Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-28

showed ub that quite . large river oaine
In h.-s II was about hfty yards wiae,
shallow hut rapid, while its delta
was ciugged with drift timber Every
where along the shores o. the lake this
drift timber was 10 be seen. Whenever
we tried to land this driitwood ON tho
lake shore, at this high stage ~
water. barred our way more or less OF.
rectualiy. aud we were lucky Indeed
where the drlftwood was solid. and we
could carry the boats ashore from It's
outer margin. In nine cases out OF ten,
however, The outer fringe OF loga were
loose In the water, would roll over
when stepped upon, aud this combined
with their slippery, slimy sides made
landing an athletic undertaking not
very agreeable Ia our stifcnod condi.
ton, after scycral hours In tic boat
About noon our wind died out and
the rest OF the day we spent at the
oars. The middle Of the afternoon
wind set IN stiiily from the north and
DELAYED MS IL great deal. This alternn-
ti0n Of forenoon and afternoon winds
In opposite directions we found 20 be
quite common but with considerable
diversity ~ 10 tho time Of day when
the change took place. About noon We
saw n large river coming Ia from the
east. By o'clock We reached Gin
Point on the eastward. the first abrupt
prunontory on the lake that We had
met. n was granite, some IS To- 100
feet pcrpcniiculnr and most piciur-
esauc and conspicuous break 10 tho
gentle gradients 40 Characteristic Of
the shores OF AhlS-ltlain. There
were twcnty-,llcc great biz miles to
our credit that evening, distance that
appears insignificant now. looking
back FROM tho land of railroads ana
ocean grcyhouuds, but that made camp
seem Ike foreign country from the
place We had loft In the morning by
comparison with our former gait The
nest day, Juno 10. was almost a rcpctl.
tion OF the one described. About noon
that day we came abreast Of tho Carl
bon range. 40 called by the Indians.
This Is most conspicuous insulated
cluster Of peaks on the west shore,
around which the lake slightly bends
a. u divided at this point Into twogrcat
arms, The first days boating ha Il
not given us u single "riso' with three
trolling lines SGT ont, but this day when
VIC saw sons fish jumping, the trolls
were again cast and two salmon trout.
With twenty.seven mile record that
day We folt like camping early, but the
driftwood vetoed our efforts and
warned us con,incingly that II we
wanted 10 get all work done before
dark we must hereafter seek an early
camp to compensate FOR time lost In
this way. We got away early the s0th
as spanking hroeso our way induced
Us 10 press matters while Il lasted.
About We pissed the mouth Of tho
Kecu-lylain (Hecn-riyer In Think
~, or Big River Of the Indians 1t
comes In from the east aud is 100 To- 1852
yards wide. Its valley Is conspicuous
and can Ice traced back inlund Tor forty
to iiity miles; large snow-clnd Hills
thanking IL ON tue southwest. II IL evil
IDENTITY the largest river draining Into
Ahk-klaiu. Here q couple Of TukOu In
dinns, In light birch-bprls cnuoc. pad.
bled over u us from the west side, hay-
ing previously siguallcd us by gun.
shot. They had s1me uninviting dried
mooso-mcat with them. but we bought
the best looking piece among the lot,
they, as usual, gutting the test end OF
| the bargain. That evenings meal had
tho best the market afforded there be
! ing gulls' eggs. moose-mcat and salmon
trout, with pork and beans for dessert.
The record Tor the day was twenty. hy,
miles, the greater part being done by
good, honest rowing. The next day,
| In the early afternoon, the lake DO
1 gan 20 narrow rapidly, and the outlet
could be seen among lot Of whit,
broken banks. Al $3.50 we en-
tered the draining river unt
once more took u good gait without
laboring for II. That day we mud,
twenty miles ON the lake, or ninety.iiv,
IN oil. 1t Is therefore safe to assert
that Ahk.klain is over one hundred
miles Ia length and will therefore tak,
its place among the great lakes Of th,
British American Northwest. laut
famous for its large lakes. The land
the Tnl,ous may be said TO end with q
the fgrthest inland Of any OF the Tin
kits. Yet ! came In contact seycrn
times with the fact that they knew
something o. o Tlinkit band. tn,
sHdlseenA showing that n probable In
lnnd communication existod between
them, The Stlcltoen country Is arouni
Wrngo II, Alaslia, this town dope ndl NJ
on the CHssiar mlnes, reached frou
Wrangell by the stlckeDn river. 1hii
stream Is nAvignble for 40 milos. thei
there are some soventy-tye miles b
pack-train TO Dense Lake. and twenty
fvs miles over II TO Casslnr. All throug
this land the Stickecns have been en-
ploycd dnd may have extended thoi
trading excursions to the Tako
land OF lakes, kAto-bhnn, the pre-,
emit Stiekcon chief. gave me In
tercstlng Information as TO the use I
which the Tlinket totem-poles are pu
and regarding which there are mum
Der OF conjectures. lie said that e,