see if they weren't frozen oljfl After lunch we went on to the peak and there below us was a lake, and l dropped a stone right into it as it lay beneath us. Next day we went to Taku Landing and gljt on the SS. Tutshi and left for Carcross and Skagway. After travelling along the shore of Lake Bennett we finally arrived at Bennett and had a hurried lunch. XYhen we were about an hour out of Bennett we stopped at Yvhite Pass which is on the divisional line between Canada and the l'nited States. After seeing the monument and the two i'lags,we resumed our -iourney,and steamed up Skagway's main street to the station. YVe then boarded the S.S. Princess Louise, and next morning arrived at Juneau, and so began our homeward journey to Montreal. A.H., Form 5-B. Interns In Quebec Anybody in Windsor Station at a quarter past eight in the morning on Saturday February 9th might have wondered at the number of boys with skis and bags, that had congregated at the Osborne Street entrance. We were all Selwyn l-louse Boys, and were in the charge of Mr. Yvanstall, Mr. Wiseman, and Mr. Green- lees. A special car had been reserved for us, so all the baggage was taken along, and emptied into it. After a journey of over two hours and one half, we arrived at Montebello, and were taken in sleighs to the Log Chateau. The numerous teams of dog-sleighs at the station greatly interested everyone. YYhen we hadsettled down, we went into lunch,and at 2p.m. left for the place where both the Senior and Junior Slaloms were held. The party had been divided into two groupsg over twelve, and under twelve. The Senior Slalom came first, each competitor having two turns. The average time was then taken. The Junior Slalom followed, and was similar to the Senior, except that instead of having a curve at the beginning, it went straight down. ll5l