The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-01
TO THE WESTWARD FROM SITKA.
Delightful Summer Voyage to Portions of Alaska Off the
Established Routes of Tourist Travel

which seemed to close suddenly and
mysterfously behind us. and found our
selves in what appeared to be a minia-
ture lake, half mile or so In width.
and most appropriately named Land
Locked bay" Perpendicular walls of
mountains, varying from 100 to 5000 feet
in height. with ribbon-like streams Of
water tricklng down their rugged sides,
closed In upon US. The water of the
bay was marvelously clear. with depth
OF sixty feet close 10 the shore. Here
is a copper mine OF the Alaska CONNER
cial Company. The tunnel and dump
could be seen almost straight up in the
air n hundred feet above us. Mess and
lodging houses. accommodating fifty men.
and a pumping station comprise the
improvements"
We left here about SHUTDOWN and dur
ing the frightening twilight pass down
the Sound along the Renal peninsula.
Above the mountains of the shore line
numerous peaks of the Kenai Alps, in
exquisite shades of blue, gradually I'M
folded themselves and were slowly tine
tured with the gorgeous reds OF the
declining sun. 1t was long after 10
O'Clock when the last remnant of flaming
color vanished from the mountain tops.
Before morning we were nearing the
lower end Of the peninsula. and the lit
tie steamer battled bravely with the vio-
lent pranks of the North Pacific ocean.
Every turn Of the ship was followed by a
crashing OF tinware and crockery, boding
III as TO future dining room facilities. but
resulting in nothing serious. How can
you manage to eat?' asked a saloon
bound old lady of the colonel who never
missed a meal with everything flying
away from your" HUH returned the
colonel, 'let EN- fly and when I want
EN- chase after EN-"
by morning We were passing Cape St
Elizabeth. the southernmost point Of the
Renal peninsula. The mountains were of
n dull clay color. curlously marked with
great streaks of black earth and crowned
with snow
The following day found us well on
our way to Cook inlet. And now the en-
tire character of the country was chang
ed. long stretches of gently rolling land
reaching out in every direction.
AT Kussilof large cannery is In op-
GRAFTON by the A. c. Company, putting up
about 5000 cans of fish a season. The
Dora dropped anchor some five miles
out on account of low tide. The tide
on Cook inlet Is something remarkable.
At certain points II has n fall OF from
forty to sixty feet, the beach not in
frequently being laid bare for a dis
lance of thirty-five miles. Tho channel
of Turnagain arm, through which at high
tide the little steamer Perry has access
10 Sunrise city. Is almost completely
drained when the tide is out When the
tide turns It Is accomplished with
mighty rush termed bore" Small
boats caught in this rush of water are
soon swamped and camping parties are
frequently overtaken and carried out to
sea.
We soon began to approach Tyoonok,
which consisted of dozen houses or 40
supplemented at this time by the white
tents and piles OF baled hay Of the Glenn
exploration party. The town squatted
low on long pebbly beach against
high clayey blum. sparsely timbered on
top, with Mount Sushitna towering above
It. Across the water. some forty miles,
could be seen Possession point and the
entrance to Turnagain arm
Tyoonok is celebrated for its vegetable
gardens and coal supply The gardens
are located on the face of n high bluff,
giving the plots angle of at least As
degrees. and what provision of nature
prevents the vegetables from sliding
down on the beach * unknown. but they
never do. The gardeners are not so
fortunate. Mishaps are frequent, and only
the day before our arrival a man fell