The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-19
THE WONDERS OF ALASKA.
com SEEKING ~ THE REGIONS or
PERPETUfL SNOW

Gymnn-tics in the Nntcr-A Tcu-Pounh Trout
The plncn for Fishermen mud Hunters
Brnra Catching salmon An ola Onld Wine
Watching tue Industrious Beavers.
F,om ne SIN fto,rrc9 Clronicie.
While | was ut the old trading post Of ST.
Ntchola. ON 90 X Inlet i'm the summer Of
$50, reports reached me, throu ia dif rrut cnau-
rtl-. If an CNI'ditiOn In sraic1tf -uld Witch
IT,. been uud.rtak.n som twenty yer' ago 10y
diefs; even the amount Of gold found bv thi'
man givcn--etghts -four OunOc--but for
was never resumed. As soon as or. rtuntv
served. concluded to follow up the tr1l Of this
gold seeker, SAID 10 have been successful. and
find out for myself what fOun dutiOn there was
for this report. Business with some OF the
beaver trdpDers called me up INFO the noun
tains, and as the reEi ~ which tempted nv Gu.
riositv lay IN the same dire zion, man ed TO
combine both Objects. The ilr-t y mt of my route
LED up the k"nm liver, past llough william. and
] secured the services Of Stepnuka, the ttusty
companion OF former trps. and h.s Younger
hrui her kavruusid. "A stout lad Oi sixteen. oar
whole equipment consist ~ q covered skin
canoe thdarkal. our rifles. bnaf knives, aud nin-
munitiOn. for the journey before us would lead
Us over some rougn country, and We Intended to
travel uninriiinuertd uuu 1--we, like sherman. On
what We could pick NJ along the line II march.
By carving the canoe ~ the rapids ana over
the trail alOng Tough william cas- ON we reich-
cd the Old camping place in Two dNs. \ ten
pound trout ana brace of grouse scrycd "a a
tolcr BILE excuse for mora DAINTY supper. and
ter shelter than we could eNuert TO lind during
the remainder of tho trlp. E1Iy next morning
We launched the canoe, gs "a rctch Of rompnr-
ati,elv smooth waier.lay before a.; aud having
very little more TIA u our own vci.ht To propei
we made good time. Like CIV rywhere else Ia
Alasisa, tn Timber increased ia rlli WIN the
dist ince from the scL sunrc. 10 the hir b,
spruce, uut adder WIS add cottonwood OF very
icspec able Itlnurtions. and $ tLe buds rose
higher aud ht-hrr ON the tanks " the river.
even yellow zine aii cared. There Was af.Uh
he ATS nf scenery as / nd never cEpg.ta,l 10.
~ f|ftfrI tfI Ir
cd vegetation Ou the co 20.
Here hurrftoes h,uruyc. tho majestic strear,
Tine snps-wli'c trunks of tie VI ch VI, ming
form from between TIE tu.rl, undrrnru ID. vt,ii.
tho soil h. covered with airi AIT green raftet ~
i,o's, ,H'iv..rd Nv rc,', na' "i
Inc dee, -hiur SKY oyerhrad an in. grt'lai eun
ia tho heaven frOfn O'Clock il Too ufuruin.
uutil about IL 40 III t Wuhr if under ~, s.ar,'-
ticcirc.o " more tDleraDle than Ne ulo t.nscin,
at that Tine Of thr wear. IL + tl.rA t. ndr,,v-
back to every enintiu.nt lf.-e % lln. ff.f.it ia
The ubiquitous ulusq4Ito.tnI .u.h arr iudusfri-
ous. powerful cxa- ilcfaiing variety of m. never
very lOvaNle insect is II has never been 90, IN ..
fortune ~ meet auNwucie else. Toward the
close Of that dny the channel Of the river he
came very much iuprded by rock IAN No uiauv
illces we had To exert all our strength az
tao paddle, ana all our attention was r-qulred
to watcn the slightest deNa'i0n r. tAe pfow
Of our frail en- IL from Nor coutss We
were lcit at the mercy OF our fierce
little winged nse tiiluts upnble /, w1,d
them on excsnt nv epnsnIolir ttyffcLtnos
Of The iariaI muscles aid d..nor,fe vI.'i,ins of
e,chd.- toth v,r, p.im,tiy, and tin..fi.i.cI ~
Like Of skelol,h. OUT II whi.i uowstse l(.naf
The evil w.srven increased tsniold hy tie en-.
rllnent riaer Inc me, unto hrrf,er ~ INK rioti
Of anal biacl Nos wI.lc In mar, ,ftcreyerg
bic, red rs blood and % Tie -ila Of a yea -to-
| panna VINO was stscrlnl. nov told A. thqt wa
would have ! me hard padilus 10 co Def 5re
WsrouiI r....h lie i..., an ,1-lp. Ihe.r ~
dlrkas ar5 .SittisI thin.st1 nay,s4t. NV a
sAsht willow irlme ,ui q foot ueep. ~ cen Tn
length rounl t.ttofn,l. and Gov, red with
tnnneI seai-.in IN ~ p. with the .xe.p ION of
me- r,utd lnles am D.. =, tnr ,hn MN . '.f tn
Inc, are ,a.tiy ras.tr..I. eve. wien l1,ien ~,
balia.trd but otirs .y..t ci..pty and l.gt ns !
fcniuer. 20 tnat / was actu'llyrlr.iu t. tUin,
ON one .lde Of nvltaI for fear Of uusettlu.
| AZ Lass tue lake was ia STINT,
NOZZLE SHEET OF WATER.
! forty miles I'm length and from Ave N twent,
Oroal. and was already ticlra.ins the uxur,
/ Of a snvory suppor nnI. Move ali. A = ''d
scratch" when our sferrsuan's voice warned
me 10 attend to my paddle. \ ledge 81 rock
was stretching from one shore almost to tn,
/ tn. water rusnrd furiolsiy. slowly we u,adiej
! no to the point through the smooth water
| formed 10y the ledge, and then, throwing oul
tried to shoot past the o1.tacle; but the current
caught our pro iectinG Oow ana swept us around
/ down stream. making us lose In a few seconds
! the WORK Of half an hour. Again we tined II
and once axain, with no better luck. spok,
about landing and making porlazc, hut ste
! pauha scorned to give up the battle, lnd theI
| Stw him perform a feat which mans
| professional gymnast would 1all to initiate
| Ito male W paddle up TO the dresde
ledge once mure until our PROV almos
| touched the rock. just outside OF the relcn O.
! the oamin- waters ~ the current; then h.
! shouted "Golovah dol ldoNn Wit Nou
/ heaGsl and wheL IN the middle mole stOope,
/ down, he rose TO ~, feet and JUMPED over n
on to the tecN ~ one N snt csll u tnus
| which tuucn ~ the mana on oue SIDE wJLl
| upset shouting 70 MS b!othrr ID st"op dow
| he Jnmted over MN ana thtn ON % Tue Gate
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