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'Come,' says the woman to the man, 'let us go on.' And we go on. We leave the Yukon. We cross the divide to the west and swing down into the Tanana Country. There are new diggings there. But that for which they look is not there, and we take the back trail to Circle City. COME SAYS THE WOMAN TO THE MAN LET US GO ON AND WE GO ON WE LEAVE THE YUKON WE CROSS THE DIVIDE TO THE WEST AND SWING DOWN INTO TANANA COUNTRY THERE ARE NEW DIGGINGS THERE BUT THAT FOR WHICH THEY LOOK IS NOT THERE AND WE TAKE THE BACK TRAIL TO CIRCLE CITY
hemselves. 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, but each time they say they will go on. After that I say nothing. All the time, day after day, is it that way. They are very soft. They get stiff and sore. They do not understand moccasins, and their feet hurt very much. They limp, they stagger like drunken people, they cry under their breaths; and all the time they say, 'On! on! We will go on!' "They are like crazy people. All the time do they go on, and on. Why do they go on? I do not know. Only do they go on. What are they after? I do not know. They are not after gold. There is no stampede. Besides, they spend plenty of money. But I ask questions no more. I, too, go on and on, because I am strong on the trail and because I am greatly paid. "We make Circle City. That for which they look is not there. I think now that we will rest, and rest the dogs. But we do not rest, not for one day do we rest. ES 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 BUT EACH TIME THEY SAY THEY WILL GO ON AFTER THAT I SAY NOTHING ALL THE TIME DAY AFTER DAY IS IT THAT WAY THEY ARE VERY SOFT THEY GET STIFF AND SORE THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND MOCCASINS AND THEIR FEET HURT VERY MUCH THEY LIMP THEY STAGGER LIKE DRUNKEN PEOPLE THEY CRY UNDER THEIR BREATHS AND ALL THE TIME THEY SAY ON ON WE WILL GO ON THEY ARE LIKE CRAZY PEOPLE ALL THE TIME DO THEY GO ON AND ON WHY DO THEY GO ON I DO NOT KNOW ONLY DO THEY GO ON WHAT ARE THEY AFTER I DO NOT KNOW THEY ARE NOT AFTER GOLD THERE IS NO STAMPEDE BESIDES THEY SPEND PLENTY OF MONEY BUT I ASK QUESTIONS NO MORE I TOO GO ON AND ON BECAUSE I AM STRONG ON THE TRAIL BECAUSE I AM GREATLY PAID WE MAKE CIRCLE CITY THAT FOR WHICH THEY LOOK IS NOT THERE I THINK NOW THAT WE WILL REST AND REST THE DOGS BUT WE DO NOT REST NOT FOR ONE DAY DO WE REST
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