The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-26

trail In three hours from the time we
met the two natives. They had fourteen
caribou, one moose. one bear ana one
.,September is-M Made the village yes
terday. Spent today resting. VIII go
over to the mines tomorrow and start Tor
Clark lake on the 2ist.
'All the evidence that | found OF min
ing In the Kougalion district was the pres-
ence Of several prospect holes hverng nx
about nine feet deep: and about 100 feet
feet OF ground suiced by Jack Hobson.
J secured about 81 worth OF dust from
Zokar, the second chief OF the Kechik Wiz
lage. who claimed that he had panned
Il, working two days to get H.
September 40 Prepared for trip over
land to Clark lake. We had quite n treat
meal Of Indian parsnips or ke-iah. they
grow rear swift-running water
September cl--Made start. Found
plenty of biueberries- above timber line.
also plenty OF pine hens mo. blue grouset.
Camped on a tributary of the Maichatna.
September 22.--Trave'ed al forenos n
through d snowstorm. Ate lunch ON the
north fork of the Msichatna. We are
travelling over foothills Of loose rock.
partly covered with moss and fine wire
grass. Plenty Of wild grouse. Canned N
the middle fork Of the Malchatna, Grouse
and squirrel for supper Passed a sign
made by Lu Stenger and party August
last.
September "a crcs scd main Maichatna
and csmped on the South fork OF that
timbered. Thousands Of lakes OF all sizes
on both sides of the rivers.
September 2a.-The BASS here "a very
low, the peaks being only small broken
rocks OF a reddish dor. few miles
northwest OF Clark lake is another very
low pass. below timber line Just where
the Kougalion trail crosses II. The water
running eastward empties into Clark lake.
that toward the vest into The Mslchaina.
ke-Chik Bu-Nah Is the indian name for
Clark lake Plenty OF timber In this val
f.t- ugf1 and epffap,xonf
September 21.--Have made arrange
ments TO go 10 illiami With Yskar. the
headwaters OF which II ke-Chik village on
Clark lake. l am staying at Zakars
brothers house. His stovepipe j. study
In tinware and sheetiron. First bak ng-
powder can, then a gnnpowder can.
coffee DOT, wash basin aud tomato cans.
Did II smoke Well. that IL combine
ftor that would smoke out hades. The
people are very religious and good 90
as.psember S. started for iiamus,
Saw fresh sign of moose. caribou and
mountain sheen today
Met Miners Hound In.
september S--Aade Iliamua lake to-
day. From here IL Is but a short journey
over low pass 10 Ilismua hay. Just south
Of Cooks inlet. where ! shall take the
Bertha for Seattle. ON the portage b.
tween the lakes I met the foll.~yinK men
bound Tor the Kongallon mine
Albert Young Ntillam w. -duuf. 1.
Knudson "a xeii-kuown miner 81 2 tka.
who has made a copper discovery on Clark
lakel. A. f. VAIN. % Inalarka ". Jour
ney finaiaska, r. kHfgurney. fnalashas
O. n clyde Tyouik. Frank Davenport.
Tyonik n. Rgngashl. San Francisco. y.
" Carlson, Chicago. Oie Hoist Tacoma.
NJ. r. Nelson. Tyonik: ". A. Peterson.
Tgunik They are well outAtied with q
years supply, and are Of the elass ~
men who are Stayers. Some 81 these men
proxpected on the Nushigak on thsir way
ia here without finding any encourage
meat
-Oid man Lambert. one ~ the FIRST Is
c0yererz Of gold on the Forty Nile and
who came from Nome this summer. did
August y u cramps. on a bar 81 the
NuEhigak Friends should communicate
with Missionary Schskard. Nushigsk.
Bristol bay.
Myer H6sfad. Of tn. steamer Rlngbiid.
has made good copper discoveries on the
west coast OF the Alaska peninsula. There
= also a rumor OF placer strike in the
same locality.
IL has long b.en supposed among
Alaska proxpectors that the Indians Of the
koskokwia are treacherous and often
murderous. Nothing could he more con-
irary to the facts. The same thing was
said OF the Copper river Indians some
wears ago. "a hen the steamer Jessie
was wrecked at the mouth OF the koSkok-
win in June. 1855. the report went abroad
thai all on board bad been massacreed BY