The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-08-22

it.wnl bc remembered went ln over Che
 Chnkoot Pass in Che days of ,hr rtsh
 when a man had Co whip-slw h.5 lumber
 and build his own boat and can uc cun-
 sidcrcd an old-tlmor os far as 'hr Yukon
 is concerned TO tolk with him one would
 think that visiting the polar regions or mushing with dog team when the mcr' cury was from Co Co % below was a most commonplace occurrence and quite in tac
 ordinary
 From SItka Che usual line Of travel was followed Co Dawson. via the White Pass route At Dawson small boat was talk en ns far as Circle City. stopping at Eagle City and Seventy Mile Thence an pncycutfn Journey brought Che Bishop
 to Nome on Che 18th of July. "I was pleasantly surprised with thc outlook ot Nome. One naturally expects a fat coun- try. but ls glad Co see rolling hills back of Che town covered with many bright | flowers. though bare of trees. The hills reminded me strongly of Che foot hills of California. In landing. our boat was capsizcd in thc surf not am infrcQuent accident Two of Che men in Che boat were nearly drowned being caught un- dcrneath. Our outfits were wet but no one counts that much up there. Nome's
 main street and only street it may he ad- ded ig lined with frame buildings. thc Irrratcr number Of which arc saloons the crowd did not impress me unfavor- ably. but otherwise. The street was nc crally damned with people and takirs oi lU descriptions were everywhere
 During Che four weeks Che Bishop re. maine6 at Nome. hc secured lumber and built thc first church building erected there
 Emharkinr ou Che V. S. E. C. Bear Che Bishop continued his journey northward Reports or fatal epidemic that had spread through Che coast country had been common cnough-ot Port Clarcnc, thc reports became frightfully req. O. this village which has been one Df th' largest. only a few inhabitants ron aimed alive. while Che dead were lying every where unbIrIod. Among those who died was native called Chos NrIstook. who | had boon entrusted with a herd of 5ou
 reindeer After his death white men made every cndcovor Go get possession of | Che herd and would have succeeded had | it not been for Che energy of Lieut.. Jar wis., who united thc herd with the Gov. rrumcnt hcrl. and thus saved t for Che widow.
 In rcgarl Go Che epidemic Bishop Rowe l says. "Thc disease is Che grippe and has been terribly fatal along Che Yukon and
 the Arctic coost os far north as Port l Clarence and even farther ou Che Sihcr- | tam side 10 is not true, as has been stat
 ed. that Che epidemic is due Co Inter course with thc white men and Che selling
 of food and furs Co them. leaving Che na- ! tivos destitute. This may have happened | iu some cases. of course hut Che epidemic was far too wide spread for that Go hc thc c1sc. so fatal h1s been Che dIscosc that even Che most hardened miners were ap- llled and begged uic tD do something for l thc sick and dying In some of the vn- l llEcs on Che Yukon where ] found Che
 elme disease last winter there was thr
 same high mortality At Che Holy Mis-
 sion twcnty-scv,n of Che sixty pupils slccummhcd."
 At Point Elrrow there was much of In
 t"rest fully five hundred natives were gathered there. large party of natives
 from Che interior having come down Che coast for trade and pouatch. The na- tives of Che interior orc much like those of the Yukon. thc Bishop slys and quite unlike tho EsuuIm1. These EgquImo. Il found Co hc not at 1u Il,c had imagined
 Instead of a stold. sluggish people. II
 found them very bright and active They
 came on the Rear in numbers Co trade ..r..T .r.r.r..fIt. r,..-..-..r t.. ...s .l. tt of Che bargain. They impressed me as being Che best specimens of Alaskan natives ! have sccn."
 The winter was spent iu Che Yukon
 Basin visiting thc native tribes along
 branches of thc main river Some Of Che streams were necondod for three hundred miles or more. a portage made across the mountains to tho next river and that one followed down Go thc Yukon again. On ono of these trips a white man was found 'u alone. who early in Che winter had frozen his feet badly For weeks hc had crlwlcd about iu Che Intense cold getting
 fuo' and cooking his food lIc managed Co amputotc two toes with a jack knife and Che wounds were stm uuhcalcd when hc was found With Che oid from Che
 Bishops medicine chest and Che kindly c1rc bestowed upon him he was lcft InI comparative comfort and hope.
 Tho Bishop loft Panama on Che home
 ward Journey thc l3th or last June and was on one of tho first boats Co descend
 thc river after Che lee went out At Che
 mouth of the river. however. vast fec
 fields stretched away as far as Che eye could reach and thc party were forced Go camp on Che fec there for eight days
 Provisions were scarce; only beans were
 to bc had and that only once a day
 "Thc reindeer" Bishop Rowe said. "are an right for the coast region and are of
 rroat value Co provide food and clothing
 for Che natives. Moss is plentiful there and the snow not too deep Co prevent their getting an they need but in Che in-
 terior and along Che Yukon the deer are of no value unless storchouscs for food arc built an along the proposed line Of travel. Food may be found for them In Che Interior but t is generally far from Che line of travel and often too deeply buried beneath Che snow The experi- mcut of using the deer on the river was tried by Hendricks and Bcit. mall carrl- CTS. and Hendricks assures mo that they could not bc used there.
 "Thc gold camps along the Yukon on the American side am sorry Co say are making a poor showing, the Hoyu kuk being the only exception The towns along the upper river. however, seem to be acquiring a class Of more permanent l