The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-05-01

make alone, there was a distance Of
forty miles on Lake EesIin that was
obliged to row. About noon Of the first
day reached an Indian camp. These
Indians Immediately began begging for
some Of the moose meat had in my
boat. which was taking back to my
crew Of men. felt obliged to accept
the urgent invitation of one OF their
number TO accompany him into his
wigwam. He introduced me to his two
squaws, and with much pride handed
me some documents. They were what
1--WE call letters of recommendation,
written by Canadian officers who had
had dealings with them.
The fact that night would soon be
upon me, and that I had to sleep some
where on the shore, gave me desire
to reach point as far distant from
this Indian camp as possible. Sleeping
outdoors on the rough and damp
ground did not seem Sc bad when in
company with two stalwart men and
fine dogs. which were yigilant watch
ers in the night; but to sleep out under
the trees alone. as did on my return
office, was accompanied with a queer
sense of loneliness and a peculiar long
ing fer the 'fieshpots of Egypt
Il had been. rowing for two days on
/ the. lake, and was floating. the third
day on the river, when at evening, just
as was beginning to scan the shore
for a faborable spot for spending the
night, the. whistle of q little steamboat
coming down the river gave me a
happy surprise. The tramp steamer
was making its first return trip, and
for consideration picked me up and
conveyed me to my destination, where
my men on the scGw awaited me.
"A few miles further up the river
from this point l stopped TO wash some
pans of gravel from certain benches On
the rivers shores, where prospectors
have worked by hand during the last
twenty years, earning from s. to $40 a
day. On these benches. which are
about six feet above the water, the
seam Of gravel is about two feet deep,
and extends back, to my certain knowl-
/ edge, a distance Of 1000 feet, all of
which is gold bearing knew that my
little equipment Of machinery could Sc
cure the gold from these benches where
there was no current of water to In
terferea ~ s.
| These benches were about ten miles
further UP the river. The season at
this time was wwell along, and as 1t
was imperative for me to return to
White Horse at that time, / left in
l.structions for the men to continue as
rapidly as possible with the scoW and
machinery to the benches Upon arriv-
ling there they should stake out claims
upon this property for me, and then
make q thorough demonstration Of
what my machinery was able to do in
securing the gold.
The nearest recording eisice for
claims is Livingstone Creek little
mining settlement over the mountains.
a distance of about eighteen miles
from my property, 1t was understood
that upon my return trip from White
Horse would reach Livingstone Greek
on a certain day, and that two Of ths
men should meet me there for the ptlr-
pose Of recording the claims they had
staked. They arrived at the property,
and arrived at White Horse on sche
dule time. 4.
I'm returning I went by steamer, Of
course, to the mouth Of the Hootalin-
qua, river. On leaving the steamer i
started upon my tramp of sixty miles
Eafoot, with a distance Of twenty-five
Ilrliles to make that day. I arrived at
/ the seventeenth point at 10:45 a. m,
which was fairly good speed. then
began to feel symptoms Of rheumatism
Tor strained muscles in my knees and
hips AT this point | also confronted a
bear, and, after yelling and shooting
at him, as he did not run, tried to-.
My rheumatism, probably caused
by sleeping so much out of doors, grew
rapidly worse, and 1t was only by the
utmost exertion, and with every step
accompanied with the severest pain,
that / succeeded in reaching the little
ffeabfn at Masons Landing that night.
| OF course, was not able to pursue my
Journey on the following day. Fortu-
Enately, however there was a man there
| who was going to Livingstone Creek
that day, and he carried a letter from
Enie. to. my son. s.
| AS good fortune would have it, the
tsame little steamer that had picked
me up on the river before was maxi
ling. its. second trip down, and stopped