The new North-west., 1888-11-02

and the large and fierce brown bear.
The Indian who accompanied us is fine
specimen of his race, as he stands over six
feet in his bare feet, and weighs over 200
pounds. He is Mormon in proclivities, for
he has number Of wives, who appear we'll
satisfied with him as their lord and master,
and could see no sign Of tie green eyed
monster. He is bear hunter by occupation,
an enthusiast in that line, and many were
the stories and hair breadth escapes he re-
lated. can well believe he is good hunter,
a. his larder is well stocked with fish, flesh
and fowl; his wives were brown, fat and
greasy; his dogs, Of which he had seven,
were all in splendid condition, and that is
more than can be said Of most Indian dogs
He told us the peculiarities Of each, and
showed US the many wounds they had re-
ceived in the encounters with bruin. He
also showed us the hole where he buried the
bears heads, and there must have been
twenty skulls in it. I inquired Of him why
he did SO, and he told me- ''Bear all same In
dian; by and by he 60 to the happy roofing
ground"
As host he is prince, and right royalty
he treated us to all kinds Of game put up in
Indian style. We had smoked porcupine put
up in seal oil, and one Of our crowd who pre-
tends to be an epicure said it was delicious;
there were seals dippers cooked in grease,
which were not dissimilar to pigs fest;
baked ground hog stuffed with mussels,
which gave the hog a fishy taste and i'm
proved the flavor Of the mussels. His bears
head cheese was actually immense, and there
were many more dishes too numerous to
mention. He showed many kinds Of roots
and herbs good for food and medicine. He
also showed his canned halibut, hooks and all
Of his dancing outfit. His headgear and
mask cost him $50; it was wild and uncouth,
and was carved out Of yellow cedar. It had
large nose like q parrots beak, eyes made
Of mother Of pearl, mouth which contained
the teeth Of the only siwash doctor on Noahs
ark, ears made from the hide Of the ichthyo-
saurus, hair made from the sea lions whis-
kers His hunting knife had some unique
carving on the handle that represented some
Indian myth the bears were afraid Of. As q
prospector. like many more following that
vocation, do not consider him success, as
we examined many places that he showed us,
but could see nothing except white and bar
rem quartz
He had other places he wanted to show Us,
and we would have gone with him, but one
Of the party had an acute attack Of inham-
matory rheumatism. The native told us the
extent Of his territory, and said he expected
white men prospecting on his domain to pay
him $3.50 per day for his knowledge and
services. He said the land and water be-
longed to his ancestors from time immemo-
rial, and he inquired If white men owning q
similar amount Of land would allow every
body on it. His argument brought forcibly
to our mind the 'bloated bondholders" Of
America and the land question that is now
agitating the British empire, where lords,
dukes and earls are holding hundreds Of
miles square that their ancestors acquired by
might, while he claims his by right. The
only difference see between Them and this
Indian is that he will be glad to see you hunt
or fish on his supposed country, while if you
caught trout in their waters or shot a
pheasant in their woods you would get about
five years.
So we parted with feelings Of regret, prom
ising tp return if the Hoonah springs cured
our companion. We ran across two men
looking for fresh water. "Just think Of itl"
my chums exclaimed, "hunting for fresh
water in Alaska! They must be pilgrims
like yourself" The next camp we made was
on large stream, where we found an Indian
and his family on a barren point, exposed to
the elements from all points. He had to
carry water nearly half mile. We won-
dered why he built on such a bleak place,
but he was not communicative, SO we con-
cluded he had committed some depreciation
on his fellow Indians, and was continually
on the lookout, as foe could not approach
him without being seen.
The next day we Travelled against head
wind and terrible rain, and after get
ting drenched to the skin we camped. It
would be very pleasant prospecting in
Alaska were it not for the rain, head wind
and tides, thick brush and mosquitoes, and q
few other little inconveniences. Then, again,
II I was looking through a tourists eyes from
the deck of an ocean steamer, how romantic
the majestic mountains and rivers, hundreds
Of miles Of pine clad shores and every now
and then vast glacier! Then in smooth,
narrow channels can be seen the mammoth
whale, forging his way along nearly as fast
as the steamer, and every few feet can be
seen the shining silvery sides of beautiful
salmon, disporting, or trying to escape from
some f]nny monster who is trying to catch
him for meal saw seal gobble one in
less than two seconds. To me the animals
on such trip remind one Of great me-
nagerie, without having to pay at the door,
while the waters are grand aquarium; and
take it altogether, were it not for the stern
reality Of beans and bacon, a prospecting
tour in Alaska is like visiting an ever chang
ing panorama. - Juneau tAlaska) Mining
Record.