Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-01-27

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smoother and less precipitous than th,
trail on the coast side and a person
may almost tumble down 1t. Crater
Lake is about q mile In diameter and
forms one OF the sources OF the Yukor
River.
From Lake Linderman the Mexico
party will proceed seven miles to the
head of Lake Bennett, where they
will go into camp for from 10 to II
days. 1t is here that the boats win bs
built. Some build boats at the head
of Lake L~inderman, but the timber il
scarce and of apoor quality there and
therefore, the Mexico crowd will buil6
at Lake Bennett, which lie a little owe,
25@ miles long.
The time of arriving at this camp
has 80 been arranged by Mr.. Purcell
that by the time the boats viii have
been built the ice will have broken ur
and they can put out on the lake al
once. The mosquitoes will begin theil
hellish tortures about this time and
place and there will be no respite until
cold weather sets in at early fall.
After the boats are built and every
thing is ready for the start the party
will go down Lake Bennett. The start
Is on a narrow arm hemmed in by
lofty mountains, which come 20
abruptly to the waters edge as to make
a landing difficult except in a very
few places. Often the wind tears
down between these hills and makes
the lake travel very dangerous. Par
ties have been delayed for days wait
ing for the water to become calm
enough to allow the fat bottom boats,
such as are built there, to navigate.
At the lower end of Lake Bennett
Cariboo Crossing 10 reached. Cariboo
is o broad shallow stream two miles
long which connects Lake Bennett and
Lake Tagish. After running the Car
iboo rapids the party floats into Tagish.
The distance necessary to travel or
this lake Is about 10 miles and the
route passes through a place to be
dreaded called Windy Arm. This
famous indentation OF Tagish Lake Ii
q long, narrow inlet, curving between
lofty cliffs of limestone and marble
The sides of these cliffs are followed
out SO that the inlet resembles Q
gigantic trumpet, through which the
wind pours down in great fury. Tagist
Lake ends in a shallow stream siz
miles long which connects with Lake
Marsh, 20 miles long. On this lake
there are a few huts occupied by
Tagish Indians, the only human hab.
itation in the lake district.
Leaving Lake Marsh a stream zoe
yards wide is entered and traversed
for % miles to Grand or Miles Canyon,
through which it is ~ miles to White
Horse Rapids.
Miles Canyon is bad enough for any
one, but it has no comparison with
White Horse Rapids, which is but 9
half or a mile long. The rapids are
much less formidable in appearance
but much more effective in swampine
boats and drowning men than is the
canyon above. Around both of these
dangerous places the boats must be
unloaded and the contents carried
around and the boats shot through the
canyons and rapids.
From White Horse Rapids the river
is smooth and safe and a quick run may
be had to the junction with Tahkeens
River, 16 miles below. Tahkeens
means, in the Chilkoot language
mosquito, and lie said to well deserve
the name.
Fourteen miles further brings ons
to Lake Lebarge, the largest Of thu
chain Of lakes, it being 81 miles lone
with an average w1urn or 1nve miieB
This is q very stormy lake and no littl,
relief may be felt when the end of i
is reached, Is the lake trip Is over. L
would be interesting for one of tn,
party to fire off a gun while about thu
middle of the lake. The echoes ar,
such as would put to shame thos,
resounding in Go. CPS armory wheI
Captain Piunkett has the eight horse
| out.
Not counting the stay ut the boa
building camp, this makes about IL t.
IS days out Of Dyea, possibly five o.
| six weeks.
From Lake Lebarge the traveller
will 60 on to the Lewes River. Aftel
tumbling down this swift and rock,
stream for 81 miles Hootalinqua o
Teslin River is reached and the Chill
koot, Fl. Wrangle and Juneau trail
join. All along graves will be notices
of unlucky p~rospectors VIII
have met accident.
Thirty-three miles further Bi
Salmon is passed and II miles furthe
Little Salmon is reached. Five Finge
Rapids is reached after drifting 6
miles. The name Is given this shol
rapid because FIVE large rocks divid
it. Reliable advice says to take tn
right hand channel. Six miles fur
Their Rink Rapids are passed, after II
miles Of very noisy but not dangerou
riding, II the right hand shore Is KEEP
This is the last obstruction In th
river.
About 80 miles takes one 20 Pell
River, where the Yukon is formed b
the Lewes and Pelly Rivers. HeI
stands Ft. selkirk, and 96 miles ful
Their White River is reached and min
miles further Stewart River is reache,
From here to Sixty Mile Greek OF
travels 81 miles; then Al miles turtle
one reaches KIondyke River ar
Dawson City, the Eidorado of ii
new country.
After meals you should have simpl
. feeling Of comfort and satisfaction
You should not feel any special ind
, cations that digestion is going on.
you do, you have Indigestion, whis
means not-digestion. This may
the beginning of so many dangero'
diseases, that 1t is best to take it
, hand at once and treat It with Shak'
Digestive Cordial. For you know tn
indigestion makes poison, which eau
es pain and sickness. And that Shal
"a, n;ca.%;ya Cordiol I.alpa d;uaafif