The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-03

the little steamer Yukon and en- our way 70
juneau. whence We sailed for Seattle.
We do not expect to have any trouble with the
Alaska Commercial Company: Ne think there
IL business for two companies. and are not going
to Try TO drive anybody ont. OF course compe-
tition will bring down the price OF some CON-
modities, but the people are not kicking 20
much ct the price a. ct the quality and quantity
OF the supplies; they have not had enough, and
the quality 10 very poor. The timber II about
eight 70 ten inches In diameter, and makes very
good building logs. II 10 not scrubby at all, but
It Ii not good for export, except the spfnce ana
birch. They use the spruce for building ana
the birch for canoes and sIeighs.
We feed the dogs on dried salmon. because It
contains great deal of grease and It IL cheap;
we could give them bacon for grease with beans,
but IL 10 too expensive, and one pound OF salmon
Is equal 70 five OF bacon for the grease there 10
in it We had plenty OF bacon and beans when
we reached the pass, but we had run out of dog
meat The miners eat some dried salmon, and
the Indians eat it regularly. 1t makes fairly
good food, on account of the quantity of grease
ia 1t, which we need in . cold country like
that. You can gnaw all day on q piece as large
~ your hand, but the whites prefer bacon and
beans.
The fur clothing worn By Mr. Hamilton is
nearly all of native workmanship, and is nicely
mace from beautiful skins 81 found these I'M
comfortably warm" he ssid. opening q we'll
filled trunk and laying upon the bed pair OF
psntaloons made from the skin Of . Siberian
reindeer, with the hair side out They were OF
beautiful brown color. and the skin was soft
and pliabe. The Arctic socks were lined with
soft flannel and designed to be worn inside the
travelling boots of the caribou. made up with
the hair on the outside, the soles being made OF
sealskin. These boots reach nearly to the
knees and are warm and durable. There were
dress boots, both heavy and light, made from
deerskin and trimmed with wolverine. The
soles OF these boots were Of sealskin. strong
and sbapely, the heavier ones being shaped BY
the teeth Of the women. and the lighter ones Of
split skin being shaped BY means of q small
stick They, a well as all the clothing, are
sewed with sinew. and 50 neatly is this done
that the seams can scarcely be detected
"Here are a pair Of dnde shoes" and he handed
the reporter the neatest, n6tticst little shoes.
made from white deerskin ana very prettily
trimmed. They only reach to the ankle, and
are suitable for the camp, rather than for trav-
cling. The sleeping cocks are large, soft, long
legged boots, with the hair on the Upside. These
worn at night while the travelling boots are
drying by the campfire.
'These had made to my own notion" said
Mr.. Hamilton. drawing upon the reporters
hands . pair OF mittens which reached the ell
bows, and so warm aud soft that they would
defy the coolest weather. There were two
pairs. the outer ones of moose skin lined with
heavy flannel. and the inner ones of lynx with
the fur next to the hand.
The shirt was OF fawn skin and there was a
''psrka" OF Siberian reindeer trimmed with
wolverine: underneath the hood of this was
worn q close-fitting fur cap. ''When it was very
windy" he said, II wore this" holding up one
OF the most beautiful parkas ever seen, OF snow
white fawn skin richly trimmed with wolverine
and bear. the hood fitting close about tine face
and the long fur affording ample protection.
"These hardly belong to the costume" he
said unfolding handsome coat and vest OF hair
seal, trimmed with the white, wooliy coat of q
seal pup. These were lined throughout with
squirrel skin and had buttons Of carved walrus
teeth. The bear and rabbit sleeping :obes COM
pleted the outfit