The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-03

himself TO anything his strength viii en-
able prn 20 carry, He does not fear the
men and comes readily within few feet
OF them. Ravens here are plenty ami take
the place OF the crows In the states. They
are about three times as large as the crows
ana nave peculiar croak that recalls
Poes poem and Dickens .Barnahy
Rudge." They are the s,~venrers az this
country and follow in the track Of the
campers from day to day. Speaking OK
o1ros. brings up the question of game. So
far. We have only heard OF cariboo being
shot and these by Indians. We passed an
Indian village OF Tag.sh House on the
ffve-Aiie river, another al the foot ot
Marsh lake and third at the head of
Lake Iebarge. All had car.boo meat for
sale, and though they could speak no En-
gish. they knew every denomination of sill
Yer money. Canadian and American, and
could drive bargain that would astonish
4 downeast drummer. Ducks were seen
Tying today for the first time and these
are the only game seen 50 far. Rabbit and
porcupine tracks have been frequently
seen, but that is all.
The '.Sun Deg..-
One of the phenomena of this country 10
mark our journey has been the .'sun dogs
that have appeared several times since we
left Bennett. The moss pronounces. Of these
was seen on the day the sun crossed the
line, March q. while we were ON Fifty
Mile river. Exactly at noon the sun had a
complete circle around i; large enough so
that its lower edge touched the horizon
The circle was clearly deemed and looked
like belt of white streaks. A second cir
Gle. larger than the first. but less distinct.
appeared above the sun with its lower
edge passing through the sun. On a line
with the sun and where the lines would
dntersect the first circle vertically and hor-
Mentally appeared what looked Hike four
suns, mock suns. while three more similar
suns showed in the larger circle. These
mock suns showed the circles TO be rain
bows of white lights. the prismatic colors
showing only where the mock suns ap-
peared. The sight 10 a novice WAS novel
and awe-inspiring and We enjoyed many
OF these treats on our way -own. The
northern lights also played a prominent
part In the list OF our special Arctic at
fractions on all clear nights. Watching
the yagaries OF these wonderful moving
lights and their assumption OF many fan
tastic shapes kept many OF us out OF the
tent late at night. even though the Their
mometer was down below the zero mark.
The Fifty-Miie river with its dreaded
canyon and White Horse Rapids Is badly
broken up by the soft weather OF the open
winter. 1t is full OF open places where the
rushing waters givt faint idea OF the DIFF
ficuities TO be encountered when boating IL.
Fish abound in all these waters, fine, large
mountain trout being seen at every step.
Unfortunately they are as yet not suscepti-
bic to hook and line and nothing is left TO
do but 10 pass on and gently whistle Thou
art so near and yet so far"
For the first time since leaving Skagway
we have all suffered from snow blindness.
the sun on the dazzling white plain OF
laIx. iVcr tns, "a
our eyes. Snow glasses Afforded some re-
lief, but they could not be worn long, as
the perspira,ion from the face blurred
them and rendered them useless, necessi-
tating their removal. All had painfully
sore and watery eyes for several days and
one man was tot.lly blind for two days.
The oxen were likewise affected and IL
was pitiful 10 see the poor brutes suffer
and be unable to afford them any re.ief.
Timber for boat building here at Lake
I.eharge is being eagerly sought for by
all newcomers aud all are disappointed
at not finding IL here in the quantity rep
resented. There Is plenty OF IT. however.
within a few miles from here. involving
extra labor In siedging 1t 10 the camp
where the boat Is 10 be built. There IL
a Northwest mounted police Eseet located
here, about a quarter OF n mile below
tn, foot OF Lake Lebarge on the Thirty
Mile river. and two miles above our own
camp, The timber for two miles north OF
this post. and the same distance south OF
IT, has already been appropriated by the
Canadian government and Is said 10 have
been sold to a corpora tor. At any rate.
the police are watching to see THAI no
Kiondiker trespasscs on this reservation.
Outside of this limit you can cut what
timber you need. providing you first Sc
cure a miners license. which IL TO he had
from the inspector here on payment OF
$40 As timber for boat must be had. IL
naturally follows that the $40 tax has TO
be paid. which is no inconsiderate source
OF the many such sources OF revenue to
the Canadian government. The mounted
police here il in charge OF Capt. Cort-
landt Starnes. the inspector OF this dis