The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-19

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/ lie had arrived there from 81. Michael
short tirue before.
From Naisio 20 ARvik a distance of
over 80 miles. We had 10 carry oar PRO-
visions, as there was no chance 10 re-
paeaish on the way. On this stretch Of
the river the Indians will not live and
they even avoid gong over taat part af
the river II they can possibly do 50. A.
good many years ago Il pestisence OF soma
scr; killed of the Indians here. and there
"a a superstitious belief thai that part OF
tho river Is bad medicine. On account.
or tbs hong stretch OF uainha bited coun-
try. Leo advised Us strongly 10 maka ths
portage from Nulato 10 -. A.caae, and
back 70 the river by the lower route. but
We took the river.
al Nnlsto. both Leo and Father Mon-
rec were extremely Kind to rs. cheer
fully dividing up their scanty store az pro-
visions With as. and letting US have al
tha; we needed
Arriving at Anvik on February Is. wa
found Charles piekarts. who was for some
time bookkeeper at the Merchants Ma
tional bank. and Ia now trading at Anvstx
in partnership with his brother Rev.
Mr. Chapman was also theirs in charge oe
the Episcopalian mission
On February % We reached Holy Cross
mission. and were Hospitality entertained
for q few days by the Jesuit fathers
Crimont and Rohaut. This place Is on
the dividing line between the Yukon river
Indians and theMalauoot Indians. Above
this point most OF the Indians live in fair
iy good log houses. While they would
DO considered very dirty people by OUT
s-deTs when compared with the lower In
dams. they are models OF cleanliness. Tho
latter live in harrabas. or underground
houses. We thought they were as filthy
in their persons and manner OF living Az
1t is possible for any being 10 be. bur
after We left the Yukon and started
rr<h efx.x
that before We had had no conception
or filth and squaior.
Across n iiarren Country.
THE Jesuit school at Holy Cross Is a
model institution OF its kind and the in
teliigenee and aptness of the boys and
girls was simply astonishing. We lefr
on the morning of February ~ The day
was bright and clear, the temperature be-
Ing about 40 below. When we got ready
TO start we found tie boys in charge oe
one OF the teachers. with a dog sled OF
good things. just starting cut into the
woods for picnic celebration OF WASH
ington's birthday
"On the night OF February q we were
at the Russian mission, guests of the Rus a
sian priest, Father Kortchinsky. by whom
We were most Hospitality entertained. He
Is a man of liberal education and wide
Information. and he has a beautiful and
accomplished wife. Next day We reached
the winter quarters OF the steamer Ham
iiton. eight miles below the mission. We
found Capt. George l.. Hill Chief Enri-
neer Joe Crow. Mate Penfeld, Purser Belc
and other officers and members OF The
crew. living very comfortably on tho
steamer.
BY this time we had accumulated ALI
the dogs Wa needed On the 18th we lnfr
tbs steamer and struck out across the
n4rt fy,ss ft
FROM the time we LETT the Yukon river
until We reached kadlak island we saw no
timber. with the exception of little on
the koskoqum and some near the Nusha-
gak. pemoska went back from this
Jesuit mission and we got another In
dian.
From the steamer Hamilton 10 .h~
Mofavian nilsson M Bethel. on the Kosko-
quinn. We Travelled in company win
Brother II. *. Helmwick and Engineer
eioW also went along on a Wait to ths
mission. Travelling was extremely dlffi-
cult over the tundra on account OF t.,e
terrible pizzards, which ragged almost con.
stantiy. Frequently. for hours al 4 time
we could not see 100 feet in any direction.
me snow would be so completely bind
ing and the wind so difficult TO face that
we were compelled 10 go into Camp again
and again. On such occasions we fe,t
very fortunate II the Indians were abl.
10 ma enough dry twigs to boil n no.
or tea. Throughout this whole tundrn
country there are little groups of Indiana
living in thu dirtiest. foufest- ssneflsY,g hay-
rabas IL Is possible 10 conceive OF Tbsi-
diet consists entirely OF rotten Ash The
barrabas are practically alright ana ,hs
natives depend upon their own bodily heaA
20 Keep warm. They make no fires ex-
eeW Tor the purpose OF boiling tea Of
which beverage they are very fond
We arrived at Bethel mission ON Ma-eh
and were very warmly welcomed bv
missionaries Rev. g. H. KiIbtsnk mr. 7
~. Homig. II. X. He!mick. and their wives.
ana Miss Nj. j. Mack The weather was
so stormy that we were unable ia ,sav..
until March s. At Bethel we hired .r
extra dog team and two Indian guides
We reached the Moravian mission of ear
mel al the mouth OF the Nushaaak r,var
on Bristol bay. on March 90 This portion
or the trip was very hard We had big
yards continually. and 1t seemed az thoupsr
each was worse than itB predecessor. Ths
weather was warmer and we mad fire.
quent heavy rains. The snow was soft
and wet, and. in short, all the conditions
of weather and trail were had Sorne
times we lost The traii. ard when we want
ed to get warm we had TO crawl into the
soEgy blankets, where we would lie for
many hours siorubound. The only thing
we cooked was tea. For Forty .lnvx we
lived on cold ham. bread, canned beef
and mutton. pilot bread and salmon. orr
mountain ranges.
AL Iarmei We were entertained by this
rev. 9r Sehoechert and wife. Mrs Rock
MISS King and Mss Hoover The Rev
MT. Reck We passed on the roayI, but aid
hos see him pischarging the Indian. We
left Carmel March 3, with two new In
oians ana fresh team. we reached the
canning station at the mouth ~ koxrluur
river March s. These were our two hes.
uaseiing days. for We made ninety miles.
Dawn nrtstot Hay Coast.
From koggiung we went down tho
coast OF Bristol bay about thirty miles
TO the mouth or the Naknsk river, and
up that river about zen mfie-. The river
was open for several miles above tha
mouth. and above that the zee was very
rotten. Next day made aDasix nftee.
miles further up the river and found r.
open. We were obliged TO 20 back foxfs
the river about Eve miles before ws. cos,la