Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-19

"'"H -. ct "u layer. and i'll some
place il i. many fec, deep. /, is not
vet. ou: II /, - cola as snow. and by
p.IiiNg II nj YOU can come To tho per.
p"tu"i ice, I, ~ loose. and the roots
are matted together. The roots have
no SOL o. them. aud they seem to no
bcddcd ~ moisture
SUFFER- GREATJ.,
FROM MOS0I ITOES
II vas dur:n. this wall, that ! had
N! ltcS; experience with tic Alaska
mosquitoes. The animals were not
fierce. and their bites no; A. severe
90 those Of the New Jersey species.
h'i neither gloves nor hcad-net and
suffered no great discomfort Th,,~
''n told Is very unusual IN ordinary
ears the mosquitoes are almost un-
ocarablc. They come IN M.ty and June
shortly after the breaking OF the ice.
~ mat time every one who goes
through Tia. country mus, wear a head
ret anal have his hands protected with
gloves. Not a bit Of skin is allowed
to show. II is best Ia wear boots. for
the mosquitoes Dor" their way through
the eSelei holes in ones shoes and
,neir hiics raise great buttons or flesh
on each side of tho tongue. have
heard Of men being killed b, tho mos
uu'toeS. ana they Say the horses and
other animals almost go crazy III thew
orc left out IN tn" woods
Leaving haitag. the Yukon flows al.
most straight south FOR u Instance or
l"r miles 81 more to tho IIolN Cross
MISSION. near which the Innoko River
hows H. III. !nnoko gives access to
ia" rich cold mining region hnown as
tn. iuttarod IN. earn, /. ,..,,a, -,
SAILING up the lnhoSo to Dykcm,p
"hich i$ tn" head Of navigation ur IN.
l"'afod RIVER. brancn Of the Innoko !
from ,horc - ~. ,,,,,n,. m,''e.. an"
milo. r,r,bo, ~, in,, -hNc
zion was discovered IL, ia, ,nd !.
bad yielded $1,000 ooo wor,h az
Within tn. next two years. \ ,inrl.
rlaim produced so. 900 worth =, 49,,
4 week d,.rin.. ,Io \, ,,,,,, go 500
t.r., da,l nr ,,,, "'o'''
oli Of IN. I,ii,u,od
claim. hay. been lo,,Iod 49,, ~
tn ,;ugr.,,hni,,. ,,'d ,,' - noua"' oH
now WORKING in,ec drnl,..s ,I1 ."s i
,,, ~
,t.,.t M"lI" "'h nc HOLY Cross
.",.S'"" NhN'h an in"iti settlement
."5'."h church. ara s'tli far
NV" M river IS Andr.afslii
j., Ia"''She" hy tn. Russians
:" so Nnarcaiski rs nov a It'll.
,I"nihS station On tac banks or m.
"""i' ~ mas q great oil tank ana
~ >''"heiS stop thor. To talk. fuel
Town - populated almost alto
-I'n'F ~ Eski'noS. about tn" ONLY
'''''S 'l't HlbESS.sncrs, WHO
,'"f' t"afpe ~ same g"lvluiHc,; ware
r""s'h "u" = supply or couutr, goods
ne h.sHiinos live ~ log cabins ana
'h'r" - a las-. village Of ,hr,n .,bn,,,
UNITY 10 forts milcs away Those -,
:" ""r" dressed ~ skmN Win ,.o,
81 Se"iSkin aEt caps or Yk.n vim ~,
coming ont AROUND ,br,, 49, 80
'ad KIN boots ana !ur coats ana t,ou=.
~ were not irsid "f the cam.
.nr n.s,d themselves 10
,,,r,,, 49,, p".s t"S"'s pleased
az 49, t.,.s "''''t =" ~ tn" lands
- Audt"afeki that the delft, n
~ "N"n ~ Siid I" begin III. com
,t2 ~ nat ami YOU can So r,,r ,ni,o,
"N'i IN" 10" grass o., ho,h .ldo. =,
-. iN"' Far or - I'll. sou,h No
NuS"icah Iountnins arr visible 1n.,
'tc between tn. Yukon ma k,si.,,'',
n.N''h' nc! ar green, Win glaciers
.'tt"ES 81 white on their
~ Away oif I" tho nortn ARD
I'.' EF'tH mountains. ANA between "a
ll" bh.!N.