Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-03-28

frightcn a novice, who probably. would
assume that the interior was yet worse
and corrcspondingly harder to travel
This deception is more or less pro-
nounced along the whole Pacific shore
line of Alaska, where the mountainous
coast once broken through, the inter-
Tor gives better travelling in many ways.
We got away about Z, good wind
behind US, but the weather
threatening. Aswc left hehinl the in
let, we w,fc now traversing region
that had never been travelled by pen,
pencil or photographer to give the re-
suits to the world, SO we felt disap-
pointed in the dismal weather spelling
four or five miles up the river
deep break In the mountains to the
north gave us pretty vista of the
TahlSu glacier, lying like white wedge
between the black sides of the preci-
pitous gorge. The Indians call this
pass the Koo-dah-sake, or THE Fair
Wind Gap" as through it such a breeze
could always be depended upon for
mornings sail up the stream-the very
wind we were now using. About
10 we passed single Tahku
house ON the south bank, that looked
Ike a pig-pen struck by an avalanche.
Dogs kept coming out from various
apertures in its sides. until no less than
eight stood on the high bank and fav-
ored us with the usual canine chorus
given strangers. After while an In
dian, that looked rs if he had been
squeezed between two colliding avail
anches, crawled out, and, standing in
the center of the scenic circle of dogs,
put his hands to his mouth and walled.
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native Indian liquor surreptitiously
ing coal oil can for rctort, and
a long kelp stock for a worm. 1t tastes
of all these ingl elients. plus fair share
of the favors usually given the freedom
of an Indian cabin. A prospcctor
assured me that it was not unlike proof
Prussic acid favored with Rough on
Rats" Whether the Indian had any to
sell or wanted to buy-the more likely
of the twO-we never knew, for we We're
just then enjoying good sailing wiz d
which we did not propose to lose for all
the hoochinoo existing, and we never
afterwards heard his voice again above
the din of the dogs have lived about
a third OF a century among Indians and
have seen wildernesses and deserts of
dogs, but have never seen one of that
breed of any use before; and this was
entir cly unintentional. Silvery cascades
were numerous on all sides and fairly
stripping some of the mountain sides.
Here we also heard our first avala nches,
showing that all the wutery elemen' 8
were bre liking up. There are several
GA ,.ers along the course of the Tahku,
but only three or four reach tho valley
and none of those reach the river itself
so as to impede its valley to transporta-
ton on that side. Even railroad
could be constructed the whole length
Of the river; but as to this later. We
were abre ist Of the first glacier on the
north side by $50. 1t is really double
ga Ter. their feet joining in the valley,
but in nearly all other aspects they are
dissinilar. Hair seal were seen fishing
for salmon. their favorite diet. among
which they make great havoc. Ten
o'clock saw US sail by the abandoned
Indian village of Klame-quah, town
that was deserted before it was built.
The rapidly thriving American town of
Juneau, and the atten liant work which
all this activity promised them. induced
them TO move alongside and relinquish
Klame-quah. The third glacier is from
the south side and the only important
one from that direction. We had
breasted it by noon, and on one of the
numerous low islands, covered with
cottonwood. We stopped for our lunch.
That day we passed several
deserted Indian villages of more
or less permanence. All were fishing
ranches" the occupants being farther
up the valley hunting. Later they re-
turn, repair the ranches and go to fish
ing. At each house one will sec we'll