The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-29

So marked that many parties have gotten
into the canyon before they were aware
es IL. Below .he canyon are the White
Horse rarsds-a bad piece OF water: but
ere raft can be lined down the r.gh. hand
SIDE until near the White Horse. three
miles below This is box canyon about
10 yards long and g IN width. chute
through which the water or the river,
which Is nearly 500 feet wide Jus. ABOVE
PUSHES with maddening force. But
few have ever attempted TO run
g.. and four Of them have been drowned.
OF two who made the attempt IN May.
1855 nothing was found save bundle OK
blankets. Below the White Horse another
raft Is built and the journey continued
seyenty-Ave miles 20 Lake LIE Barge.
This usually requires three days. After
entering the lake. solid Ice Is found per-
haps a mile from the inlet. Camp IS made
on the shore. ard az the ice gets soft
most % the shedding Is done in the carry
morning, il being sufficiently light in May
10 start soon after midnight The lake IS
about forty-fve miles long. and there IS
an island about midway. Little snow will
be found here late in April. but IL viii 10
all glare lee. After camping on the island
a days journey will make the foot or the
lake and the shedding is completed. II one
expects 20 stay IN the country the sled
Should not Be thrown away. however. al
Il will prove useful later on. A comfort
able camp should be made here. ana the
building Of boat commenced. This VIII
require from seven TO ten days, ana the
me.hed OF preparing lumber Is mover 10
all who are unused 20 frontier life. The
trees selected should be sound ana
straight ana twelve inches through az the
butt. A saw pit about six feet high 10
built near the tree. and the tree felled and
cut into logs about twenty-five feet fong
When all q ready, ne!xhbors are invited
TO the rolling hes 70 help in placing the
legs On the pit. To make good lumber
requires q sharp saw and experience. be-
sides hard work. To avoid trouble at this
time, the man In the pit should keep his
mouth closed. After the pit ID ieveleo and
the log peeled. square Is made on the
smaller end. and an exact counterpart on
the other; the log Is then lined both above
and below and squared or stabbed. Then
Il il lined for the boards, an eighth or an
inch always being allowed for the saw
dust. After the bsards arc Sawed. the
boat 10 built cauiked and pttohsA. oars ana
peles made. and the journey resumed
Going down the Lewis river. the Hco,aiin-
qua, Big Salmsn and Little Salmon
rivers are passed on the right before
reaching the Five Fingers. Here four
large buttes stand like giant sentineis Of
stone to dispute your further insress INTO
the country; the water. in five passages.
runs swiftly between; the right hand pas
sage is the only one which Is practicable.
and though the water Is swift it Is safe
IL the boat be kept in the center.
A few moments OF strong pulling and
careful management and the boat is
rapidly approaching Reef rapids. three
miles below. Here again the right hand
eide .nsures safety. and having gone
through them the last dangerous water
is passed. Next comes the Pelly river.
and the Junction OF the Pelly and the
Lewis form the Yukon proper. At this
point the flrst trading port Is reached.
This Is known as Harpers. sd IL $40 miles
distant from Juneau.
Continuing tho Journey Stewart river 10
passed On the right; then White river on
the feft, so named on account Of It's milky
looking water: the next tributary on the
same side 10 Sixty-Mile creek, 50 called
ON account Of its being sixty miles above
Fort Reliance. Here the Yukon Is over
two miles in width. and on the upper bank
Of forty-Mile creek Is the principal trad
ing post Of the interior. This u the start
ing point fer all the mines, and II $50
miles from Juneau.
This journey Is made In early spring by
most miners In order to save expenses OF
packing. ana requires then from six to
eight weeks. although 1t can be made in
summer from the lakes in eight or ten
days. Plenty Of provisions sheuld be
taken. rs little II any game is seen unless
ono gees back into the hills for II. Fish
are plentiful and a gill net should form
part OF every outfit. The wfutehsh taken
from the Ice GOLD waters Of the lakes are
the finest in the world. In the spring gull
eggs are abundant on the small Islands
at the foot Of Lake LeBarge.