The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-08
ON me MIGHTY YUKON
n rrospecior's Innrcs.ions OF the Couutrp
Bordertng on Ain.kn'- Great River.

Prom n, Chicago yjr,,.
SEATTLE. Oct. 3l.l. W. Black. up TO the tina
OF his departure ateller in the First National
Bank oil Fairhavcn. aud Henry Wrth another
prominent young mnn OF that city, returned
yesterday from ouo Of tho most remarkabl,
trips ever made into the interior Of Alaska
They wrro Eo'.c seven months. most OF which
time was spent In ttaversing the great valley
OF the Yukon. from the hcadwaters OF that
mighty river in tho northwest territory on.
tircly across Alaska to Hchrng Sea. Tho story
OF their trip Is we'll calculated to dispcl many
OF tho Illusions which tho roseate reports a,
the great commercial and TRANSPORTATION
companies Interested in Alaska have had a
tendency ~ create. not "a regards tie sc.n,,
giorieS o'thor 81 Tho interior or tile cons, l,,
as 20 tho "\'"nt AM rnlu" - II" gold Qieroy.
cries and Tho conditions Of ltc IN tn" vast ynI.
ey"NI ths s, lGE n. conversation last even.
!" OH nsV about tho Yukon. u, ri,t.,
river, 100 m! les long am told. an! Know
IL IL fifteen miles wide al Iug' YUknn / i,nn
lilies above It's mouth, an MAT IL average
width from there to E"nlNns So, is fuliy fnnr
mites. 1t is ninety miles MI, at is mo 'rhr
II is navigahle for over ~ TILES IRON Iina
to- oct /. though there i, =. u" q ,iing ime
during Part OF this ,tm me-. I's"",'' !n,atthe
ley is very grand IN places aud N ether, is "a
;;,reary AMI utterly ,h desc, g, - an IN
mouth it is absolutely traal"ss The only y.r.,
ttation being moss and swan If4-. sur.
tfef UP tnefe IS IL urhSe grown I'll STtuliv
timber. birch. hull pine. and spruce. In tiacss
even rs far IN as Fort Yukon the valley IS iuny
200 miles wide.
at ahounds in came-moose ca'ihru and
bear, while during the short summer thers are
nyrladS of geese. ducks. and swan. so rl-nti.
full that wo Killed many OF them with cluls 70
save ammunition. Though there Is frost
there every month in tho year. the mercury ut
midday in summer sometimes rises as hign
as Ito in III" shade The great valley is prar-
tLrally uninhahitri. except hy Indians. ana tho
climatic conditions ara such that II is never
likely 10 10 populated hy white PEOPLE.
There are many good Indians. those in
the interior being tall we'll formed. and OF
much finer aru"arAnr" than the ones we SEQ
h'Oht here. Tho .lananas. living far up on
IA" mi~si"narirS hay" never yet Vrntured
tn" larnna River. T!iirh. Nv the way. l. u large
naNiga VI. iriUutary - the Yukon. but is not on
the 'naps, are Wild fleece tribe among whom
som. OF the miss i0NGrles have undoubtedly
don" goo! deal OF good but ii seems TO 10
tn" general opinion there that most OF the
arc on tho make" and gladly profit by orpor.
tuniti"S 10 sell til" natives Bibles and other
articles Of Christian make al astoundingly
low prices
''Of course. ! am ready 70 admit that Alaska
as Whole i n great country in point Of
size. ant IL uni 'ubt"diy has great resources,
but. in my opinion. most o. the published ac-
counts of its attractions and riches are very
highly rolorrl to suit tho great trading and
TRANSFORMATION COMPANIES which have large
interests there