The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-24

and less. The beach has clay bedrock
which shows up under the gravel al dif-
ferent places,
~Goodnews bay lies along the line Of
the proposed mail route and Just south
OF Kusk0wim hay. into which the river OF
the same name flows. The mouth OF the
river Is sixty miles wide. There are seven
channels, two Of which are navigahla. the
others being blind. The balance Of the
sixty miles goes dry at low tide. This
fact coupled with the loss of the little
stern-wheeier, Jessie. two years ago. has
given the bay bad name. Moreover,
report has gone abroad that the Indians
ara hostile 10 the whites and that the
people on board the steamer we're mur-
dcred by the natives. This ! know To te
untrue. They are peaceful people and
ara friendly disposed toward us.
~An epidemic similar 10 our grip ragged
among them last July and August and
carried OF fully go or nearly one-hAlf of
tho population. ON my trip this year to
the heRdwaterS of the kuskokwirn I FREE
anentiy helped them 10 hurry their dead,
they being unable "a do 10. At every viii
iaxe there were sad sights which appesied
strongly ca the sympathies, The natives
have heard of the value Of medicine. but
n is almost Impossible fer them 20 got any
except from Dr. u H. Humte. the physi-
ctaa and surgeon who is in charge of
Bethel. hundreds ~ mlaee away " tho
hnine missions would send more men 20
the front like uv. Kornir and more women
like his esiimahie wife. who IL a trained
hospital nurse, with plenty OF medicine A.
their Disposal they would do more good
among the natives In one season than the
missionaries who teach them psalms viii
do In thousand years The present
system ~ efiucafinr and ChristlanizlnE
the natives is bot far reaching enough
They take tho brightest and most prom
lslng boys and g4Fls educate them for ssev-
aral Years ax best they can. and then
whata There "a no provision made for
thsir future employment or maintenance
srd psrforee they sall even lower than
The tide waters hack up the Kuakok-
vim river for IN milrs, There is no TIM
hsr of any kind GROWING on the tundra
or along the banks ~ the lower river. As
sgu ascend. HFs willows appear and then
iaEaldors4 cottonwood and nnallf. A.
Bethel 10 miles from the sea. the nret
Pine - seen. The country for the HrNf
20 mites II a tundra covered With lakes
and NwarnEF. With no timber except along
the river n takes abagt three days 20
make the Yukon portage from the kns-
kpkwim rfyer the distance being Toe miles.
This partake can naiy be made in Pe-
,sseornngh % birch ARK canoes. kyaks
and htdsrkss
terror and viii Mi a white mar IN
week gntSl he = ~eil pTo5ectea ! made
forced trip srFuse the portage IN thirty
stx hours, Rut & uaF TEN DAYS before
recovered from the cfseets ~ the nos-
gg'soss.
ue the Ka.kskwlm.
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hills Appesr 10 tbe righi hank. sna thea
fcs 20 miles ~ more nark The streAn
knus rixsr. ss snlies fram ths pea. you
entsf tae upaeF kpNkak~im fats. an lfrs
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