Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-03-10

for long distance, and any lover Of out
door sports cannot help but feel that
he is In tho widest part of all North
America, and with the same love for
nature In its wildcst form IL the dream
Of all true huntcra Many times as I
have been waiting FOR another shot (af.
tor an hours continual shooting)
would wish for somo Of the old Salem
rod and gun club that they used 20
have there few years ago-lIarry
Thomas. Derby, 0abriolson, Turner,
Miuto and others. They are OH good
oilicc men ami believe that with a fcw
years training here In tho duck season
some Of them might become fair shots;
anyhow, they would enjoy the sport
while thoy wasted thoir ammunition
After tho 300 mile noat through tho
fats We are glad 10 come 10 tho noun.
tains once more, where tho river u con-
6n~i 20 ono narrow channel, and the
mountains are covered With spruce aud
ar timber Fort llhmliu (nu old trad
Ing post of our company IL located at
this place. our next stop was az Ram
part. whore our company alec have
trading post. Here Ne spent ono day
visiting tho boys ana then We started
on for Tanana station go miles) and
the end of our trip on no Yukon. rhia
station IL at tho mouth of the Tanana
river and also belongs 20 our company,
and is ono of tho best for trading posts
In Alaska. Martha skins are the pTin'
oipal fur, over 1900 having been
bought at this place last season. Wolves
lynx, otter beaver and foxes are also
quite plentiful, / started foT this place
ON tho sioam.r koyok,,k, ~ g. Co.'S
boat, up tho Tamna river This stream
also runs through a nat country and
has numerous islands and about twice
the amount of water az tho Willamette
has at Salem, bat the current II very
swift. Wood h used for fuel entirely
on this river by the boats, a. a cost of
ts por cords tda place ia located 900
miles from the mouth. was much suF,
priso,l 10 80 such a hdying little city
and such a change since ! had visited
IL lees than two years before, when
there were only a few cabins and our
eompany's store was in a log cabin
about 20x50 feet in tiEo. Nov the
stores and warehouses cover two blocks
AMI We are crowded fof room, und tho
balance of tho place has grown accord.
iugly A splendii eleeirie light SIS.
tenn, steam heat AMI city water are an
Furnished hy this company all of the
business houses and mosi ~ the res.
denees and cabins have these, 20 No are
quite comfortable. While I write here
iu my room tonight / ann iuleed very
comfortable. while the Thermometer
regiiers ~ degrees below zero outsider
bot here Ia my pleasant little room.
With one small steam register, 81
candle power light, brussels carpets
ami furuituTo accordingly, it doesn z
seem % me like Alaska used 10 be a
few years ago. There ano as employed
here by this company and we an board
AZ the company = meas house. We have
two japanese cooks and a walter We
have fresh apples, oraugea, lemons p0ta-
toes, onions, turniPs, boets, carrots, cab
bage ant celery, just a. often as you
people have outside, a. well a. moose.
cariboo, mouutaan sheep also beef, NUT.
ton, pork, fresh hsh, ham, bacon and
fresh raneh egg, that were shipped six
months ago from oalifoEnia and Ore.
gon. Our apples came from HOoi
river and are keeping hnei We keep
them In cellars Our potatoes and on
ions are mostly shipped from California
In crates of about 100 pOunds net. We
received a. this station the past season
about 5000 crates OF potatoes aud on
lOns, and $500 crates Of eggs aud $500
crates Of aPplea We have al present
1900 crates az potatoes and onions, l4T
eases Of eggs a. go per easel apples
at tS per box, all thied fruit (25 pounds
bOHss) 40 % per bon, canned fruits at
% per ease, Hin's butter (2t2's) at
$3.50 per ease, ono Fell butter Al si25,
Hard -four AZ ell and soft az ~ per
eWt Feed, hay, oats and chop At tifo
per ton.
To-Day Our sales IN feed alone we're 2I
tons, bat ail daye are nOt as good aa
this. But 10000 10 sountod q light
ldavfa busfn.,.s "A fhfa olaeos fhe Lara.