El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-18

tho houses are not as wen kept as
those of the Indians OF the upper Au-
The next town below Nulato IS Kali
tag Here the Yukon makes big nenu
to the southwark. taking more thSh
five hundred miles in its course 10 tne
ocean whereas one couid 20 ~ oSs 80
country and reach II Wltnln one
seventh OF that distance haltag -
trading post and p government tsIe-
graph station II also has a wireless
tower which was erected by private
parties TO MAINTAIN CONF iilea 'lO'-
with the IditarOd gold fields
In an Alaskan Wilderness
our boat stopped there for an hour or
so TO take on fuel OIL ana Whiie We
waited / took a short tramp INTO the
country Passing through the village
consisting Of a dozen one-story cablns
all fastened with padlocks because the
/ Indian owners had gone off Tor a teast
10 some town in the nelghoorh0od. !
entered a wilderness as untouched as. II
was when the MoagOls crossed BerinS
strait to form the first OF our Indian
population The grass back OF the
town reached TO my waist II was OF
different varieties. some being red-top.
and another not unlike the blue grass
3 of Kentucky. while a third kind had q
leaning toward orchard grass The
grass was loaded with seed, and II
should form an excellent feed
\ little further back the surface OF
3 the earth was covered with moss and
/ spotted with stunted spruce trees and
I bushes loaded with blueberries. cram
3 berries and strawberries some OF
3 the berries are new to my eyes One
had a leaf like q raspberry and
fruit shaped much the same. II was
Z of pale lemon color ] tasted il. II was
bitter sweet and Of an unpleasant
/ flavor The crsnberries were smaller
/ than buckshot. They were red and
2 white. and they puckered ones mouth.
! like the taste of our cranberries.
/ Mosquitoes n Menace.
II was during this walk that J had
! my first experience with. the Alaska
| mosquitoes The animals We're not
fierce. and their bites not as those OF
/ the New Jersey species / had neither
! gloves nor head-net. and suffered nt
! great discomfort This. ] am told, Is
! very unusual
In ordinary years the mosquitoes
are almost unbearable. They come II
I ing Of the ice At that time every
, one who goes through the country mus
wear head-net. and have his hands
protected with gloves. Not a hit Of skin
boots. for the mosquitoes bore theil
. way through the eyelet holes in one:
shoes. and their bites raise great but
tons OF flesh on each side Of his tongue
, have heard of men being killed 10y
the mosquitoes. and they say the horse.
and other animals almost go crazy
tley are left out i'm the woods
An Indian Gold Field
. stra ght south for distance Of 150 mile
8 or more To The Holy cross mission. nea
I whtch the .nnol1o river flows in The InnO1
J gives access To the rich gold mining regio
I known as the Iditarod- The camp is reache
! by sailing Up TO Inuoko to pysemau- whic
Is the head of navigation Of the Iditaro
{ river a branch Of the Innoko. The dist1ur
: IS about 55e miles and from there 10 tn
E camp is - miles farther. The Iditar Eol
: region was discovered in 1903. and IL ha
! .elded $4,000. 600 worth OF gold within ~
, next two years single claim produce
5 $4,000 worth Of gold a week during the las
open season great deal Of gold has bee
taken out Of the Iditarod- Many Of tn
claims have been bonded OF bought b. ID
Guggenheinas. and that company is uo'
working large dredges there
Little l. Done for the Yukon.
The government has done littie protec
? the navigation Of tho Yukon. The onl
3 lights ON this mighty stream. with its wind
ing cOur@"- its scores OF tribu aries and o.
/ thousau ds cf shifting sand bars and islandi
are where the river flows into the ocear
Ia system all told has 1000 miles or NOR
Z Of uavigahle and navlGated waters. an
{ there Is not lighthous-. buoy. nor mar
! o. anv kind 20 aid the shipping There ar
, only a few bucys and a light at the Apooi
I mouth Of the river. and the light Is only a
! eight day lantern hung IN a pole Some a
! the captains are accustomed 20 put I'd thei
own marks 10 aid them in subsequent voy
ages.
As We passed through the delta the cap