Stikeen River journal., 1898-04-23

Il hbhH ItNtl btNtl lhtililS latdtlti to the stream. ahoul q quarter of a mile wide and ten feyt above extreme high water.
 HUDSON BAY POST
 Thr Hudson Bay post i7 about 5o miles from Telegraph Creek. and con tain. four good loyea5ins whcle freight i, stored. Al | distance ut three miles trom this past nnrth K another summit. thoHeh il is not steep Tor pack animals.
 THE TNSi.lN TRAIL.
 The country between GicuoIa and Trslin lui;c, trayerscd hN thr trail. k of d rolling. hut mol rongh character, mostly prairie growing hGnch grass. and l. well natered by numerous. s,rean,s, all of which are reported to bear gold. hnl uour of which have been fairly pro-pncted: ,,p that tlr portage may he tallen ici~nreiN. With oppor- unity for prospecting nrw fields for tiib7' N Ntlb hNSl It. h' -'ttt "'til- dance ot bunch grass furnishes food ready at hand d, every camp during, t'lc season for the pack animals.
 Gicnora is at the Very point of de- rartui'c fer the riNcr Wlrf,, the ni!py" uHv begin prospecting for @nld oa i, Ma> to the klo4djl,e. l ie oa ' a .,hort distance from tAr tt,-ia} Gi>tl'irl. @hete gold di-ravv,ie, caused ii 4reat .rsrftea.r,i - ye;lf~ go. Frasa e,ic0- oe3 or 'i'e'y4rar.p i. i- oaly l2a mics to G'"~.iu i2ile. oNor d rolma"st,Ac'A Ieg@l e,suls. Ta,Fr t, abundance uf wat ,r:;sl 4r1-- fpf sso2A lhr entire distance. Pack I3a'#, E.ahe t,,4 t'.H f.a.5 t.,s ii,r1.ta the la,r ia ;"t. day; tae pa'.. ,.i at.- ar~ loa4.d Hitl :oo rounJ- eaeA and lilr of thy. roaulrE a, thos .e From V.-ajl l2ar one rsH % t> .teua.er ID r1H.'a t.fN. or c.n "tj opat.- or rats - the .as.e dnd go .aoHa &ita lha eftrr, at. 'i4rr.' l., | i.ur l5oh.d. t,l. h5at a.t.d.u4 all ,p.nuna the .,;.za \ ~a&-ta;.l k hstl, ha;it at the head of the lake he'c the tiu.l ter miUatv-. inlGc lake its"f thrrr i> 4 s'.frelt of ottc mite }rr i.oer. ;nd down taa rivers towards Dats1n CjtN the current i- tonr mics au hour. I.H thi. route ane avoga lao daa-eteu- N hjte ..oi- rafddo. anu ali of ,le s;ld Wbir,- stya et f.,e Dy"a and ,'@a@Nay roete~. n n.t tre.I cytol aoYi>sa fer each per .e io tase 4ao Le,,t- from 'iaro@a aiau9ejp7, i.J. "f -9np.ie>. .o 10 N fan- -... ,s'.i t4ae- t,si.e= the. l.i,ef ett.;tti.er toa t..aaara. tAe head ot navigation oil t.e. >5i.-,p ril,e. t'y taking ti'ae. ,.r ~Ir.. iu4. onr can carry taat Imlch e..-if., ast s1 lo tde hraJ Wa3er, of tac
 '5iA. :~3H3oH a5,t Fease liyers and T -o#gNaaYiar tac nniH"rol- tribufaflc7 Q; 'Ge>e -ttea,.-. Thu a asn would ..ri> ,si.sr rish r.}ius,. in Nt..ra ess" l., ,5aU cp1.c baeii te Wranecl and [. .9rn tir ns<t ~pl.luE. When oue nae, ,a.,aa Che @'ou.J which see;H- tp o@er ,ile bp>. p"o,p.'l9. tGtre hyi,a |. cabin ,r thr Hiutrr, ti:tarr being p,entifil. ....d. Ha"a t freezes. .si. to nr! rock. Iira P pr, oj ,t lt.ip naa,.' 'a,t fa.i ttora fcie."sph trre,, ID ''.-.in ,a,;r aAd i'e- t4t.5, ten IL. pGrq0,n et e,ose,F e=aN3jn- ,a Z jar ro"tr a.pd !- 9u~oai1'"-. show ,..,. .el.. + p.enfI of &ra-, fer Horoee l3l a.aly ise tail on either side. with .. ,d- "1aHH-e cl Is:ergr Iaeturage @ya5iaEc ll ranging aNay from the ti.A.. u. ,:te1jia- eanp. lhi- trip ta@;.n p..'o,a.r ,ca, aad ended on return to Ir.e-raph ,#r,oUer -7tha o!' to GaNa @o;o2 aGd iis' Perlod rt9fiH2 -iT!oV Va elsroijtrrnd abJat l2 uitc, n,4t. tloa-h oa'H t9ar i:rhe,. The sad. iar,- a.ra- the rpute Were not troz"a at t.a 'iae of tEe oaiNard i. uI1ley. b.,t ..r}r tp.uej olr.a,,ed V il | ahnet oar iarh of ira on the ,c.urn. There are np Har5 hi.., ha,in1 yrr} i.e3.s 4faae-.
 
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 \ Nr. York has .evrn men and 12 uuls- garilinI t.um Telegraph Creek and widening the trail from the post to th. summit. From this second summit the ryad i- practically | do"n grade ot' i,rel rbe entier remaiain4 dj,tancc to 1'estin lake.