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In the early 1920's, settlers came to Alaska looking for gold. They travelled by boat to the coastal
towns of Seward and Knik, and from there by land into the gold fields, the trail they used to travel
inland is known today as the Iditarod trail, one of the National Historic Trails designated by the
as the mail and supplies were carried across the trail. People also used it to get from place to place,
Congress of the United States. The Iditarod trail quickly became a major thoroughfare in Alaska,
including the priests, ministers, and judges who had travel between villages, In the winters, the
Once the gold rush ended, many gold-seekers went back to where they had come from, and suddenly
there was much less travel on the Iditarod trail. The introduction of the airplane in the late 1920's
meant dog teams were no longer the standard mode of transportation, and of course with the airplane
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carrying the mail and supplies, there was less need for land travel in general. The final blow to the
use of the dog teams was the appearance of snowmobiles.
By the mid of 1920, most Alaskans didn't even know the Iditarod trail existed, or that dog teams
had played a crucial role in Alaska's early settlements Dorothy G. Page, a self-made historian
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recognized how few people knew about the former use of sled dogs as working animals and about
the Iditarod Trail's role in Alaska's colourful history. To raise awareness about this aspect of Alaskan
history, she came up with the idea to have a dog sled raised over Hie Iditarod Trail. She presented
her idea to an enthusiastic mustier, as dog sled drivers are known, named Joe Redington, Sr, Soon
the pages and the Redingtons were working together to promote the idea of the Iditarod race.
Many people worked to make the first Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race a reality in 1967. The Aurora
Dog Musher's Club, along with men from the Adult Camp in Sutton, helped clear years if overgrowth
from the first nine mile of the Iditarod Trail. To raise interest in the race, a $25,000 purse was
offered with Joe Redington donating one acre of his land to help raise the funds. The short race,
approximately 27 miles long, was put on a second time in 1969.
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After these first two successful races, the goal was to lengthen the race a little further to the ghost
town of Iditarod by 1973. However in 1972, the U.S. army reopened the trail as a winter exercise
and also in 1973, the decision was made to take the race all the way to the city of Nome over 1000
miles. There were many who believed, it could not be done and that it was crazy to send a bunch
of mushers out into the vast, uninhabited Alaskan wilderness. But the race went on! Twenty two
mushers finished that year, and to date over 400 people have completed it.
1.1. Answer the following questions briefly.
1. Who is a musher?
2. What is the role of U.S. army in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race?
3. Who used Iditarod?
4. Why did Iditarod fell into disuse?
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Answer to Questions from the Passage

Explanation:

1. Who is a musher?

The driver of a dog sled is known as a musher.

2. What is the role of the U.S. army in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race?

The U.S. Army reopened the trail as a winter exercise.

3. Who used Iditarod?

Earlier, only settlers would travel down the Iditarod via dog sled to carry the mail and supplies.

4. Why did Iditarod fell into disuse?

The final blow to the  use of the dog teams was the appearance of snowmobiles.