The Devotion of a Trapper

The town of Nome, in Alaska, is the westernmost of the inhabited settlements on American soil, since it is located on the edge of the Bering Strait. The winter there is harsh and immense icy spaces separate it from other men. Now, recently, diphtheria struck the inhabitants of Nome. To combat the scourge, there was a lack of serum. By wireless, this was reported to the town of Nevana, the closest, and yet located 600 kilometers away.

Everyone was of the opinion that it was impossible, at this time of year, to cross such a distance. However, a trapper offered to try it. Having harnessed eight of his best dogs to a sled, Joe Amoona loaded onto it four thousand ampoules of anti-diphtheria serum, some provisions for himself and his animals, and left.
For three days the brave trapper battled the cold and snowstorms, nearly dying in the storm. Finally, his approach having been reported in Nome, the still able-bodied inhabitants went to meet him. He was found, half dead from cold, on his sled. Thanks to his devotion, an entire threatened town was going to be saved.