Stikeen River journal., 1899-05-06
Bell Island Springs.

Probably the most wonderful ho ter spring to be found in Alaska or
 Bell Island in Alaska. at the heu.. l'chm Canal Through the courtc
 Capt. T. A. Wilson of the sawmiI
 of Wilson X Sylvester, the writer
 given the pleasure of trip to
 great production of nature. We
 Wrangel last Saturday, April <
 board the steamer Alaska witt
 Garnet in tow, bound. with lumbe.
 the Boston X Alaska Fishing X
 ing Co. cannery on Yes Bay: near
 ing. The course was through the
 passage by way of Zimovia strat,
 Earnest sound. Old Wrangel.
 miles dclOw here. Was passed ca.
 the evening. The old town pres
 very dilapidatcd appearance: no
 remains but Il few tumble down :.
 ties and much dccayed totem The picturesque Niblack islands
 prsacd just at nightfall. from
 point the Alaska strercd etrai9 .
 Point LcnIr~urirr. which is at th. , of Earnest Sound. marking the disi
 between that water and Cla.... Straits. From Point Lemeluri T. course was through clarence sa.se around Cleveland Peninsula an Behm Canal. Yes Bay was rea.=s Sunday afternoon: where the G. was left to discharge her cargo | the Alaska proceeded to Bell ls.aa cated the wonderful sulphur spr.
 The springs are located about one Il dred wards from the shore. on the of a creek which empties into the at tho landing point. The watsr d temperature little below the ooi
 point. but still hot enough to cppi
 tatoes or eggs or any other article
 food. The steam arising fr,rn water has a peculiar smell: siNiiias. all sulphur springs, but it is taa 9 . medicinal qualities of the water @
 gives this spring its great value. t will some day bring it into reno,s1 As far as known no analysis of II water has ever been made. but anne !. the indians. who travel miles to bat |, in it, it is known as d sure cure i" rheumatism, and similar almen' ;, Numerous white persons have trie. this spring as d cure for rhumatsm ta, in no instance has the result been failure. Of course We all took d Gi] and drank considerable of the wate and were much benefited thereby There are two houses at the spring
 one dwelling and the other d bat house. In the latter some good Samal itan has placed bath tub into whici the water is carried by means of trough We spent one day about tli' springs and returned to Yes Bay which point We left on Monday after noon: going to Loring. a small town ol Revillagigedo Island where is locaten large 'cannery: probably the larges controlled by the Alaska Packers As sociation. The stop at Loring wa. very short and the steamer flask; again headed for Wrangel and we wer' all home again on Tuesday at noon hay ing had delightful trip and feeling that the time was well spent. An ac. count of the trip would be very incom plete without mention of the etticien crew of the steamer Alaska who were one and all instrumental in making the taip pleasant one. The Alaska i commanded by Capt. Henry Crook thar whom no abler master ever stood or deck. He is ably assisted by Mate S. Sundgrin. Chief engineer Henr, Dodge and his assistant Sidney Parish attend to the machinery: and SteWal, Geo. Mckay looks to the wants of tn, wants of the inner man in a way that would do credit to a chef in Fiftl Avenue hotel New York. Capt. T. 4 Wilson, the host. is too we'll known il Wrangel and Alaska to require further comment. He has been resident o Alaska for many years and is one of tn. best posted men on Alaskan waters tt