Stikeen River journal., 1898-04-23
Easiest. shortest. and BSst Way
 to klondikr.
Facts and Figures of a Great h. land Empire oi Nhich Nran-
 ac! is the Door.

lowest passes n"ar DNca aud SNaGWaA being attended with hard-hips and loss of property and life. are now here open cd for prar,jcahl route ot travel in- and at SealcNel except at the canyons af lhe Stikera river Along this line the tluNrl i- THROUGH instead ol ON fR the mountains. und SITTING instead Uf WALKING resting comfortably in ,hajr aud bra instead rf tnl;n,. on font up etecp areIi,itic. and i'osnderin. iN mir, aau among sHarp rooi>- and dyatI hI}cs.
 The formiJ3bte h&iI'i.'r nf the noun tain, ~ h> lna ~li',rsn ri1'r ro3t". o,elv1ac. uot h} climbing and pae}>jng on hatN- ,f isien and aninal,. bHt LN RiulND STRAIGHT rHHotG,i at i'i',lr- ticali> sEA LEY IL in the coiniurtar.r cabin of Il steamboat, Wi,h Neur "tt.il on the tr,.,> he.oU. fntrr k our ot a,=r important p5jat that je nat ta bs osct- booked. a..J ttt. .- t,er. lpial avoidance aad r,ta,a. tr9.a hari-aip~ ot the rlin he.t 0aica .t ua- t'iat coa-t extends, tgon le o,'e;la lo lH" summit of tim lnoau.aiura n-n, az, i, felt in tuli fot,r ,a taeCs.iiloot auG N hjl, pa-sr,,. plg- SCI .4t oao ot t.,, Nio-t serious ob- stle.c, in l.., N.9> of -a3aountiu- tho-r pa,-e4. aara.a., m la. eJ-r ol lne e~ei&r,H r.te# loat,, t..r tt,treler j- vnter rea.., -sel,2, ot ta" >.'2a>r ca,ia .or t,ts entire pl-~a-" through tacr5.u let
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 Yat 5Ti:f&.; HEGH.
 Taa s'ruery i, Ha2ai;irent al tne Nay up inc river. tur If tle .Iaad- ,s, features is l,,n Muun,.ija." tAe nal., If a ..iacinr l. aiie, io.u N,ratt- gel. At t.p. ta..t @lt"s.. t1e --.-4.i... cnere,.,, troa he taoaula;u it i7 aDao1 half n.i.e in "idtb. bHt ii, fa,.a along [ he rieer mrasarr- thl.ra Hi,e.,, rf~in-. sheer from the @ater l.Us il Uauy places i~ hjoh t. :.0o feet.
 The iir,t cau>on uet nisl in iAr ;.-- cent i. called hy aseaml,outm"n "lfia Canyon, loo miI 's from Hran2"t. Ii i5 lcrc thar fhe river i.d7 o5t is ehan- ncl through the noultain range and and rendered possible steamboat aufj- gation h| thi- sra-lrN"i route tp tAe gold fields, The water hrIr is y,rN deep and the current strong. bu, good boat can make tn" la,sa4c WithcUt difficulty. The blCl., on citEcr ,,Gc are pcrprhdicllar al q meIn than l." feet high. and thi~ par' ot h.. ca.! Oil : 300 feet wija an. straight through $ ellire lslg,.l ot !. s}r,g tI@,...i ilagt- ITS of mile,
 Ten mile, further up rho riVer k tAr ccond known q, 'kinotrftnai. ;tn- on. This is without buii-. nut tiie mountains on either side ri~c abiartty:. is 2,715 feet " idc aHd t quarter of u nile long.
 There has been much placer minin" n the bar, of the river. One of these |ars called "i}uck." yielded Il feN ears ago. S715.ooO in one season. II is ,o o,;ninp ,F ,,,,I i,,I,,,.- ,bat -,I,.-