The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-31

20 tire miners. II was decided FEat my
brother ard myself sa8U5d cozfsnae mp
the river and investigate the cause me
river was TOO s@ssG ID row, - We were
compelled 10 pole II. Al the efad 81 q
week the rive. tsszs rae suddenly lax. and
s,nsgss xe we're zxaT.s what had happened
the BOAT sn9t gut into large lake which
* called Ar &. klA{E. We discovered
traces IL Esg1s2u "a ars. At the close o.
ths. ssrs. days sail forty ul.Ieg had been
covered and OF :fse secaE4d day puns OF
sssoke were seen on Gas north side Of
tEe lake We directed car course Sc that
direction and when shore wax near ws
saw s!x Indians clad 10 'fuss. l ,0I6 ray
brother that ta.ay were making signals es
welcome. ARD taaE he mist are gun
After lsefg discussion about wasting
ammunition George fired several shots.
When the white nleF landed the indians
gathered around and looked into Cur faces
III wonder. Then trey danced around in
Wild aIee. We wese hungry ard made
signs for food. The Indians consulted to-
gesher. and finally ore vaded out into
the lake up - his breast and pulled from
this bottom soHse moose meat they had
hidden. a trolicr attracted much attsn-
ton from the indians, being greatly IN
ez3atrast xitn shsir primitive means OF
catching fish, The troiier used by ihe
Indians sss six inches long A FISH
cut open and bound aroayd the stick.
taen a snarpeTled bone was put through
.ae end OF the stick at an angle. This
stick looked like a fin and also acted as
a barb to proven; the game from slipping
or. These indians also had canoe made
Of hsrnloek bark stretched over ribs. II
could not be used more than a day. or
II would soften and let TIE occupants
through. TIE way II was fixed was 10 dry
!, la the sun every other day. After stay
Ing one night with these Indians the jour
nay np the lake was continued. Before
Eolag the Indians Indicated By sand bills
and signs of sleep that IL would take
three days and nights to reach the village
OK their tribe.
con the third day point of land was
Rounded. when We found ourselves In
front Of the village. The unexpected APP
Iiearanee OF the queer strangers set the
Indians wild. and there was great COM
motion and pcww0w. | said 10 George,
Shoot shoot, or they will XIII as This
he did. and the whole tosn came down
TO the waters edge 10 look over the new
corners. | whispered 10 George Treat
them. On whatg said George. '0n
that old vinegar we have replied /. The
bottle was brought or shore. and with
spoon and gltss in one hand and the
bottle III the other George went up 10 the
chief, who ssood back from the crowd
Win itiutu arms aifG pouring our
some of the old vinegar offered IL to the
ruler. He took the glass and grunted
'wuh.' ther. he drank the sour stuff.
smacked his lips and bowed. The whole
camp took drink In the most solemn
manner. after which George made them
believe he was a medicine man. The ioca.
medicine man was then brought forward
and introduced. He was a large man,
had long hair and al, his front teeth
I'll
passed with the chief and when We
wanted to go on and up river
that led into the lake the chief objected.
After enc day he let US go. and we dis
covered that some fisheries OF the In
dams were located along the banks. and
that fear of their being disturbed had
kept the Indians from allowing us 10 20
No gold WAS found. and we returned over
the same course to- where We found our
companion McCioui We built a raft
and started on q a,n10 mile trip TO the
ocean. The third day three bears were
found or the shore and two we're killed
after hard fight. The largest WAS a
monster. aud tho skin is In Seattle at
present and lies by the fireside of George
Hosweli as relic of the trip. At the
mouth of the Hootaiinqua Or. Dawson,
who had been sent by the Canadian gov
eminent from Ottawa, was met and given
journey was continued by raft and at
the junction of the Lewis and Pelly the
main body OF the Yukon was met All
along the raft hsd been continually made
larger. and now it was elx3o feet on
the edge Of the raft Was a pan OF gold
DUST and quicksilver. II had hardened
and Tore quicksilver was added 10 soften
II. y moose appeared on tho shore ana
| picked up my rifle and crept up 10
shoot. stepped on the board on which
the pan was resting. and down into the
water went the gold dust Some Of II
waa left on The board. and George cried
out. Look out the gold viii be lost
Just then McCioud came up and replied
It's fresh meat we want now and
stumbled. knocking on the little gold re-
naming. The first shot from my rifle
tad the beast low. and the party were in
hi@S giee, Farther down Forty Mile
creek and Seventy Mile creek were pros
peetet and found 10 be worthless When
Nuklukaahyet ~ the junction of the Yu-
kon and the Tanana. was reached the
party wintered In the spring We took
sledSes aud dogs and went northwest 80
miles 90 the Euykuk river. Georg,,
was attacked by scurvy and made hts
way hack 20 the winter post. During hts
trip he became snow blind and nearly los:
his life, bat managed TO reach the Yukon
going thence down 20 ST Michaers and
home 80 Seattle ON the Thetis. McCioua
and myself kept ou Down the kuykuk
20 the Russian mission st Kosorisrky.
then portrayed across To the HuSkokwira
river and down 90 ihe coast. At Bethel
we got skin boats and e0astssi 10 Bristol
hay. where wg found four cannerIes.
McCin'I9 took passage og n schooner for
no lower coast. and I kept on alone I
NjnteFca ne Eeekic.s bay aud In the
spring laue down TO NoueaShuk and
teok q Columbia river fishing boat At
Moliag hay discovered coat and after
/ prospecting sorae time took the Maj