Connecticut western news., 1899-02-09

this case, we paid oil our Indians,
 camped resting up the next day. This
 was about % miles up from Haiues
 Mission or 10 miles from Porcupine.
 To our left is the Salmon river, and
 into this river come several creeks that
 rise in the same locality that the creeks
 rise that flow into the Porcupine, and
 hence are considered good locations
 here. We staked two claims and were
 delayed II days by rain, sleet and
 warm weather thawing the snow and
 making the rivers high and therefore
 cutting off our further progress until
 colder weather.
 December Is we finally were able to go ahead, having been laid up in this camp fourteen days, which we called
 Camp Delay" and we shall never for get this camping ground, for our callers
 were numerous and did not stand at all camp such a yell followed by many
 more all pitched on upper E fell upon our ears. Evolves" shouted the doc tor and we jumped out and saw about 50 of the brutes gliding up and down past our tents casting sheeps eyes at us while they serensded us with their high pitched choruses. Our dogs would act very bravely when we were with them, but if we went into our tentsi our visitors would come nearer and our dogs would make sneak into the tent The wolves were large gray fellows and acted savagely but kept respectable distance from our tents. They seemed to think it was a trap, as
 we only had our revolvers we could not reach them and after several hours racing up and down and around our tents they hied themselves away to their own camping ground and we saw no more of them.
 Dec 16. we pulled out to Camp Sum- shine where we put up with our guide, and hustled on to Porcupine. In couple of days we camped near Bowl der creek, which we found gold bearing. The trail was tough one, crossing and recrossing several times which had to be made in our hip boots and carry our supplies over, as the large streams have not frozen up yet. The winter it still mild, zero weather is the coldest yet. Finally we hauled up II mile from Porcupine river and pitched eur tents. On the morrow, Dec. 22d it rained and showed all day being warm and slushy. We walked over to Porcupine and looked the ground over. One claim staked by one of our party 10 weeks ago of 20 acres is rated from one hundred to five hundred thousand dollars. I have two claims within two miles of this one wnile my claims may not be worth 3 cent, yet they may be good. Time only can tell. I have four claims in the vicinity of PorcupIne river and two others near by, some of them may be good or may not If I have my usual health I shall be banning the dust in side of six weeks. The snow is from 30 to 50 feet deep on the Porcupine so it's to go up where the unstaked ground IS now; the river being 8 box canyon one and snow slides have filled the gulch. After stalking all the ground we conld we turned our foot steps towards the beach. Haines Mis- sion. But must tell you a little ex- perience we had with another pack of wolves.
 Christmas eve while we were sitting around our camp fire eating our Christ mas good things, consisting of OK tail soup and coffee, a well-used-to sound greeted our ears Evolves again. To he front" shouted Dick and we rushed put to see large number collected in front of our tent with heads erect yell
 ing themselves hosrse. One old big ,ne the leader believed like two-year ,ld bull and the rest chimed in making he valley ring with their Christmas ,horus Finally to our surprise they up by our tent yelling and like mad and made for the Taded in and grabbed the salmon that hem. This they repeated several times when with head and tails in the lir they gave us another anthem dad He'd away to their hiding place and we were soon lost in sweet sleep. On the morrow, Christmas that happy day with you all at home. we were up at 4 ! m. and made a bold break for the Porcupine to stake claims as we were lot satisfied to go out without getting
 here. At 5 o'clock we were just turn ng into Porcupine (mouth of) when lowl warned us the wolves were on our leels. We got hustle on us, Sur now shoes rattled over the snow pretty lively. Nearer came our singers and we were getting winded. Finally we ar .ived at timber and scrambled up the rees just ss the old grey backs came up painting and yelling. You can imagine | we were willing to sit astride any old | mot and wait till the clouds rolled by. | About 9 o'clock (daylightl our escorts | luuk away and we swung down from |
 
 lying at the mouth of the Mckinley la | ,reek on the Porcupine and feeder for | he same) about I a. m. and we started | ID the Porcupine, or tried to, but it | vas impossible and we returned to | amp and had our Christmas dinner, of soup, dried potatoes, rice | Iud dried atp pie sauce and coffee Inc | ugar or milk for two weeks. We cut | fir bush and put candle in the top | nd slipped our coffee and wished you Il Merry Christmas. Not 50 good a Christmas dinner as last year, but & rood dinner, better than some poor | ouls had. The next day we pulled up ent and returned down the trail stop- ,ing at Camp Sunrise one day; left our ent and with our bed clothes and sled hustled for this place expecting to make 1t in 12 hours; we took food
 nough for one and one-half days. We ell into the river, got wet and had to top and build fire and dry our
 lothes. staying over night at an Indian. .illage by q warm fire. In morning we lired an Indian to convey us to Haii 0, Mission. 25 miles distant by canoe Ne entered the canoe and after three niles found the river frozen over aud lad to get out and pull our sled again. For ten miles all went we'll; then we ,roke through the ice and hustled to he bank las we had to travel on the ice)
 nd made fire and it was night befoIs ve were in condition to go ahead and here we staid sleeping all night under
 big tree with zero weather, nothing ,ut our blankets. and never slept bet CT. Lots of good pure air and no lack if ventilation. Our supper was hard ack and brea fast the same Rnt the