The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-08

the meal was completed each sought his
blankets and In a few minutes was fast
asleep. though bedding and clothes were
both saturated.
Thus they wormed their slow way along.
On the morning of April they left camp
with the storm more severe than ever. and
the snow falling heavily. They had to port
age over the huge deposit opposite Child's
glacier. the condition of the ice forbdGing
passage along the river. This deposit, high
above the river bed, was oyersrown with
small timber so thick as 20 make travel with
the slels almost impossible. On the night
of April they had TO camp on an enor-
nous pile of OF huge rocks heapei up tn tho
center OF the river bed No place here could
be found spacious enough to enable them
to lie at full length, and the night was
passed on their launches in a driving
storm or snow and rain and with a poor
supply OF fuel On March they obtained
their first glimpse of the sun since leaving
the Coast Had the party been delayed a
week longer" says Lieut.. Allen, there
would have been no possibility of seeing
Taral until after the ice had gone out. and
the party would have been compelled to
pass the winter Ia the interior OF Alaska
Two days or even one night might have
sufiiced 10 put the river IN such condition
as to have caused this delay. As K was
we were compelled 10 bridge channels 10
cross them. and az one Of these places one
OF my natives barely escaped by being for
tunate enough 10 grasp the edge Of the ice
as he Was being washed down. Unable TO
obtain fuel. we were compelled 20 exist on
a half meal Of beans from a. H. Of the
attn until 10 a. m. of the 9Th We had halted
but six hours during that time"
Tea tor swollen Eses.
On the Ice OF Copper river. opposite the
mouth of the Tetahena. a new complice-
tion arose. There was water on top Of The
ice. and over this upper water Il thin crust
Of ice had In turn formed. A complication
Of channels at Cottoawod camp gave The
party st3n further trouble. In addition 20
all this the eyes Of the party suffered In
tcnsely. being sometimes so swollen that
they could net be opened. For this last
trouble 4 free application Of tea proved
very beneucfal
Fifteen miles from the south end Of Cot
tonwood island the mountains attain con-
siderable height. the highest peak being
called BY the natives Nikneh Six miles
further or the party halted OF a sand spit.
The general course Of the river thus far
was north. On April they passed the ISL
aEds named II honor q Sereberin!koff, the
unfortunate Creole who lost his litc A. Ihs
hands Of the Inhabitants after having as
eeuGed the river further than any other
man not native vt she upper end ot
Woods canyon. 60 uan1na In honor OF Col.
X. Clay Wood. T. :. a. the Ecrty beheld 4
welcome sight. the 1rS. house Trey had So u
since. les wing Araptrfk II W. a small
snr,,ce stry,cf,,re ahryf 4Iwfs @aa. Fair
sr,e~s-~a,, II s4,a 1o,,ses ~ In. f'orner ~4,-ar
ra,s,-ss tn pat Il ;. ,,-se ,-s.f,.exs ~. >,
.,~a,,-i .hro.frA AZ s~,sr-,,r, 81 =, &c. 80.
.,-g -, -a,,s-., = sr,syv rt,ar,,l,ar abo,rt .h-aa
fae, Icrx There ua~e M rsrxoos here
f,,t vyfI.-,,r-., f.acbe ~ srfad zaf-nor
'"Pf"F hfHe' '''N-
Two and . half miles further up the river
the party reached Taral. tAe metropolis u
IRE topp"f rlveF country Tire City co1-
Sssfe2 Or Two houses. ore winter house.