The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1910-07-28
OESN'T LIKE. IT
Lyndenite Comes Back
Eth a Poor Opinion
/ the Land Of His Ex-
ellency King George
". r. Ferguson arrived home from

W. II. ferguson arrived home from
trip into the Fort George country
hursday. His last letter to the Tri.
lne arrived the same day, and is sc
teresting that it is printed with
1s item. Mr.. Ferguson says the
wv Canadian country is good coun-
y to stay out OF. In the Fort George
pighoorhood there is some good land
It is as heavily timbered as in this
Duntry and the seasons are SO short
I'd uncertain that it will never be
nluable like this.
"The great feature of a trip into
lat country now" says Mr.. Fergu-
Dn," is the travel out We met
ores, hundreds coming out. Many
I'd gone there with their families,
epared to stay only TO find tnat
e-e VAS notnIng TO stay for. There
some good land but 1t is all in the
hos OF the Vancouver spectators.
bey have sent men up there to file
the land paying them certain
Ice per claim. The result is tnat
5ey have ten claims that are no good
one that is good. Ine 1liers got
ast as much for stalking a claim of
[ocks ana mountains as they ulu 1or
Dtaking good land.
There are many pitiable sights.
Many people have converted Their all
into an outfit and have taken their
families in there. Now they find
their land is no good and they can-
not get away
The letter follows:
Eucha Lake. July l.
We are still OH the trail 100 miles
from Bella Coola. The rest OF the
party are making a raft to carry our
pack over a narrow lake. Eucha
Lake the Indians call 1t. We have
swan one river at Fort Frasier and
one lake already. The lake We cross
ed yesterday was about 200 yards. !
This one is 100 yards. July 3rd we
swami anot her swift river. To-day, |
saw a Cinnamon bear and shot at him
but did not get him.
We have passed through all timber /
and mountains ior a weeh and see
no end yet.
July 4, We are in the most God
forsaken country that man ever saw.
Hundreds Of miles OF stone and rock,
timber and mud. Didn't hear any
saes screaS as ofF fee h ae f5fd 5ss or
agles on our trail. {
July 8, We are on top of the Coast 5
ange today. 1t rained all oay yester-
Law. We were soaked to tne skin.
)ur bedding was wet as sop.
July Z. Still on top of the range.
Ne have to cross large banks of snow
to feet deep. Our feet drag in the
snow as we ride.
July we came down last night in
% Bella Coola valley. We came down
700 or 5000 feet in three hours zig
rag fashion. My but 1t - hot here.lt
mas been cold on top all The time.
This valley has heavy timber and Is
very narrow in fact is a great canon,
with mountains 5000 or 5000 feet on
both sides.
This Is the finest scenery l ever
saw. il is grand. The soil is like 1t
is in the Nooksack valley. 1t is 6O
miles long by 11a wide. The ferry !
is out and we will have to swim Bella
Coola river to morrow. 1t is like the
very swift. July 3, We
got over the river but near lost our
horses. Old Bill came near drowning.
We drove .2S miles and i sold Bill
for $40 dollars to a Siwash and he
will have to swim back tomorrow.
| am at the Eotel tonight and am sleep
ing in a bed the first time for six
weeks tonight. We started just SIX
weeks ago today on the trail. l may
have to stop here week for boat