The Delta independent., 1897-10-29

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Headwaters Of Kusilo6 River. Cooan
Inlet, Alaska
CAAr FoUR Moosk, Sep. 8. 1851.
Ny Dear Palmer aud Friends:
How I vish had an arm long eooaGA
to stretch across to Canon City and -
old boys shake and thcn lift you vieA
that same grip and set you down In Til
camp With me and when your eyss -
upon my great moose head oe 90 inoh1D
spread. killed bv myself vhen aioes. -
would say Dali old boy. shake sDniAs
and then look upon my big Alas1nA
brown bear. 10 feet inches strsteA. N
Cd By myself. same day - my big 0ssuA
yoa would shake again. Well this , -
stosy briefly. I stopped st Fost Wsaau1D
four days With A. J. Stone ssd eoano
hin Ill right. bot coocludsd hb peRs =
the country would not suit ns. foe I
could - much moro a Alasan II -
aDs tios - vosid talhs - oakD ~
trip and get In di6sreut ssctions 1R
other game than could - got On his pro
posed route. besidss had ny head set
on Cooks Inlet. and vhils at Tacoma I
found that that big mooss heed whose
picture I showed you. bad come from
Cooks Inlet. % started July II. from
Fl wrangls and went 70 juneau where
I had to wait till Aug. q 10 sail from
Sitka 70 this country. 500 nilss westward.
In meantime nads . trip froa Juneau
up Lynns canal Ito miles 70 White Pass
and took the first psck train oe hoeses l2ll
over that trail With supplies for the
klondykees. then swung over to the
Dalton trail via Chilcoot river. I made
thess trips Tor company Il miners to
decide which route 10 take for the Yukon
gold 6elds and got back in time for my
boat Aug. 6. and landed at Tyonick.
Cooks Inlet Aug. II I hunted up the
fur buyer Of this section who had sold
the moose hesds 10 Sheard. Of Tacoma.
and from him found the man Who had
killed the big moose. He vas at kusiloff
20 miles acruas Tie lnlet took boat the
third day and cruosd over the meet
terrible waters oe the world, the mouth
Il the Turn.again.aru, tide 20 feet with
an to 10 foot boar found this man
Berg. working st the cannery Of the
Alaskan Picking Co. soon decided
from his talk that he was q good hunter
and knew where the moose lived - well
- bear and white mountain sheep. He
b % ycars old. 6 feet, l9s Lbs. and one OF
he would 60 with me IL he could get Cd
from the cannery. vent to the sup
erintendcnt and arranged for his release.
On August IL ve had supplies and my
outfit In good boat and With this man
and three Indians wc started up tho river.
They had TO pull the boat up the river
With . line. and water ice cold running
from the mountain glaciers. This took
us three days. The mosquitos and sand
fiies vere in counties millions and never
In my life have sodured such punish
meut- Our eyss were swollen almost
shut and hands puffed up. We had now
reached the Lake Kusilo6 which 10 81
miles long. We had fair brssse and Q
good sail and run tAs lake (uo currently
in one day. ] let the 1ndians rest up
day and seot then heck In their -Bi -dar.
Ia" which - hsd toved up With us.
! vent % oilss In oos. thsy srs indeed
trsechssoss 6oata We make our pssos.
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