The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-17

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from ALASKA and viii leave for his home
at the University OF Kansas on this even
ing's train. by way Of California and the
southern route. He had = successful and
most interesting season In the far north.
From Eitka he went to Cook Inlet. and
after working around that famous place
he assembled to Its source. the knik river,
one of those Wild. cold and terribly swifs
rivers. which took. according to tie pro-
fessor. two weeks TO go uA and two
minutes TO come down."
Professor Dyche was. rs usual espec'
iaiiy In search OF natural history epeci-
mems. He knew there we're new mountain
sheep and other interesting animals there.
no he went in their quest, as wei as TO see
the country. The new sheep have been
described by the government scientists at
Washington City and named orvus dahl
in homer OF Dr. william IT. Dali, OF the
Smithsonian Institution. Professor Dyche
thinks the new sheep is q well defined
variety. but he doubts It's being new
species. He collected forty-two specimens.
At irst he could only get the lambs. and
to get good mature specimens. he organ.
lied the kulk river expedition. which Was
a success though the obstacles to be over
come were appalling. The native boatmen
stripped stark naked and with ropes
pullsd the boat UP the turbulent river for
sionslly find stretches OF sand shores and
would go along easily. but soon they
would have to wade out into the ice
cold water 20 get around rocks or logs.
This the natives would do from early
morning TO late al night, and seemed to
suffer no INCONVENIENCE At the source
Of the river In the mountains. they OBJ
tanned the finest specimens OF tho ner
sheep.
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twelve immense moose heads. the largest
H.. has ever seen: three caribou heads. six
young sea offers, mice, birds and many
other small animals. He also obtained
over 800 photographs of the country visited.
Tie estimates the distance to The head
OF the Knik river "a follows: From Ty-
oof,ic, the practical head Of navigation on
Cook inlet. 10 The Alaska Commercial
Company's post I25 mics. and to the new
and from there to the source OF the river.
something more than thirty miles. This
trading pos. IL In charge OF man named
CreasfnR. and mis- post was this summer
moved fifty miles further up the inlet to
the mouth Of Knlk river at It's junction
with the Msdenuska river 80 as 20 trade
with the Golfer river Indians. who come
down these rivers.
This place Is where Professor Dyche
Ht3Ue It's real Es3U1U3FifFS. w ME IN
camp there one day he succeeded in saw.
ing a man from death by starvation The
mans name IL Te~rk. and IL "a not known
II he has a given name He has been
in fhe Alaskan wilds for eleven years. He
drffted 10 camp on four logs dashed TO.
gether and as he landed he could stand.
that was all. His daxed, uncertain look
made the professor think him drunk, but
no could see nothing hut an old gunny sack
a..
he saw by the pinched face and skinny.
csawIke hands that the man was actually
fausshed for food. II was not long before
he was devouring n great deal of stewed
beans and other food.
when you feed me you are feeding a
hungry WOLF said the man rs soon as
he colld command his tongue.
1T Is all right. want to feed you: but
you must not eat too much. as / don't
want 10 kin You"
You can't Kill me. I have had eleven
years Of this and I amt dead yet"
AT the time Of his rescue the man had
I'm his stomach nothing but strips Of will
low bark and a few high bush cranoerries.
lie and three companions had gone pros
pecting up thu Nadenuska river. Ore Of
his companions named Valentine has re-
turned and Is In Seattle. Another named
Wilson came down the river in horrible
tiEHt. fftS IVASSFS WIRE WbTn OH Nts
low The knees. the rim alone remained Of
his hat, his coat and other clothes were
In sheds. He had with him bcbtaii dog
and the remains 81 q goose His gun was
In order and he had lived by it, though he
was nearly destroyed by the awful mos
quite. Teck's gun had oeen broken. hence
his worse plight. After his first meal
Teok was pat 70 bed. but during the night
he got hold ~ ean Of butter and piece
OF raw bacon and deyoured them all. and
al 4 o'clock in the rnornInx be reused the
camp for breakfast. 3fe recuperated rap
Idly and IL probably stlIi in the vicinity
~ Cooks sniet. The other prospector Of
this party IS a man named Hicks. who is
sau reported 10 be IN Alaska hunting for
gold.
ON July Il Prof. Dyche saw eight inches
OF snow Easl. and on August II six inches
OF snow fell. lie saw three srno.Stn Z
mountains aud experienced an earthquake
sucn thar a man could not remain stand
ing lie found large coal lodges. bat The
coal was % soft that you can whtttie
Il with Q tacx-knifs.
why. that country e. only half mate.
Il Will De a good country some day when
u n finished. The glaciers are slowly do
ing their work. the mountains are smoking.
the rivers are vomiting cut quantities o.
Qrscksaaa IL IS a new country. lie: Y
atone ard same sAv n viii Do COED
country. but row n - crsy hslf DONE
The professor secured a great quantity
% eshnulogicg. materials. One Of the
most interesting characters ne met was
Princess Tasa. famous Yakvtat princess,
repusesf - Ne wealthy beyond al other
Alaskan frs&Ans She = sssta 20 have si6-
90 IA geld swensles hsa away. GA her
rsgn. arsn she wears Eve nvssc~isss. each
hammered cut Of . gosi twensy, en- her
left arm she wears ten bracelets. each
maas fror, SEQ god Eseee. Sire has hun
tsr1ss % hsankets, sea otter skins and
other elements cf Indian wealth Shs
owns Schooner ard Two or more ssoopS.
IL IL said tsae schooner Ca rhurnia - hers.
The narss xvas paAnreA by ns tive scholar.
wha-h accounts sar shs sF~~Iszg~ fsrsscess
Ton - about - YEARS cd. ard she las
tust snsasTaeS3 her nfgA Husband. a young
raan 81 - years. when she e-oslght for Sc
blankets frczn Ras parents. she H. Alto
@~sss~ A sNrwwf buS4neSs wo-as-. sr9
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