The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-10-26

want the other. If / do get that can
pick up what Is desirable OF the other
apprrhcnd though that MIR Shannon
viii hold his too high The Canadians
had come under promise of ten claims
Of timber ana some mineral prospects
by LaCroiX and were accordingly
somewhat disappointed az | was In not
finding the timber available, so We
agreed to return to Massct the follow
ing day Monday. The weather had
been excellent though decidedly cool
nights up TO Friday evening when II
raincd quite hard. also Saturday and
Sunday intcrmittcntly, and this makes
travelling in heavy brush almost un-
bcarablc This added something to
that side of the scales | had been
thinking quite seriously of taking a
schooner back to Ketchkan, Alaska,
Instead of waiting for the steamer as
wrote in case | should get through
within a week or such a matter, as
found after writing you that the Mas
set Indian had rather better boats at
! least somewhat larger ones than the
| Port Simpson, SO upon my return to
Massct the following day, Monday,
reaching there about 9 p. m. after a
delightful sail most of the way, though
| Il would rain occasionally - perhaps
three hours altogether of the trip. |
| interviewed the bOatmen and made ar
| Brown to take me to KetChikan for
| $40. His crew consisted Of two men
! besides himself, insead of one as had
! the one who took me over, and his
: boat was fifteen tons, probably one
half larger. about thirtyive feet in
length by l2-foot beam. but n strong,
staunch boat that stood the rough seas
without a squeak or groan Of timbers.
T, This arrangement was Tuesday a. m.
and we were to go out with the tide
that night, which is very rapid in this
| inlet, the rise and fall being In the
Dixon entrance fully 20 feet, but it
came ON to rain and blow II regular
live storm such as | have never known
all my life at this time of year, though
II has happened since | have been
here. | have inquired of a dozen peo
pie about the eQuinoXial storms and
to a man they said they had none, and
had no idea we would be able to
start that night; however Captain
Brown | think wanted to get that $45
as soon as he could and early in the
evening said the wind had changed
and that we would go aboard any time
and slip out with the tide at IL mid
night This we did. found the cab
in much larger than on the other boat
could almost stand straight up and
making down my Hudson Bay com
pany bed of oil skin coat and blankets
was very comfortable and soon dOZeC
a little though presently | knew We
/, were in for it as the boat pitched anC
dived and rolled until | had to brace
myself in my bunk to stay IN II, but
} knew the boat was larger and strong
: err than the one that took us over sc
nicely. | was warm instead of havins
a chill so was not alarmed except tina
was uneasy for fear that we nigh
be in the tide riffs again without vino
and lose so much time as to make uE
. out the following night, so that | die
not get any sound sleep until abOu
a. m. when the captain, who haC
held the rudder, came to bed and
slept until s o'clock Going on decl
found to my satisfaction we were
, within few miles of the Alaska side
that we had made a splendid run al
, night. and that if the tide did not in
, terfeke we would reach KetChikar
about noon. We did meet adverse
tides, though, and reached it at 1 p
m, making a 16hour sail instead o
thirty as in going over, distance abou
the same. was pretty glad to ge
my No. Fights on American soil again
was not seasiCk, though had SOM
headache all day: partly Indian grub
but more from jolting of the boat
You see in a small boat you feel ever.
wave. | was tired enough to slee]
: we'll that night and, oh, how good thu
> clean bed seemed and how | enjoyed
. it, but felt even yesterday like | hat
l been hammered out. | went to Kech
: ikan because | knew | was sure of
boat there at least within two or thre
y all stop there. This boat was du
< (,Ae Princess Beatrice) the evening
o | arrived, Wednesday, but was dc
: layed twenty-four hours and cam
along at last evening, so | go
} aboard but as everything is full di
+ not get a stateroom until Port SimI
son at . a m, but am now very CON
i Portable.
; AS ! wrote we are at Salmon car
p merry at mouth Of the Skeena river
d loading 1890 cases of salmon. fou
y dozen cans to the case, making a sto
It of about four hours necessary. TIL
morning is clear and | hope to get
e better view of the coast as we G
k down. Owing to the mists and cloud
n | only got glimpses going up. We ar
II due in Vancouver tomorrow evenins