The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-01
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Pientirn, 500 Miles Away.

Pientirn, 500 Miles Away.
FROM the Washinoion EreninO star.
II Is not necessary for everybody to food on
dog meat on tho Upper Yukon River and In the
vicinity Of tho Klondiko gold field In winter, rs
q member OF a party which was up there said
several Of the members did. He refused the
dish, but at the same time he acknowledged
that moro then once after food had been thrown
to the dogs, literally speaking. he had snatchcd
IL away from them before they could oat II. FISH
which small worms had appropriated to them
selves he did not hesitate to eat, he said, and
was glad to get II.
That IL ono OF the great troubles which Will DO
encountered by persons visiting the gold field.
The further up the Srhan oSs travels tie
scarcer becomes the food supply. until In the
Klondike region and therenbouts 1t ceases
almost entirely. There Is practically no largo
game, with the exception of ono or two moose
and reindeer, which have become separated
from tho rest OF the herd and wandered out
there. So that prospectors who intend visit
ing the field should not rely In the least on the
resources Of tho country to feed them. There
may be n few rabbits, ducks, and geese in tho
spring. which disappear very quickly. These
caro- not sufficient TO supply oven the wants OF
+" The few natives who wander nolnadically about
tho region.
Lower dow the Yukon. at certain seasons
OF tho year, there is abundance of game. prob
ably from 400 to 800 miles from the Klondike
River. The moose ID about tho largest Of tho
mammals. while the reindeer is fairly plenti-
full. As the population has increased the game
as corrcspondingly decreased, and in tho win.
ter the Indians there have a hard time secur-
ing food, rs they arc very improvidcnt. Dur
ing the season when 1t Is abundant they mover
think Of laying by a supply. There are beavers
on the streams and various kinds of deer, bear,
and caribou. In the winter months these go
south and disappear almost entirely. The polar
boar Is found several degrees further north,
never appearing In that vicinity.
In tho mountain streams which feed the Yu.
kon River, up toward its head, near the Kathul
Mountain, there are mountain trout OF good
size and Havor. Many Of thee streams dry up
in the winter, ms they are fed by glaciers, which,
Of course, in cold weather are frozen entirely.
lower down, toward st. Michael. Occasion.
ally they are caught high up on the Yukon, but
sort Of fish known as the White fish. which is
found near the Klondike River, and is said to
same as our black bass, and is one OF the chief
meinstays Of the Indians. In WINTER, II il Is
fish pulled out by means OF bone hooks. They
are more plentiful than any other kind, and the
ice cold water appears TO be their natural
Early In the spring water fowl, such as ducks,
geese, and swan, put in an appearance, but they
wv avn oil N'hS Div "CtNi hS why itt -
fpl when they, do apS%ear. and the natives kin
that things Of tho kind do not last as they do
in warmer climates.
na nfbbenee on ,Pss Yukon Se sor. ee two or tire three hum hun.
dred miles from where the .>londike flows into
II, and a gentleman who spent two or three win
tiers there several years ago stated to the re-
porter that he had seen "A herd OF at least 5000
cross the river on the ice in one day. He also
saw moose and caribou In herds Of large num-
Der, but such an occurrence Is an unusual rather
than a common one.
Klondike would-be prospectors should bear
in mind the fact that In that region, whore
game, is scarce, the appetite is something won.
particularly anything that has Tat or grease
about 1t. The sharp air incrca 'es hunger nearly
a hand af p ,lol Ej,,s and 1T it d rs 9es ts SifSst to haze AVE-
temperature Of sometimes as much as SO below
zero. Persons who have passHd the winter
alcoholic liquors, as the after effects from in:
dulG snce In them are much, worse han any
bcnef, which may be derived from temporary
Tea is considered one Of the best things
quan'ities. s If and a." as hot as Is rossibld ~ This This
seems TO Keep tho heat in and the cold out bet.
s sss tHa are a. sEssiIsst, els and Al slie fiP isai; g or Saq iis,s
Juice should DO included in every bill OF fare.
as seuryy is prevented BY making use OF thoin:
II Ia necessary 10 use large quantities of salt
meats, which produce the disease.
RIVER II is ,h ss'i Eeseta 81 t WSish rTow up Pa .hs I .nSI9
Potatoes II is thought, could be brought 20
frui'ion without trouble. and turnips ALEC. The
latter have been raised successfully by mis-.
sionnries 400 or 900 miles or 80 from tho source
of the liver. The sun there Is said to have very
strong power in tho three OF four months of sam.
mcr. and in hnthousc> lettuce and other vcgc-
tables could be raised easily.
II IL believed by many who do nor understand
the situation thoroughly that it Is not allowed TO
any one to take provisions into that country, lLa
syndicate furnishing them for 800. This is 4
mistake. The - Indicate merely does not allow
any one TO transport them up the Yukon River.
rcscrving that right for itself. II they can Re
taken 10 Juneau or either the Chilkat or Chill.
koot pass they can be transported over the
mountains or mu'ci.lcl. and this is much ire
closer. way. The COS: OF transpo. cation, now
ever, is considered expensive.